Sharon "Sherry" Burns Obituary (1943

Sharon (Sherry) T. Burns, 65, a resident of Cooper St. in Greenwich, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at Crescent Manor Care Center in Bennington, VT following a long battle with cancer. Born December 30, 1943 in Cambridge, NY she was the daughter of the late E. Carlton and A. Marjorie (Snell) Tuttle. Sherry was a graduate of Cambridge Central School and Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing in Troy. She retired from Pleasant Valley Infirmary after many years of service. She enjoyed knitting, quilting and sewing, and enjoyed sharing her accomplishments with family and friends. Sherry looked forward to spending her summers at the camp on Hedges Lake. As a young child, she modeled for Norman Rockwell and was on 3 covers of the Saturday Evening Post. Survivors include her husband of 40 years, William C. Burns of Greenwich; 2 sisters, Carla Linnett of Greenwich and Cynthia (John) Randall of Queensbury; 1 brother, Scott Tuttle of Indiana; 1 sister-in-law, Joan (Ken) DeRagon of Greenwich; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. A funeral service will be held at 1pm Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at Flynn Bros. Inc. Funeral Home, 80 Main St., Greenwich. Friends may call on Monday from 5-8pm at the funeral home. Memorials can be made in her memory to the C.R. Wood Cancer Center at Glens Falls Hospital or to Crescent Manor Care Center, 312 Crescent Blvd., Bennington, VT.