Betty Doris Waples, 94, of Kingston

Betty Doris Waples, 94, of Kingston, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017, at Malta, N.Y.

Born in Saugerties, she was the daughter of the late David and Katherine Burhans Cole. During World War II, Betty worked at RCA Victor in Saugerties and then for Skyline Manufacturing in Kingston. She was a member of the First Capital Travel Club and a former member of Trinity Methodist Church. Doris enjoyed traveling with her late husband and taking bus trips to casinos. She loved music, especially show music.

Betty is survived by two nephews, Noel and Joseph Bonacci; their wives, Alice and Antoinette; and their children and grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Jackie Benecase and her family.

She was predeceased by her husband of 56 years, John K. Waples, whom she married on Sept. 8, 1951, in Kingston, N.Y. She was also predeceased by her two sisters, Clare Ullrich and Ethel Bonacci, and her brother-in-law Joe Benecase.

Doris had been a resident at Atria Crossgates Senior Living in Albany and The Home of the Good Shepherd in Malta, New York, for the past six years.

She had a close relationship with other members of the family and friends, including the late Frank Bonacci, Beverly and Al Goodwin, Harriet and Preston DeWitt, Almeda Burnett and Althea.

Betty will be reposing at Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave., Kingston, N.Y., on Saturday, May 27, 2017, from 9 to 11 a.m.

A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home at 11 a.m.

Interment will follow in Mount Marion Cemetery.

Online condolences may be sent to the family of Betty by visiting ww.SimpsonGaus.com.