SOUTH GLENS FALLS – Lorraine R. (Sexton) DuFour, passed into the arms of Our Lord at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Moreau on Sunday, September 14, 2014.
Born on February 12, 1920 in Glens Falls Hospital, she was the daughter of the late Jesse M. and Flora S. (St. Pierre) Sexton.
After her family and home, she most loved being outdoors “digging in the dirt” in good weather and thinking about her flower gardens in the winter. She was also a very talented decorative painter and quilter; and lovingly made cloth dolls and teddy bears for her grandchildren and for craft fairs.
Over the years she was frequently employed in retail but especially treasured the years she and her daughter owned and operated a craft shop called Cornucopia Crafts in Montoursville, PA and then in Granville.
In past years, she looked forward to special holidays when she could gather her family in her home and entertain them. Lorraine was a kind, gentle person who was well loved by all who knew her.
Lorraine was predeceased in death by her parents, her beloved husband, Edward Seeley DuFour, who passed away on June 15, 2007; her precious sons, Edward L. DuFour and Ronald P. DuFore , and her siblings, Roderick P. Sexton, Jesse M Sexton Jr., Lionel F. Sexton and Helen M. Brayman.
Survivors include her son, Herb and his wife, Tammy of Granville; her daughter, Maureen of Moreau; her grandchildren, Edward L. DuFour and wife, Diane of Granville, Lisa Wilkinson and her husband, Randy of Malta, Brett DuFour and his companion, Bonnie Lawrence of Granville, Christopher DuFour, Jason DuFour and wife, Sheri, Charise Hoyt and husband, Jerome, all of Connecticut, Cynthia Carpenter and her husband, Michael of Moreau, Michelle Scheetz and her husband, Carl of Oklahoma, Rowdy Paul DuFore and his wife, Kathryn, Ronald Louis DuFore and his wife, all of California, and Nekia Torres and her husband, Mario of Granville; and several great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren, as well as nieces and nephews.
The family wishes to express their heartfelt thanks to the staff at the Home of the Good Shepherd for the attentive and loving care they provided to Lorraine during her stay there.
There will be no calling hours.
The Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church on the park in Hudson Falls, with the Reverend Thomas Babiuch, officiating.
The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Paul’s Cemetery in the town of Kingsbury.
Expressions of condolences may take the form of donations to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements are under the care of Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street, in Hudson Falls.