Mary Ann “Marion” Herzog 

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Mary Ann “Marion” Herzog of Saratoga Springs, New York, left this world just days after celebrating her 88th birthday, where she had been surrounded by family and friends. She quietly and bravely entered the presence of our Lord on September 4, 2026.

Born on September 1, 1938, to Frank and Katerina Kemlage of East 66th Street in New York City, Mary Ann attended St. John Nepomucene Elementary School, Cathedral High School, and Thorpe Secretarial School.

After marrying her beloved husband, Robert Lawrence Herzog, on September 6, 1958, Mary Ann moved “upstate,” where she and Robert made their home for many years in Kingston, New York. They later moved to LaGrangeville, New York, where they lived happily with summers of vegetable gardening, autumns of school band performances, and winters of warm holiday memories. Mary Ann later moved to Aloha Park in New Paltz, to be nearer her sisters, and then on to Saratoga Springs for her final years to live near her daughter and family.

Mary Ann was predeceased by her husband, Robert in 1981; her parents; and her siblings: Michael Kemlage, Betty (Bernadine) Cambalik, Katie (Catherine) Corbin, and, most recently, her brother Frank Kemlage and sister Frances Sikula. She was also predeceased by beloved nieces and nephews and brothers- and sisters-in-law.

She is survived by her children Joanne Califano (Mark) of Mukilteo, WA; Suzanne Hausam (Kenneth) of Middle Grove, NY; and Robert F. Herzog (Sarah) of Hyde Park, NY. She also leaves behind her beloved grandchildren Lauren, Marissa, Hannah, and Jayden Califano; Emily, Kara, and Nathaniel Hausam; and Jacob and Logan Herzog. She is also survived by brothers Bernard Kemlage and Joseph Kemlage.

Mary Ann began her working career in New York City in secretarial positions, later working as a bookkeeper for an accounting firm and for her husband’s small business. After her husband’s passing, Mary Ann became an Administrative Assistant for IBM World Trade, and the St. Francis Hospital Emergency Department, both in Poughkeepsie.

Mary Ann enjoyed drawing, cooking, singing, and playing games of chance. She enjoyed traveling across the US from coast to coast, and abroad to Rome and the Bahamas. She has always enjoyed getting people together, whether it was for a fun LCR game with her neighbors or a family holiday party rich with games and Slovak traditions.

Mary Ann was a devoted mother. She will be dearly missed by her children and grandchildren on special holidays, at weekly Sunday dinners, and in the daily Wordle Group Chat.

Mary Ann’s love of family and her relentless, quick-witted sense of humor are the qualities for which she will be remembered best.

Services celebrating Mary Ann’s full and extraordinary life will be held on Friday, September 11, at 10:00am in St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction, NY. This Mass of Christian Burial will be followed by inurnment at St. Denis Cemetery in Hopewell Junction. Family and friends are warmly invited to join together in prayer and remembrance, and to gather afterward in celebration of Mary Ann’s life.

In lieu of flowers, donations would be appreciated in Mary Ann’s honor to one of these organizations favored by Mary Ann: St. Josephs Church of Greenfield Center, NY;  Saratoga Hospital Foundation; or the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

For the full obituary and online condolences, please visit www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.