Jeffrey Nicholas Stah

NASHUA, NH – Jeffrey Nicholas Stah, 78, formerly of Boght Corners, Colonie, NY, crossed over the bar on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 in Nashua, NH. Jeffrey was predeceased by his parents, Nicholas and Mary (Malesky) Stah of Boght Corners, NY.

He was a member of the Boght Community Fire Company and Rescue Squad for 15 years and was a Rescue Diver and Paramedic. While a member of the fire company, he enlisted in the United States Coast Guard and served on a ship in Vietnam and at Governors Island, NY. While in the Coast Guard at Governors Island he became an Electronic Technician and repaired and maintained the electronics on 40 foot Patrol Boats, Tug Boats and Buoy Tenders.

After serving in the Coast Guard, he had several odd jobs and eventually went back to school to get a degree, first at Hudson Valley Community College (ASEE), then at RPI (BSEE) both in Troy, NY, and at the University of Lowell (MSEE). After school, he went to work in California for the Department of the Navy for a year and then spent the next 24 years at Raytheon in Tewksbury, MA as an EMC Engineer.

He was a member of St. Basil’s Russian Orthodox Church in Maplewood, NY and a visitor to St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church in Cohoes, NY.

In his younger days he loved to play tennis and softball and continued to play tennis all of his life. He also enjoyed to travel, especially for work, and had friends around the world. He continued to travel visiting friends his whole life. He looked forward to traveling to Canada and the Southwest to visit with friends.

He is survived by his beloved sister, Jennifer Jacqueline Stah of Albany, NY and his best friend from childhood, David (Sandy) Goodwin of Pincourt, Quebec, Canada.

Relatives and friends may call at the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet, NY on Tuesday, November 10th from 10:00-11:00 am followed by the funeral service at 11:00 am with Archpriest Terenti Wasielewski officiating. Interment will follow in St. Basil’s Cemetery, Maplewood, NY.

In lieu of flowers and in honor of Jeff’s love for his dogs, please consider a donation to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204 or mohawkhumane.org.

Condolence book at ParkerBrosMemorial.com.