ELLA "JEANETTE" RUMSEY, PORT JERVIS, NEW YORK

Ella "Jeanette" Rumsey, age 86, late of Port Jervis, NY, passed away on Sunday, May 18, at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility, Liberty, NY.She as born in Port Jervis, NY on May 20, 1921, the daughter of the late Clarence and Hazel Cuddeback Gilson. She married Henry M. Rumsey on June 28, 1939, who predeceased her February 20, 1998.Jeanette was a retired sewing machine operator for Little Tots, Inc. in Port Jervis, NY. Jeanette is a member of the Hope Free Church, Matamoras, PA, and a graduate of Port Jervis High School, class of 1939. She was a charter member of the Deerpark Seniors, a member of the Friendly Seniors of Sparrowbush, a 45-year member of the Neversink Valley Grange #1530, Huguenot, NY, and she is a member of the D.A.R. (Daughters of The American Revolution), Port Jervis.Survivors include her daughter, Eleanor Gobel of Monticello, NY; five sons: Henry A. Rumsey and his wife, Dianna of White Lake, NY, James Rumsey and his wife, Jean of Johnson City, TN, George Rumsey and his wife, Sherrill of Port Jervis, NY, Gerald Rumsey and his wife, Barbara of Barryville, NY, and Douglas Rumsey and his wife, Nancy of Port Jervis, NY; 13 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Estelle Gilson.Jeanette was predeceased by her grandson, Franklin Rumsey, one sister and two brothers.Friends may call Tuesday, May 20, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY.Funeral services will be held Wednesday May 21, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with the Rev. Robert Grieve officiating. Interment will take place at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, NY.Memorial donations may be made to The Hope Free Church, Matamoras, PA 18336 or to the Alzheimer's Assoc., Hudson Valley/Rockland/Westchester, NY Chapter, 2 Jefferson Plaza Ste. 103, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-4060.For information, directions or to send condolences, please visit knight-auchmoody.com or call 845-856-3312.