Pauline Stanger, 90, of Greenville, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024.
She was born on Nov. 10, 1933, to the late Frank and Daisy (French) Wrobbel. She was the second of eight children, and grew up in West Hempstead, NY, with summers out at their Bay house in Flanders. Pauline graduated from Hempstead Hight School in 1951, along with her cousin and lifelong friend, Joan Wrobbel Adams.
Pauline was employed as a bank teller and was out with friends when she met the love of her life, Eldon “Jeff” Stanger. They were married in February 1954. Pauline reluctantly moved with Jeff and their three3 oldest children away from Long Island and her beloved family to upstate New York. In 1961, they bought their home in Greenville and raised seven children there.
Pauline was a devout Catholic, a “no-nonsense” but loving mother who instilled the importance of family and faith that has influenced her children and grandchildren to this day. In addition to raising her family, she worked for many years as a teacher’s aide and “Bus Note Lady” at the elementary school. Pauline loved to dance, and Jeff was her favorite partner. She is now free to join him and the other members of the original “Circle 8” Square Dance Club in Heaven.
Pauline leaves us, her children, to mourn her passing—Linda Kulle, Michael Stanger, Terry (Bud) Bear, Paula (Bud) Malone, Barbara (Mark) Lamb, Eileen (Paul) Clifton and Craig (Charlene) Stanger; her grandchildren, Christine, Christopher, Jeremy, Ryan, Nicholas, Jaclyn, Jenna, Jeffrey, Ian, Hayley, Madisyn, Alexis and Cameron; 11 great grandchildren; her sisters, Shirley, Edith and Barbara; and her brothers, Richard and Donald. She was predeceased by her sister Doris and brother Raymond.
A very special thanks to those who helped Mom live her best life when she was no longer herself: Linda Andresen, Jodi Corbett, and Diane Leonard; Amy Shoe-Smith of Cairo Family Practice; Dr. Andy Coates and the staff of Albany Medical Center for their excellent and supportive care.
Calling hours will be on Thursday, Aug. 15, from 4-7 p.m., at Cunningham Funeral Home in Greenville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, Aug. 16, at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Greenville.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association or The Community Partners of Greenville. Condolence page is available at ajcunninghamfh.com.
