Mary Margaret Mahan

Mary Margaret Mahan, 82, of Plattsburgh, passed away peacefully Friday, October 18, 2019 at UVM-CVPH Medical Center following a short battle with cancer. She was born in Natick,MA on July 31, 1937, the daughter of Nicholas and Marie (Garry) Soter.
Following graduation from high school, she became a military wife and mother. She married John S. Mahan on February 23, 1957. She retired from K-Mart and after a brief retirement she began her 21 years of employment at Walmart in Plattsburgh. She loved baking, word search puzzles and spending free time with family, friends and her beloved dog and best friend Joseph. She made the best chocolate chip cookies in the North Country and was always willing to lend a helping hand.
She is survived by her children; Jeanette Conners and her husband Keith of Morrisonville, Cynthia LaMarshe and her husband Edward of Plattsburgh, Mary Mahan and Mary Ellen Light of Florida, Helen Hernandez and her husband Rene of North Carolina, and John Mahan of Plattsburgh, her sister Catherine Holsomback of Northboro, MA, several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her parents, her husband of 40 years, John S. Mahan, her sister Jean Cox and her husband Ronald, and brother-in-law Lowell Holsomback.
The family would like to thank the staff at CVPH and Meadowbrook for the wonderful care they gave Mary in her final days.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, American Cancer Society or charity of one’s choice.
Calling hours will be Friday, October 25, 2019 from 1:00-3:00pm at the Brown Funeral Home, Plattsburgh. A funeral service will follow in the funeral home chapel.
Arrangements are entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, 29 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, N.Y. 12901 (518) 561-3980. Online condolences may be offered at www.brownfuneralhomeinc.com.