STILLWATER – Mrs. Theresa DeFelice Sabatino, 81, of Colonial Road, died Saturday morning, April 6th, at St. Mary’s Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, March 23, 1932, daughter of the late John and Frances DeFelice, Theresa grew up and was educated in Mechanicville.
A presser for the former Korell Dress Co. for 25 years, until the dress shop closed. She later worked at the former Korell Outlet at the Cloverleaf Plaza for a number of years.
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Walter Julius Joba, 99, a long time Stillwater resident passed away in Jacksonville, Florida on January 30, 2013.
Born in Passaic, NJ on July 20, 1913 to Anthony and Sophia Czymonkiewitz – Dziuba, he spent his early years in Clifton.
As a young man he joined the Merchant Marines and first worked on cruise ships and later on troop ships throughout World War II. After the war he moved to Stillwater where he owned and operated a dairy farm for several years.
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ALBANY – Susan V. Wiley, 49, of Livingston Ave, and former resident of Mechanicville, died Monday, Apr. 1st at AlbanyMedical Center, after a being stricken.
Born in Saratoga Springs, July 16, 1963, she was the daughter of Richard Wiley of Mechanicville and the late Shirley Wiley, and sister of the late Bruce Wiley.
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MECHANICVILLE – Leona McBride Serbalik, 87, of West St., Riverside, died Easter Sunday evening, March 31st., at Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital,Albany. A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born October 20, 1925, daughter of the late William and Clara Wojtowicz McBride. She was a member of the Class of 1942 of Mechanicville High School. During her teen years, Leona joined the family farm where she worked, but was most proud of the care she provided to her siblings.
In 1946 she married John Serbalik, who had returned from the Italian battlefields of WWII. Early in life she worked at the former Central Market in Troy.
While raising her own family, she and her husband, with partners Dominick Funaro and Val Serbalik, ran the former Riverside Grocery, the former Mechanicville Bus Terminal, Val’s News Room, and the Coffee Shop.
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MECHANICVILLE – Miss Margaret A. DeVito, 91, of Mabbett St., died Easter Sunday, March 31st, at Maplewood Manor, Ballston Spa, after an extended illness. A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born Dec. 3, 1921, daughter of the late Peter and Lesena DeVito, Margaret was also predeceased by her sisters Mary Hmura and Rose DeVito and brothers Thomas and John “Coomba” DeVito.
Margaret was a seamstress for the Marshall Ray Co. in Troy, for 40 years, retiring in 1985.
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STILLWATER – Richard R. Butler, 70, of Sawmill Hill, passed Monday, March 25th, at Saratoga Hospital, after a two year battle with melanoma.
Born in Troy, Oct. 4, 1942, son of the late the Richard and Leona Best Butler and brother of the late Gail Morris. Dick was a 1960 graduate of Stillwater Central School and a high honor graduate of University of Florida atGainesville, with a degree in architectural design.
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MECHANICVILLE – John A. Zecca, 87, lifelong resident of Mechanicville, died Monday morning, March 25th, at Maplewood Manor, following an extended illness.
Born Nov. 30, 1925, son of the late Augustus and Florence Zecca, John who was lovingly called “Tails” by family and longtime friends, served in the US Army during the Korean War.
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STILLWATER – Mrs. Agnes “Shirley” Rathbun, 85, of County Road 75, died Monday, March 18that Maplewood Manor, Ballston Spa, following an extended illness.
Born and educated in Pittsfield, Mass, daughter of the late Louis and Blanche Laramee, Shirley was the wife of the late Donald A. Rathbun who died in 2011 and mother of a late daughter Linda Jacques. A registrar’s secretary for Russell Sage College for years, she also was a former admissions secretary at Emma Willard School both of Troy. She and her late husband had operated Rathbun’s Dollhouse in Eagle Mills for 7 years.
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BALLSTON SPA – Lois A. Walsh, 74, of Uncas Lane, and former resident of Mechanicville andStillwater, died early Monday morning, March 18, at Saratoga Hospital, after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, August 24, 1938, she was daughter of the late John and Myrtle Sloan, and was a 1956 graduate of Mechanicville High School. A care giver at Little Sister’s of the Poor formerly of Troy, Lois also had been a teller at Northeast Saving Bank in Saratoga Springs and was real estate broker for Welbourne and Purdy for several years.
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MECHANICVILLE – John Mark “Ponzi” Ponzillo, 74, passed away peacefully into the loving arms of Jesus, Friday, March 15th. A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, born May 15, 1938, son of the late Mark and Jennie Forte Ponzillo, he was a 1955 graduate of Mechanicville High School. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps, as an Admirals guard while at sea. As the owner operator of Ponzi’s Hairstyling Center in Mechanicville for over 45 years, Ponzi enjoyed friendships with his many loyal customers, both male and female.
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