BALLSTON SPA — Joyce G. Haas, 67, of Stony Point in Ballston Spa, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her children on February 10, after a brief and courageous battle with lung cancer.
Born on November 3, 1946 in Utica, she was the daughter of the late Paul Elliot and Elvira Debernardis Elliot.
Mrs. Haas worked as a social worker for House of the Good Shepard, which was a home for troubled youth in the Utica area.
Joyce and her husband, Eric, loved coming to the Saratoga area and staying at their home on Saratoga Lake. She was also an avid sports fan and enjoyed playing tennis.
Joyce’s husband died on March, 14, 2011. She is also predeceased by a brother, Paul Elliot.
Survivors include her two sons, Eric P. Haase and his wife, Christine of Schenectady; and Elliot J. Haase and his wife, Adrienne of Albany; a daughter, Maureen Fodera and her husband, Steven of Ballston; a sister, Kathleen Platt and her husband, Tom of New Hartford; and four grandchildren, Joseph Eric Fodera, Steven A Fodera Eric D. Haase and Brooklyn T. Fodera.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s Church 167 Milton Ave. Ballston Spa, NY 12020 on Thursday, February 13. Family and friends may call from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. at the Tunison Funeral Home 105 Lake Ave. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 on Wednesday
Burial will be with her husband at the Gerald BH Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Memorial donations can be made in her memory to Hospice of Saratoga 179 Lawrence St. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Online remembrances can be made at www.tunisonfuneralhome.com
