Mary Jean Gilligan Obituary

We are sad to announce that on December 7, 2025, at the age of 83, Mary Jean Gilligan of Kingston, New York, born in Manhattan, New York passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

As we bid farewell to this luminous soul, let her loved ones carry forward the torch of her memory, illuminating the path ahead with the warmth of her love and the brilliance of her spirit. Though Mary Jean may journey beyond the horizon of our sight, her essence remains woven into the very fabric of our being — a guiding light in the darkness, a beacon of hope in the night.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Peter Forlini and Domenica DiBenzi Forlini; and her sisters, Enis Johnson and Nanette Forlini. She is survived by: her husband Edmund of Saugerties; her children, Nanette Gilligan of Hurley and Josh Gilligan of Bearsville; and her sister Lena Gossoo of Shandaken.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Ulster County SPCA.