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Dorothy Finn Obituary

PROSPECT HEIGHTS Dorothy E. Finn, 80, of Pinegrove St. died Wednesday, June 18, 2003 at Community Hospice at St. Mary's, Troy. Born in Hudson, N.Y., Mrs. Finn was a clerk for the motor vehicle department, toll auditor for the NYS Thruway Authority and later NYS Department of Taxation and Finance. The widow of Michael Finn Sr.; mother of Dorothy E. DeChambo of Rensselaer and the late Michael Finn Jr.; sister of Shirley Smith of Rensselaer; grandmother of Kathleen and Phyllis Carey, Michael Finn III, Betty Ann Snow, Michael Finn and the late Robert Finn; great-grandmother of William H. Jr. and Tricia L. Carey, Sean, Brandon, Ryan and Jessica Finn; also survived by nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral Saturday morning at 9 from the Rockefeller Funeral Home, 165 Columbia Tpk., Rensselaer and at 9:30 at the Church of St. Mary, Clinton Hgts. where the Liturgy of Christian Death and Burial will be celebrated. Friends may call at the funeral home Friday 4-8 p.m. Interment in Our Lady Help of Christians, Glenmont. The family has requested that those who wish to remember Dorothy make contributions to the Alzheimer's Assoc., NENY Chapter 85, Watervliet Ave., Albany, NY 12206.

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Published by Albany Times Union from Jun. 19 to Jun. 20, 2003.

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