Jean McGregor Glus

February 27, 2020

Jean McGregor Glus passed away peacefully on February 27th at BrightView in Tarrytown, New York. Born in Dobbs Ferry Hospital on April 24, 1927, she was the daughter of Alice and Robert McGregor who emigrated from Scotland. Jean grew up in Ardsley and graduated from Ardsley High School. An avid painter and golfer, Jean enjoyed spending time at Eddy Farm Resort in Sparrowbush, New York. She met Alexander Glus of Yonkers at Eddy Farm and they married in 1962 in the Little Church Around the Corner in New York City, the same church where her parents were married. Al was a Marine for 18 years and was employed by the New York State Supreme Court as a Deputy Clerk. After living in Manhattan for about 13 years, Jean and Al returned to Ardsley, where she worked at the Hastings Savings & Loan (Astoria Federal). Treasurer of the Woman’s Club in Hastings, the Woman’s Club in Dobbs Ferry, the Quad Village Rotary and the Hastings Historical Society, Jean loved working on volunteer projects. Through the Dobbs Ferry Woman’s Club, she hosted the Beaux Arts Exhibition for many years. She was a member of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce since its inception and they honored her as the 1998 Hastings Citizen of the Year. Jean also was a member of the Ardsley Ladies Curling Club, Sprain Brook Ladies Golf Club (a past President), and the Ardsley Rollers Bowling Team. Surving are Jean’s two sisters, Mary M. Mooy and Roberta Bennett. She is Aunt to Hans, Greg and Rosemary Mooy, and Rob, Michael and Jimmy Bennett. Jean is also Great Aunt to Sophie, Brodie and Molly Bennett, as well as John and Michael Mooy. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that contributions be made to the Hastings Historical Society in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.