Sarah E. (Betty) Pine, 97, of Kingston

KINGSTON » Sarah E. (Betty) Pine, 97, of Kingston, died peacefully at home, with family at her side, Friday, May 4, 2018.

Born in Kingston, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Edna Hallenbeck Phinney.

Betty graduated Kingston High School and attended New Paltz College. She worked at Kingston Lace Mill, Hercules Powder Plant during World War II, the Kingston Schools cafeteria system, and National Micronetics.

Betty is survived by her two sons, William F. Pine and Edward C. Pine and his wife Eileen; daughterin-law, Theresa Pine; six grandchildren, Aileen Pine Helsley, Jennifer Pine and fiancé Jordan, Colleen Pine Molnar of Florida and husband Justin, Kathryn Pine Kaczmarek of Connecticut and husband Quentin, Joseph Pine of Wis., and Caryn Pine of Hurley. Four great-grandchildren, Teagan Helsley of Hurley, Parker and Arya Molnar of Florida, and Camdyn Kaczmarek of Connecticut, also survive.

In addition to her parents, Betty was predeceased by her husband, Harold Pine, who passed in 2008; a son, Harold B. Pine, who was killed in a hunting accident; a brother, Charles Phinney, who died in World War II; and five sisters, Miriam Schimmel, Jayne Osterhoudt, Norma Fatum, Kathryn Spencer and Ruth Cook.

Betty will be reposing at Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave., Kingston, on Monday, May 7, 2018 from 4 to 7 p.m.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday at the funeral home at 10 a.m., with Rev. Darlene Kelley of Clinton Avenue United Methodist Church officiating.

Interment will follow in Hurley Cemetery.

Online condolences may be left for the family of Betty by visiting www. SimpsonGaus.com.