Obituary of Irene Kuchis

     Mrs.  Irene F. Kuchis, 85,  of Donnan Rd., Hagaman, passed away Monday evening February 4, 2019 at the River Ridge Living Center, Amsterdam, following a brief illness.

     Born in the Town of Florida, NY on July 4, 1933, a daughter of the late Frank and Camil Smitka Rogers.  She was a lifelong area resident and was a 1951 graduate of St. Mary’s Institute in Amsterdam. 

   Irene was a homemaker and took care of her family.  She was a communicant of St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church in Hagaman, and the former St. Casimir’s Church in Amsterdam where she was a member of the Altar Rosary Society.  

          She enjoyed walking, babysitting her grandchildren, bargain shopping and  soduku puzzles.

    Irene married Robert F. Kuchis on August 30, 1959.  He passed away February 27, 1993. 

    Survivors include her two sons,  Alexander “Alex” Kuchis and his wife Lisa of Hagaman, NY and Francis “Frank” Kuchis and his wife Susan also of Hagaman, NY.   Cherished  grandchildren,  Abigail and Alyssa Kuchis and Emily (Jacob) Elrod.  A great-grandson,  Owen Robert Elrod.     Her brother, Joseph Rogers and a sister,  Lenora Niemietz.   Nieces, nephews and cousins also survive.

    Beside her husband  she is also predeceased by her brothers, Frank, Sylvester, Raymond, Leonard and  John Rogers and  sisters, Josephine Jarosz and Helen Valentino. 

       A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday February 8, 2019 at 11:00 AM at St. Stephen’s Roman Catholic Church,  Hagaman, NY with Father O. Robert DeMartinis as celebrant.  The family will receive relatives and friends on Thursday February 7, 2019 from 4:00 to 7:00 PM at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave, Amsterdam, NY.  In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Hagaman Volunteer Fire Department , 126 S. Pawling St., PO Box 328,  Hagaman, NY 12086. or to a charity of one’s choice. Interment will be at a later date in St. Casimir’s Cemetery, Amsterdam, NY.    Please leave condolences online at www.brbsfuneral.com