GANSEVOORT | Edith F. (Henderson) French, 89, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015.
Born Feb. 17, 1926, in Gansevoort, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Hazel Henderson.
Edith was raised on her family’s farm and lived most of her life on West River Road. She loved being on the Hudson River enjoying the boats, the geese, her yard and gardens.
Edith graduated from Fort Edward High School and worked at Sandy Hill Iron and Brass as a bookkeeper. She married the late William “Bill” French on July 12, 1947, and together they raised their three children.
Edith and Bill owned and operated the Mobil Station on Main Street in Hudson Falls for 16 years. Later, she became a teacher’s aide for BOCES, retiring at the age of 85. Edith developed many close relationships with students and staff. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Hudson Falls, serving as a Sunday school teacher and member of the Board of Trustees. Edith truly lived her Christian faith in word and deed.
She was a hardworking woman with many talents. Edith enjoyed sewing, selling Sarah Coventry, making beautiful cakes, taking and sharing photographs, various crafts and canning the annual harvest. But what she loved most was spending time with her family and many friends. Edith always remembered everyone’s birthday or anniversary with a specially selected card and a treasure she discovered that was made “just for you.”
Edith was predeceased by her daughter, Nancy Lee Ashcroft; and her infant granddaughters, Baby Girl French and Heather French.
Survivors include her children, Glenda and Richard Hastings, and Jeffrey and Kathy French; her son-in-law, Lawrence Ashcroft; and her brother, Howard Henderson.
Her grandchildren, Gregory Amorosi, Stacey Amorosi and Micah Sakata, Melanie and Jeffrey Schraver, Chad and Keri St. John, Timothy St. John, Jessica St. John, Jeffrey and Lena French, Sara and Ron King, and Larry and Keri Ashcroft, brought her great joy
Born Feb. 17, 1926, in Gansevoort, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Hazel Henderson.
Edith was raised on her family’s farm and lived most of her life on West River Road. She loved being on the Hudson River enjoying the boats, the geese, her yard and gardens.
Edith graduated from Fort Edward High School and worked at Sandy Hill Iron and Brass as a bookkeeper. She married the late William “Bill” French on July 12, 1947, and together they raised their three children.
Edith and Bill owned and operated the Mobil Station on Main Street in Hudson Falls for 16 years. Later, she became a teacher’s aide for BOCES, retiring at the age of 85. Edith developed many close relationships with students and staff. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Hudson Falls, serving as a Sunday school teacher and member of the Board of Trustees. Edith truly lived her Christian faith in word and deed.
She was a hardworking woman with many talents. Edith enjoyed sewing, selling Sarah Coventry, making beautiful cakes, taking and sharing photographs, various crafts and canning the annual harvest. But what she loved most was spending time with her family and many friends. Edith always remembered everyone’s birthday or anniversary with a specially selected card and a treasure she discovered that was made “just for you.”
Edith was predeceased by her daughter, Nancy Lee Ashcroft; and her infant granddaughters, Baby Girl French and Heather French.
Survivors include her children, Glenda and Richard Hastings, and Jeffrey and Kathy French; her son-in-law, Lawrence Ashcroft; and her brother, Howard Henderson.
Her grandchildren, Gregory Amorosi, Stacey Amorosi and Micah Sakata, Melanie and Jeffrey Schraver, Chad and Keri St. John, Timothy St. John, Jessica St. John, Jeffrey and Lena French, Sara and Ron King, and Larry and Keri Ashcroft, brought her great joy
GANSEVOORT | Edith F. (Henderson) French, 89, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt and friend, passed away Thursday, June 11, 2015.
Born Feb. 17, 1926, in Gansevoort, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Hazel Henderson.
Edith was raised on her family’s farm and lived most of her life on West River Road. She loved being on the Hudson River enjoying the boats, the geese, her yard and gardens.
Edith graduated from Fort Edward High School and worked at Sandy Hill Iron and Brass as a bookkeeper. She married the late William “Bill” French on July 12, 1947, and together they raised their three children.
Edith and Bill owned and operated the Mobil Station on Main Street in Hudson Falls for 16 years. Later, she became a teacher’s aide for BOCES, retiring at the age of 85. Edith developed many close relationships with students and staff. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Hudson Falls, serving as a Sunday school teacher and member of the Board of Trustees. Edith truly lived her Christian faith in word and deed.
She was a hardworking woman with many talents. Edith enjoyed sewing, selling Sarah Coventry, making beautiful cakes, taking and sharing photographs, various crafts and canning the annual harvest. But what she loved most was spending time with her family and many friends. Edith always remembered everyone’s birthday or anniversary with a specially selected card and a treasure she discovered that was made “just for you.”
Edith was predeceased by her daughter, Nancy Lee Ashcroft; and her infant granddaughters, Baby Girl French and Heather French.
Survivors include her children, Glenda and Richard Hastings, and Jeffrey and Kathy French; her son-in-law, Lawrence Ashcroft; and her brother, Howard Henderson.
Her grandchildren, Gregory Amorosi, Stacey Amorosi and Micah Sakata, Melanie and Jeffrey Schraver, Chad and Keri St. John, Timothy St. John, Jessica St. John, Jeffrey and Lena French, Sara and Ron King, and Larry and Keri Ashcroft, brought her great joy
Born Feb. 17, 1926, in Gansevoort, she was the daughter of the late Oliver and Hazel Henderson.
Edith was raised on her family’s farm and lived most of her life on West River Road. She loved being on the Hudson River enjoying the boats, the geese, her yard and gardens.
Edith graduated from Fort Edward High School and worked at Sandy Hill Iron and Brass as a bookkeeper. She married the late William “Bill” French on July 12, 1947, and together they raised their three children.
Edith and Bill owned and operated the Mobil Station on Main Street in Hudson Falls for 16 years. Later, she became a teacher’s aide for BOCES, retiring at the age of 85. Edith developed many close relationships with students and staff. She was a lifelong member of the First Baptist Church of Hudson Falls, serving as a Sunday school teacher and member of the Board of Trustees. Edith truly lived her Christian faith in word and deed.
She was a hardworking woman with many talents. Edith enjoyed sewing, selling Sarah Coventry, making beautiful cakes, taking and sharing photographs, various crafts and canning the annual harvest. But what she loved most was spending time with her family and many friends. Edith always remembered everyone’s birthday or anniversary with a specially selected card and a treasure she discovered that was made “just for you.”
Edith was predeceased by her daughter, Nancy Lee Ashcroft; and her infant granddaughters, Baby Girl French and Heather French.
Survivors include her children, Glenda and Richard Hastings, and Jeffrey and Kathy French; her son-in-law, Lawrence Ashcroft; and her brother, Howard Henderson.
Her grandchildren, Gregory Amorosi, Stacey Amorosi and Micah Sakata, Melanie and Jeffrey Schraver, Chad and Keri St. John, Timothy St. John, Jessica St. John, Jeffrey and Lena French, Sara and Ron King, and Larry and Keri Ashcroft, brought her great joy
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