Clare L. Harrington

Clare L. Harrington 1918 - 2009 HOOSICK, N.Y. Clare L. Harrington, 90, a resident of Route 7 died Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany. Born in Cambridge, N.Y., on Nov. 26, 1918, daughter of Floyd and Isoline Maynard Marsh, Clare received her education in Cambridge. In earlier years, Clare had been employed at the EZ Mill in Bennington, Vt. For 32 years, she worked at the Bijur Lubricating Company in Bennington and for the last six years was a well-known employee at Hannaford's. Clare enjoyed ceramics and collecting things. She was a member of the United States Trap Association. She was also very fond of her little French Poodle, "Swiffer". She leaves her companion of 50 years, William Koehler of Hoosick, N.Y.; a daughter, Lee Russell of White Creek, N.Y.; three sons, Robert J. Harrington and Sharon Gardner of Hoosick Falls, N.Y., Tim A. Barbeau and Mary Ellen Richardson of Woodford, Vt., and Randy W. Harrington of Hoosick, N.Y.; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a brother, Walter Marsh of Yucca Valley, Calif.; three sisters, Helen Holton and Margaret Telford, both of Cambridge, N.Y., and Elizabeth Shawcat of Stephentown, N.Y., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a son, Scott "Skip" Harrington; by two brothers, Herman and Jess Marsh, and by a sister, Virginia Bogart. FUNERAL NOTICE: Friends may call at the MAHAR and SON FUNERAL HOME in Bennington, Vt., on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, from 4 to 7 p.m. when the family will be in attendance. There will be no funeral services. Burial will take place at the convenience of the family in Park Lawn Cemetery. If friends desire, contributions in memory of Clare L. Harrington may be made to either Make-A -Wish Foundation or Second Chance Animal Shelter through the office of the Mahar and Son Funeral Home, 628 Main St., Bennington, VT 05201