SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary Elizabeth Dougherty Redick (Grandy), formerly of Syracuse and Liverpool, passed peacefully at Saratoga Hospital on Saturday, May 30, 2015, surrounded by her family. She was 95 and a resident at the Home of the Good Shepherd in Malta.
Born on May 11, 1920 at Saratoga Hospital, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth and Robert Dougherty of Ballston Spa. She was married to Stanton F. Redick, Sr. of Albany, who passed away in 1994 and sister to Sarah D. Mills (Bud) of Dunedin, Fla., who passed in 2008. Mary graduated from Mt. St. Vincent College in Riverdale, and earned a master’s degree in special education. She was a retired teacher from Warners Elementary School in the West Genesee School District.
Mary was the beloved mother of Stanton F. Redick, Jr. of Las Vegas, Mary (James) Vitale of Saratoga Springs, Margaret Anne (Thomas) Barrow of Jacksonville, Fla., Peter Redick of Syracuse, Paul Redick of Liverpool and Joseph Redick (Kathy Dutton) of Oswego. Other family survivors are cousins Susan Baumgartner of New York, Diane (John) Griffin of Ballston Spa, niece Patricia Mills of Nescopeck, Pa., and Daniel (Karen) Mills of Hamburg, Pa.
The family would like to extend their gratitude to the caring and compassionate nurses and staff at the Home of the Good Shepherd and of 3C at Saratoga Hospital.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 5, at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic Church, Milton Ave., Ballston Spa with burial to follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
Donations may be made in Mary’s memory to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, 518-584-5373.
Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.
