WOODBURY – Lynda Marie Mercy, 76, passed away April 6, peacefully, in her home in Woodbury with her loving husband by her side.
She was born on January 24, 1950, to Edwin G. Lowell Sr. and Katherine Goldy (Jerome) Lowell in Wolcott. Lynda graduated in 1970 from Peoples Academy in Morrisville.
She married Robert William Mercy on October 23, 1971, in Montgomery Center and they shared 54 devoted years together.
Lynda enjoyed hunting and fishing with the family as well as making homemade doughnuts for the neighborhood kids and loved cooking with her granddaughter. Lynda believed in holidays. She enjoyed celebrating and cooking a big dinner for the family. She enjoyed floral arranging and watching the outdoor birds.
Lynda is predeceased by her parents, sister Lydia Ann Coughlin, and brother-in-law Roger H. Mercy.
Lynda is survived by her husband, Robert W. Mercy; daughter Tracy Mercy (Antonio Carbonell) of Williamstown; and son Jason Mercy of Hardwick. She also leaves behind her granddaughter Kamryn Benoit (Lennon Turner) of Morrisville; grandson Julian Mercy of Hardwick; brother Edwin Lowell Jr. (Sandra) of Walden; brother Donald Lowell (Cindy) of Brooksville, Fla.; brother Ronald Lowell (Linda) of Montgomery Center; sister-in-law Dianne Lague Mercy of New York; brother-in-law Gary Mercy (Debbie) of Morrisville; sister-in-law Patricia Eastman (Ken) of East Hardwick; sister-in-law Diane Porter (Bobby) of Jeffersonville; brother-in-law Duane Mercy (Sherri) of Montgomery Center; brother-in-law Bruce Mercy (Marlene) of Montgomery Center; and sister-in-law Denise Ballard of Morrisville.
She is also survived by many nieces, nephews and close friends.
A special thanks to Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice in Berlin.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, April 14, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the des Groseilliers Funeral Home in Hardwick.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, April 15, at 11 a.m., at St. Norbert’s Catholic Church in Hardwick with a reception to follow in the Julien Room.
A Spring Committal Service will be held later on in May at Saint Isidore Cemetery in Montgomery Center. Condolences and memories of Lynda may be shared with her family at dgfunerals.com.
