BRANT LAKE and QUEENSBURY -- Shirley Boland, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at Glens Falls Hospital.
Born Jan. 29, 1913, in New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ethlyn (Moore) Barry.
Shirley was a 1942 graduate of Cooper Union School of Art. She married Arthur Francis Boland on May 12, 1945, and a year later the couple relocated to Brant Lake. They resided at her husband's place of business, Curtis S. Read Boy Scouts of America Reservation until moving to their home on Route 8.
After raising her children, Shirley returned to college, where she obtained a teaching certificate in 1973 from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. She taught Art for BOCES and at Abraham Wing in Glens Falls before retiring in 1980. She was quite the accomplished artist, having several art shows to display her most recent paintings. She painted signs for numerous churches and business in and around the Brant Lake area.
While enjoying their retirement, Shirley and her husband drove cross-country for some entertainment and adventure.
Shirley was a member of the Horicon Ladies Auxiliary, Horicon Historical Society, The Horicon Senior Citizens, and also served as a BSA Den Mother.
Other than her parents, Shirley was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Art, who passed away on Sept. 15, 2001.
She leaves behind a son and his wife of Florida; 2 daughters, 3 granddaughters: 3 great-grandchildren: a brother, and her sister.
Posted in The Post Star Obituaries on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Born Jan. 29, 1913, in New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ethlyn (Moore) Barry.
Shirley was a 1942 graduate of Cooper Union School of Art. She married Arthur Francis Boland on May 12, 1945, and a year later the couple relocated to Brant Lake. They resided at her husband's place of business, Curtis S. Read Boy Scouts of America Reservation until moving to their home on Route 8.
After raising her children, Shirley returned to college, where she obtained a teaching certificate in 1973 from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. She taught Art for BOCES and at Abraham Wing in Glens Falls before retiring in 1980. She was quite the accomplished artist, having several art shows to display her most recent paintings. She painted signs for numerous churches and business in and around the Brant Lake area.
While enjoying their retirement, Shirley and her husband drove cross-country for some entertainment and adventure.
Shirley was a member of the Horicon Ladies Auxiliary, Horicon Historical Society, The Horicon Senior Citizens, and also served as a BSA Den Mother.
Other than her parents, Shirley was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Art, who passed away on Sept. 15, 2001.
She leaves behind a son and his wife of Florida; 2 daughters, 3 granddaughters: 3 great-grandchildren: a brother, and her sister.
Posted in The Post Star Obituaries on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
BRANT LAKE and QUEENSBURY -- Shirley Boland, 93, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at Glens Falls Hospital.
Born Jan. 29, 1913, in New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ethlyn (Moore) Barry.
Shirley was a 1942 graduate of Cooper Union School of Art. She married Arthur Francis Boland on May 12, 1945, and a year later the couple relocated to Brant Lake. They resided at her husband's place of business, Curtis S. Read Boy Scouts of America Reservation until moving to their home on Route 8.
After raising her children, Shirley returned to college, where she obtained a teaching certificate in 1973 from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. She taught Art for BOCES and at Abraham Wing in Glens Falls before retiring in 1980. She was quite the accomplished artist, having several art shows to display her most recent paintings. She painted signs for numerous churches and business in and around the Brant Lake area.
While enjoying their retirement, Shirley and her husband drove cross-country for some entertainment and adventure.
Shirley was a member of the Horicon Ladies Auxiliary, Horicon Historical Society, The Horicon Senior Citizens, and also served as a BSA Den Mother.
Other than her parents, Shirley was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Art, who passed away on Sept. 15, 2001.
She leaves behind a son and his wife of Florida; 2 daughters, 3 granddaughters: 3 great-grandchildren: a brother, and her sister.
Posted in The Post Star Obituaries on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Born Jan. 29, 1913, in New York, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Ethlyn (Moore) Barry.
Shirley was a 1942 graduate of Cooper Union School of Art. She married Arthur Francis Boland on May 12, 1945, and a year later the couple relocated to Brant Lake. They resided at her husband's place of business, Curtis S. Read Boy Scouts of America Reservation until moving to their home on Route 8.
After raising her children, Shirley returned to college, where she obtained a teaching certificate in 1973 from Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs. She taught Art for BOCES and at Abraham Wing in Glens Falls before retiring in 1980. She was quite the accomplished artist, having several art shows to display her most recent paintings. She painted signs for numerous churches and business in and around the Brant Lake area.
While enjoying their retirement, Shirley and her husband drove cross-country for some entertainment and adventure.
Shirley was a member of the Horicon Ladies Auxiliary, Horicon Historical Society, The Horicon Senior Citizens, and also served as a BSA Den Mother.
Other than her parents, Shirley was predeceased by her beloved husband of 52 years, Art, who passed away on Sept. 15, 2001.
She leaves behind a son and his wife of Florida; 2 daughters, 3 granddaughters: 3 great-grandchildren: a brother, and her sister.
Posted in The Post Star Obituaries on Tuesday, February 15, 2011
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