Patricia Anne Bolstad

Bolstad, Patricia Anne HUDSON Patricia Anne (Williams) Bolstad, of Hudson, passed away on Saturday, August 13, 2011 at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush at the age of 87. Born in Manhattan on May 26, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Grace (Odell) Williams. During World War II she served in the U.S. Navy. After her discharge, she worked for the British Admiralty in Manhattan. She later worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, during the Korean Conflict. She met her future husband in Hawaii, where he was stationed with the Air Force while she was working in the CIA office there. They were married in the Bronx, where they started their family, later moving to Poughkeepsie, and finally Hudson. Patricia worked for several years for the Conservation Service office, then as a service representative in the Social Security office in Hudson for many years. Following her retirement, she returned to work at Columbia Memorial Hospital as a switchboard operator for another 10 years. She was a member of St. Mary's Church in Hudson and the Catholic Daughters of America. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a warm and generous woman, with a great sense of humor, and a friend to many. She was predeceased by her husband, Jarvis "Jay" Bolstad, in 2002. Survivors include son, Carl and wife Deborah Bolstad of Hudson; two daughters, Lynne Bolstad and husband Yoshiro Matsuo of Oneonta, and Kathleen Bolstad and husband Rick Fernandez of Valatie; her brother, Robert Williams of Tacoma, Wash.; and her sister, Virginia Attinelly of Croton-on-Hudson; grandchildren, Mari Matsuo of Albany, Kimie Matsuo [serving in the Peace Corps] in Benin (Africa), Austin and Devyn Fernandez of Valatie, Sarah Casanova and husband Isaac Casanova of Ghent; great-grandsons, Cameron, Dominic, and Anthony Casanova of Ghent; and several nephews and their children. Calling hours will be Monday August 22 from 2-4 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. at the McDonald-Valenti-Richards Funeral Home, 700 Town Hall Drive, Hudson, N.Y. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, August 23, at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, 429 E. Allen St., Hudson, N.Y. with Fr. Winston Bath and Fr. Peter Chepaitis officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are requested to be made to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Road, Albany, NY 12211-1875.