Obituary of Lillian T Lagace

Lillian T. Garneau Lagace, 84, of Cohoes, passed away at Samaritan Hospital, Troy on Monday, November 13, 2017 after a short illness. Born in Cohoes, she graduated from Cohoes High School and was the daughter of the late Hubert and Anna Hamel Garneau. She was owner and dispatcher for Star Taxi in Cohoes for 35 years. Lillian loved going to the casino, scratch-offs, long drives especially to the ocean shore and going to Disney World. Wife of the late Conrad Lagace. Mother of Conrad (Danneile) Lagace of Ohio, Dean (Kathy) Lagace of Cohoes, Mark (Pam) Lagace of Conn, Jay Lagace (Dominique Marshall) of North Carolina, Gary (Sharon) Lagace of Glenville, Chad Lagace of Cohoes and the late Conrad Joseph Lagace. Grandmother of Christopher (Christine), Sarah, Tom, Lori (Rudy), Tyler, Kevin, Tasha, Josh, Karly and Joseph and great grandmother of Caine, Blake, Shyla and Gage. Sister of the late Hubert (Sonny) Garneau and Eugene Garneau, also survived by nieces and nephews and her dog Chi Chi. Funeral will be held on Friday, 9:00am at the Church of the Holy Trinity, Cohoes where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Interment will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Waterford. Relatives and friends may call at the DUFRESNE FUNERAL HOME, Inc., 216 Columbia Street, Cohoes on Thursday from 4 to 7pm. Those who wish to remember Lillian in a special way may donate to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in her memory. The family would like to thank the ICU staff at Samaritan Hospital for their care and compassion.