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Obituary – The Post-Star, Glens Falls, New York; Sunday, 6 AUG 2006, page 20 (Newspapers.com):

Ambrose ‘A.J.’ Hall

LAKE LUZERNE – Ambrose “A.J.” Hall, age 71, of Lake Tour Road, went to the arms of the Lord on Friday afternoon, Aug. 4, 2006.

Born on March 11, 1935, in Glenmont, Pa., he was the son of Gano and Dorothy (Crago) Hall.

He was a graduate of Danville High School in Danville, Ohio.

A.J. proudly served in the United States Navy as a gunners mate.

He married Rose Baker on Oct. 14, 1967, in Glens Falls.

A.J. was employed for many years at the Portland Cement Company and later worked for 13 years as a millwright for Finch Pruyn Paper in Glens Falls until his retirement in 1995.

He was a gifted woodworker, having built many heirlooms for family and friends as well as a gifted auto mechanic. He enjoyed hunting and target shooting with his son, Allen. He was very fond of caring for and feeding the birds and the deer who frequented his yard. He was especially fond of his pet chipmunk. A.J. also enjoyed John Deere tractors.

A.J. will always be remembered as a generous, kind, hard-working, man who loved to visit with people and talk to them about the Lord.

Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Rose Hall; one daughter, Annette Hammon and her husband, Kenneth, of Lincoln, Calif.; one son, Allen Hall and his wife Cathy, of Bisbee, Ariz.; four grandchildren, Rebecca Hammon, Jessica Hammon, Aiden Hall and Cullen Hall; his father-in-law, Michael Baker of Hudson Falls; two sisters-in-law, Joan Perry of Glens Falls and Bonnie Budde of Minnesota; two aunts, Ruth Hall and Hattie Hall, both of Ohio; one cousin, Karen Davidson of Frazeysburg, Ohio; several nieces and nephews. A.J. is also survived by his beloved pet poodle, Taffy.

There are no public calling hours scheduled.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Mettowee Valley Cemetery Chapel, Pawlet, Vt., with the Rev. Paul Mycheck, pastor of the Church of Christ, West Rupert, Vt., presiding.

Burial will be in Mettowee Valley Cemetery, Pawlet, Vt.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in A.J.’s memory may be directed to Rose Hall, 107 Lake Tour Road, Lake Luzerne, NY 12846.

Arrangements are under the direction of Brewer Funeral Home Inc., 24 Church St., Lake Luzerne.