Obituary of Gertrude F. Paolone

GERTRUDE F. PAOLONE Latham-Gertrude Frances Paolone, 88 of Latham, beloved wife of the late John N. Paolone. Entered into eternal life in the comfort of her home on Saturday December 17, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Cohoes, on May 17, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Cecile (Racine) Richard. She was a graduate of Cohoes High School. Gert was married to John N. Paolone for over 37 years prior to his passing on June 9, 1988. She was employed as a bookkeeper with Joseph Richard Construction in Cohoes for many years. Gertrude's biggest joy in life was the quality time she spent with her cherished family. Survivors include her loving children Anne Marie (William) Miller of Latham, Christine (James) Gagnon of Troy, Frank (Kandis) Paolone of Saratoga Springs, Deborah (Lawrence) McKeough of Stanfordville and Elizabeth (Joseph) O'Rourke of Leesburg, VA. She is also survived by her cherished 23 grandchildren, 17 plus great-grandchildren, several nieces, nephews and grand nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her daughter Roberta (Jack) Clark and sisters Helen Maloney, Rita Hackney, Georgette Richard, Jeanne Burniche and Alice Fryer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday December 21, 2016 at 12:00 pm in Our Lady of the Assumption Church 498 Watervliet-Shaker Road, Latham with Rev. Geoffrey Burke officiating. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Wednesday morning from 9:00 a.m. til 11:00 a.m. at the Dufresne & Cavanaugh Funeral Home, 149 Old Loudon Road, Latham. Interment will be next to her beloved husband John in Memory Garden's, Colonie. In lieu of flowers donations to the Colon Cancer alliance www.ccalliance.org in memory of Roberta Clark or the Alzheimer's Association www.alz.org/donate in memory of Alice Fryer would be appreciated. For directions, information, to light a memory candle for the family please visit www.dufresneandcavanaugh.com.