Gerard "Gerry" Chwaz
September 20, 1962 - January 25, 2020
Greenfield Center, NY Gerard “Gerry” C. Chwaz of Greenfield Center, Passed away peacefully on January 25, 2020. At Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs New York. He was 57 years old. Born on September 20, 1962, in Suffern New York, he was the son of Helen L. Sawicki Chwaz and late John P. Chwaz. Gerry moved to the Saratoga area from Suffern New York in 1980. His family had bought a farm in Greenfield and Gerry and his family worked the family farm as well as constructed the family log home on the property. He also worked as a rural United States Postal Carrier covering the Corinth, New York area until his retirement in 2017. It was then that he and his brother Chris built, owned and operated Warren's Ice Cream Shop on Route 9N in Greenfield New York. Mr. Chwaz was a 3rd Degree Knight with the Fraternal Order of the Knights of Columbus, Hudson Falls Chapter. In his leisure, Gerry loved to do woodworking and some of his finest work is on display at the family home and also the Ice Cream Shop. He is predeceased by his sister Jill Chwaz and his father John. Survivors include his mother, Helen, brother John, and his significant other Peggy O'Neill and his brother Chris and his significant other Kristie McKnight and many cousins. Family and friends may call from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, January 31, 2020, at the Tunison Funeral Home 105 Lake Avenue Saratoga Springs New York, 12866. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, February 1st at Saint Joseph Church 3159 NY-9N, Greenfield Center, NY at 10:00 a.m. Memorial contributions can be made to the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society at [email protected]
Greenfield Center, NY Gerard “Gerry” C. Chwaz of Greenfield Center, Passed away peacefully on January 25, 2020. At Saratoga Hospital in Saratoga Springs New York. He was 57 years old. Born on September 20, 1962, in Suffern New York,... View Obituary & Service Information