Mary Lackowitz

Mary was born on November 24, 1947, in Manhattan, NY to Virginia Sullivan Reynolds and Jack Reynolds. Mary was the oldest and “bestest” sister to Joan (Devine), Kevin and Timothy. She cared for her siblings as if they were her own and loved them so deeply. Mary attended Sacred Heart of Mary High School where she met her lifelong friends Joan and Sue. The fun they had and secrets shared were some of her favorite stories!

Mary met Irwin Lackowitz at the Stadium Motor Lodge. They were happily married on May 10, 1975, at the United Nations Chapel and moved to Yonkers. They started a beautiful family together, having Greg and Jillian. Mary was such an incredible mother to Greg and Jill, and later mother-in-law to Paul Farber-Lackowitz; her world was her family! Children were always her favorite kind of people, so naturally she slid into a wonderful career of working with special needs children at Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School. Mary truly lived a beautiful life and touched everyone who knew her with warmth, good humor and wisdom. She will be sorely missed and forever remembered by her friends, family and community.

Mary is survived by her husband, Irwin Lackowitz; son, Gregory Lackowitz and son-in-law, Paul Farber-Lackowitz of Suffern, NY; brother, Timothy Reynolds and sister-in-law, Susan Edelstein of Stormville, NY; and niece Kristin Devine and husband, Ruben Villagran, and their children Jackie and R.J. Mary is also survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Mary was predeceased by her daughter, Jillian Lackowitz; her sister and brother-in-law, Joan and Jack Devine; and brother, Kevin Reynolds, and is reunited with their spirits.

Visitation will be Friday, October 4, 2024, from 5pm to 8pm at Edwin L. Bennett Funeral Home, 824 Scarsdale Avenue, Scarsdale, NY 10583. Inurnment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Hawthorne, NY on Saturday, October 5, 2024, 11:30 AM.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Mary’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.