Ruth Marie Riley

Hoosick Falls – Ruth Marie Riley, 81, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She was the wife of the late John Riley, who died in 2006.
Born on May 20, 1931, in Hoosick Falls, NY, Ruth was the daughter of the late Paul and Catherine (Fennessey) Lavin. She was educated at schools in Troy, NY, and Hoosick Falls. Ruth had been employed at Stanley Tools in Shaftsbury, VT. She enjoyed spending time with her family, her grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Ruth liked cooking, baking and knitting, and she also loved her home in Groveside.
Survivors include her daughters, Kathy Riley of Bennington, VT, Trish Bossong and husband Jim of North Bennington, VT, her sons, Jack Riley and wife Laurie of South Lima, NY, and Tom Riley and wife Kristee of Groveside, NY. Ruth is also survived by her sister, Margaret Cottrell, her grandchildren, Meghann Rose, Patrick Riley, Nancy Mock, Melissa and Adam Frechette, John Riley, Jenna Green, Jamie and Meredith Lampman and Brendon, Brody, McKendrick and Abriel Bossong, her ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Ruth is pre-deceased by a sister, Vi Carelli, and brothers, John and Robert Ellis, Paul, George, Ned and Bill Lavin.
A Mass of Christian Burial is being offered on Friday, March 1, at 10 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial will follow the Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hoosick Falls.
Relatives and friends may call at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to either the Activity Center at the Danforth Adult Home or the Hoosick Falls Senior Citizen Center through the funeral home.