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Joan V.
Kissel May, from Lagrangeville and a lifelong local area resident, died on
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She
was 72. Daughter of the late John and Valoria (Petranela) Kissel, she was born
in Newburgh on January 31, 1945. Joan had a green thumb and loved gardening,
flowers and making dried flower arrangements. She loved and cared for dogs
Ripley and Gabe, loved to decorate, especially for the seasons and holidays,
cook and make sure everyone always had enough to eat, as well as shop for her
loved ones. She went to many Broadway shows and frequently hosted parties at her
home for family and friends. Joan was a selfless person who always put others
first. Above all else, she cherished spending time with her grandchildren
teaching them old childhood songs, flipping through toy catalogues, and spent
countless hours pretending to attend royal balls and play beauty salon. Joan
loved and excelled in her work as a Licensed NYS Medical Technologist
specializing in Histology where she was employed by medical facilities such as
St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh, NY; MDS Laboratories in Poughkeepsie, NY and
spent the last 17 years working for Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. In her
extensive career she fostered many lifelong friendships. On July 12, 1969, she
married Charles P. May in Newburgh. Charles survives at home in Lagrangeville
with her beloved Ripley. Additional survivors include her eldest son, Charles
John May of Poughkeepsie, NY; her youngest son, Keith Russell May & his wife
Karen Ann May of Wappingers Falls; her grandchildren, Carter, Kylie, and Callie;
her brother, Jack Kissel of Cragsmoor, NY; her cousin Susan Smith of New Paltz,
NY and many other loving relatives & friends. She was joyfully awaiting the
arrival of her next grandchild, due any day. Joan was preceded in death by her
parents, as well as two brothers, Paul & Stanley Kissel. Calling hours will be
held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, December 15 at the McHoul Funeral
Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill. A memorial service will take
place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 16 at the Hopewell Reformed Church, 143
Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction. Interment will be at a later time at the
convenience of the family. Because Joan was a breast cancer survivor, in lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box
22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123; wwww.cancer.org or Susan G. Komen, Dept. 41831,
P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265; www.komen.org For directions and online
tributes, you can visit Joan’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com
Joan V.
Kissel May, from Lagrangeville and a lifelong local area resident, died on
Sunday, December 10, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She
was 72. Daughter of the late John and Valoria (Petranela) Kissel, she was born
in Newburgh on January 31, 1945. Joan had a green thumb and loved gardening,
flowers and making dried flower arrangements. She loved and cared for dogs
Ripley and Gabe, loved to decorate, especially for the seasons and holidays,
cook and make sure everyone always had enough to eat, as well as shop for her
loved ones. She went to many Broadway shows and frequently hosted parties at her
home for family and friends. Joan was a selfless person who always put others
first. Above all else, she cherished spending time with her grandchildren
teaching them old childhood songs, flipping through toy catalogues, and spent
countless hours pretending to attend royal balls and play beauty salon. Joan
loved and excelled in her work as a Licensed NYS Medical Technologist
specializing in Histology where she was employed by medical facilities such as
St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh, NY; MDS Laboratories in Poughkeepsie, NY and
spent the last 17 years working for Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. In her
extensive career she fostered many lifelong friendships. On July 12, 1969, she
married Charles P. May in Newburgh. Charles survives at home in Lagrangeville
with her beloved Ripley. Additional survivors include her eldest son, Charles
John May of Poughkeepsie, NY; her youngest son, Keith Russell May & his wife
Karen Ann May of Wappingers Falls; her grandchildren, Carter, Kylie, and Callie;
her brother, Jack Kissel of Cragsmoor, NY; her cousin Susan Smith of New Paltz,
NY and many other loving relatives & friends. She was joyfully awaiting the
arrival of her next grandchild, due any day. Joan was preceded in death by her
parents, as well as two brothers, Paul & Stanley Kissel. Calling hours will be
held from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, December 15 at the McHoul Funeral
Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill. A memorial service will take
place at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 16 at the Hopewell Reformed Church, 143
Beekman Road, Hopewell Junction. Interment will be at a later time at the
convenience of the family. Because Joan was a breast cancer survivor, in lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box
22478, Oklahoma City, OK 73123; wwww.cancer.org or Susan G. Komen, Dept. 41831,
P.O. Box 650309, Dallas, TX 75265; www.komen.org For directions and online
tributes, you can visit Joan’s Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com