Joan Derush-Golden Obituary

HUDSON FALLS Joan Derush-Golden passed away on Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, at Glens Falls Hospital. Born on March 14, 1935, in Smithville, N.Y., she was the daughter of William and Rena (Periard) Bouchard. Joan loved country music and dancing, she danced every song. Her favorite thing was crocheting. She loved making lots of gifts. She was also a caregiver for the elderly. Besides her parents, her first husband, Harold Derush Sr., her son, Harold Derush Jr. and her sister, Gloria Rogers, predeceased her. Survivors include her husband, Ronald Golden of Hudson Falls; three children: Jean Derush, Harold Derush Jr. II and Rhonda Ward, all of Gansevoort; three sisters: Helen Waite of Schenectady, Edna Vanarnum of Victory Mills and Margaret Tucker of Hoosick Falls; grandchild- ren: Todd Derush, Danielle Baeza, Coty Derush, Destiney Derush and Tyler Derush, as well as many friends. A funeral service will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, 2007, at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Road, Queensbury. Burial will follow at Gansevoort Cemetery. Family and friends are invited and may call from 6 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 21, and from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at the funeral home.

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Published by Post-Star from Nov. 21 to Nov. 22, 2007.

Memories and Condolences
for Joan Derush-Golden

11 Entries

BETTY ( SMITH ) GAVIN

November 23, 2007

JEAN,TUP AND FAMILY.IM SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.YOUR MOM WAS THE BEST MOM AND SECOND MOM ANYONE COULD EVER HAVE.I LOVED HER LIKE A MOTHER GROWING UP,I EVEN CALLED HER MA.YOUR DAD WAS JUST AS NICE TO ME TOO,I WILL MISS MA JOAN AND I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER THOSE YEARS THAT I SPENT GROWING UP WITH YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,AND ALL THE FUN WE HAD.I WILL MISS MOM DERUSH.JEAN I KNOW HOW HARD THIS HAS GOT TO BE FOR YOU AND TUPPY,IM SO SORRY

Bonnie Munger

November 22, 2007

Our Sympathy to all of you. Marsha and I have such fond memories of your mom (grandmom). She was such a kind person.

Brandy Wait & Joe Gero

November 22, 2007

AUNT JOAN!! WELL WHAT CAN I SAY I THINK BACK TO WHEN I WAS LITTLE IN THE BACK YARD AT THE POOL WATCHING YOU IN YOUR FLOWER BEDS & REMEMBER SAYING TO MOM MANY TIMES THAT YOU ALWAYS LOOKED NICE, I MEAN YOU NEVER HAD A BAD HAIR DAY & YOU ALWAYS DRESSED AS IF YOU WHERE GOING TO HAVE A VISITER EVEN IN THE GARDEN WITH DIRT ON YOUR HANDS & YOU STILL LOOKED NICE RIGHT TO THE END. I HAVE TO LAUGH NEVER KNOWING THEN THAT YOUR HAIR WAS PASSED YOUR BACKSIDE WITH THAT FANCY TWIST YOU ALWAYS WORE UNTIL YOU CAME OUT OF THE BACK ROOM ONE DAY & I DID'NT EVEN KNOW IT WAS YOU. I STILL SEE YOUR SMILE IT WOULD LIGHT THE ROOM. THE LITTLE BALL FOR A CHIN WHICH I THINK RUNS IN THE FAMILY MOM HAS THE SAME CHIN. I WILL ALWAYS REMEMBER HOW YOU TALKED TO ME. YOUR VOICE CALMING AND ENCOURAGING & YOU ALWAYS HAD A HUG & KISS READY FOR ME WHEN EVER YOU SEEN ME & TOLD ME YOU LOVED ME. I JUST WISH THAT MY LITTLE GIRL COULD HAVE HAD A CHANCE TO MEET YOU. AUNT JOAN YOU WILL BE MISSED BY ME & JOE YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN. WE LOVE YOU!!!

Connie Boutelle

November 22, 2007

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

Patricia Compton

November 22, 2007

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

BRYON AND SHERYL HOAG

November 22, 2007

our prayers are with you all ,THE DERUSH FAMILY.Your mom was a special lady. We just saw TUP[HAROLD ] last weekend,and we did not know she was ill.It was a shock to read it in the paper.May GOD be with you all. BRYON AND SHERYL HOAG

Robert Tucker

November 21, 2007

Aunt Joan was one of my favorite Aunts' She always had a wonderful warm personality and a beautiful smile. I will never forget her.

DEE DEE LAVOY (WAIT)

November 21, 2007

"AUNT JOAN" you were my favorate aunt and best friend. we had alot of great times i will never forget. you will be missed very much.may you now rest in the hands of GOD and all his angles.you will live now forever & ever in a world of no pain and surrounded with family ,friends and a more powerful love you will ever know.

Leda Waite

November 21, 2007

Joan will always be in my thoughts. As a child I practically lived at her has, I am one on Jeannie's best friends & I think of them as my family. Joan will always bring a smile to my face when I think of her.

John & Joyce Washburn

November 21, 2007

We have many fond memories of Joan & Harold. Our sympathy to her survivors.

Angel Ray

November 21, 2007

Gram, I love you with all my heart and you were the best lady I've ever met. Thank you for everything. You are loved and will be missed. I LOVE YOU--- Angel

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