Obituary, Lucille D. Pickering

Lucille D. Pickering, 84, a longtime resident of Wingdale, NY, passed away on Wednesday, September 4, 2019, at New Milford Hospital in New Milford, CT. Mrs. Pickering was a supervisor at the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale, NY for 34 years retiring in 1990.

Born on April 21, 1935, in Lime Mountain, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Leona (Langto) LaPorte. On June 16, 1949, in Ellensburg Depot, NY, she married Richard F. Pickering who survives at home. Mrs. Pickering was a parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Dover Plains, NY.

In addition to her loving husband, Lucille is survived by three sons, Randall Pickering and his wife, Sandra, of Gowanda, NY, Russell Pickering and his wife, Terry, of Wingdale, NY and Richard T. Pickering of Ancram, NY and a daughter, Diane Caza and her husband, Richard, of Clinton Corners, NY. She is also survived by a sister, Sonia Berringer of Clinton Corners, NY; three grandchildren, Jason, Samantha, and Michael Pickering and five great-grandchildren, Jeremy, Skyla, Amelia, Gavin, and Jackson Pickering. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a sister, Janet Miller.

Calling hours will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2019, at the Hufcut Funeral Home, 3159 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 7, 2019 at St. Charles Borromeo Church, 62 Mill St., Dover Plains, NY. Burial will follow at South Dover Rural Cemetery in Wingdale, NY. For directions or to send the family an online condolence, please visit http://www.hufcutfuneralhome.com

Author: Harlem Valley News