Brothers & Sisters

George Alva Ely (1932-2004) Mary L. Ely (1934-2019) Walter Edward Ely (1936-2014) William Kenneth Ely (1945-2017)

Charles A. Ely

HOOSICK, N.Y. Charles A. Chuck Ely, 65, died July 15, 2003, at the family camp in Port Henry. He was bom Dec. 5, 1937, in Bennington, Vt, the son of Geoige and Phyllis (Cantello) Ely. He graduated from Hoosick Falls High School in 1956. Mr. Ely was a truck driver most of his adult life, and retired from Johnson Controls in Bennington after 20 years of service. He and his wife operated the first Arctic Cat snowmobile dealership in the early 1970s. They also owned and operated the Wayside Restaurant in Hoosick and later the Country Plus Restaurant & Lounge in Pittstown. He drove stock cars for many years and won many feature events, which earned him a place in the Lebanon Valley Speedway Hall of Fame and the NYSSCA Hall of Fame. He enjoyed leather-making, sign painting, and building and flying remote-controlled airplanes. Survivors include his wife, Jo Ann; a daughter, Stacey Pratt; four sons, Donald Ely of Bennington, Vt., Robert Ely and Timothy Ely, both of Hoosick, and Charles Ely of Pownal, Vt.; three brothers, George Ely of Fairbanks, Alaska, Walter Ely of Hopewell, Va., and William Ely of Hoosick; a sister, Mary Hagadorn of Hoosick; 1 1 grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The funeral service will be held Friday at 10 a.m. at the Mahar Funeral Home in Hoosick Falls. Burial will follow in the Hoosick Rural Cemetery. Calling hours will be held today from 5 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to a favorite charity. Arrangements are under the direction of the Mahar Funeral Home.¹

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