GANSEVOORT — Michel McKenzie died on November 22 at Albany Medical Center. 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mary Katherine Pitney, 95, passed away on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. At the family’s request services will be private. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway, Saratoga Springs. Remembrances may be made to burkefuneralhome.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Lisa Chodos Noonan, 67 passed November 30, 2020. Lisa was remarkable in so many ways, having lived with cancer for 16 years, never allowing the cancer to impact her contagious enthusiasm for life and exceptional level of personal optimism. Memorial donations: Jimmy Fund: Danna Farber Cancer Institute, Boston. www.burkefuneralhome.com 

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Alice Joan Gaul, 85, passed Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Calling hours were Wednesday, December 2 at Burke Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial was Thursday, December 3 at St. Clement’s Church followed by burial at the National Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to St. Clement’s Church, Saratoga Springs. burkefuneralhome.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Edward “Buz” Fiorill, 77, passed away on November 21, 2020. Services were private. A funeral mass and celebration of life will be held in Belle Vernon, PA at a later date. Information will be updated www.burkefuneralhome.com as it becomes known. Memorial donations may be made to Saratoga Hospital Foundation.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — A. William Colonell, “Bill,” died November 22, 2020. No calling hours. Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. Friday, December 4, 2020, St. Clement’s Church (will be streamed on St. Clement’s Church Facebook page). Burial with military honors following in St. Peter’s Cemetery. Memorial donations to a charity of your choice. burkefuneralhome.com

GREENFIELD CENTER — Dorothy M. Rowland, 94, lifelong resident of Greenfield Center, went to eternal rest on November 29, 2020, at Wesley Healthcare Center. Dorothy was born on August 28, 1926, to the late Richard and Evelyn (Rhodes) Potter in Greenfield Center.

Dorothy graduated from Saratoga Springs High School and SUNY Cobleskill. She was employed by Skidmore College in Food Service and later at Saratoga Springs City School District as the School Lunch Director for 25 years. During this time, she was named to the NYS Skilled Worker Emeritus Program by Governor Mario Cuomo.

Dorothy married Henry Rowland on August 29, 1948, and they recently celebrated 72 years of marriage. She is survived by her husband Henry; brother George; son Dick and daughter-in-law Joan Rowland; daughter Lynn and son-in-law Tom Cumm; and son Stephan and daughter-in-law Rosamaria Rowland. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Shana Cumm and Tom Rupert; Shaun and JoAnne Cumm; Lauren and Rob Delaney; Dominique and Brandon Semzock; and Stephanie and Nicholas Chandler; and great-grandchildren: Landen, Blake, and Avery Cumm; Waylon and Eleanor Semzock; and Emily Chandler. Additionally, Dorothy is survived by her sisters-in-law Ruth Hayes and Norma Potter and by many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents, Dorothy was predeceased by her siblings Frances Potter, Chester Potter, John Potter, Laura Roeckle and Jane Potter.

Dorothy was a communicant of Simpson United Methodist Church, Rock City Falls, President and 75-year-member of Greenfield Grange #807, a member of Saratoga County Pomona Grange, NYS Grange, and National Grange. She was past NYS Grange Deputy for Saratoga & Fulton Counties, Co-Director for NYS Grange CWA and Assistant Director of NYS Junior Grange Camp. She was a member and past president of the NYS School Food Service Association and a member of the Saratoga County Agricultural Society as an Ad Hoc for the Culinary Department, Zonta International, and delivered Meals on Wheels for many years. As a member of the Greenfield Historical Society, Dorothy was instrumental in the restoration of the one-room schoolhouse she had attended as a child.

Family, food and community were all extremely important to Dorothy.

The family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to Eileen Beckwith and the Home Instead caregivers who helped take care of Mom over the past year. We would also like to thank Wesley Healthcare for their care and concern in her final days.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dorothy’s memory to Simpson United Methodist Church, 1089 Rock City Road, Rock City Falls, NY 12863.

Funeral services will be private. Dorothy will be laid to rest at Greenfield Cemetery.

Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Carmella B. Mangona passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Saratoga Hospital. 

Relatives and friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2020 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway (518-584-5373). Face coverings and social distancing will be required.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, November 14, 2020 in St. Mary’s Church, 167 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, by the Rev. Francis R. Vivacqua, pastor.

Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Avenue, Saratoga Springs.

Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com

BALLSTON SPA — George P. Zibell, Sr. of Ballston Spa, a proud Korean War Vet passed away October 30, 2020. Funeral services were held at the convenience of the family. Donations can be made to Community Hospice, 310 S. Manning Boulevard, Albany, NY 12208. Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Donald W. Ely, 79, passed on Thursday, October 22, 2020 due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. A private funeral service was held at Saratoga National Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Michael J. Fox Parkinson or to the New York/Columbia Hospital in New York movement disorders/neurology department. Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com