WILTON — Elsie M. Jackson, a life-long resident of Wilton passed away peacefully at Saratoga Hospital on Tuesday, December 16, 2015. She was 82 years old. Born on November 14, 1933 in Wilton, she was the daughter of the late William Ernst and Lena Ebert Ernst.
Elsie was married to James Jackson who passed away on December 29, 2003.
Mrs. Jackson’s greatest enjoyment came from spending time with her children, grandchildren and all of her family. In her leisure she enjoyed doing puzzles and embroidering.
She is predeceased by five brothers, Herbert, George, William, Albert and Ralph, and one sister, MaryLouise Hammond.
Survivors include her two sons, Andrew (Maria) of CA, and Jeffery (Gail) of Wilton, a daughter, Kathleen Hartry (Mark) of Brunswick, GA, two brothers, Larry Ernst of Saratoga Springs, and Amos (Pat) of Wilton, two sisters, Betty Cleveland of Wilton, and Rena Dyke, also of Wilton, seven grandchildren, Arlen Barndt-Jackson, Jeff and Trisha Jackson, Andrea Spain, Andrew Jackson, Lena and Randy Hartry, many great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
The family would like to give thanks to all of the staff at Saratoga Hospital Nursing Home.
Family and friends gathered to remember her on Monday, December 21, 2015 at the Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs. Funeral services were held at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 22, 2015. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery next to her husband James.
Memorial donations can be made in her memory to the Melodies Center at Albany Medical Center for Childhood Cancers and Blood Disorders, 43 New Scotland Avenue, Albany NY, 12208
Online remembrances can be made at www.tunisonfuneralhome.com
