SARATOGA SPRINGS — Marcia A. Carr of Oakland Drive, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 1, at her residence. She was 80.
Born on Oct. 19, 1934 in Saratoga Springs, she is the daughter of the late W. Rowland and Marian Stenacher Carr. A 1952 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School, she received a bachelor’s degree from Skidmore College and her master’s degree from Springfield College. Marcia taught physical education at The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry and for 30 years at Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady. A member of the United Methodist Church and a “Knights of the Blind” for the Lions Eye Institute of Albany Medical Center, she also volunteered her time for the Saratoga Springs Lions Club over many years. An avid bowler and golfer in the Capital District, she was a 50 plus year member of the McGregor Links Country Club.
In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her brother and sister-in-law, David R. Carr, Sr. and Rosemary D’Andrea Carr.
She is survived by one nephew, David R. Carr, Jr. and his wife, Donna; one niece, Diane Carr, and five great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services are at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4, at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Burial will follow in the family plot at North Milton Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in her name to the Saratoga Springs Lions Foundation, P.O. Box 166, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
