September 2, 2011       

WATERTOWN, N.Y.  —  Nancy L. Randall, 74, of Mill Street, passed away Friday, Sept. 2, at her home. 

A prayer service will be 10:15 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Reed & Benoit Funeral Home followed by an 11 a.m. funeral Mass at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church with Rev. Richard Kennedy officiating. Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 6, at the funeral home. 

Born June 24, 1937, in Watertown, a daughter of William and Helen Corrigan Cross, she graduated in 1956 from Sackets Harbor High School.  

She married Frederick J. Randall on Sept. 12, 1959. The marriage ended in divorce in 1987.

Nancy was employed as a legal secretary for over 29 years in the Jefferson County District Attorney's Office.  She was a member of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church. 

Surviving are two sons, Theodore S. and Jeffrey S., both of Watertown; a daughter, Lori H. Randall, Watertown; three grandchildren, Sara Wilson, Mark DeRosia and Haley Randall, all of Watertown; two sisters, Alice Smith of Kingston, Ont., Canada, and Judy Pirrello, Rochester; several nieces and nephews.  

Her parents, two sisters, Betty Hall and Frances Higgins and a brother, Donald Cross, all died before her.

Contributions may be made in her memory to the Heart Association or to the Diabetes Foundation. 

Condolences may be made at www.reedbenoit.com. 







Information provided by Reed & Benoit Funeral Home and Newzjunky, Watertown, N.Y.