Hoosick – Frank D. Cipperly, 90, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center where he had resided since August. Formerly, he had resided on Lower Pine Valley Road in Hoosick, NY, with his wife of sixty-five years, Mary (Wells) Cipperly.
Born in Hoosick on August 29, 1918, Frank was the son of the late Harry and Alice (Webster) Cipperly. He attended schools in Hoosick Falls, NY. Frank was a veteran of the United States Army serving during WW II with the 6th Armored Division 50th Armored Infantry. He was a farmer all of his life working the Fra-Mar Farms with his family. He was a director of the Tri-County Holstein Club and the Farm Bureau and a former Commissioner of the Hoosick Fire Department, and he also enjoyed playing cards.
Survivors other than his wife, Mary, include his daughters, Janice Cipperly, Betsy Tromans and husband Bob and Elva Rice and husband Tony, his son, Carl Cipperly, his sisters, Doris Kipp, Vera Griswold and Betty Kipp, and his brothers, William Cipperly and Robert Cipperly. Frank is also survived by two grandchildren, Brian and Cara Tromans, two step grandchildren, Kim and Jason Tromans, four step great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. He is pre-deceased by a son, Dee Cipperly, a daughter, Kay Cipperly, four sisters, Blanch Cipperly, Eleanor Lohnes, Ethel Sherin and Helen Cloke, and five brothers, George, Dean, Waldo, Paul and Walter Cipperly.
Funeral services are Friday, October 24, at 11 am from the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial will follow the service at Hoosick Rural Cemetery in Hoosick. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to either the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad or the West Hoosick Fire Department through the funeral home.