Obituary of Janet R. Simons

Clifton Park, New York SIMONS Janet Rosen Simons, age 68, of Clifton Park, New York passed away on Saturday evening, August 23, 2008, at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, New York. Jan was born in the Bronx, New York on January 6, 1940 and lived in Albany for many years. She was a graduate of Albany High School and Russell Sage College. Following a blind date and a six month whirlwind romance, Jan married the love of her life, Gene Robert Simons, an RPI man, in 1961. Jan and Gene were married for 44 loving years prior to Gene's death in 2005, and were blessed with four daughters, Brooke Mahoney of Clifton Park, New York, Karen Simons of Albany, New York, Melissa Tucek (William) of Fishers, Indiana and Dana Gould of Clifton Park, New York. Jan was a loving and doting "Nana" to Cody and Nathaniel Tucek, Jacob Mahoney and Lily and Harry Gould. Jan is also survived by her sisters Wanda Mayo of Cohoes, New York and Lynn DiPalma of Troy, New York and her brother David Rosen of Guilderland, New York. She is predeceased by her brother Larry Rosen. Our family would like to thank the caring and compassionate staff of Rubin Dialysis Center in Clifton Park for taking care of Mom over the past year. Services will be held at Levine Memorial Chapel, 649 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 11:00 a.m. and will be followed by burial at Beth Shalom Cemetery on Schermerhorn Street in Rotterdam, New York. Shiva will be observed at the Simons' home at 10 Liberty Way, Clifton Park on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evening at 7:30 pm. In lieu of flowers, our family requests that donations be made to the Rubin Dialysis Center in Clifton Park, New York or The Workshop, Inc. in Menands, New York.