Alston, Patricia
Albany – Patricia Alston, 77, passed away Sunday February 14, 2010 at Albany Memorial Hospital.
Patricia was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Joseph and Alma Kuehn and was a lifelong area resident except for her years in service to her country as a Captain in the U S Marine Corps. She was also an elementary school teacher with the Rensselaer City Schools, retiring in 1990. Patricia was a loving mother, proud grandmother and great friend.
She is survived by her children: Barbara Alston, Beverly Alston McClellan (Robert), Robert Paul Alston and James William Alston, grandchildren: Max, Matthew and Ben McClellan and brother Robert Kuehn.
Funeral services will be held Saturday 8:00am from New Comer Cannon Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Rd., Colonie then to All Saints Catholic Church (previously St. Margaret Mary's Church), Albany where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:00am. Calling hours will be Friday 4:00 to 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Interment will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to autismspeaks.org or "Autism Speaks" 5455 Wilshire Blvd. suite 2250, Los Angeles, CA 90036.