Claude T. GROUX

BERLIN - Claude T. Groux, 84, formerly of Route 22, died on Saturday at the Center for Living and Rehabilitation in Bennington, VT, where he had been a resident for the past three years.Born January 11, 1921 in Berlin, he was the son of the late Charles and Effie Hassom Groux.He was the loving husband of the late Florence Moon Groux who died on August 5, 1995. They were married in Berlin on February 17, 1951.Mr. Groux was a lifelong resident of Berlin and attended the Toad Point (Petersburgh) Schoolhouse along with the Berlin United Methodist Church.He worked as a lathe operator for W. J. Cowee Co., Inc. in Berlin, retiring in the early 1980s. His lifelong hobby was farming on his property.Survivors include a son, Larry C. (Claudia) Groux of Petersburgh; five stepchildren, Emma Michaels, Dorothy Alderman, Eleanor Jones, John S. Weaver and Betty Weaver, all of Petersburgh; along with many grandchildren, great- grandchildren and great-great grandchildren.Funeral services will be on Wednesday at noon at the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh, where Rev. William O'Dell will officiate. Burial will follow in the Weaver Family Cemetery.Calling hours will be in the funeral home on Wednesday starting at 10 a.m.Contributions may be made to the Berlin Rescue Squad in memory of Claude T. Groux. --- BERLIN -- Claude T. Groux, 84, died April 2, 2005. Survivors, son, Larry C. (Claudia) Groux of Petersburgh; five stepchildren, Emma Michaels, Dorothy Alderman, Eleanor Jones, John Weaver and Betty Weaver. Funeral services Wednesday at noon in the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road, Petersburgh. Burial, Weaver Family Cemetery. Calling in the funeral home Wednesday starting at 10 a.m. -- Published in the Albany Times Union on 4/3/2005.