Marion "Mimi" Hopkins

QUEENSBURY Marion "Mimi" Hopkins, 64, of Alpine Avenue, Queensbury, went into the arms of the Lord from Glens Falls Hospital, Monday, Nov. 12, 2007, following a very long illness. Born Aug. 28, 1943, in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late Richard Sutliff Sr. and Eleanor (Daly) Quackenbush. Given away shortly after birth, she was taken in and lovingly raised by Marion Belden as her own. Mimi is named after Marion C. Belden, who she lovingly thought of as mom. Mimi enjoyed playing cards, doing plastic canvas, reading and visiting her loving dog, Teisha Lynn Hopkins. Besides her parents, Mimi was predeceased by her surrogate mother, Marion Belden, her loving husband, Donald Hopkins, as well as her biological brother and sisters, Charles, Margaret Ann and Mary Ellen Quackenbush and her surrogate family, Katherine Hall, Janet Binetti, Shirley Ireland and Philip "Bud" Belden. Survivors include three sons: Lee Ramsey of Glens Falls, Fred Hopkins and his wife, Mary, of Corinth and Terry Hopkins and his wife, Kelly, of Queensbury; six grandchildren: Clifford Fosmer Jr. and his wife, Sabrina, Aaron Fosmer, Fred Lewis of Corinth and Valerie, Rachel and Andrew Ramsey, all of Schenectady; two great-grandchildren, Kyle and Angelina Fosmer, both of Corinth; five sisters: her surrogate sister, Nancy Belden Leonbruno, her biological sisters, Agnes Linehan, Jean Gordon, Joan Ramsey and Mickey Breault; five biological brothers: John Daly, Richard Stockdale, Richard Sutliff, Donald Sutliff and Raymond Sutliff; also several nieces, nephews, many dear friends and her loving dog, Teisha Lynn Hopkins. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Friends may show their respects to her family Nov. 27, 2007, from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Glens Falls YMCA, 1 Fire Road, Glens Falls, NY 12801. A graveside service will also be private and at the convenience of the family. Donations, in loving memory of Mimi, may be made to the Glens Falls YMCA, 1 Fire Road, Glens Falls, NY 12801. The family would like to extend a sincere thank you to Dr. Monn, Dr. Larson and all the nurses that cared for Mimi. Condolences may be e-mailed through www.bakerfuneral home.com or mailed to Maynard D. Baker Funeral Home, 11 Lafayette St., Queensbury, NY 12804.