GUILDERLAND – M. Audrey Deso, 91, of Guilderland, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at the Eddy Heritage House in Troy. Mrs. Deso was born in Albany and was a graduate of Vincentian Institute. She lived for a time in West Orange, NJ, and Norfolk, VA before returning to Albany in 1967. She was a communicant of Christ the King Church in Guilderland.
Mrs. Deso was predeceased by her husband Robert E. Deso. She is survived by her sons Robert E. Deso, Jr. (Alice Rae) of McLean, VA, and Thomas R. Deso (Jo-Ann) of Andover, MA; her brother C. Richard Donahue (Therese) of North Salem, NY; her grandchildren Rob Deso (Amy), Susan Dussault (Mark Seneker), Karen Deso Brenza (Timothy), and Kate Kanach (Dan); and by six great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held in the Hans Funeral Home, 1088 Western Ave., Albany, Wednesday morning at 9:45, and from there to Christ the King Church, Sumpter Ave., Guilderland, at 10:00. Relatives and friends are invited, and may call at the funeral home Wednesday morning after 9:00. Interment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Rensselear, 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer, NY 12144; or to the Eddy Heritage House Nursing Center, 2224 Burdett Ave., Troy, NY 12180 or at: www.nehealth.com/foundation . To leave a message of condolence for the family or obtain directions to the funeral home, please visit www.HansFuneralHome.com .
Robin Landry
I was thinking of Mrs. Deso just the other day. I remember her as being very, very kind to my mother, Lorraine, when the Deso’s lived next door to us on Jasper Court in Norfolk. Mrs. Deso also frequently invited me to her kitchen table when she had made a treat for her sons. My dad and Mr. Deso would often kid each other about who had the most beautiful Bermuda grass in their yards and one weekend they both travelled together to retrieve some crepe myrtle trees for replanting in our yards that the City of Norfolk was removing to make a road wider; I remember that they spent all day replanting those trees. The Deso’s were just wonderful people. I will keep both Mr. and Mrs. Deso in my prayers, but I know they are now healthy, happy and at peace. I’m sure my mother and dad are very happy to see them, as well! Prayers for all of them until we meet again…