December 07 1928 February 18 2020
Audrey E. Simmons December 07, 1928 – February 18, 2020 Share this obituary Send Sympathy Gifts Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card| Memorial Donation Friends will be received at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 4 to 7 PM. A funeral service will begin at 7 PM. Burial will be private. Audrey Elaine Simmons, 91, of Kingston, New York passed away peacefully on February 18, 2020 at HealthAlliance Hospital, Broadway Campus. Audrey was born on December 7, 1928 (when asked her birth date, she would always say “it’s Pearl Harbor Day”!) in Kingston, New York the third daughter to Cora (Dirlum) Wendland and Joseph Wendland. A graduate of Kingston High School in 1947. She went right into the work force after high school and would often joke that she was a stripper and roller in a local tobacco factory. She worked as seamstress in several local shirt factories. She started a long employment history with Hercules Powder Company retiring in 1994. She married Emil B. Simmons on June 22, 1952. She was a lifelong member of the Reformed Church of the Comforter serving as past president and treasurer of the Wiltwyck Women’s Guild. She was a loving mother to Tammy South of Kingston; loving grandmother to Nicole Albohn and her husband Robert Albohn of Kingston, Martin T. South and his fiancée Josephine Rogenski-Price of Kingston; adoring great-grandmother lovingly referred to as “Gigi” by Tristan and Ivy Albohn. Many cousins, nieces and nephews also survive. Predeceased by her husband Emil (Bummy) Simmons; two sisters, Elsa Rockefeller and Ethel Wendland; loving son in law, Martin South; first cousin and best friend Vivian Hughes. Expressions of sympathy may be made in the form of contributions to the American Kidney Association 145 Pinelawn Road, Suite 320N, Suffolk, Melville, NY 11747 or by visiting www.kidneyfund.org. SERVICES Visitation Thursday, February 20, 2020 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM Joseph V. Leahy Funeral Home, Inc. 27 Smith Avenue Kingston, New York 12401 Get Directions on Google Maps Funeral Service Thursday, February 20, 2020 7:00 PM BURIAL WILL BE PRIVATE Print Obituary Sign Guestbook Name: Location: Video: Image: Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email: Please keep my message private Personal Message: Personal Message (required) Confirm: Submit Guestbook entry
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Audrey E Simmons December 07 1928 February 18 2020.
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Death notice for the town of: Kingston, state: New York