Alice J. (DuPont) Kress

April 30, 1936 - January 4, 2021

Alice DuPont Kress – Glenville – Alice J. (Dupont) Kress passed away Monday, January 4, 2021 after a long illness. Born on April 30, 1936 in Schenectady, she is the daughter of the late Alfred and Alexina (Caisse) DuPont and was a 1954 graduate of Mont Pleasant High School. After retirement, she and her husband Henry moved to Stoner Lake, Johnstown, and Lake Placid, NY. Alice moved back to the Schenectady area in recent years, and currently resided in Glenville. A devout Catholic, she was a member of St. Paul the Apostle Church, and was always a willing volunteer at St. Paul’s School when her children were in attendance. She is predeceased by her husbands, Raymond Shimkus and Henry Kress; her siblings, Alfred, Richard, and Harold DuPont, Marion Muscanell, Clara Lautenbach, Irene Lacy, and her beloved twin, Helen Ford. Survivors include her daughter, Monica (Robert) Borden, and son, Gregory (Bethany) Kress; three grandchildren, Christopher Borden, Kathryn Kress, and Kaitlyn Kress, and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday at 10 am at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2777 Albany Street, Schenectady, NY. Burial will follow at S. Joseph’s Cemetery, Kings Road, Schenectady. Memorials may be made in her name to St. Paul the Apostle Church, 2777 Albany St. Schenectady, NY 12304 or to the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements entrusted to Griswold Funeral Home.