HUDSON FALLS – Margaret A. Nims, 70 of Route 4, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 11, 2024, at the Glens Falls Hospital, after a long illness.
Born on January 4, 1954 in Canandaigua, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy (Smith) Kaveny, Sr.
Margaret graduated from Hudson Falls High School and continued her education at Adirondack Community College, where she received her Nursing Degree. She enjoyed her job as a nurse, at the Glens Falls Hospital and the Warren, Washington Association for Mental Health.
Margaret loved living on her farm where she boarded horses. Through her talents, as a teacher and a rider, many young children were given the opportunity to learn horseback riding. Horses were her love and it was so important to her that this was carried on through her grandchildren. It was special to her that they learned to ride and felt the same love and enjoyment for horses. It was her legacy to pass this on. Margaret spent many hours with her friend, Colleen O’Rourke, at the Pond Hill Ranch in Castleton, Vermont.
She loved taking long car rides, traveling with her family and friends to Maine and Cape Cod and spending time on her land in Kingsbury. The holidays were always a special time of sharing stories and especially food with her family.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her sister, Susan Kaveny.
Those she left behind, include her sons, Adam Nims and his wife, Jennifer of Hartford and Chad Nims of Queensbury; five grandchildren, Alondra, Karlee and Victoria Nims, Ava Nadeau and Lillyanna Nims, daughters of Trisha Sawyer; her brother, Robert L. Kaveny, Jr. and his wife, Marilyn of Florida.
A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, March 23, 2024 at Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls. Burial will follow in Kingsbury Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest next to her parents and sister.
Margaret’s family would like to extend their gratitude to the staff and doctors at the Glens Falls Center for the care she received as well as her close friends for helping with her care and needs through this difficult time.
Donations may be made in her memory to the SPCA of Upstate New York, 588 Queensbury Avenue, Queensbury, NY 12804.
Chad
My prayers and thoughts are with you and your loved ones.
I am so sorry Adam and Chad and the rest of the family, for the loss of your mom! Margaret and I grew up together and were best friends at those times. Riding horses together was some of our best times shared as were many “overnights” laughing and spending time together. I am so sad that we did not get to spend much adult time together. Loved your mom and sending my thoughts and prayers for you boys and all.
Helen Armstrong Blake
Adam, Chad and family, we are so sorry for your family’s loss, may all your happy memories of your mom help carry you all through this very difficult time. May she RIP 🙏. I am so glad that I was able to spend some time visiting with her at the GF Center, I’m sure she will be missed by all who knew her. In deepest sympathy to you all, we will keep you in our thoughts and prayers……Debbie Norris and Family