Lillian A. Wachter, known affectionally as “Great” to her grandchildren, died on April 6, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Crystal River, FL, under the compassionate care of Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast. Lillian was born in Brooklyn, NY. She met and married her husband, Clifford, and they raised two daughters, enjoying summers in Barryville. After retirement from Chase Manhattan Bank, she moved to Barryville to be close to family. Lillian was a beloved sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and aunt. She was a strong, spirited, beautiful and independent woman, who was forever 29. She will be greatly missed by all who loved her.

Lillian was predeceased by her loving husband, Clifford and her beloved daughter, Joanne Clouse, and her four brothers, Henry, Frank, John and Joseph Meyer and her two sisters, Catherine Warden and Madeline Walter.

Lillian is survived by her daughter, Carole Rudolph, and her husband Joseph; her son-in-law Herman Clouse; and five grandchildren, Laura and John Stuba, Regina and James Lynett, Lenora Lee Rudolph and James Ryan, Erik and Beth Clouse, and Jason and Rachel Clouse. She was great-grandmother to nine wonderful children, Michael and Tyler Stuba; Carolyn and Katherine Lynett; Drew, Kaylee and Khloe Clouse; and Donovan and Laurel Clouse. She is also survived by her favorite niece, Janet Warden, and many other caring nieces and nephews and friends both in New York and Florida.

There will be no visitation per her wishes. A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 12 noon at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, Yulan, NY on June 2, 2018. Rev. Jocelyn Berkmans will be the celebrant. Interment will follow at St. Anthony’s Cemetery, Eldred, NY. Memorial donations may be made to St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, 225 Beaverbrook Rd., Yulan, NY 12792 or Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast, PO Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464.

Arrangements are under the direction of Knight Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Poet Jervis, NY. For information, directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmoody.com.