Mary M. Galka – 92

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Mary M. Galka, 92, former longtime resident of Palma Ave., Rotterdam, died Tuesday, Mary 20th at Wesley Health Care.

Friends are invited to a burial service Thursday, May 22nd at 2 PM at Saratoga National Cemetery, Duell Rd., Schuylerville. Please arrive at 1:45 PM. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, Ks 66675. To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com Arrangements by DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.

Read the entire obituary in the May 29th issue of the Express.

Mrs. Yoland (Pepe) Fantauzzi

MECHANICVILLE _Mrs. Yolanda (Pepe) Fantauzzi formerly of Mechanicville passed away on May 19, 2014 surrounded by her loving family.  She was born on May 17, 1923 in MechanicvilleN.Y. to her late parents Anniello and Maria Grace (Amodeo) Pepe.  She was 91 years of age at the time of death.  She graduated fromMechanicville High School in 1943; while a resident of Mechanicville she was a communicant of Assumption-St. Paul Church. 

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on May 22, 2014 at All Saints on the Hudson Church, 121 No. Main Street, Mechanicville, N.Y.  Family and friends will be received at the church from 11 AM to Noon prior to mass.  Interment will be in St. Paul’s Cemetery in Mechanicville.  Funeral arrangements are made by the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the Town of Colonie EMS Services, 312 Wolf Rd., Latham, NY 12110 and The Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Blvd, Rensselaer, NY 12144

Katherine Coons Mallery – 70

MECHANICVILLE – Katherine Coons Mallery, 70, of Park Ave., died Sunday, April 27th, at St. Mary’s Hospital, following a long illness.

A Funeral Service will be held on Friday at 10 AM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main S., Mechanicville. Burial in Saratoga National Cemetery. Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Thursday from 4-7 PM. Remembrances may be made to Saratoga County Animal Shelter.

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

The entire obituary will be in the May 8th edition of the Express.

Vivian Perkins Sangil – 86

MECHANICVILLE – Vivian Perkins Sangil, 86, formerly of Park Place, died Thursday April 24, at Ellis Hospital after a long illness.

A longtime resident of Mechanicville, she was born June 5, 1927, daughter of the late Floyd and Gladys Lasher Perkins.

A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday at 6 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville, NY 12118.  Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 3-6 PM.  Burial will be held in St. Paul’s Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Sjogrens Syndrome Foundation, 6707 Democracy Boulevard, Suite 325, Bethesda, MD 20817 or Parkinson’s Research Foundation at AMCH, 47 New Scotland Ave., Albany, NY 12208, in memory of Vivian Sangil. Visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com for directions and to leave condolences.

The entire obituary will be in the May 1st issue of the Express.

 

Carmela Zeppieri Gardner – 92

SUN CITY CENTER, FLA. – Carmela Zeppieri Gardner, 92, a former resident of North Troy, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 23rd, surrounded by her loving caregivers and family. Carmela courageously endured the challenges of Alzheimer’s for four years. During this period, she continued to enjoy an active social life with the help from caregivers and family.

 

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated on Friday, April 25th at 11 AM at All Saints on the Hudson South Church, 121 No. Main St., Mechanicville.

 

Entombment of both Carmela and her husband Bill will be at Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville, immediately following.

 

Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Assoc., PO Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011.

 

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

 

Charles F. Aprilliano – 59

MECHANICVILLE – Charles F. Aprilliano, 59, of Underwood Ave., died Monday morning, April 7th at St. Mary’s Hospital, Troy, after an extended illness.

A Funeral Service will be held on Thursday morning at 10 AM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Burial with military honors at Saratoga National Cemetery.

Calling hour at the Funeral Home Thursday morning from 9-10 AM.

Remembrances may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, in fond memory of Charles F. Aprilliano.

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

The entire obituary will be in the April 17th edition of the Express.