EAST BERNE — Mary Claire Bolton Liszanckie, a nurse and a mother of six, grandmother of 13, and great-grandmother of 17, died on Monday, Aug. 17, 2015. She was 90.

She “went home to be with the Lord,” her family wrote in a tribute. “She was ‘Mom’ and ‘Mrs. L’ to many over the years,” they also wrote. 

Mrs. Liszanckie was born in New York City on March 5, 1925. 

She graduated from the Army Nursing Corps in 1945 and remained working in the nursing field until her retirement in 1988. 

She was the recipient of the New York State Louis Swyer Award for Volunteer Service and received a letter from President Beill Clinton, thanking her for her dedication to the Woodland Home for children with special needs in East Greenbush.

She married James Joseph Liszanckie in 1947.  A lifelong New Yorker, she moved to East Berne in 2012 and resided with her daughter and son-in-law, Mel and Geoff Carlson.

She is survived by her six children: James J. Jr., Stephen, Susan, Mary Ellen, Christopher, and Matthew and their families.

She was "Grammar" to 13 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. 

“Because her strong faith in Jesus Christ impacted everyone, she will be deeply missed,” her family wrote.

A Celebration of Life will be held at a date to be announced. Arrangements are by the Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont. Online condolences may be made at www.fredendallfuneralhome.com.