Helen Waters

Helen C. Waters 81, passed away peacefully with her loving family by her side after a long courageous battle with cancer. An earthly angel received her wings. Born in Garfield, NY she was the oldest daughter of the late Walter and Sarah Cure. Married to the late Norman E. Waters Jr. she lived the majority of her life in Nassau, NY. She was very proud of her home and her flower gardens where you could usually find her. She was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed spending time doing crafts, knitting, crocheting and sewing. Most dear to her heart was spending and enjoying time with her family and grandchildren. She was employed by the East Greenbush Central School District as a school bus aide working with the handicapped children who she missed dearly after retiring.

Survivors include two sons Bryon (Suzanne) and Michael (Gina) Waters, and two daughters Laurie (Charles) Collins and Susan (Clayton) Stanley. Grandchildren Taylor and Brittany Collins, Donald McGrath, Mikayla Waters, Jonathan, Christopher, Joshua, Rebecca and Jennifer Waters-Stinchon and 4 great-grandchildren. Helen is also survived by the "Cure Girls" Barbara Morse, Virginia Cottrell, Albertine Harrington, Wanda Reed, Sandra King, Sarah Jane Cure and a brother Samuel Cure. She was predeceased by sisters Myra and Tookie.

Funeral service from the Thomas P. Mooney Funeral Home, 11 Elm St. Nassau, NY on Friday March 28 at 10am. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the funeral home on Thursday March 27 from 4-7pm. Interment Nassau-Schodack Cemetery, Nassau. Contributions in Helen memory may be made to the Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Blvd. Rensselaer NY 12144.