BALLSTON SPA — John C. Weekly, Sr., 81, of Ballston Spa, passed unexpectedly on Friday, August 14, 2020 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.
He was born on January 8, 1939 in New York City, and was the son of the late Mildred (Watts) Wennersten and stepson of the late Nels Wennersten.
He was a graduate of Kingston High School, Class of 1958; he began his working career at Western Printing in Poughkeepsie, then was a manager for UPS in Albany NY. He retired from Bellevue Builders Supply of Rotterdam.
He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, enjoyed golfing, bowling and will be remembered by many for coaching little league baseball. He was a lifelong NY Yankee and NY Giants fan.
John was the husband of Dorothy (Eckert) Weekly, the love of his life, they married on February 14, 1960 and celebrated 60 years of marriage this past February. Together they raised a wonderful family, enjoyed going on vacation to Myrtle Beach and the Outer Banks, but most of all spending time with their family.
In addition to his wife he is survived by his children, Deborah Leveille (Richard Sitts) of Greenfield Center, Susan Parks of South Weymouth, MA, Lisa (Alvin) Lunn of Red Hook, NY and John (Lori) Weekly, Jr. of Greenfield Center. He was the oldest of 10 children and is survived by Nels Wennersten, Mary Haight, Lynne Van Norstrand, Arlene Krikelis, Christine Godfrey and Margery Brink, brother and sister-in-law of Harry and Linda Hill, 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his siblings Jimmy, Pete and Dorothy.
Arrangements entrusted to Keyser Funeral & Cremation Service, Kingston, NY the service will be private with burial in St. Remy Cemetery.
For those who wish, contributions in John’s memory may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org
A tribute for John may be found at www.KeyserFuneralService.com, where you may leave memories and expressions of sympathy for his family.
