Obituary of Grace M. Teletnick

MILLERS MILLS – Grace M. Teletnick, age 85, of Depot Rd., Millers Mills, NY, passed away peacefully, on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021, at home. She was born on April 23, 1936, in Sharon, CT, the daughter of Raymond and Ida (Baker) Brooks. Grace graduated from Richfield Springs High School. On September 25, 1954, she was married to Theodore “Ted” Teletnick, in Richfield Springs. He died on November 12, 1994. She was a member of the Millers Mills Community Baptist Church and its Ladies Aide Society. Grace enjoyed gardening and cooking. Surviving family members include her three children, Theodore B. Teletnick, of Millers Mills, Patricia Schutz and her husband, Edward, of West Edmeston, NY, and Stephen Teletnick and his wife, Michelle, of Dillsbury, PA; her grandchildren, Sarah, Edward, Andrew and Ben; her great-granddaughter, Sammi; her brothers, Donald Brooks, of Amsterdam and Richard Brooks, of Carson City, Nevada; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her parents; her husband, Ted; five sisters, Kathryn, Winifred, Dorothy, Shirley and Barbara; and three brothers, Raymond, William and Charles. Funeral Services will be held 2:00 p.m., Saturday, December 4, 2021, at the Millers Mills Community Baptist Church, 647 Millers Mills Rd., West Winfield, NY 13491, with Pastor Jessica Merrill, officiating. Visitation will be held Saturday, December 4, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., prior to the service at the church. If you are planning on attending the visitation or Funeral Service at the church, please wear a mask. Anyone wishing to share a memory of Grace, or add to her online memorial, may go to www.applegateandday.com. In lieu of flowers, as an expression of sympathy, memorial contributions may be made to the Millers Mills Community Baptist Church, 647 Millers Mills Rd., West Winfield, NY 13491. Envelopes will also be available at the church. Grace’s service arrangements and supervision are entrusted to her Family Funeral Director, Don Applegate, at the Applegate-Day & Enea Family Funeral Home’s original location, at 102 West St., Ilion, NY 13357 (315-895-7722).