Christine Nemeth Bay, 75, passed away on December 20 after a long fight with dementia and Alzheimer’s. She was surrounded by her loving husband Fred and her three daughters Shauna, Laura, and Meredith.

She is survived by her husband Frederick Bay and daughters Shauna Knapp, Laura McCostis, and Meredith Bay-Tyack, sons-in-law Kevin Knapp and Josh Tyack, as well as her seven grandchildren Alison McCostis, Owen McCostis, Ben Knapp, Jack McCostis, Kate Knapp, Eleanor Tyack, and Cora Tyack. She is also survived by her mother Leanna Nemeth, 100 years old, and her six siblings Theresa Wexler, Joey Nemeth, Patricia Sherrow, George Nemeth, Kathy Kayne, and Mary Castaldo, as well as eight nieces and nephews.

Christine was born in 1948 in Kittanning, Pennsylvania. She was the first child of her parents Joseph Nemeth, an engineer, and Leanna McFarlane Nemeth, a chemist. She attended Syosset high school and SUNY Cortland and CW Post college, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in Education. She began her career as an elementary school teacher in Long Island. She later became a social worker and had a huge impact on the lives of many families and children in Vermont.

She was a longtime resident of Londonderry and then Landgrove, Vermont. Since 2004 she lived in Burlington, Vermont and in 2019 moved to Shelburne, Vermont.

Christine had a passion for gardening and volunteered to weed nearly any garden she was near. She loved spending time with her grandchildren playing games, hiking, and cooking. She was committed to her community and was a long time volunteer at local food pantries and other organizations. She served for many years on the Board of the Stratton Arts Festival; and eventually, as Chairperson.

She was passionate about environmental activism and conservation. She was integral to the launch of the first Recycling Center in Londonderry, Vermont. As she always said (and had on bumper stickers), “Think Globally, Act Locally.”

Memorial will be held in Burlington, Vermont in Spring 2024, details will be shared . Memorial donations in Christine’s memory may be directed to Vermont Public or Vermont Community Foundation - Opportunity Fund. 

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