Davia Schuster Stoddard

May 10, 1929 - September 28, 2016

Davia Schuster Stoddard, 87, died peacefully on Wednesday, September 28, 2016, at Fulton Center in Gloversville. She was born on May 10, 1929, in Langehorne, PA with her twin brother, Dean; they were the children of the late Frederick and Mildred Dickenson Schuster and raised in Hyde Park, NY. Davia graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1946. While attending Oneonta College she met A. Brian Gardiner and they married and had three children, Jeffrey (Maria) Gardiner of Galway, David Gardiner of Perth and Andrea (John) Ulrich of Lake Worth, FL, who survive her. Davia and family moved to Gloversville in 1964 where she remained a resident the rest of her life. She was an occasional substitute teacher, employed by Britt's and Argersinger's stores. Her gardening skills and love for animals were well known. Davia married the late John Stoddard in 1982. She was a beloved Nana by her grandchildren, Brooke (Jeff) Klingbiel, Aaron (Cary) McAllister, Sara (Lawerence) McCloskey, Christopher Gardiner and Stephen Gardiner; and her great-grandchildren Parker, Gavin, and Cooper Klingbiel and Madeline McAllister; also surviving her sister-in-law, Shirley Schuster, and nieces, Kathryn Lynch and Lynee McGhee, all of Harpswell, Maine. Davia was predeceased by her siblings, Dean Schuster, who passed away August 20, 2016, and Beth Offerman. Family will greet friends on Saturday, October 8, 2016, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Amico Funeral Home, 150 South Main Street, Gloversville, followed by a 11 a.m. memorial service. In lieu of flower contributions, dontations may be made to the James Brennan Humane Society, 437 Nine Mile Tree Road, Gloversville, NY 12078. Online condolences may be made at www.amicofuneralhome.com.