Otisco, NY – Celia (Baldwin) Bachand of Otisco N.Y. Passed away on September 6, 2024 in the loving care of her daughter, Deirdre Bachand Hert, in Jupiter FL., Following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
She was born in Whatley, MA. On March 30, 1938 to Charles N. and Sylvia (Johnson) Baldwin. She attended local schools and graduated from Northampton High School in 1956. Celia grew up on her families farm where she raised and showed pure bred Brown Swiss cattle earning many first place awards for showmanship. She married Richard Bachand of Haydenville, MA. On April 30,1960. Celia loved children and they moved to Vestal N.Y. In 1968 where she pursued a career in early childhood development and graduated from S.U.N.Y Binghamton as she raised three children of her own. As her family grew, she held many teaching positions in early childhood development. A career change by her husband brought them to the Finger Lakes area of upstate N.Y. Where they purchased five acres of land in Otisco N.Y. And built their beautiful home of Thirty five years. She grew and loved her many beautiful perennial flower gardens. Celia embraced her deep Christian faith where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday school. One of her favorite hymns was "In The Garden", especially the verse "He walks with me and he talks with me and He tells me I'm one of his own and the love we share as we tarry there no other has ever known". Celia was pre-deceased by her parents, Charles and Sylvia Baldwin, brothers, Henry and David Baldwin, sisters Henrietta Wilson, and Carolyn Rose. She is survived by her husband of 65 years Richard Bachand of Otisco, N.Y., sister Sylvia Nye (Walt) of Whatley MA, daughter Deirdre Bachand Hert (Mark) of Jupiter FL., son Dana Bachand of Fultonville, NY, son Darren Bachand of Otisco NY, Granddaughter Charlotte Hert Foley (Joshua) of Port St. Lucie FL, Great Granddaughter Elizabeth Foley and Great Grandson Vance Foley of Port St. Lucie FL. Brothers in Law Bernard Bachand of Haydenville MA and Ronald Bachand of Florence MA. And many nieces and nephews. At Celia's' request, services will be private at a later date with burial in a family plot in St. Mary Of The Hills cemetery in Leeds MA.
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