Joan Foley
September 24, 1933 – January 16, 2019
formerly of Town of Highlands
Joan Margaret Woodruff Smith Foley passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Jan. 16 in Clermont, Fla. Joan was born in Cornwall on Sept. 24, 1933 to the late William and Mary Ellen Fitzgerald Woodruff.
She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from Highland Falls High School in 1951. She was a long-time resident of the Town of Highlands, raising her family in Fort Montgomery with her husband, Howard H. Smith. Joan was a proud employee of the U.S. Postal Service, retiring after 23 years achieving the position of postmaster of the Bear Mountain Post Office for over a decade.
She is survived by her sisters and brothers-in-law Jane & Neil Tosolini and Ann & Patrick Kearney; children – Gail Reynolds (Markus), Brenda Baker, Howard Smith (Linda), Bradley Smith; stepsons, Lawrence Foley Jr. (Debby) and Thomas Foley (Marta); grandchildren – Petey Baker, Kristy Castro, Keith & Todd Reynolds, Sheri Guerrette, Markus Reynolds, Allison, Patrick, Bradley, Megan, Jonathan and Carolyn Smith, Bryan, Brett, Brooke, Joey and Kanani Foley; great-grandchildren Mackenzie, Haley, Vincent and Rylee Castro, Rylan and Carson Baker, James and Lily Reynolds; and several nieces and nephews, including her special niece and namesake, Nancy Joan Hannigan.
Joan was predeceased by her loving husband, Lawrence Foley, Sr.; brothers Robert, Donald, Kenneth and Henry Woodruff; sister Gloria W. Hannigan; and son Roger Smith.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 12 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2 at Blessed Sacrament Chapel in Fort Montgomery followed by interment in Peacedale Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers memorial contributions can be made to Cornerstone Hospice, 2445 Lane Park Rd., Tavares, Fla. 32778.
Funeral arrangements by William F. Hogan Funeral Home, 845-446-2868