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 Florence Irene Ostrander was born in 1927, the youngest of the Ostrander family from the Bozenkill near Altamont, the last of seven kids of '''[[Ostrander, Frank H.|Frank H. Ostrander]]''' and Kathryn Ostrander. Her brothers and sisters were:

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-Florence Irene Ostrander was born in 1927, the youngest of the Ostrander family from the Bozenkill near Altamont, the last of seven kids of Frank and Kathryn Ostrander. Her brothers and sisters were:
+Florence Irene Ostrander was born in 1927, the youngest of the Ostrander family from the Bozenkill near Altamont, the last of seven kids of '''[[Ostrander, Frank H.|Frank H. Ostrander]]''' and Kathryn Ostrander. Her brothers and sisters were:
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 *Steve Ostrander
 *Billy Ostrander
-*Lena. Ostrander
+*Lena Ostrander
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+Florence Ostrander went to grade school in a one-room schoolhouse, and, in 1943, she graduated with her tiny class of 13 from Delanson High in Duanesburg.
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+One of her first jobs was as a phonograph operator in a Schenectady telephone exchange where subscribers could order music carried over telephone lines. She later went on to various jobs as typist, stenographer, and secretary.
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+Florence Irene Ostrander married Kenneth William Smith. Their only child was:
+Frederick William Smith married Susan Kiff and moved to California,.
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+Florence Irene Ostrander Smith died on July 9, 2012 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, about 11 weeks after being stricken by a stroke.
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+==Obituary==
 Florence Irene Smith
 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in
-me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I
+“Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself, that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I am going.” John 14:1-4
 have told you that I go to prepare a place for you? And if I go and
-prepare a place for you, I will come again and will take you to myself,
+Her family called her Babe. She was the youngest of the Ostrander family from the Bozenkill near Altamont, the last of seven kids of Frank and Kathryn Ostrander. Predeceasing her are four brothers and two sisters: Alva, Ethel, Frank, Steve, Billy, and Lena.
 that where I am you may be also. And you know the way to where I
-am going.” John 14:1-4
+Her many nieces and nephews called her Aunt Florence. The next generation called her Aunt Babe.
 Her family called her Babe.
-She was the youngest of the Ostrander
+She was Mom to the one child to whom she gave birth, a very special mom and close confidante to a young man finding his way in life. In her later years, he would call her affectionately his sweetie or simply “Sweets.” She was Gammy to her daughter- in-law and two granddaughters, set apart from all other grandmas who dote on their only grandchildren.
 family from the Bozenkill
-near Altamont, the last of
+Her friends called her simply Flo, and she liked that. It suited the personality of one who lived unpretentiously, always giving generously and asking for nothing in return.
 seven kids of Frank and Kathryn
-Ostrander. Predeceasing her are
+She had come off a farm that had no running water and even today has no electricity. She went to grade school in a one-room schoolhouse, and, in 1943, she graduated with her tiny class of 13 from Delanson High in Duanesburg.
 four brothers and two sisters:
-Alva, Ethel, Frank, Steve, Billy,
+A young lady ready for the city, she soon met and fell in love with a United States Marine who had recently come home from the Pacific campaign of World War II. She was a regular rider on the local bus driven by the young and handsome Leatherneck named Ken. It wasn’t many bus stops later that the two fell in love. His full name was Kenneth William Smith, a local Albany High football hero. Neither of them had much to start with but the post-war spirit that buoyed the country filled them with a determination to make a go of it. And that’s just what she and her young husband did, scrimping and saving to live the American dream.
 and Lena.
-Her many nieces and nephews
+One of her first jobs was as a phonograph operator in a Schenectady telephone exchange where subscribers could order music carried over telephone lines. She later went on to various jobs as typist, stenographer, and secretary.
 called her Aunt Florence. The
-next generation called her Aunt
+She fulfilled her mission, moving away from the city life and settling down in her dream home in the Westmere suburb of Albany where she raised her family and lived for half a century, the last 17 years by herself after her husband of 46 years died. She finished the last 10 years of her career working for the New York State Research Foundation.
 Babe.
-She was Mom to the one child
+She named the son she proudly birthed Frederick William, the namesake of her father-in-law. Her son, Fred, would eventually move to California, marry Susan Kiff, and start his family in the city of Orange. As evidenced by the many pictures in her home of her granddaughters, Cambria and Kiana, she cherished the many cross-country visits she made to see her son and family. She was an avid M. I. Hummel collector. The German-made porcelain figurines of cherub-like children, plates, and bells, warmed her heart. She found a certain likeness of the chubby-legged figures with those legs of her young toddler son.
 to whom she gave birth, a very
-special mom and close confidante
+In her later years, she delighted in travel, card games, and luncheons with her many friends. Her social calendar was always full. There were Tuesday bingo games at the Guilderland Town Hall and Saturday morning McDonald runs for “bikkits” with a nearby neighbor who lovingly looked on her as her “bingo buddy.”
 to a young man finding his way in
-life. In her later years, he would
+Sunday mornings were for being with her many sisters and brothers at the Cobblestone Reformed Church of Rotterdam. That was followed by sitting down to homemade cooking, often golompki, and enjoying an afternoon of banter with two of her favorite girlfriends. Interspersed were tea-and-dessert breaks at her kitchen table with a dear male friend who longed for the second mom she would become after he had lost his own mom when only 20 years of age. Then there were the occasional luncheons with nieces, nephews, and friends, as well as the monthly gathering of her eight remaining high school classmates, one of whom she had remained close to from the time when they met in the first grade!
 call her affectionately his sweetie
-or simply “Sweets.”
+Florence Irene Smith passed from us to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on July 9, 2012 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, about 11 weeks after being stricken by a stroke. She was 85 years of age and nearly to the time of her passing was the spunky, fun-loving, occasional prankster that those who knew her would most remember as the compassionate, caring soul that we loved dearly.
 She was Gammy to her daughter-
 in-law and two granddaughters, set apart from all other grandmas
-who dote on their only grandchildren.
+Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. on July 14 at the Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont, NY 12009. A private memorial service will follow for the immediate family at Memory Gardens in Albany. All are invited to celebrate the life of this amazing woman and share the memories of her at a reception planned for 12:30 p.m. at the Cobblestone Reformed Church, 118 Putnam Rd, Schenectady, NY 12306
 Her friends called her simply Flo, and she liked that. It suited the
-personality of one who lived unpretentiously, always giving generously
+In lieu of flowers, you are invited to mail memorial donations to the National Stroke Association, 9707 East Easter Lane, Suite B, Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling 1-800-STROKES (1-800-787- 6537).
 and asking for nothing in return.
 — Frederick William Smith
-Altamont Enterprise – Thursday, July 12. 2012
+In lieu of flowers, you are invited to mail memorial donations to the National Stroke Association, 9707 East Easter Lane, Suite B, Centennial, CO 80112, or by calling 1-800-STROKES (1-800-787-6537).
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