Joan DuFore

SOUTH GLENS FALLS – Joan DuFore, 79, of South Glens Falls, went into the arms of the Lord, Monday, May 9, 2016.

Born on August 16, 1936, in Pittsfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Josephine Carrow.

Joan was a graduate of the Hudson Falls Class of 1954.

She was a longtime employee of General Electric Co., in Fort Edward.

Joan enjoyed traveling all over the United States and antiquing with her beloved partner in life, Horace Dean.  Every year they looked forward to the New York State Fair, where they spent the week.  Most importantly, the center piece to Joan’s life was her family.

In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her partner, Horace Dean and her sister, Mildred Durphey.

Joan is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Carpenter and her husband, Michael of South Glens Falls and Michelle Scheetz of Pryor, OK; her grandchildren, Paul Zayachek and his wife, Amanda of Canandaigua, Melissa Moody and her husband, Brian of Pryor OK, Rachael Grey and her partner, Curtiss Clements of Rensselaer, Jennifer Rohr and her husband, Colby of Pryor, OK and Joshua Grey of South Glens Falls and eight great grandchildren.

There will be no calling hours.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m., on Thursday, at St. Michael the Archangel Church in South Glens Falls, with The Reverend Tony Childs, pastor, officiating.

The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in South Glens Falls.

The family would like to give a special thanks to all the home health aides, who came to help and take care of Joan and the Staff of Tower 2 at the Glens Falls hospital, who treated her extremely well.

Memorial donations in memory of Joan may be sent to the C.R. Wood Cancer Center, 102 Park St., Glens Falls, NY 12801.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.