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Claire Bonney Obituary

Chester, NY - Claire " Joan" Bonney, former longtime resident of Warwick and Chester, passed away on Thursday, November 22, 2007 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. Daughter of the late Peter R. Vellia and Gertrude Pasek Vellia, she was born in Brooklyn on March 6, 1935.

She was a retired Personnel Administrator for Pius XII School in Chester.

Survivors include her sons, Robert R. Bonny and wife Linda of Middletown, N.Y., James P. Bonney and wife Suzanne of Middletown, N.J.; daughters, Jeanne M. Bonney and husband Brian K. Bell of Newburgh, Laurie Bonney-Bushey and husband Rob of Haddon Heights, N.J.; sister, Gertrude Marie White of Lauderdale by the Sea, Fla.; 10 grandchildren; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her twin sister, Jeanne Vellia.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 27 from 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. at Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home, 117 Maple Avenue, Monroe, N.Y. Her Funeral Mass will be held at the Chapel of the Sacred Heart Church, Stage Road, Monroe on Wednesday, November 28 at 10 a.m. Cremation will take place at Cedar Hill Crematory, Middle Hope, N.Y.

Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, Inc. and The Kaplan Family Hospice Residence, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.

Funeral arrangements by Smith, Seaman & Quackenbush, Inc. Funeral Home. ssqfuneralhome.com 845-782-8185.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Times Herald-Record from Nov. 25 to Nov. 26, 2007.

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Ruth and Jim Queen

November 27, 2007

Please accept our sincerest sympathy and know that your are in our thoughts and hearts at this very sad time. Your many memories and your friends will carry you through.

Jyll Fox

November 27, 2007

I'm so very sorry for this loss that your family is suffering. My best wishes to all, Jyll Fox

Dirk L. van Oostendorp

November 26, 2007

Send my sincere condolences to the Bonney family.

bessie korth

November 25, 2007

I use to work with Claire @ pius; she worked hard and enjoyed a good laugh. I extend my deepest sympathy and sorrow. though the place closed and I moved, I often thought of Claire.I will remember her always. God be with you now and forever.Bessie Korth

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