SARATOGA SPRINGS — Life-long Saratoga resident Carryl Elizabeth Cudney passed away peacefully at her home in Woodlawn Commons on Sunday May 15, 2016. She was 95 years old.
Born on December 23, 1920, in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of the late Wayne Sturdevan and Florence Elizabeth Bailey.
Carryl married her husband James E. Cudney on January 5, 1946. In 1952 James and Carryl started Cudney’s Launderers and Dry Cleaners in Saratoga Springs. The family continues to operate Cudney’s today, along with longtime manager Joyce Ure.
Mrs. Cudney was a member of the Saratoga First Baptist Church on Washington Street, Saratoga Springs, where she served as organist and choir director for many years and was honored as a life member of the Diaconate.
She is predeceased by her husband James E. Cudney, her daughter Pamela, granddaughter Tamara, brothers Donald Sturdevan and Winston Sturdevan and her sister Luella Olds.
Survivors include her daughter Lynette (Daniel); grandchildren John Whaley, Christine (Peter) Darcy, James Whaley and Steven (Julie) Whaley; great-grandchildren Alexandra, William and Abigail Whaley, Cogan Darcy and August Whaley; and several nieces and nephews, including David (Missy) Olds and Faith (Wolfram) Fliegel.
Calling hours will be held this morning, Friday May 20, 2016 at the Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Ave. in Saratoga Springs from 4 to 7 p.m. and on Saturday, May 21, 2016 from 10 to 11 a.m. at First Baptist Church, 45 Washington Street in Saratoga Springs. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the First Baptist Church.
Burial will be with her husband, daughter and granddaughter at Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs at the convenience of the family.
The family would like to thank Carryl’s loyal friends from First Baptist Church, Pati Wade and the staff members of Woodlawn Commons, and the wonderful caregivers from Home Health Care Partners who saw her through the last few months with dignity and grace. She will be remembered for her faith, love for family and many friends, and her never-ending smile.
Online remembrances can be made at www.tunisonfuneralhome.com.
Memorial donations can be made in her memory to the First Baptist Church or to the Wesley Foundation, 131 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
