Gertrude Hardisty WOODBURY – Gertrude Hardisty, of Woodbury, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, surrounded by her family. She was the widow of Chester C. Hardisty. Gert was born in Waterbury, Conn., Nov. 15, 1929, daughter of the late Henry and Katherine (Conley) Cassidy. She was a graduate of Staatsburg High School in Staatsburg, N.Y. She grew up in a tight-knit family whose lives were deeply affected by the depression, the tragic deaths of their father and two spouses just as brothers were called overseas to serve in World War II, leaving mother and daughters to share financial and child rearing chores. Luckily, Gert liked to work and she was a quick study. As one of the 30-some employees at The Old Hundred, a wonderful ice-cream making plant started by neighbor Sam Green, she met Chet Hardisty, whom she married in 1953. They made their home in Woodbury and Gert started working at The Curtis House, alongside her husband and mother-in-law who owned the historic inn. She would work there over the next 50 years. She was a versatile employee and easily followed the direction of the chef, Dan Fenstamacher, and became a skilled sandwich and salad maker. She could wash dishes, waitress, clean bathrooms and serve as bookkeeper.