Mary Rose Williams Schenectady - Mary Rose Williams, age 97, a loving and devoted mother and grandmother who spread kindness, love and strength to everyone she met, passed away peacefully at 97 on August 31, 2025.

A native New Englander, she was born September 3, 1927, in Somerville, MA and is the daughter of the late James F. and Lilla M. O'Donnell. Mary graduated from Medford High School in the Class of 1945. Following high school, she went on to work for the New England Telephone and Telegraph. It was there she met the love of her life, Paul F. Williams, whom she married in 1950 on Patriots Day. They started their family in Lexington, MA and later moved to Rotterdam, NY. They were married for 65 years before his death in 2015.

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