ALTAMONT — Thelma I. Elgie, longtime resident of Altamont, died peacefully on Thursday, May 30, in Albany with her loving family by her side. She was 102.

Born in 1922, she was the daughter of the late George and Hattie Spawn Gade. She was the beloved wife of the late Augustus “Jim” Elgie Jr. who died in 1956.

“Thelma spent her childhood growing up on the Gade Farm in Guilderland,” her family wrote in a tribute. “A graduate of Altamont High School, Thelma spent her adult life in Altamont.

“Thelma and Jim married in 1947 and started their family living in the Fredendall Funeral Home as the owners. Following Jim’s death in 1956, Thelma continued being a homemaker for some time, later returning to work at Bender Laboratory and ultimately retiring from the Altamont Library.

“Thelma will be fondly remembered by her family as a caring and loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great grandmother.”

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Thelma I. Elgie is survived by her son, James H. Elgie, and his wife, Vanessa; by her daughters, Eileen Wintle and Dawn LaPorte and her husband, Clay; and by her grandchildren Kerry Delaney Masawi and her husband, Munyaradzi, and Stephanie Wade Carter.

Also surviving are her great-grandchildren, Kayla, Austin, Madison, Sebastian, Olivia, and Alexandra; her great-great grandchildren, Miles, Mila, and Winston; her sister, Dianne Gade; and several nieces and nephews.

Her parents, George and Hattie Spawn Gade, died before her, as did her husband, Augustus “Jim” Elgie Jr.; her granddaughter, Emily J. Elgie; and her siblings, May, Betty, Sylvia, and Dave.

“Family and friends are invited to visit with Thelma’s family in Thelma’s former home, Fredendall Funeral Home at 199 Main Street Altamont on Wednesday, June 5, from 5 to 7 p.m.,” the tribute said.

A funeral service will be held in the funeral home at 10 a.m. on Thursday, June 6. Interment immediately following the service will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery in the Elgie family plot, “returning to Jim after 68 years,” the tribute said.