FORT EDWARD
Denais M.A. Etu-Stoughton, 49, passed away on Saturday at the Glens Falls Hospital as a result of complications from surgery.
Denais was born in Glens Falls on September 29, 1964. She graduated in 1982 from Hudson Falls Central School and then went on to earn an associate’s degree from the former Adirondack Community College.
On December 31, 1998 she married the love of her life, Scott Stoughton. Together they raised their family and shared their lives together for over fifteen years.
She had most recently been employed at the Fort Edward School as a teaching assistant.
Denais was a long time and dedicated communicant of St. Joseph’s Church in Fort Edward, where she was very active in church activities and events. She was also a busy and energetic person in her community, known and loved by many others. Many know of her obsession with maintaining and enjoying her home swimming pool.
Her most treasured time was spent with her children, whom she simply adored.
Denais was predeceased by her brother, William Joseph Etu, 4th; her maternal grandparents, John and Isabel Dixon; and her paternal grandparents, William and Leafa Etu.
Survivors include her husband, Scott Stoughton; her two children, Shea and Gabrielle; her step-daughter, Jill Stoughton; her mother and father, Jean Dixon-Etu and William Etu; her brother, John Peter Etu, and his wife, Tracy Etu; her grandchildren, Quincy and Gianna; her mother-in-law, Gloria Stoughton; her brother-in-law, Mark Stoughton, and his wife, Patty; her sister-in-law, Nancy Cutler, and her husband, Tim; several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as many, many friends.
At Denais’ request there will be no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Thomas Babuich and Rev. Martin Fisher, co-celebrating, in St. Joseph’s Church, 164 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828.
Arrangements are in the care of the M.B. Kilmer Funeral Home, 82 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828. For online condolences and to view her Book of Memories, please visit our website at www.kilmerfuneralhome.com.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory and for her children may be made to Scott Stoughton, and sent in care of and to Glens Falls National Bank, 159 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828.
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