Maria Dyer

Maria Dyer SARATOGA SPRINGS - Maria Dyer of Church St. Saratoga Springs died peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday March 8, 2015 at Saratoga Hospital, she was 83 years old. Born on May 19, 1931 in Bogota, Colombia, she was the daughter of the late Antonio Plata and Zoila Plata. Maria married her husband William on September 15, 1973. He passed away on March 1, 2011. She worked as an office administrator for Citi Financial in New York, NY for many years until she and her husband moved to the Saratoga Springs area in 1984. It was here that Mrs. Dyer served as a volunteer for the Saratoga Springs Hospital. Her greatest enjoyment came from spending time with her children and grandchildren. Maria is predeceased by her husband William; two brothers and two sisters. Survivors include her daughter, Mary Bokus and her husband Bill of Middle Grove, NY; a son, Gregory W. Dyer of Cohoes, NY, a sister, Helena Gomez of Colombia, grandchildren, Kenneth Hicks, Colin and Dylan Bokus; great grandchild Blake Hicks; a niece Laura Ardila and a great niece Linda Rodriguez. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday March 11, 2015 at 1:00 pm at the Gerald BH Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, in Saratoga, NY, where she will be laid to rest with her husband William. Memorial donations can be made in her memory to the Lyons Eye Bank 6 Executive Park #F Albany, NY 12203, or to the American Heart Association 440 New Karner Rd. Albany, NY 12205 or at www.heart.org Services have been entrusted to the Tunison Funeral Home 105 Lake Ave. Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Online remembrances can be made at www.tunisonfuneralhome.com