Mary L. Simon, homemaker

Mary L. Simon, 89, a former Amherst homemaker, died Wednesday, March 14, 2007.

Mrs. Simon lived most of her life in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Buffalo.

She enjoyed gardening and playing bingo, including seven years at Kendrick Court in Herndon, Va.

Her husband, Steve, died in 1993.

Mrs. Simon is survived by two daughters, Judith Anne Giordano of Monterey, Calif. and Janice of Athens, Ga.; a son, Stephen J. of Oakton, Va.; a sister, Margie Frank of Pittsburgh, Pa.; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, March 24 at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 750 Peachtree Street, Herndon, Va.

Memorial contributions may be made to Capital Hospice at www. capitalhospice. com.

Arrangements were made by Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon, Va.