Patia Anne Gumaer, 75, of Castleton-on-Hudson, NY died suddenly on Tuesday November 25th at Albany Medical Center, Albany. Patia was born in Lake Placid, NY on October 30th, 1939, daughter of the late James C. Scheffield and Rita Marie Hennessy. Patia was a school bus driver with the Ichabod Crane Central School District based in Valatie, NY. She is survived by her son William C. Gumaer of Stuyvesant Falls, NY. Services will be private. Arrangements have been entrusted to Simple Choices, Inc. of Albany, NY. For further information and online condolences please visit: www.SimpleChoicesCremation.com