Mary R. (LaNasa) Nocera Neadow, 92 of Niagara Falls, NY, entered Heaven on November 11, 2021 at Our Lady of Peace Health Care Facility in Lewiston, NY.   Born in Niagara Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph S. and Maria (Guiducci) LaNasa.

Mary was a lifelong resident of Niagara Falls, NY, attending Niagara Falls Schools.  Mary was employed in many capacities locally, beginning her career at Moore Business Forms and later working for Carborundum and Kimberly Clark.  She also worked as a waitress in the Niagara University Student Center until her retirement in 1983.  Mary was a member of the Our Lady of Lebanon Church, where she served as a Eucharistic Minister and a Member of the Senior Group, and also volunteered as a Foster Grandmother with Head Start.  Mary enjoyed bowling, and dancing with her husband Virgil.  Above all, she cherished the time spent with her family.

Mary is survived by her children, Rosemary (late Ancil) Malicoat, Butch Nocera, Phyllis (late David) Heksch, Joseph Nocera, Cindy (Paul) Campbell and her daughter-in-law Emelita Mordino; her step-children, Douglas (Patti) Neadow and Alan (Jodie) Neadow, as well as several other step children; 11 grandchildren and many step-grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; her sister, Josephine Tanzella, as well as several nieces, nephews and cousins.  She was predeceased by her son, Charles Nocera, her first husband, Gerald Nocera, Sr., who predeceased her in 1986, and her second husband, Virgil Neadow, who predeceased her in 2009, and her siblings, Anthony Robert (Yvonne) LaNasa, Florence (late Peter) Beno, and Joseph J. (late Jean) LaNasa.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 15 from 3 – 7 PM at M.J. COLUCCI & SON NIAGARA FUNERAL CHAPEL, 2730 MILITARY ROAD, NIAGARA FALLS, NY 14304, where funeral services will begin on Tuesday, November 16 at 9:15 AM followed by Mary's Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at Holy Family Parish at St. Joseph Church, 1413 Pine Avenue, Niagara Falls, NY 14304.  Interment in St. Joseph Cemetery, Niagara Falls, NY.  Visit mjcoluccifuneralchapel.com for online condolences.