PLATTSBURGH – Mary Curtin Taylor, 85, formerly of North Catherine Street, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019.

She was born in Plattsburgh on November 25, 1933, daughter of James and Loretta (Aubin) Curtin.

Mary married her high school sweetheart, Denis Taylor, at St. John's Church in 1953. They were married for 44 wonderful years until he passed away on September 19, 1997.

She worked as a Laboratory Technician at CVPH for 4 years and then at Wyeth in Rouses Point for 15 years, retiring in 1987 to spend time traveling with her husband.

Mary was a member of the Rosary Society at St. John's Church and also served with the Bereavement Ministry.

Survivors include her children, Steven and Letitia Taylor of Cumberland Head, Denise Taylor of Rochester, Catherine and James Green of Houston, TX, Nancy Derider of Oxford, MA, and Annette and Kevin Hidook of Plattsburgh; 11 grandchildren; 8 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Mary was predeceased by her siblings, Thomas Curtin, Gerald Curtin, James Curtin, and Sister Catherine Rose Curtin, SRN.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2019 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at the R.W. Walker Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.

A Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. in St. John's Church in Plattsburgh. Burial will take place in the spring in Mount Carmel Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to St. John's Church Bereavement Fund.

To share a memory or condolence with the family, please visit www.rwwalkerfh.com.