Margaret Lawson, 92, died peacefully at her home Friday, August 19, 2011,
surrounded by her family. Born in Watervliet, NY, she was the daughter of
the late William and Margaret (Hayes) McBride. A graduate of Mont Pleasant
High School, Mildred Elley Business School and Schenectady Community
College, Margaret worked for the Shenendehowa School District for over 14
years. A member of Our Lady of Grace Church, the Burnt Hills Seniors Bowling
League and a volunteer at Ellis hospital, Margaret was also a former member
of the Burnt Hills AM Mixed league. Predeceased by her husband of 49 years,
Everett G. Lawson in 1990, she was also predeceased by her granddaughter,
Catherine Lawson; sister, Mary Sanders and husband, Raymond; brothers,
Edward McBride and wife, Jeanette, William McBride and Thomas McBride.
Margaret is survived by her children, Janice Zimmerman (Charles) of Ballston
Lake, and William Lawson (Rose) of Galway; grandchildren, Mary Palaszewski
(David), Eileen Lawson, Megan Lawson, Jennifer Zimmerman and Heather Coons
(Robert); great-grandchildren, Roselyn, Dillan, William, Elizabeth and
Makayla, as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday morning, August 24, 2011 at 9:15 a.m. at Bond Funeral Home,
Broadway & Guilderland Ave., Schenectady, NY, followed at 10 a.m. at Our
Lady of Grace Church, 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake, NY, where a Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated. A visitation will be held at the
funeral home on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Interment in Most Holy
Redeemer, Niskayuna. Contributions may be made in Margaret's memory to the
Muscular Dystrophy Assoc., 1 Marcus Blvd # 203, Albany, NY 12205-5935 or
American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Rd., Albany, NY 12211 or to St. Jude
Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Margaret Lawson, 92, died peacefully at her home Friday, August 19, 2011,
surrounded by her family. Born in Watervliet, NY, she was the daughter of
the late William and Margaret (Hayes) McBride. A graduate of Mont Pleasant
High School, Mildred Elley Business School and Schenectady Community
College, Margaret worked for the Shenendehowa School District for over 14
years. A member of Our Lady of Grace Church, the Burnt Hills Seniors Bowling
League and a volunteer at Ellis hospital, Margaret was also a former member
of the Burnt Hills AM Mixed league. Predeceased by her husband of 49 years,
Everett G. Lawson in 1990, she was also predeceased by her granddaughter,
Catherine Lawson; sister, Mary Sanders and husband, Raymond; brothers,
Edward McBride and wife, Jeanette, William McBride and Thomas McBride.
Margaret is survived by her children, Janice Zimmerman (Charles) of Ballston
Lake, and William Lawson (Rose) of Galway; grandchildren, Mary Palaszewski
(David), Eileen Lawson, Megan Lawson, Jennifer Zimmerman and Heather Coons
(Robert); great-grandchildren, Roselyn, Dillan, William, Elizabeth and
Makayla, as well as many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held
on Wednesday morning, August 24, 2011 at 9:15 a.m. at Bond Funeral Home,
Broadway & Guilderland Ave., Schenectady, NY, followed at 10 a.m. at Our
Lady of Grace Church, 73 Midline Road, Ballston Lake, NY, where a Mass of
Christian Burial will be celebrated. A visitation will be held at the
funeral home on Tuesday evening from 5 to 7 p.m. Interment in Most Holy
Redeemer, Niskayuna. Contributions may be made in Margaret's memory to the
Muscular Dystrophy Assoc., 1 Marcus Blvd # 203, Albany, NY 12205-5935 or
American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Rd., Albany, NY 12211 or to St. Jude
Children Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
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