Margie E. Debell

PRINCETOWN - Margie Ellen (Hallenbeck) DeBell, 85, peacefully went home to the Lord on Monday January 22, 2024. She was born in Guilderland on October 9, 1938 to the late Delbert and Marion Hamman Hallenbeck. After graduating from Southern Pilgrim College in Kernersville, NC, she first worked for NYS before raising her children. She then worked at the Mohawk Valley Library Association, where she retired as Senior Clerk in 2000. Margie was a member of the Pilgrim Holiness Church of NY. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her beloved husband, Homer C. DeBell, Sr.

Margie is survived by her children, Homer Curtis DeBell Jr. (Gladys), Ruth DeBell Miller (John), Joyce Fuller (David), and Barbara Diggins (Dan); her 13 grandchildren; her 8 great-grandchildren; her brothers, James, William, and Douglas Hallenbeck; and many nieces and nephews.

A calling hour will be held on Friday January 26th from 1 to 2pm at the DeMarco Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave, Rotterdam, followed by a funeral service at 2pm. Interment in the Grove Cemetery will take place in the springtime. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to either Missions or Shepards Global Ministry through the Schenectady Pilgrim Holiness Church, ℅ Arleen Hallenbeck, 1049 Depot Rd, Duanesburg, NY 12056. Condolences can be posted at demarcostonefuneralhome.com.