Nyra Sartori died October 28, 2013 at Whittier Rehabilitation Center in Ghent. Born January 20, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Dewitt and Florence (Hapeman) Rossman, and the proud niece of local baseball legend Claude Rossman, who played in two World Series with Ty Cobb and the Detroit Tigers. She was predeceased by her husband Austin Constantine Sartori and her sister Alice Johnson. She is survived by a daughter Polly Jane Sartori (Sheehy), a son Theron Anthony Sartori and a brother Kent R. Rossman. Nyra graduated from Philmont High School in 1937 as the Valedictorian. She attended Albany Business College in the late 1930s and worked at the offices of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in New York City in the 1940s. A pioneering "career woman" she often commented that her New York City experience was the best time of her life. After returning to Columbia County, she worked in the County Clerk's office and Probation Department in Hudson and later at various state agencies in Albany. Following a private family ceremony, interment will be at the Mellenville Union Cemetery. For those who wish, a memorial may be made to the Columbia Greene Humane Society, 125 Humane Society Road, Hudson, NY 12534. For on-line condolences visit wenkfuneralhome.com