Hoosick Falls – Barbara M. Maleady, 81, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014, at the Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. She was the wife of Edward F. Maleady, who resides on Third Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born on October 17, 1932, in Hoosick Falls, Barbara was the daughter of the late Jacob and Dorothy (Gorman) Brandalik. She graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls and was employed by New England Telephone, Grand Union and Allied Signal.
She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America, the Immaculate Conception Church and the St. Mary’s Academy Auxiliary. Barbara enjoyed her Monday night card club, Neil Diamond, crossword puzzles, baking, watching her grandchildren’s sporting events and trips to Florida to visit her daughter and family. She was an avid NY Yankee fan.
Survivors, other than her husband Edward, include their children, daughters, Therese Goyette and husband Albert of Troy, NY, Jeanne Wade and husband Barry of Vero Beach, FL, and Dorothy LaCroix and husband Chris of Hoosick Falls, sons, Edward F. Maleady III and wife Deborah and Joseph Maleady, all of Hoosick Falls, and Patrick Maleady and Amy Lynn of Schaghticoke, NY, their grandchildren, Monica Allin, Lindsay Goyette, Rachel and Ryan Maleady, Aaron and Austin Wade, Nicole and Christopher LaCroix, Morgan and Joshua Creech and Noah and Logan Maleady. She is also survived by two sisters, Mary Jane Wysocki of Hedges Lake, NY, and Arcadia, FL, and Catherine DeLisle of North Adams, MA, a sister-in-law, Veronica Hoag, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Barbara is pre-deceased by two brothers, Lawrence and Joseph Brandalik.
A Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Wednesday, January 22, at 11 am from the Immaculate Conception Church on Main Street in Hoosick Falls. Burial followed the Mass at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls.
Relatives and friends called at the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, 12090, on Tuesday, January 21, from 4 to 7 pm. Memorial contributions may be made to either St. Mary’s Academy or the Karen McGovern Memorial Fund through the funeral home.