Florence McIlvaine Obituary

QUEENSBURY Florence W. McIlvaine, widow of Leonard J. McIlvaine, 259 Chestnut Ridge Road, Queensbury, died Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008. Mrs. McIlvaine was born March 1, 1918, daughter of George A. and Katharine Mason Webster. She was a graduate of Glens Falls Academy and attended Wellesley and Skidmore Colleges. For 36 years, she was a member of The Post-Star editorial staff, serving as reporter, columnist and occasional editorial writer. She was a former member of the Zonta Club, Business and Professional Women's Club and Handweavers Guild of America and a former secretary of the Lake George Opera Festival board of directors. After their retirement, she and her husband divided their time between their home here and at Hilton Head Island, S.C. Mr. McIlvaine died in 1996. Survivors include her sister, Elizabeth Keech and her husband, Walter, of Hudson Falls; her two brothers, John 0. Webster and his wife, Doris, of Queensbury and Charles M. Webster of Queensbury; three nieces: Constance Scofield of Glens Falls, Katharine Ciarelli and her husband, Peter, of New Woodstock and Diane Webster of Hagerstown, Md.; and a nephew, John O. Webster Jr. and his wife, Sheryl, of Queensbury. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no calling hours and funeral services will be private. Interment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in South Glens Falls. Online condolences may be sent through our Web site www.carletonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the direction of the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main St., in Hudson Falls.