Loretta Laurie Mahoney

WALLOOMSAC Loretta Laurie Mahoney, 96, of New York Route 67, died Saturday, January 24, 2004 at Bennington Health and Rehab Center, Bennington, Vt., after a long illness. Born in Flushing, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Harry and Mary Quaritius McMahon Sr. While living in the greater New York City area, Mrs. Mahoney was a communications and advertising specialist. In 1961, Mrs. Mahoney, along with her husband and family, moved to Hoosick Falls, N.Y. and operated the Hoosick Falls Standard Press and the Washington County Post, which at that time, was the longest continuously operated weekly newspaper in the United States. She served as the editor, along side her husband, who was the publisher. They sold the papers in 1980. A communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church in Hoosick Falls, she also belonged to the Catholic Daughters of America and the church's Rosary Altar Society. Mrs. Mahoney enjoyed her family and friends and the relationships she had over her business career. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Nicholas J. Mahoney Jr., who died in 1985; a son, Nicholas J. Mahoney III. Survivors include her daughters, Stephanie L'Heureux of Laconia, N.H. and Harrie Richards (Frank) Hughes of Glen Cove, Ill.; sons, Brian Biff Mahoney of Bufford, N.C. and Michael (Nancy) Mahoney of Walloomsac, along with 11 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Church, 73 Main Street, with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hoosick Falls. There will be no calling hours. The Mahoney family requests contributions be made to the charity of choice, in loving memory of Loretta Laurie Mahoney.