Denice M. Saunders

Montgomery

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Denice M. Saunders, a homemaker, of Montgomery, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2023 at Garnet Health Medical Center, Town of Wallkill. She was 97.

The daughter of the late Charles Julius and Minnie Frances Schmoock Maier, she was born on September 30, 1925 in Bronx, NY.  She was the widow of the late Salvatore J. Reale and James B. E. Saunders.  She was formerly active in the PTA and in the Village of Pleasantville. She was also a member of the VFW and Moose Auxiliaries, as well as working in the Chappaqua School System and Pace University.  She was a member of the Holy Rosary Altar Society and volunteered for 17 years at the VA in Montrose, NY.

Denice is survived by her son; John P. Reale of Montgomery and his life partner, Margaret Grasso; stepson, James E. Saunders and his wife, Theresa, of Chapel Hill, NC; stepdaughter, Jane Benvenuti and her husband, Ron, of Southbridge, MA; grandchildren: Robert Reale and wife, Talia, Chrsitopher Simplar and wife, Jenna,  Francesca Denice McFadden and husband, Matthew, and Juliette Michelle Felde and husband, Adam, step grandchildren:  Megan Sleigh and Whitney Saunders; great grandchildren: Michael, Adelina, Ethan, Paige, Eli and Gabe; nieces and nephew and cousins

Cremation was at the Cedar Hill Crematory, Newburgh  A funeral Mass will be held on Monday, May 22nd at 10:15 at Holy Name of Mary Church, Montgomery. Following the Mass, burial of ashes will be in the Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY. Memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery Fire Dept. or the Town of Montgomery Ambulance Corps.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, Inc., Walden.