Gloria Poole

Gloria Poole, 88, of Cobleskill died Friday, July 30 at her home.

Ms. Poole was born March 24, 1922, in Plainfield, New Jersey, the daughter of Denman and Helen Peniston. She married Henry Poole in 1949; Mr. Poole died in 1994.

Ms. Poole grew up in Westfield, New Jersey and graduated from Westfield High School in 1939. She also attended Sweet Briar College in Virginia.
Ms. Poole worked for a New York City publisher before becoming a homemaker.

Re-entering the job market in 1975, Ms. Poole worked for Beneficial Finance in New Jersey, eventually becoming corporate secretary. She retired from that job in 1994. She later worked at the Millington Library in New Jersey.

Ms. Poole moved from Millington to Cobleskill in 2003.

A lover of animals, Ms. Poole supported several animal shelters in New Jersey in addition to the Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley. She also enjoyed gardening, knitting, bird-watching, spending time with her family, the New York Yankees and watching old movies, in which she'd often identify long-forgotten actors.

Ms. Poole was predeceased by her sister and lifelong friend Shirley Peniston, who died in 2002.

Ms. Poole is survived by her son, Jim, and his wife, Sandy, of Cobleskill; two grandsons, Andrew Poole of Cobleskill and Nate Poole of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; a nephew, Denman Peniston of Chester, New Jersey, and his wife, Lucy, and their daughter, Sarah.
Services will be at a later date in New Jersey.

Memorial contributions in Ms. Poole's name may be made to Literacy New Yorka�"Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie Counties, PO Box 852, Cobleskill, or the Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley, PO Box 40, Howes Cave.