Hoosick – Mary A. Miller, 100, passed away peacefully on Tuesday January 3, 2017 at Fillmore Pond in old Bennington. She was the wife of the late Joseph E. Miller who died in 1987. [private]Mary formerly resided in North Hoosick, New York for over 65 years. Mary was born on November 11, 1916, in Hoosick Falls, New York, daughter of the late Guy and Augusta (Albergine) Govone.
She was educated at schools in Hoosick Falls, was a loving homemaker all of her life, and worked during the WW II war effort, where her comradeship with the other women doing the same, bonded them for life.
Mary loved and enjoyed, above all, her family and friends. She also enjoyed cooking, especially for her famous summer BBQs, and dancing/listening to live Big Band music with “the girls.” Her traveling included yearly cross-country trips to be with family, as well as Colombia, South America and Hawaii.
Mary’s beautiful life will forever be cherished in the lives of those that survive her: Children Marilyn Miller of Newington, CT, Michael Miller (Marta) of Fair Oaks, CA and William Miller (Diane) of The Woodlands,TX; grandchildren: Jessica, Christopher, Brian, Jaime, and Kristin; great-grandchildren: Caden, Cole, and Harper May; many nieces, nephews, devoted friends, and an international fan club that enjoyed her loving nature and quick wit humor to name a couple of her attributes. Mary is predeceased by siblings Zita Motsiff, Jenny Carroll, Norma Shanahan and Irving Govone.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Saturday January 7, at noon from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls, where Mary was a communicant. Burial followed the mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls. Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home in Hoosick Falls prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to either the Karen & Molly McGovern Memorial Fund or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital through the funeral home, or to a charity of your choice in her memory. [/private]