Anne Bowyer O'Connor Hallock, 97, of Gilboa, NY, passed away peacefully on February 27, 2024.  Born September 7, 1926, in Glens Falls, NY to John Henry and Sara Bowyer O'Connor, Anne spent her childhood in Warrensburg, NY, working alongside her three sisters and one brother at the Adirondack Hotel, which her family owned and managed.  She graduated from Warrensburg Central School in 1944 as the Salutatorian and went on to graduate from Cornell University in 1948, where she studied Home Economics.

Anne's first teaching job was in Gilboa, NY, where she met and then married Carlton George Hallock, a dairy farmer, in 1954, and raised three sons, David, Timothy, and Carlton Thomas.  Anne taught Home Economics for many years at schools on Long Island and in the Catskills, before finishing her career teaching life skills to students with special needs at BOCES in Schoharie, NY.

After retiring from teaching, Anne started making handcrafted quilts that she sold from her home.  She was also known for her elderberry jelly and pies, along with her special Christmas coffee cakes that she enjoyed giving away to her friends and family.  She was a lifelong and passionate reader who loved her weekly visits to the Middleburgh Library.  She also regularly attended Mass at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church in Middleburgh, NY.

Anne is survived by her sons: David (Patrice) Hallock of Gilboa, NY and Carlton Thomas (Jacqueline) Hallock of Plattsburgh, NY; her sister: Sally Kubin of Benson, VT; and her brother: John (Linda) O'Connor of Sun Valley, ID; as well as her grandchildren: Denise, Stephanie, Taye, Catherine, Bryan, Casey, and Ethan, and 11 great-grandchildren.

Anne was predeceased by her husband: Carlton; son: Timothy; grandson: Tristan and sisters: Joyce Woznica and Phyllis Gaudia.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 - 7:00PM on Friday, March 8, 2024 at Coltrain Funeral Home, LLC. 134 River Street, Middleburgh, NY, A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church, Main Street, Middleburgh, followed by a reception in the Church Hall.  Anne will be buried in Flat Creek Cemetery in Gilboa, NY in the summer.

Anne requested that any donations in her memory be made to the Flat Creek Cemetery, 109 Parsonage Hill Road, Gilboa, NY 12076.