Longtime former owner of Kamuda’s Country Market in Pittsford was a dependable staple of the community
Joseph John Kamuda, 72, longtime former owner of Kamuda’s Country Market in Pittsford, Vt., passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 16, 2025, at the Albany Medical Center. Born on July 2, 1952, to Joseph and Josephine (Orzel) Kamuda, Joe grew up above the family store in Pittsford, founded by his parents in 1939, and summered at their family camp on Lake Bomoseen before moving there full time. Joe was a standout and tenacious athlete, playing soccer, basketball and baseball at Otter Valley Union High School. He went on to get his BS in physical education at Lyndon State College, where he was a member of the soccer and baseball teams and ski patrolled at nearby Burke Mountain. Joe taught elementary P.E. in the Brandon school system, where he met another young P.E. graduate, Laurie Lumsden, whom he married in 1981. Together they decided to take over the family store from Joe’s parents in 1985 and ran it until their older son, Brian, purchased it in 2017, becoming the third-generation family owner, along with his wife, Sierra. Even while working long days at the store, Joe found time to engage in many community and sports-related activities, including serving with the Pittsford Sunshine Rotary Club, instructing for the Killington Junior Ski Program, coaching soccer and basketball, and officiating soccer for 50 years. A lifetime athlete, Joe enjoyed playing tennis, golfing, biking, water-skiing and, of course, Alpine skiing. He lived for the thrill of carving through untracked powder with his family and friends in Utah. To many, Joe and the store have stood as dependable staples in the Pittsford community. Even after retirement, he continued to work and could usually be found among the aisles, ready to share a story with a smile, giving directions to the best creemee stand, bragging about his two sons or predicting an incoming storm. He was a dependable family man who relished life’s simple pleasures: watching his sons compete in sports, cruising on Lake Bomoseen, cheering on the Patriots and Red Sox, and playing with his beloved grandchildren. His final moments were spent surrounded by family and reminiscing about a life well spent. Joe and Laurie raised two sons. Brian and his wife, Sierra, along with their children (James, Lily, Milo, Bryce, Mia, and Bodhi), live in Rutland Town, Vt. Jeff, an architect, lives in Richmond, Vt., with his wife, Hillary Keating, and…
Longtime former owner of Kamuda’s Country Market in Pittsford was a dependable staple of the community
Joseph John Kamuda, 72, longtime former owner of Kamuda’s Country Market in Pittsford, Vt., passed away surrounded by his loving family on March 16, 2025, at the Albany Medical Center. Born on July 2, 1952, to Joseph and Josephine (Orzel) Kamuda, Joe grew up above the family store in Pittsford, founded by his parents in 1939, and summered at their family camp on Lake Bomoseen before moving there full time. Joe was a standout and tenacious athlete, playing soccer, basketball and baseball at Otter Valley Union High School. He went on to get his BS in physical education at Lyndon State College, where he was a member of the soccer and baseball teams and ski patrolled at nearby Burke Mountain. Joe taught elementary P.E. in the Brandon school system, where he met another young P.E. graduate, Laurie Lumsden, whom he married in 1981. Together they decided to take over the family store from Joe’s parents in 1985 and ran it until their older son, Brian, purchased it in 2017, becoming the third-generation family owner, along with his wife, Sierra. Even while working long days at the store, Joe found time to engage in many community and sports-related activities, including serving with the Pittsford Sunshine Rotary Club, instructing for the Killington Junior Ski Program, coaching soccer and basketball, and officiating soccer for 50 years. A lifetime athlete, Joe enjoyed playing tennis, golfing, biking, water-skiing and, of course, Alpine skiing. He lived for the thrill of carving through untracked powder with his family and friends in Utah. To many, Joe and the store have stood as dependable staples in the Pittsford community. Even after retirement, he continued to work and could usually be found among the aisles, ready to share a story with a smile, giving directions to the best creemee stand, bragging about his two sons or predicting an incoming storm. He was a dependable family man who relished life’s simple pleasures: watching his sons compete in sports, cruising on Lake Bomoseen, cheering on the Patriots and Red Sox, and playing with his beloved grandchildren. His final moments were spent surrounded by family and reminiscing about a life well spent. Joe and Laurie raised two sons. Brian and his wife, Sierra, along with their children (James, Lily, Milo, Bryce, Mia, and Bodhi), live in Rutland Town, Vt. Jeff, an architect, lives in Richmond, Vt., with his wife, Hillary Keating, and…