Marianne Helene Hustedt Niskayuna - Marianne Helene (Blaffer) Hustedt of Niskayuna, Cherry Plain, and Bellmore, New York, passed away at the age of 100 on September 2, 2025 at the Teresian House, Albany, NY.

Marianne was born in Bremerhaven, Germany on July 5, 1925 to Heinrich and Frieda Blaffer. She trained as a clerk in a mercantile store, but was sent to work on a farm in Elmlohe during the war years. There she met the love of her life, Hans Hustedt. They were married in 1946 and in 1957 emigrated to Bellmore, NY, where they raised their family. In 1983 Hans and Marianne retired to Cherry Plain, NY, where they built a home, and spent happy years enjoying the beauty of their surroundings in the Taconic Mountains. Marianne enjoyed caring for her beautiful flower gardens, preserving the b

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