Joan Marie (Mahoney) Fleet , VRHS Class of 1955
Joan passed away peacefully Thursday, July 13, 2017 in Cohoes with her sons at her side. Born in Rensselaer in 1938, she was the daughter of the late Leslie and Agnes Matthews Fleet. Joan was a graduate of VRHS where she was her class salutatorian and was a majorette. She was employed by the NY State AG's Office prior to working as a bookkeeper in her late husband's law firm in Albany. She and Dan raised their seven children in Albany and summered on Upper Saranac Lake in the Adirondacks. In her retirement she would spend winters at her residence in Islamorada Florida. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel H. Mahoney who died in 1995, loving mother of Steven D. (Roxanne) Mahoney of Speculator, NY, Deborah Mahoney of Lake Placid, FL, Laurie (John) Kramer of Ocean Ridge, FL, Daniel G. (Amy) Mahoney of Voorheesville, Leslie J. Mahoney of Albany, George D. (Kathy) Mahoney of Guilderland and the late John L. Mahoney, sister of Susan Adams and Mary Clements both of North Greenbush. Joan is also survived by 8 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The interment will be at St. John's in the Wilderness Cemetery in Lake Clear, NY.