Troy, Rensselaer Co.

Diane Nellie DeLurey passed away peacefully on Monday, October 26, 2026 at the Eddy Memorial Home. She was 89.

Born on October 6, 1937 in Bennington, Vermont, daughter of the late Randolph and Gladys (Harmon) Philpott. She is the widow of the late Harold M. DeLurey who passed in 2013.

Diane was educated and earned her Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate from Albany Medical Center College. While raising her family, she volunteered for the Hoosic Valley Rescue Squad for many years and proudly served as past president. She was a member of the Valley Falls United Methodist Church.

Survivors include her daughters, Cheryl (John) Ryan, Holly (Mark) Patenaude and Cindi (Michael) Breen, her beloved grandchildren, Jeremy Ryan, Meghan (Dan) King, Brooke (Matt) Spano, Brianna (Chad) Houle, Jay Reed, Brett Reed, Conor Patenaude, Emerson Breen and Ryleigh Breen. Also survived by her five great grandchildren, Ryan and Calvin King, Colton and Bennett Houle and Kennedy Spano as well as her nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

She is predeceased by her daughter, Jo-Anne Reed and her brother Leon Philpott.

Visiting will be on Thursday, October 29, 2026 from 10am-12 noon at Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main St., Schaghticoke. A service will follow at noon in the funeral home with inurnment at Hoosick Rural Cemetery.

Kindly consider a donation to the Valley Falls United Methodist Church in loving memory of Diane DeLurey.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com