St. Johnsville – Mary L. Weaver, 68, a long time St. Johnsville resident, passed away peacefully on Sunday July 23, 2017 at the St. Johnsville Nursing Home, with her loving family by her side.

She was born January 2, 1949 in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, the daughter of Ruthe L. (Jones) (Yunk) Myers and the late Robert E. Yunk, Sr. Mary was a graduate of Northwestern High School, Minnesota, class of 1967.  She was a United States Air Force Veteran.

In 1979, Mary graduated from Fulton Montgomery Community College with her nursing degree. Later in her career, she earned her bachelor and masters degrees from Empire College.

Her marriage to Alan “Charlie” Weaver took place on July 18, 1969 in Wyoming, while both were stationed at F.E. Warren AFB.

Mary was a Registered Nurse, who during her career worked at Little Falls Hospital, Nathan Littauer Hospital and the St. Johnsville Nursing Home.  She spent the majority of her career as the Associate Director of Nursing at Nathan Littauer Hospital.  She was highly respected by her colleagues and made many lifelong friends.

Mary was a member of the St. Johnsville Business Girls, the Morris J. Edward American Legion Post 168, and elected to two terms on the School Board, where she most recently served as president.

A woman devoted to her family, Mary’s life was centered around her mother, husband, daughters and grandchildren.  She was always present at school functions and sporting events that her children and grandchildren were involved in. Mary enjoyed traveling and spending time with friends, family and her beloved cats Sadie and Sheba.

Survivors include her loving husband of 48 years, Charlie; her mother Ruthe Myers of St. Johnsville; two daughters, Tara (Thomas) Hiltke of New Market, Maryland and Jennifer (David) Feagles of St. Johnsville; four grandchildren, Abby and Olivia Hiltke and Adam and Owen Feagles; two brothers, Robert E. (Rose) Yunk, Jr. of Mantua, Ohio and Ronald A. (Jayne) Yunk of Boca Raton, Florida; two sisters, Patricia J. Sticken of Orlando, Florida and Carol A. Klepper of Ravena, Ohio; an aunt, Vivian Fiskevold of Minnesota and an uncle, William (Nettie) Yunk of Minnesota as well as many nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday July 29, 2017 at 11:00 am at the Vincent A. Enea Funeral Service, (next to the Masonic Lodge), 20 Bridge St., St. Johnsville, NY 518-568-7040, with Reverend David Johnson, officiating. Following the funeral a celebration of Mary’s life will take place at the H.C. Smith Benefit Club on Crum Creek Road in St. Johnsville. The family will also be receiving relatives and friends on Friday July 28, 2017 from 4 – 7 pm at the Vincent A. Enea Funeral Service. The Morris J. Edwards American Legion will be conducting their service at the funeral home on Friday evening at 5:30 pm. In lieu of floral arrangements, the family would like all memorial contributions to be made to the Mary L. Weaver Scholarship Fund, c/o the Morris J. Edward American Legion, Post 168, 38 W. Main St., St. Johnsville, NY 13452. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.

All funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the family's long time friends and funeral directors, Vincent A. Enea and Michael A. Beran.

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