MALTA — Dorothy M. Wade passed away peacefully Friday, Aug. 14, 2015 surrounded by her loving family.
Born on Jan. 18, 1926 in Rumford, Maine, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Grace L. (Farrar) Errington. Dorothy was married for 68 years to Roger J. Wade. She was a Registered Nurse after graduating in 1947 from New England Deaconess Hospital in Boston, MA. Dorothy enjoyed camping in the mountains of Maine and New York, playing classical music and singing with her husband. She wintered in Florida and loved spending time with family.
In addition to her parents she was predeceased by her two brothers, George and Ronald Errington.
Along with her husband Roger, survivors include her son Roger J. (Jean) Wade, Jr. of Natick, MA; daughters Susan E. Brennan of Peabody, MA, Nancy Wade (John) Leary, MD of Gansevoort, NY, Shirley Wade (John) McLoughlin of Keene, NH, Dorothy M. (David) Brigham of Ballston Lake, NY and Janet R. Mullins of Holland, MA; sixteen grandchildren, Robert and Kenneth Wade, Beth Brennan O’Donnell, Sarah Bousquet, Nora Gavitt, Kathryn, Molly and Margaret McLoughlin, Benjamin, Carolyn and Elizabeth Brigham, Mark, John and Michael Symonds, Kyle and Micayla Mullins and eleven great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends gathered to remember her on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2015 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.
A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015 at St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Avenue in Saratoga Springs, and burial was held at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, NY.
Donations may be made in Dorothy’s memory to Home of the Good Shepherd Memory Care Unit, 26 Rockrose Way, Malta, NY 12020.
