Ida May Neary

Neary, Ida May WATERFORD Ida May Neary, 92 of Davis Drive, passed away Tuesday, June 22, 2021, at Albany Medical Center. Born in Hartland, N.Y., May was the daughter of the late Otto T. and Rosina A. Risch Scherer. She was a 1946 graduate of Lockport High School. She had moved to Troy in 1950, and then to Waterford in 1959. May was employed by the N.Y.S. Department of Transportation Safety Board and served as secretary to the executive director for 10 years before her retirement in 1995. Prior to that she was employed by the N.Y.S. Department of Taxation and Finance and the former Behr-Manning Co.. She was a member of King of Kings Lutheran Church in Clifton Park. In addition she was a member of the CSEA, a member and past president of the Waterford Museum and Cultural Center, a member and past president of the Troy Arts Guild, a member of Silver Sneakers in Clifton Park and the Halfmoon Senior Center. May was the widow of James M. Neary, who died in 2005. She was the mother of Dr. Patrick T. Neary (Mary) of Juneau, Alaska, Daniel J. Neary (Deborah) of Saratoga Springs and Alana M. Campana (Anthony) of Clifton Park. She was the sister of the late Glenn and Robert Scherer, Virginia Abt, Roy Scherer, and June Kroening. She was the proud grandmother of Cailey A. Neary (Jacob) and the late Aidan T. Neary, Fiona R. and Liam J. Neary, and Timothy S. Antonacci (Casey), Nicholas A. and Sofia R. Campana. Several nieces and nephews also survive. Funeral services will be Monday, at 12 p.m. in King of Kings Lutheran Church, 1593 Crescent Rd., Clifton Park. Interment will follow in Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Relatives and friends may visit with May's family on Sunday from 2-5 p.m. at the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rte.32), Waterford. Those who wish may make contributions in her memory to a charity of one's choice. To express your sympathy or share a treasured memory, visit: Brendesefuneralhome.com