MONROE — Mary Anne Martin McCaughey, 72, died September 26 of pancreatic cancer.
Born on March 1, 1941 in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Albert and Alethea Martin. Mary Anne graduated from Emma Willard in 1959 and from Northwestern with a fine arts degree in music in 1963. She married Robert McCaughey on September 7, 1963.
After starting as a clerk for the NYNEX Corporation in White Plains, Mary Anne was promoted to manager of the legal support department. She also worked in the marketing division to help launch Verizon Wireless. Prior to her business career, she spent over 17 years volunteering full time through the Junior League.
She enjoyed spending time with her family at her summer home in the Adirondacks. She was strong in her faith and had a special affection for horses and gardening.
Mary Anne is survived by her husband Robert as well as her two children, Jocelyn Sanderson of East Amherst and Matthew McCaughey of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is also is survived by four grandchildren, Chelsea, Christopher and Lucas Sanderson, and Sophia McCaughey and her two brothers, Bill and Donald Martin.
Relatives and friends may call from 11 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, October 2 at the Wiliiam J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Funeral Services will be at noon at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Greenridge Cemetery, Lincoln Ave.
In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that donations be made in Mary Anne’s name to TGen Foundation, a non-profit research organization dedicated to eradicating cancer (www.tgenfoundation.org); TGen Foundation,445 N. 5th Street, Suite 120, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
