Justine M. ‘Tina’ Dean, 60, of Ulster Park

Justine M. “Tina” Dean, 60, of Hardenburgh Road, Ulster Park, died Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at home.

She was born in Kingston, N.Y., on July 24, 1957, a daughter of Mary Ann (Haber) Decker and the late Howard Kelly.

Tina truly enjoyed her employment with Taconic DDSO as a direct care aide for the mentally and physically challenged adults. She loved to cook and read, but most of all loved and adored her two grandchildren, Caroline Faye Dean and Evelyn Katey Dean. She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church in Esopus, where her husband of 38 years, Timothy J. Dean, serves as deacon.

In addition to her husband, Deacon Tim, and two grandchildren, she is survived by four children, Aubrey B. Dean, and her companion Lance Meyer, of Ruby, Jarrod T. Dean, and his wife Kelly, of Medway, Mass., Hannah K. Long, and her husband Jason, of Kingston, and Isaiah Dean of Ulster Park; four siblings, Michael Kelly and his wife Elizabeth of St. Remy, Richard Kelly of Rosendale, Maureen Kelly of Saugerties, and Mary Ellen Burham and her husband Timothy of Kingston. Several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. She also leaves behind her beloved canine, “Bubba.”

She is predeceased by a sister, Kathryn Foster.

The Dean family will receive friends on Tuesday, Sept. 12, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at GilpatricVanVliet Funeral Home, 339 Broadway, Ulster Park, Town of Esopus.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Church, 1055 Broadway, Esopus, the Rev. Eugene J. Grohe, celebrant. Cremation at Wiltwyck Crematory will be private at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, the Dean family suggests indoor plants for loved ones to take home and nurture in memory of Tina, or a contribution in her memory to either Sacred Heart Church, P.O. Box 200, Esopus, N.Y. 12429, or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: www.stjude.org.

Send the family an expression of condolence by visiting Tina’s Book of Memories at www. GVVFH.com.