Ann M Richards, 82, of West Stockholm, NY, passed away peacefully with family by her side early Thursday morning, November 29, 2018, at the Alice Center in Malone, NY. She had been a resident there since February 2017.The funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 1st at noon at the Garner Funeral Home with Rev. Lee Sweeney celebrant. Burial will follow the service at the West Stockholm Cemetery. Friends may call at the Garner Funeral Home on Saturday from 10am until noon. Condolences on line can be shared @www.garnerfh.com.
Born in Potsdam, NY, on May 3, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George Robinson and Dorothy and William VanAlstine. She graduated from Potsdam High School in 1954 and the A. Barton Hepburn School of Nursing in 1957.
On August 16, 1958 she married Clarence Richards. He predeceased her in 2010. Together they owned and operated a dairy farm in West Stockholm. She also worked as an operating room nurse at Canton-Potsdam Hospital until her retirement.
Ann cherished every minute spent with her children and grandchildren. She especially loved the solitude and peacefulness she found on the family farm where she had an open and loving heart for animals of all kinds. As she grew older, she found enjoyment in cooking, reading, and watching movies.
Ann is survived by two daughters, Trish Richards and her partner Tracy Earlywine; Tillie Breault and her husband Dale, and one son, BJ Richards and his wife Lisa; five grandchildren Sam, Charlie, Chloie, Mia, and Maddilynn, and one brother, Joseph Robinson and his wife Mary.
Donations should be made to the West Stockholm fire department
