Obituary of Freida T. Baird

Freida T. Baird 98, veteran teacher of 42 years passed away on August 11, 2012 at Glen Arden in Goshen, NY. She was the widow of Leonard H. Baird at Bairdlea Farms in Chester, NY. Freida was the daughter of the late Arthur and Ada Abrams Tuttle. She was born on June 9, 1914 at Waterville, NY. Her 42 year teaching career began in a one room school house in North Brookfield, NY. She later taught at Brookfield, Central Valley, Washingtonville, where she was the reading specialist and finally Title 1 work at the Goshen Intermediate School. Freida was a member of NYSUT, MARTA, the Zeta Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma, a past member of University Women of Warwick, past president of the Chester Public Library, a member of the Rural Book club, and a member of the Sugarloaf Methodist Church. She was a graduate of SUNY Oneonta, and did graduate work at NYU, Temple University, Mt, St. Mary's, and Syracuse University. Survivors include her two sons; James and wife Hope of Goshen, New York and Michael of West Chester, Ohio and grandchildren, Michael and his wife Annessa of Austin, Texas, Whitney of Goshen, NY of Goshen, NY, Alicia and her husband Benjamin Watterson of Oakland, California, Grace Anna, Mary Dorothy, Charles, and Lucy of New York City and a great grandson Hudson Allan Baird of Austin, Texas. The family would like to thank the staff at Glen Arden, especially at the Life Care Center, for the years of excellent compassionate care. There will be no visitation. A memorial service, celebrating Freida's life, will be held 11:00 AM on Saturday, August 18th at the Sugar Loaf United Methodist Church, 1387 Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, NY 10981. Burial will be held privately in the Warwick Cemetery.