HUDSON FALLS- Theresa (Genereux) DuPell, 93, a longtime resident of Fairview Road in Hudson Falls, went to Heaven on Thursday, December 6, 2018, at the Glens Falls Hospital.
Born on July 13, 1925 in Sturgeon Falls, Canada, she was the daughter of the late Laurent and Valentine (Lauzon) Genereux.
On November 29, 1945 Theresa married G. Patrick DuPell in Hull, Quebec. Pat passed away in August of 1988.
For many years she and Pat owned and operated DuPell’s Wines & Liquors in Hudson Falls.
Theresa was a communicant of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church and a member of the Queensbury Senior Citizens. She took continuing education classes at Adirondack Community College and at Skidmore College. She enjoyed bowling and the Cosmopolitan Club with her husband and playing bridge/cards with her girlfriends. Theresa loved to travel and could be “ready in 10 minutes.” She made many trips to visit family in Canada and in Colorado and was also able to travel abroad. Theresa was happiest playing Michigan Rummy and Uno with her family. To her, every day was “another beautiful day.”
In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by her sons, James and Mark DuPell; her grandson, James Peter Hinchliffe; her five brothers, Gerard, Andre, Francois, Jean Claude and Gilles.
Survivors include her daughters, Theresa Pratt (David), Marie Caschera (Tony), Patricia Denino (Rocky), Gisele Freed (Brian), Annette Orsini and Michelle Place (Timothy); her daughter-in-law, Leigh Cenate (Bill); her grandchildren, Deborah Greco (Michael), Debra Hinchliffe, Stephen Caschera, Todd Caschera (Sandra), Emily Caschera-Blowers (Craig), Jill Lacque (Brian), Melissa LaPan (Matthew), James Freed, Alison Freed, Abigail Holden (Israel), Thomas Freed, Melina Daniels (Moe), Francis Orsini (Shawn), Katherine Place, Meghan Bristol, Christine Laramie (Tyler), Alyssa Place; her great grandchildren, Matthew and Dillon Hinchliffe, Sophia and Isabella Greco, Ayva Caschera, Ryker, Remi and Reddington Blowers, Karleigh, Katelynn and Joseph LaPan, Bryant Freed Valdez, Georgia Bristol and Brooke Laramie; her sisters, Rollande Lapensee, Cecile Boulais, Fernande Genereux, all of Quebec, Canada and numerous nieces, nephews and Godchildren.
Thanks to Sue and the staff at Plumeria Adult Home in Fort Edward, including Missy, Michelle, Denise and Betty for their love and tender care of our Mom for the past six years. Thank you to the staff on 4W at Glens Falls Hospital for their compassion and end of life care for our Mom. Thank you to Dr. Filion and the staff at Irongate for assisting our family on this journey.
Friends may call on Tuesday, December 11, 2018 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street, Hudson Falls, NY.
A funeral mass will be celebrated the next day, Wednesday, December 12, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church on the Park in Hudson Falls.
The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in the town of Fort Edward.
The family suggests that donations in Theresa’s name be made to ALS Association of Upstate New York Chapter, 135 Old Cove Road, Suite 213, Liverpool, NY 13090 or to Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, 100 Glen Street, Glens Falls, NY 12801 or to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 4 Pine West Plaza #405, Albany, NY 12205.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.carletonfuneralhome.net