Obituary of Minnie A. Eldred

Minnie A. Eldred, 96 years of Coxsackie, NY passed away on Monday, Dec. 12, 2011at The Pines in Catskill, NY. She was born in Coxsackie, NY on May 25, 1915, daughter of the late Ernest and Alma (Parks) Eldred. Minnie was a Dental Technician with CMP Industries in Albany, NY until her retirement. She was a long time member of the Coxsackie Republican Club & Coxsackie Senior Citizens. She was also a Charter Member of the Medway-Grapeville Vol. Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Coxsackie Hose 3 Fire Co. Ladies Auxiliary. Minnie enjoyed playing bingo and attending the Medway C.C. Church. Besides her parents, Minnie was predeceased by her brother and his wife, Howard and France Eldred and her long time companion, John Keller. Surviving are her two nephews, John Eldred (Melody) and Howard "Corky" Eldred, Jr., her niece, Frances Eldred Downes, her great nieces and nephews, Kelly Downes, William Downes, Kimberly Kiefer (Dennis), Katherine Konopka (Joseph), Christopher Fisher (Diane), Allison Eldred (Rob Schmid), Daryl Eldred and Scott Eldred(Laura) also her great-great nieces and nephews, Makayla, Rebeca, Megan, Kacy, Zachary, John, Joshua, Bella, Hailey and Madison. Funeral service will be on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at 7:30 pm at the Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 SR 81, Greenville, NY 12083. Friends may call at the funeral home prior to the service from 2 to 4 and 6 to 7:30 pm. Interment will be at the convenience of the family. Those who wish to remember Minnie in a special way may contribute in her memory to the Coxsackie Rescue Squad. Light a candle at ajcunninghamfh.com