HUDSON FALLS – Marjorie “Marge” Layden, 84, formerly of North Oak Street, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, Sunday, February 15, 2015, at Fort Hudson Health Care Facility in Fort Edward.
Born on June 27, 1930 in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late LeRoy and Margaret (O’Leary) Behan.
Marge was a graduate of St. Mary’s School in Glens Falls and later attended The College of Saint Rose in Albany, where she obtained her Master’s degree in teaching.
On July 11, 1964, she married Leon M. Layden at St. Mary’s Church in Glens Falls.
She was employed at Queensbury Central Schools as a business teacher for 12 years. Marge was a wonderful teacher and was loved by her many students. In 1964, she retired from teaching to raise and care for her five sons. On numerous occasions her family witnessed former students giving her the finest compliment any teacher can receive when they told her she was the “best teacher” they ever had, a sentiment to which her five boys and husband whole heartedly agreed.
Marge was a faithful communicant of St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls. She was a member of the New York State Teachers Association and Glens Falls/Hudson Falls Hospital Guild. Marge also enjoyed reading novels, vacationing in Ogunquit, Maine, socializing with her Bridge Club, and watching her five sons participate in sports.
Beside her parents, Marge was predeceased by her three sisters; Sister Catherine Rosemary Behan of the Dominican Order, Sister Marie Margaret Catherine Behan of the Congregation of St. Joseph, Marcia Austin; and her brother LeRoy F. Behan.
Marge is survived by her loving husband of 50 years, her five sons; David Layden and his wife, Joy of Sterling, MA, Dr. Michael Layden and his wife, Marjorie of Glens Falls, Stephen Layden of Lake George, Mark Layden of Hudson Falls, and Matthew Layden and his wife, Rosina Brooks of Saratoga Springs; her nine grandchildren, Bridgette, Rachael, Brock, Margie, Jacqueline, Sean, Burke, Levi, Brooks; as well as several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Marge’s family expresses their sincere gratitude to the staff of Wing A of Fort Hudson Health Care Facility and to Eileen Purdy, Marge’s former home health aide, for the loving care and devotion given to Marge.
There will be no public calling hours.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday, February 23, 2015, at 12 p.m., at St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls, with the Rev. Thomas Babiuch, pastor, officiating.
Rite of Committal will take place at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Edward, in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Marge can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Albany, New York 12205.
