Obituary of Raymond C. Norris

Dateline:  Halfmoon, New York

Raymond C. Norris, 89 of Sheldon Hills in Halfmoon, passed away peacefully on Sunday Dec. 1, 2024 at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness.  He was born in Schenectady, NY on May 14, 1935 and was the son of the late Albert and Elizabeth Walsh Norris.  He was a graduate of Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady.  Ray was a computer Operations Manager for the NYS SUNY system in Albany for over 30 years.  He was an active communicant of St. Edward the Confessor Church in Clifton Park as an usher and a member of the Churches Knights of Columbus.  He been a volunteer at Proctor’s in Schenectady and he assisted his wife Maureen in the Parish Nurse Ministry.

He is the beloved husband of the late Maureen A. Norris, who died on July 31, 2022.  They were married on April 14,1956.  He is the devoted father of Linda Norris (Al Peabody), Steven Norris (Diane) and Gregg Norris (Mary); brother of David Norris (Michelle), Kathy Lokenberg (Ted) and the late Alfred Norris (Mary Jane surviving), Herbert Norris and Harriet Page; grandfather of Johnathan Peabody (Mason), Elizabeth Peabody (Brian Correll), Eda Maurita Graham, Kevin Norris, Caitlin Silverman (Alex), Jeremiah Raymond Norris, Steven Norris, Brandon Norris and Christopher Raymond Norris; also survived by 4 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. 

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 11:00 am at St. Edward the Confessor Church, 569 Clifton Park Center Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065.  A calling hour will precede the mass in the church Chapel.

Entombment will be in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery in Niskayuna, NY.

Memorial contributions may be made to Robert Scott Knights of Columbus Council 11064 c/o St. Edward the Confessor Church, 569 Clifton Park Center Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065

Arrangements have been entrusted by the family to the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9 Clifton Park, New York  12065