In Memory Of
Margaret K. Dudar
1926
2024
Margaret K. Dudar
July 2, 1926 — January 14, 2024
Latham -
Margaret Kathleen Willis Dudar, 97, After nearly a century, the angels returned a star to the morning sky.(known affectionately as Granny by those who loved her), passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, exactly twenty-five years to the day after her beloved husband, Nicholas. Margaret was born in Moultrie, Georgia to William and Rosa-Lee Powell Willis on July 2nd, 1927. She attended the Doren Community School, and spent most of her childhood helping pick cotton, tobacco, and produce on her family's farm with her siblings Charles, Helen, Vivian, and Mary-Lee.
Margaret was introduced to her future husband Nicholas Dudar during his basic training in Georgia. Nick served in the USAF during World War II, and returned after being honorably discharged in 1945. He proposed, and the two were wed in 1946. Margaret and Nicholas relocated to Albany, NY, where their only son Joseph Patrick Dudar. She went to work at Freihofer's Baking Company where she was employed for 32 years, spending the majority of her tenure as the Head Cake-Decorator for the company.
In her later years, Margaret spent her free time crocheting hats and donating them to cancer wards, churches, and senior living centers in the Albany area. It is estimated that she had completed over 1,000 hats in her service to God and her community. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Christie Dudar of Latham, her grandchildren Joseph M. Dudar and his wife Elizabeth of Saint Johnsville, Peter Dudar and his wife Amy of Lisbon Falls, Maine, and William and his wife Amanda of Latham. She's also survived by her great grandchildren Jack, Jacob, James, Emily, Vivian, Liliana, and Samantha, as well as many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to invite everyone for a visitation at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 181 Troy Schenectady Rd., Watervliet, NY Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 from 4pm - 6pm; Friday, Jan 19, 2024 Mass at Our Lady of The Assumptions RCC, 498 Watervliet Shaker Rd., Latham, NY at 10 am immediately following a graveside at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie, NY
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Town of Colonie EMS (312 Wolf Road, Latham NY 12110).
To share a memory of Margaret or leave a special message, visit our website newcomeralbany.com
Margaret Kathleen Willis Dudar, 97, After nearly a century, the angels returned a star to the morning sky.(known affectionately as Granny by those who loved her), passed away peacefully on Sunday morning, exactly twenty-five years to the day after her beloved husband, Nicholas. Margaret was born in Moultrie, Georgia to William and Rosa-Lee Powell Willis on July 2nd, 1927. She attended the Doren Community School, and spent most of her childhood helping pick cotton, tobacco, and produce on her family's farm with her siblings Charles, Helen, Vivian, and Mary-Lee.
Margaret was introduced to her future husband Nicholas Dudar during his basic training in Georgia. Nick served in the USAF during World War II, and returned after being honorably discharged in 1945. He proposed, and the two were wed in 1946. Margaret and Nicholas relocated to Albany, NY, where their only son Joseph Patrick Dudar. She went to work at Freihofer's Baking Company where she was employed for 32 years, spending the majority of her tenure as the Head Cake-Decorator for the company.
In her later years, Margaret spent her free time crocheting hats and donating them to cancer wards, churches, and senior living centers in the Albany area. It is estimated that she had completed over 1,000 hats in her service to God and her community. She is survived by her daughter-in-law Christie Dudar of Latham, her grandchildren Joseph M. Dudar and his wife Elizabeth of Saint Johnsville, Peter Dudar and his wife Amy of Lisbon Falls, Maine, and William and his wife Amanda of Latham. She's also survived by her great grandchildren Jack, Jacob, James, Emily, Vivian, Liliana, and Samantha, as well as many nieces and nephews.
The family would like to invite everyone for a visitation at New Comer Cremations & Funerals, 181 Troy Schenectady Rd., Watervliet, NY Thursday, Jan. 18, 2024 from 4pm - 6pm; Friday, Jan 19, 2024 Mass at Our Lady of The Assumptions RCC, 498 Watervliet Shaker Rd., Latham, NY at 10 am immediately following a graveside at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie, NY
In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Town of Colonie EMS (312 Wolf Road, Latham NY 12110).
To share a memory of Margaret or leave a special message, visit our website newcomeralbany.com
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Thursday, January 18, 1900
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