Sylvia G Mateer Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Sylvia G. Mateer, age 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 3, 2022 at the Arbor Terrace Assisted Living Facility in Alpharetta, Georgia. She had previously been a long-time resident of Hyde Park, NY from 1952 until 2020. She was born on June 28, 1933 in the town of East Fishkill, NY to Nicolas Geoffroy and Nina (Smalley) Geoffroy. At the age of 12, she moved to Columbia County, NY to the family dairy farm located near Claverack, NY. She graduated from Roeliff Jansen Central School in Hillsdale, NY in 1950. While in high school she played in the marching band, sang in choir, and was active in track and field. She moved to Hyde Park in 1952. Sylvia was a charter member of Roosevelt Engine Co #3 Ladies Auxiliary. She worked many years in Hyde Park for Dr. Rohidas Amin, pediatrician. She also worked for many years as secretary for the Hyde Park Recreation Commission. Sylvia enjoyed music, reading, scrabble and crossword puzzles, visits to the Jersey Shore, as well as trips with her husband, Jim, to nearly every state in the country. She was an active member of the Hyde Park Baptist Church for many years where she served as a deaconess. Sylvia is preceded in death by her loving husband of 35 years, James F. Mateer (2002); parents, Nicolas and Nina Geoffroy; sisters, Jeanne Beebe and Ruth Wasner. She is survived by her sons, Jeffrey (Janet) Hamm of Big Canoe, GA and Brian (Julia) Hamm of Norwood, NJ; grandchildren, Gregory (Sasha) Hamm, Kristina Hamm, Alicia Hamm, Michael Lampert (Ashton) and Natalie Lampert; great grandson, Robbie Hamm; loving sisters, Arlene (Don) Quinion, Helen Dykeman and Anita (Dick) Vitale as well as many nieces and nephews. A visitation will be held on Thursday, July 7, 2022 from 10:00 AM to Noon at the Hyde Park Baptist Church with a memorial service thereafter. Interment will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022 at St. Thomas Lutheran in Churchtown, Columbia County, NY at 10:00 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting memorial donations be made to the Hyde Park Baptist Church, 10 Romans Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538.

Sylvia G Mateer

June 28, 1933 - June 3, 2022