Glen Lake, NY – Colleen Jane (Miller) Yule Beadleston, 93, passed away peacefully from natural causes at her daughter, Susan’s, home in Arcada, CA on Wednesday, April 18, 2018.
Born on January 3, 1925 in Hudson Falls, Colleen was the daughter of the late Thomas James Miller and Mary Agnes (Daha) Miller. She spent all of her life in Hudson Falls and at Glen Lake where she made many wonderful friends and memories.
After graduating from Hudson Falls High School in 1943, Colleen worked for Commercial Credit Corporation. Later, she joined the WWII war effort by working for ALCOA in
Hudson Falls preparing various aircraft for shipping overseas. Later she worked as a waitress for the Glens Falls Country Club and T&T Restaurant. She proudly retired as a 25-year employee of General Electric Company in Hudson Falls.
Colleen was a loving and caring daughter, sister, wife, mother and grandmother. She wore many hats during her life time and she wore all of them with joy, pride and dignity. Above all, she loved and valued her family, friends and being at her log cabin home on Glen Lake. She felt blessed to live in the Adirondack Mountains and enjoyed the Four Seasons. Her yard and rock garden were her pride and joy and kept her busy from Spring to Winter.
Colleen enjoyed fishing trips with her husband, Don, to various lakes in the Adirondacks, ocean fishing and to visit her relatives and friends in Canada. She was a fantastic cook and loved to entertain. The stories she loved to tell were always detailed and the details were frequently subject to embellishment and/or change each time she told the story. She could have been a writer.
Colleen loved music and was an excellent all around dancer. She appeared as a featured tap dancer in many local stage reviews. During her last high school year, in addition to her normal classes, she took tap dancing lessons in Schenectady and was especially proud to have earned her New York State Dancing Instructor Certification allowing her to teach dancing.
In addition to her parents, Colleen was predeceased by her first husband, Robert G. Yule, her second husband, Donald E. Beadleston and her granddaughter, NaPali Hafner.
Those left to cherish her memory include her daughter, Susan Yule, son, Robin Yule, granddaughter, Malia Kai Yule and her son, Isaiah Walton, all of Arcada, CA, her step-son Donald E. Beadleston, Jr., wife, Laurie, and their children, William and Matthew Beadleston, step-son John J. Beadleston and wife, Amy, her brother, John (Jack) Miller and wife, Grace Anne, Fort Worth, TX and all of their children and grandchildren. Also left to cherish her memory are living members of the Yule, Havens and Beadleston families, life-long best friend and cousin, Gloria Corlew Coolie, all of her Hudson Falls and Glen Lake area friends and her Canadian relatives/friends who loved her dearly and will miss her greatly.
A Celebration of Life Service in her memory will be announced by the family later this summer.
The death of a loved one is the most devastating experiences a family can face. At times, the loss may seem unbearable. Please know that there are those who care about you and your family during this difficult time and more importantly Psalm 34:18 tells us that “God is near to those that are broken at heart. We pray that Jehovah the God of all comfort is with the family during this difficult time of grief. Our prayers are with you and your family.