Lorraine M. Amundson
Lorraine M. Amundson, a lifelong Beacon resident and more recently of Wappingers Falls, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie. She was 86.
Born in Beacon on September 17, 1922, she was the daughter of John and Elizabeth Minerva Fredericks McCann. She married Harold E. Amundson, who preceded her in death on April 25, 1994.
Mrs. Amundson was employed by IBM, East Fishkill and previously worked for the National Biscuit Company and for Dennings Point Brickworks, both in Beacon.
She is survived by two sons, Robert Wayne Amundson and his wife, Marie E., of Kingston, and Harold "Rick" Amundson and his wife, Maryhattie, of Wappingers Falls; a brother, Harry McCann and his his wife, Joyce, Delmar, NY; seven grandchildren, Erica, Justin, Rachel, Benjamin, Jeremy, Michael, and Karen; four great grandchildren, Jared, Brady, Sarah Marie, and Isabella; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive their friends on Thursday, October 23, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Halvey Funeral Home, 24 Willow Street, Beacon.
A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, October 24, at 10 a.m. Interment will follow in Fishkill Rural Cemetery, 801 Route 9, Fishkill, NY.
Donations in memory of Mrs. Amundson may be made to American Heart Association, 301 Manchester Road, Suite 105, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-2587 or to St. Jude's Children’s Research Hospital, Memorial and Honor Program, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.
To send the family a personal condolence or for directions to the funeral home, please visit www.halveyfh.com.
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