Dover Plains, NY – Margaret J. Dennis, 74, a lifelong area resident passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at her home in Dover Plains. Ms. Dennis was a supervisor in the Housekeeping Department at the Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale and, later, Taconic DDSO in Wassaic, retiring in 2013 after 40 years of dedicated service.
Born on July 2, 1947 in Sharon, CT she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Helen (Ferris) Marshall. Ms. Dennis was a member of the Town of Dover Historical Society and the Second Baptist Church of Dover in Dover Plains.
Ms. Dennis is survived by many nieces and nephews. Notably, Tony Marshall and Margaret Ann Berry; great nephews, Shawn, Hunter and Jesse Marshall, Anthony Colagiovanni; and several other great nieces and great nephews. Ms. Dennis is also survived by a brother, Walter Marshall of Wappingers Falls, and a sister, Freda Berry of Lagrangeville.
In addition to her parents, Ms. Dennis was predeceased by four brothers, Douglas, Charles Jr., Thomas, and George Marshall and seven sisters, Helen O’Dell, Geraldine Forshaw, Anna Travis, Florence McGhee, Jean Young, Alice Cook, and Patricia Hadden.
Calling hours will be held from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 26, 2022 at the Hufcut Funeral Home, 3159 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY. Funeral services will follow at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will take place at Amenia Island Cemetery in Amenia, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the: Second Baptist Church of Dover, P.O. Box 646, Dover Plains, NY 12522. For directions or to send the family an online condolence, please visit www.hufcutfuneralhome.com
