Hoosick Falls – Joan M. O’Neill passed away on February 20, 2014, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY, at the age of 80. She had resided on Clay Hill Road in Hoosick, NY, and was the wife of the late Charles O’Neill, who died on May 27, 2009.
Born on August 5, 1933, in Hoosick Falls, NY, Joan was the daughter of the late John and Madelyn (Doyle) Murphy. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls and received her B.A. in English from Southern Vermont College in Bennington, VT. Joan was a real estate agent. She owned and operated Joan O’Neill Real Estate in Hoosick Falls, for several years. She enjoyed skiing and swimming and was an instructor for both. Joan was an avid gardener and enjoyed her morning walks throughout Hoosick Falls with her dog Molly. She was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church. Joan’s family was the fourth generation living in Hoosick Falls, a community she loved.
Survivors include her daughters, Deborah Lockemeyer of Shortsville, NY, and Mary Ellen O’Neill of Hoosick Falls, her sons, Robert O’Neill and wife Debra of Exeter, NH, and Timothy O’Neill and wife Patty of Fredericksburg, VA, her brother, Jonathan Robert Murphy of New Port, FL, and seven grandchildren, Robert William O’Neill and Julianna O’Neill, both of Exeter, Charlie, Sam, William and Zoey O’Neill, all of Fredericksburg, and Noah Chani of Hoosick Falls.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Monday, February 24, at 1 pm from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Hoosick Falls.
There were no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Academy through the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, which is handling the arrangements.