Obituary of Jeanne R. Wilson

TOWN OF COLONIE, Albany County~ Jeanne R. Wilson, 82, died Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at home following a long battle with cancer. Jeanne, born in Brooklyn, NY was the daughter of the late Frederic and Agnes Caretto of New York City and Bedell. She was raised in Manhattan and graduated from Dickinson College in Penn. She married the late Robert "Bob" Wilson from Columbus, Ohio in 1955 and moved to Bedell and then to the Margaretville-Arkville area where she lived for 43 years till moving to Albany in 1999. She taught at MCS for 16 years before becoming the Guidance Director and school counselor for the next 20 years. She was the first woman to be a full time school counselor in Delaware County. She also had a private family counseling practice for several years. In her free time she enjoyed buying and selling antiques and had a small shop. She, along with her husband, spent many happy days camping in their RV and going bass fishing. They were married for almost 42 years until Bob's death in 1997. They had 3 children of whom they were very proud. She was a member of the Sacred Heart Parish for over 45 years. She taught Religious Ed for a few years and was in the choir almost the whole time. Following her move to Albany County she worked, first as a volunteer and later as the Asst. Regional Director, in the Capital District office of former Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for 6 years. This was a job she very much enjoyed. She is survived by her son, Mark (Deborah) Wilson of NH, daughters Suzanne (Michael) Barnes, and Robin Wilson of Albany, and granddaughters Corsica Jeanne Wilson of CA and K. Maria Wilson-Wright of Albany. She is also survived by several brothers- and sisters-in-law and many nieces and nephews from Ohio. Calling hours will be at the Riverview Funeral Home, 218 2nd Avenue (corner of 104th Street) in Troy on Thursday, October 20, 2016 from 5 - 7 PM and at the Hynes Funeral Home, 48 Walnut Street in Margaretville on Friday, October 21, 2016 from 5 - 7 PM. A funeral mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Sacred Heart Church, 61 Academy Street in Margaretville. Interment will take place in Bedell Cemetery in Fleischmanns, NY. First Visitation 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, October 20, 2016 Riverview Funeral Home 218 2nd Avenue Troy, New York, United States 12180 Second Visitation 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Friday, October 21, 2016 Hynes Funeral Home 48 Walnut Street Margaretville, New York, United States 12455 Funeral Mass 10:00 am - 11:00 am Saturday, October 22, 2016 Sacred Heart Church 61 Academy Street Margaretville, New York, United States 12455 Interment 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Saturday, October 22, 2016 Bedell Cemetery Little Red Kill Road Fleischmanns, New York, United States 12430