Marjorie Moynihan Nichols

FORT EDWARD Marjorie (Lindsay) Moynihan Nichols, 96, of The Oaks in Fort Edward, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2007, at the Glens Falls Hospital. Born on Aug. 21, 1911, in Hudson Falls, she was the daughter of the late James and Clara (LaFarr) Lindsay. Marjorie had been married to John Moynihan and Cortland Nichols, who are now both deceased, and she was a longtime companion of James A. Wilson, who died on Nov. 13, 1995. Through her life, she lived and traveled to many parts of this country. While living in Rockland County, Marjorie enrolled in real estate classes at the age of 69 and became a licensed agent, working for Century 21. Her hobbies were oil painting, bridge and golf. After moving to the Oaks, she enjoyed playing cards with her friends. In her spare time, Marjorie volunteered in hospitals. Besides her parents and husbands, she was predeceased by her sister, Violet LaFarr; her two brothers, Thomas Lindsay and Robert "Bud" Lindsay; her brothers-in-law, Roland LaFarr, Harold Carlisle and Robert Mahan; her sister-in-law, Mary Jane Lindsay and her nephew, Michael Carlisle. Survivors include her three sons: John "Jack" Moynihan and his wife, Trish, of West Hartford, Conn., Thomas "Tom" Moynihan of Scottsdale, Ariz., and Michael "Mike" Moynihan and his wife, Mary, of Sebring, Fla.; her only daughter, Pamela "Pam" Nichols and her husband, William Fuhs, of Manhattan; her two sisters, Lorraine Mahan and Shirley Carlisle of Hudson Falls; six grandchildren: Kim Moynihan Giachello and her husband, John, Susan Moynihan, John Moynihan III, Michael Alexander Moynihan, Jason Stojkovic and John Fitzgerald Moynihan; three great-grandchildren, Leah Giachello, John Michael Giachello and Ashley Moynihan; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Friends and family may call on Monday, Dec. 3, 2007, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main St. in Hudson Falls. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Mary's/Paul's Catholic Church on the park in Hudson Falls. The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Paul's Cemetery in the town of Kingsbury. Online condolences may be made by visiting our Web site at www.carleton funeralhome.com and they will be sure that the family receives them. The family suggests that memorial donations be made to Wilson Smith Academy, c/o Good Works Media, Ltd., 61 Campbell St., New Hyde Park, NY 11040.