Mrs. Meader was born in her childhood home at 34 South St. Ballston Spa, on January 18, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Bernard and Leola (Ward) Van Dyke. She grew up in Ballston Spa, graduating high school with the Class of 1943. Mrs. Meader worked at General Electric Co. in Schenectady as a secretary during World War II.
She married Royal A. Meader on January 19, 1946; he predeceased her in 2001 after 55 years of marriage. Mrs. Meader was a housewife and mother for many years.
Survivors include her children Candance (James) McColl of Ballston Spa and Royal (Sandra) Meader of Ballston Spa, her grandchildren, Nicole (Paul) Weinstein of Albany, Rachel Mallet of Saratoga Springs, James (Lynn) McColl, Jr of Saratoga Springs, and four great grandchildren, Samuel and Delia Weinstein of Albany and Madeline McColl and Alyssa Penfold both of Saratoga Springs.
Funeral services will be held 8:30 a.m. Friday, August 2, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Milton Avenue, Ballston Spa where a mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Burial will follow in the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Road, Town of Saratoga.
