Saratoga Springs, NY – James Rockwood Kuelzow, 83, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 1, 2012.
Born April 1, 1929, in Jackson Heights, NY, Jim was the son of the late Rockwood August Kuelzow and Ruth Penrose Monahan. He attended Adelphi University in Garden City, NY. Jim served in the United States Marine Corps from 1947 to 1951 and fought in the Korean War, including the Battle of Chosin Reservoir.
Following marriage to Mary Theresa Brala on June 20, 1954, they moved from Huntington Long Island to upstate New York, settling in Glenville for the next 37 years before moving to Lake George and now reside in Saratoga Springs.
Jim was a sales consultant for Swift Chemical Company from 1954 until his retirement in 1989. Jim was a life member of the VFW, an active member and former director of the International Chosin Few, as well as member of their Northeastern NY and New England Chapters. He also belonged to the Saratoga Korean War Veterans Chapter as well as the American Legion Post in Bolton Landing.
Survivors include his loving wife, Mary; four children, Christopher James (Ann) Kuelzow, Cathy Ann (Kallanna) Manjunath, Robert James (Elizabeth) Kuelzow, Suzanne Marie (David) Winton; and eight grandchildren, Sarah Winton (Aidan) Sweeney, Eric Winton, Matthew Winton, Daniel Kuelzow, Caitlin Kuelzow, Julia Kuelzow, Maxwell Kuelzow and Cal Manjunath.
Funeral services with military honors were held Thursday, April 5, 2012, at the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Rd., Schuylerville.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, (518) 584-5373.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Stratton VA Medical Center, 113 Holland Ave., Albany, NY 12208 or Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
