Obituary
Maley, Mary Elizabeth “Beth”, age 81, of Brewster, NY, died October 8, 2016 in Danbury, CT.
Beth was born on June 16, 1935 in Champaign - Urbana Illinois to the late Robert and Alice Beth (Foster) Sonderskov. She graduated from Champaign High School in 1953 in Champaign, IL. After she graduated from high school she attended the University of Illinois at Champaign and transferred to Illinois State University where she received a bachelor degree in education. She worked for one year at a public school in the suburbs of Chicago before moving to NY. She continued her education in NY at Hunter College receiving her first of two Master’s degree in deaf education. Her second Master’s degree was received from Leeman College in speech and language.
On May 1, 1965 Beth married Fred Maley in Summit, New Jersey. She and Fred moved to Brewster, NY in 1969. Fred predeceased Beth on December 1, 2015.
Together they were members of the First United Methodist Church of Brewster, where she was a junior choir director and a youth group leader. She was an active member of the Putnam Chorale for the last 16 years where she was the president. Beth was also member of the American speech and hearing association.
Beth began her career as a teacher of the deaf in NYC before continuing in 1974 as a speech pathologist at BOCES in Yorktown, NY before retiring in the early 1996.
Beth had a love for music, which originated from her childhood and including singing and playing the piano. She appreciated life and her family. Beth was always there for her children, whether it was as a brownie leader of Den mothers she never missed a moment of their life. She valued the life her and Fred created. Beth was a humanitarian, always helping other. Even with allergies to animals she helped all types of animals in need.
Beth is survived by her two children, Alison Voisine and her husband James of Burlington, CT and Matthew Maley and his wife Andrienne of New Paltz, NY, her brother Robert Sonderskov and his wife Meredith. Also her three granddaughters; Lianna Maley, and Lyla and June Voisine.
A memorial Service will be held on Sunday, November 13, 2016 1pm at the First United Methodist Church of Brewster, 83 Main Street, Brewster, NY. A reception will follow at the church. A private cremation was held earlier. Beecher Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. www.Beecherfuneralhome.com
Contributions in Mrs. Maley’s memory may be made to the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation, 5526 West 13400 South #510, Salt Lake City, Utah 84096 and/or Putnam Chorale, P.O. Box 982, Carmel, NY.
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