WAPPINGERS FALLS – Doris Elizabeth Irwin, a lifelong local area resident, passed away at home on Saturday, January 29, 2022. She was 87.

Daughter of the late Cornelius and Dorothy (Lind) Lent, Doris was born in Beacon on December 28, 1934. She graduated from Wappingers Central High School in 1952 and went on to study nursing at Albany Medical College, graduating in 1955. She served as a Registered Nurse for over 40 years at the former Highland Hospital in Beacon.

Survivors include her children, Charles Wilson, Jr. & his wife Jane, Leonard Wilson, Dorothy Mestyanek, and Mary Cerf & her husband Rob; her stepchildren, Don Irwin & his wife Tara, Jeff Irwin & his wife Nancy, Kelly Irwin, Marc Irwin, and Amy Edmans; twelve grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

Doris was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles Wilson, Sr., in 1972 and her second husband, Donald, in 2019. She was also predeceased by her twin sister, Dorothy Vecchi.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, February 2 at Fishkill Rural Cemetery, 801 Route 9, Fishkill, NY.

Memorial donations may be made to Hudson Valley Hospice Foundation, 80 Washington Street, Suite 204, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (www.hvhospice.org).

Arrangements are under the direction of McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill, NY. For online tributes, you can visit Doris' Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.