Frances Paddock

Middleburgh- Frances A. Paddock, 80, formerly of Middleburgh, died Monday, October 1, 2012 at Baptist Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Scotia, where she had been a resident for a short time.

Born September 26, 1932 in NY City, she was a daughter of John and Gertrude (Doyle) Daniels.

She retired from the Middleburgh Central School where she had been a cook for several years. Frances was a member of the Middleburgh Golden Agers and enjoyed traveling. She was also a member of the Huntersland United Methodist Church.

Frances was predeceased by her husband, Lloyd Paddock, Sr., who died Aug. 2, 2010.

Survivors include her three children: Pete (Caroline) Paddock of Middleburgh, Dorothy (Chris) VanValkenburg of Breakabeen, and Denise Kelly (Mark Conklin) of Middleburgh; her three siblings: Gertrude Passarella of Mineola, John Daniels of Middleburgh, and Joyce Makely of Apex, NC; eight grandchildren: David, Tonya, Rhonda, and Deidra, Mary, Jennifer, Erin, and Dillon; and eleven great-grandchildren.

A graveside service will be held at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at Middleburgh Cemetery, New Section off Cotton Hill Rd., with Rev. Carol Coltrain of the Huntersland United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to Marathon For a Better Life, PO Box 268, Warnerville, NY 12187 or Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 795 E. Main St., Suite 11, Cobleskill, NY 12043.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Palmer & Shaylor Funeral Home, 134 River St., Middleburgh and Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm St., Cobleskill.