Mary Shay

8/3/1930 – 6/3/2022

It is with great sadness we announce the passing of Mary Shay, age 91 of Carmel, NY on June 3, 2022.

Mary was born on August 3, 1930 in Mahopac, NY to the late William and Della (Waldron) Peck. She married Robert Shay on April 27, 1957 at St, John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac, NY. They were blessed with two wonderful children.

Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. She worked as a Teacher’s Assistant in Hyde Park School District. She was a loyal parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church.

 She will be greatly missed by everyone who knew and loved her.

Mary was predeceased by her beloved husband Robert Shay in 2011.

Mary is survived by her loving son, John “Jack” Shay and his wife Asha, loving daughter Karen Lines and her husband Steve, three adoring grandchildren Stephen (Sandra), Nicole (James) and Matthew and his girlfriend KC as well as two great grandchildren James and Stephen.

A Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 7, 2022 from 8:30am to 11:00am at Cargain Funeral Homes, Inc., 418 Route 6 (GPS US-6), Mahopac, NY 10541.

A Mass of Christian burial to honor and celebrate Mary’s life will be held 11:30am, Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at St. John the Evangelist Church, 221 East Lake Boulevard, Mahopac, NY 10541.

Following Mass, Mary will be escorted to her final resting place in Raymond Hill Cemetery for interment alongside her husband Robert Shay (2011).