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Adele Boyd

Hopewell Junction, NY

October 16, 1915 - December 28, 2016

Adele Boyd Obituary

Adele Shinn Boyd, 101, a resident of Milton and previously of Wappingers Falls and Great Sacandaga Lake, died on December 28, 2016 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Highland. Born on October 16, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA, Adele was the daughter of Raymond P. and Lillian Shinn, and the stepdaughter to Emily Shinn. She was the older sister of Marjorie Shinn Allen. They spent most of their growing years in Walton, NY. Adele graduated Walton High School in 1932 and Elmira College in 1936. She worked at Clayton Farm School in Darling, PA, and at IBM in Endicott and Poughkeepsie. Adele married George R. Boyd on September 28, 1946 in Walton. Adele and George built a home in Wappingers Falls to work and raise their family. Adele was the Welcome Wagon Hostess for the Wappingers Falls area until 1972. They retired in 1972 and moved to their retirement home which they constructed on the Great Sacandaga Lake. George and Adele wintered in Bonita Springs, FL, a trip they made for over 30 years. They moved to William and Cynthia's home in Milton at the age of 90 to be with family. Adele loved playing cards, swimming, and meeting new people. Adele is survived by her husband of 70 years, George R. Boyd who turned 100 in July. She is also survived by her sons, Robert Raymond Boyd of Ghent and William James Boyd and his wife Cynthia of Milton; her grandsons, Michael Boyd and his wife Vanessa of Clearwater, FL and Todd Boyd and his wife Tammi of Milton; and her 5 great-grandchildren, Breanna, Andrew, Emily, Tyler and Hailee. Services will be private. Memorial donations may be made to Coarc of Columbia County, PO Box 2, 530 Route 217, Mellenville, NY 12544. Arrangements are under the direction of the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. Please visit Adele’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.

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