Walloomsac – G. Michael Cottrell, 56, a life-long resident of Walloomsac, NY, passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2013, with his loving family by his side, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT.
He was born in Bennington on May 6, 1956, and was the loving son of the late George E. Cottrell and Margaret (Lavin) Cottrell of Walloomsac. Michael was a dairy farmer all his life, working the family farm and, recently, for Skip Clark. He was also a life-long member of the North Hoosick Fire Department.
He was the loving husband of Melissa (Suite) Cottrell. Beside his wife, he is survived by his children, Sarah Nason and husband Matt, Kearsten Bushee and husband Eric, Zachary Suite, Katelyn Cottrell and Kelsey Cottrell, and last but not least his grandchildren, Illiana and Logan Nason, whom he loved dearly.
The funeral service was Tuesday, March 12, from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. Burial followed the service at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, on Monday evening.
