Augusta Nancy Wilmot

PLEASANT VALLEY, NY

Augusta Nancy Wilmot (Gussie) passed away peacefully at her home in Pleasant Valley, NY, after a long illness on Wednesday, July 23, 2025.

She was born on August 13, 1936, in Highland, NY, the daughter of Albert Otto Sonnenberg and Grace (Booth) Sonnenberg, the youngest of 12 children in a blended family. She grew up in Hyde Park, NY, where her father was employed at St. Andrew's Jesuit Novitiate (now the Culinary Institute of America). She attended Violet Avenue School and graduated from Franklin D. Roosevelt High School, Class of 1954, where she studied secretarial practices. After high school she worked at the Schatz Federal Bearing Company and later at IBM as a secretary where she met her future husband, Gordon Russell Wilmot (Russ). On October 14, 1961, Gussie and Russ were married in the First Presbyterian Church, Poughkeepsie, NY, and settled in the Town of Poughkeepsie, NY. They later built a home in Hyde Park where they lived for 54 years.

Gussie led an incredibly active life: in addition to being the ideal homemaker and mother, she was skilled seamstress – producing clothes for herself and her family – and she loved painting, upholstery work, flower arranging, gardening, and making a variety of crafts. In addition, she was a skilled golfer and bowler.

For over 30 years she sold Avon products to her many friends and neighbors, earning frequent awards for continuing to exceed her sales quotas. In 1984 she returned to secretarial work and was employed as receptionist by several physicians over the next 25 years – most of that time working for Dr. Joseph Schwerman of Hyde Park, NY.

In addition to her husband, Gussie is survived by her son, Todd, her daughter-in-law, Anita, and her grandsons Patrick, William, and James, all of Hyde Park, NY.

She is predeceased by her parents, and all of her siblings including brothers Ralph (wife Ethel) Colwell of Poughkeepsie, NY, Albert (wife Dorothy) Sonnenberg of Kingston, NY, and Franklin (wife Ursula) Sonnenberg of Poughkeepsie, NY; and sisters Blanche (husband John) Lamb of Roseland, NJ, Dorothy (husband Frank) Daniels of Poughkeepsie, NY and Edna (husband Donald) Baines of Highland, NY.

Gussie was a member of the Hyde Park United Methodist Church for 59 years and served on several committees. She also chaired several of the bazaars associated with the church's Election Day Dinner.

Gussie and Russ enjoyed travel including trips throughout the United States and Europe. In later years they would vacation yearly in Myrtle Beach, SC.

The Wilmot family wishes to thank Hudson Valley Hospice for the excellent care they provided Gussie during the last days of her life.

The Wilmot family wishes to also thank Michelle of Health Quest who had been Gussie's home health aide for over a year and gave her much loving care.

Calling hours will be from 1:00pm to 4:00 pm on `Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Sweet's Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park, NY. Funeral services will begin at 10 AM on Monday, July28, 2025, at the United Methodist Church of Hyde Park, 1 Church St., Hyde Park, with the Rev. Kent Jackson, Pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Union Cemetery in Hyde Park, NY. Donations in memory of Gussie may be made to the Memorial Fund, United Methodist Church, Hyde Park, NY. Condolences may be made to the family at www.sweetsfuneralhome.com.