Beatrice 'Sue' Pelkey

COPAKE — Beatrice “Sue†Pelkey, 68, a 10-year resident of Copake, formerly of Wingdale, died April 21, 2010, at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson.  

Born Jan. 26, 1942, in Moira, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Beatrice and Francis Russell.  On July 2, 1960, in Brushton, N.Y., she married Douglas E. Pelkey Sr., who survives at home.

Mrs. Pelkey was a nurse administrator at Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale for 36 years, retiring in 1995.   She graduated from the Dutchess Community College Nursing Program in 1972. She was an avid family genealogist.  

In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Douglas E. Pelkey Jr. and his wife, Lisa, of Copake,  Eric Pelkey of Copake, and Joel Pelkey and his wife, Renee, of Amenia; a sister, Jayne Prabhudas of Stamford, Conn.; six grandchildren, Christopher, Joshua, Matthew, Amanda, Jennifer and Curt Pelkey; and two great-grandchildren, Collin and Logan Pelkey. She was predeceased by two sisters, Frances Duncan and Jessica Russell.

Funeral services will take place Thursday, April 29, at 10 a.m. at the Hufcut Funeral Home in Dover Plains. Burial will be private and at the convenience of the family.  

Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 229 Manchester Road, Poughkeepsie, NY 12603.  To send the family an online condolence go to, hufcutfuneralhome.com.

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