Anna M. Berrian of Walden, a former office manager for Anthony Sicari Dress Factory, passed away at home on Wednesday, August 30, 2023. She was 94.
The daughter of Gilbert and Lena Hodges Gillespie, she was born on January 28, 1929 in the Town of Montgomery. She was a member of the Walden Seniors, the Walden and Maybrook Methodist Churches and a former foster parent to Wayne and Joey. The family would like to thank her personal home health aides, Alyssa, Jessica, and Judy and Hospice of Orange and Sullivan Counties. “Go Team Anna.”
She was the widow of the late Robert D. Berrian.
Anna is survived by her sons Robert Berrian of Walden, and Brian Berrian and his partner, Terry of Walden; daughter, Kathleen Volpe and her husband, Scott of Florida; five grandchildren and six great grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, James Gillespie.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 6 at 11 a.m. at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard Street, Walden. Interment will be in the Wallkill Valley Cemetery, Walden.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange & Sullivan Counties, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550 or the Walden Humane Society, 2489 Albany Post Road, Walden, NY 12586.