Obituary for Karen A. Charbonneau
COHOES Karen A. Charbonneau, 72, of Berkshire Ave. entered into eternal life Saturday, November 13, 2021 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Canada, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Rosamond Flannery Charbonneau. Karen moved to this area at a young age and graduated from St. Marie’s School in Cohoes. She was a 1968 graduate of Keveny Memorial Academy and went on to work for the NYS Dept. of Taxation & Finance for many years until her retirement.
Karen’s faith always played an important role in her life, and she was a devout and active parishioner at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Waterford. She was a member of St. Mary’s Altar Society and volunteered in many roles. In her free time, she enjoyed golfing, bowling and playing Mah-Jongg.
Left to cherish her memory are her cousins, Robert and Harold Flannery, Linda Flannery Guerard, Mary Loretta Flannery Voglino, Mary Rose Bernardin Simpson, Jude Krupski McCue; her dear friends, Jeanne Gracon, Nancy Griffin Bowen (George) and family, Kathy Griffin Sniffen (Rich) and family; her forever friends for over 60 years, Sandy Kennedy Sprague, Susan Slavin Farrelly, Mildred Shaughnessy Burke and Jean Michaud Ludlum; as well as many other friends.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 8:45 a.m. from the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 105 Vliet Blvd., Cohoes and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Waterford. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Waterford.
Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.
Those wishing to remember Karen in a special way may make contributions to St. Mary of the Assumption Restoration Fund, 119 Broad St., Waterford, NY 12188
Born in Canada, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Rosamond Flannery Charbonneau. Karen moved to this area at a young age and graduated from St. Marie’s School in Cohoes. She was a 1968 graduate of Keveny Memorial Academy and went on to work for the NYS Dept. of Taxation & Finance for many years until her retirement.
Karen’s faith always played an important role in her life, and she was a devout and active parishioner at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Waterford. She was a member of St. Mary’s Altar Society and volunteered in many roles. In her free time, she enjoyed golfing, bowling and playing Mah-Jongg.
Left to cherish her memory are her cousins, Robert and Harold Flannery, Linda Flannery Guerard, Mary Loretta Flannery Voglino, Mary Rose Bernardin Simpson, Jude Krupski McCue; her dear friends, Jeanne Gracon, Nancy Griffin Bowen (George) and family, Kathy Griffin Sniffen (Rich) and family; her forever friends for over 60 years, Sandy Kennedy Sprague, Susan Slavin Farrelly, Mildred Shaughnessy Burke and Jean Michaud Ludlum; as well as many other friends.
Funeral services will be Thursday at 8:45 a.m. from the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 105 Vliet Blvd., Cohoes and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Waterford. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Waterford.
Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home Wednesday from 4-7 p.m.
Those wishing to remember Karen in a special way may make contributions to St. Mary of the Assumption Restoration Fund, 119 Broad St., Waterford, NY 12188