Jeanne A. Alexander

Alexander, Jeanne A. RENSSELAER Jeanne A. (Merrill) Alexander, 79, of Rensselaer, died Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at Community Hospice of Albany in St Peter's Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Bennington, Vt., she had been a resident of the Capital Region for several years. Jeanne was a burler for Huyck Felt Co. in Rensselaer for 13 years and worked as CNA at Albany Medical Center Hospital for 10 years prior to her retiring. She was a past member of Glenmont Elks Auxiliary and an avid bingo player. Predeceased by her parents, Alvin and Mildred (Loux) Merrill. Jeanne is survived by her husband, Douglas P. Alexander of Rensselaer; her daughters, Deborah Amelia Welch and Kathleen Mary (Jason) Tyrel; her sons, Michael J. (Deborah) Welch, Robin S. (Bernice) Welch, and Robert A. Davis; and a sister, Bettie (Arthur) Rodgers. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Michael, Bernard, Thomas, Shawn, Dorothy, Christopher, Jason, Derrick, Nichole, Donald, Marianne, Steven and Elizabeth and a host of great-grandchildren; plus many nieces and nephews; and her mother-in-law, Dorothy Alexander. Relatives and friends are invited to attend her funeral 8:00 p.m. Thursday from the Rockefeller Funeral Home, 165 Columbia Tpk., Rensselaer, N.Y. Friends may call in the funeral home from 4-8 Thursday evening prior to the service. Interment will be private at the convenience of the family.