RIP: Concetta “Connie” (Grosso) Tyska.

We have just learned of the passing of former Schroon Laker Concetta “Connie” (Grosso) Tyska. The Village News of Florida reports Concetta, , 68, of The Villages, Florida, formerly of Greenlawn and Schroon Lake, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2017.

From The Village News:

“Connie was born April 23, 1949 in Astoria, Queens to the late Andrew and Frances Grosso. Connie graduated from Pelham Memorial High School in 1967. She then graduated from SUNY Farmingdale as a registered nurse. She retired in 2013 with many nursing accomplishments. Connie touched so many lives all over the world and was loved by many.

Connie is survived by her husband, the love of her life, Henry, her daughters, Stacey Tyska Johnson, Barbara Tyska Wersten and her husband, Paul, her grandchildren, Cameron, Madison and Alexander and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her brother, Dr. Daniel Grosso and her grandson, Ryan Wersten”.

A memorial service was held on Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Leesburg. Donations may be made in her memory to the Ryan Wersten MIOP Foundation, PO Box 2002, Wilton, NY 12831 or curemiop.org.