Lucy Yarian

1937 - 2022

Lucy Yarian

Livingston, NY - Lucy Swope Yarian, 85, of Livingston, NY, died peacefully of a sudden illness on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of the late Isaac and Elizabeth (Hanson) Swope. In Hudson Lucy was a self-employed artist and owner/operator of Lucky Dog Press where she wrote, illustrated, printed on a letter press, and handbound books for children and adults mostly about animals. She also created a collection of cards she called the Propergander Cards with imagery and sayings about our relation with animals. In Vermont while running a diversified farm with her husband, Stan, she taught poetry and art in schools throughout the state, and in 2010 was recognized by the Vermont State Legislature for her contributions to the arts and education in the state. She leaves behind a devoted family of her husband; four sons and their spouses, Tom, Andrew and Nancy, Lee, Jeremy and Jenn; her siblings Thomas H. Swope, Mary Hill Swope, and Julia Child; her grandchildren Elizabeth, Emily, Isaac, Jake and Aaron. Lucy was predeceased by her sister, Elizabeth Collins. She loved her stepson, David Yarian and wife Fia and their three sons, Benjamin, Samuel and Jonathan; and her stepdaughters Susan Ryan and husband David and their daughter Jessie and son Jake, and Rebecca Stange of Maine.At her request burial was in the Natural Burial Ground at the Town of Rhinebeck Cemetery where a private ceremony was observed by her family on November 9, 2022. To leave online condolences visit: www.saccofuneralhome.com