1939 - 2024
OBITUARY
Elizabeth Barry, 84, of Wappingers Falls, passed away August 21, 2024, at Hospice House in Hyde Park. Mrs. Barry, a life-long resident of Wappingers Falls, graduated from Wappingers Central School in 1957. She was known to family and friends as “Betty”. After high school, she was employed at Central Hudson in Poughkeepsie. She became a homemaker and caretaker for her family and then later in her life worked at Caldor of Wappingers Falls in the Domestics Department for 17 years. Kind and sweet, she had a great love of sewing, knitting, crocheting and baking; she was very creative. Without fail, she made all holidays a special celebration for her family.
Born in Manhattan on September 6, 1939, she was a daughter of Elizabeth (Riley) and Robert Heil. On February 26, 1960, at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church in Wappingers Falls, she married James Michael Barry Jr.; Mr. Barry predeceased her in 2012.
Surviving her are her loving daughters: Beth Anne Barry (Michael King), Shannon Barry (Alexander Rainboth) and her loving son James Michael Barry, III (Monique Dauphin). Her oldest daughter, Mary Anne Barry predeceased her in 2004. In addition, Mrs. Barry’s brother, William Scofield and sister, Joan Kane also predeceased her. She is survived by many nieces nephews and cousins.
All services will be private. Arrangements are made under the Direction of Delehanty Funeral Home.
Memorial donations may be made to: Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation, 80 Washington Street, Suite 204, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. If you wish to send an online condolence, please visit the website at www.hvhospice.org/donate-now.
DONATIONS
Memorial donations may be made to:
Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation
80 Washington Street, Suite 204
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601