Donna Goulden VanDyke of Hurleyville, N.Y., passed way Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at her home. She was 72.
She fought a brave and courageous battle with breast cancer.
Daughter Harold and Anna Furchalk Goulden, she was born on Jan. 5, 1949, in Ballston Spa, N.Y.
Donna owned and operated The Irish Nanny Co. in Katonah, N.Y., for many years.
Donna married Alan VanDyke, who survives at home. She is also survived by her son Scott Duncan and his wife Erin, of of Pocono Lake, Pa.; daughter, Tracy Duncan-Arch and her husband, Ronald, of Milford, Pa.; sister, Debra Paradise and her husband, Robert, of Ballston Spa, N.Y.; her beloved grandchildren, Rose and Sara Duncan, Samantha and Gabrielle Taylor, Brittany, Jordan, Dakota, CT, and Logan Duncan; great-grandchildren. Caleb, Ryker, Laila and Nova; and several nieces and nephews.
Donna was pre-deceased by her son Gregory Duncan.
Graveside services were held March 3 at St. Pauls Cemetery, Mechanicville, N.Y. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Orange and Sullivan, 8000 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550.
Arrangements were made by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Port Jervis, N.Y.