Beryl E. Day, 94, formerly of Champlain Avenue and a resident of West Mount Health Facilities in Queensbury, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, October 30, 2007at the Glens Falls Hospital.
Born in Whitehall on November 2, 1912, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Queenie I. (Lunt) Greenough.
She was a member of the former “Fawns” of Whitehall and was a First Lady of Whitehall.
Beryl spent most of her years in Whitehall beside her husband, who was mayor. She was an avid baseball fan and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends.
Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her husband of 71 years, John A. Day, who died in 2000 and a brother, Fredrick Greenough who passed away in 1951.
She is survived by one daughter, Joyce Lee and her husband, Richard, of Queensbury; one son, Ronald Day and his wife, Ann, of Clifton Park,; 9 grandchildren, Kathleen Sipe and her husband, Gary, of Houston, Texas, Joan Spateholts and her husband, Crawford, of Hudson,, John D. Shaw and his companion, Betsey, of Kingsbury, Ronald Day, Jr. And his wife, Nancy of Valiejo, Ca., Thomas Day and his companion, Shari, of Greenwich, Nora Day Hall and her husband, Everett, of Clifton Park, Robert Day and his wife, Angel, of Hoosick Falls, Eileen Viele and her husband, George, of Clifton Park, and John P. Day of Wynaninskill,; 17 great grandchildren and 2 great greatgrandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Friday, November 2, 2007 at 11 a.m. at Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church in Whitehall, with Rev. Michael Flannery, pastor, officiating.
Interment followed at Greenmount Cemetery in Whitehall.
Family and friends called at the Jillson Funeral Home, Inc., 46 Williams Street, Whitehall on Thursday, from 4. to 8 p.m.
The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff at the West Mount Health Facilities in Queensbury for their loving care of our mother and also the staff at the Glens Falls Hospital Emergency Room for their care.
