SARATOGA SPRINGS — Michele Karen Suprunowicz, 63, passed away in her Saratoga Springs home Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020. Mass of Christian Burial will be Sept. 8, 2020 at 3 p.m.: Church of St. Peter’s, 241 Broadway. Due to current health regulations, no floral arrangements will be accepted at the church. Visit www.burkefuneralhome.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Shirley Joanne Dillon, 95, died August 20, 2020 at the Home of the Good Shephard in Saratoga Springs. Funeral services were private as Shirley was laid to rest with her loving husband in their family plot in Maplewood Cemetery. Please visit www.burkefuneralhome.com
DAN POINT, CA — Laurie Zeh lost her long battle with breast cancer on August 12, 2020. She passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at her home in Dan Point, CA.
Laurie was a devoted wife, loving mother and grandmother, dear sister and good friend. Her family and friends will remember her for her generosity, intelligence, and her love of skiing, tennis and bridge.
Laurie was born in Saratoga Springs on January 23, 1940 to Lawrence Gordon and Nellie Spaulding Gordon. She graduated with honors from Saratoga High School in 1958. She loved Saratoga and shared fond memories of her high school years and the Saratoga Winter Club.
She was a Magna cum Laude graduate of Syracuse University in 1962 with a major in Political Science. She was a member of Pi Sigma Alpha political science honorary, Pi Kappa Phi all-university scholastic honorary, and Phi Beta Kappa national scholastic honorary.
Laurie met and married her husband Dale W. Zeh in 1961. While he went on to earn a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering, Laurie finished her senior year studies.
In 1965, they and their two sons moved to Pasadena, California where her husband did his Army tour of duty during the Vietnam war at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. In 1970, they moved to Miami, Florida where Dale attended medical school. Upon receiving his M.D., they moved back to California where Dale did his internship and residency in Los Angeles.
They lived in San Marino while raising their two sons, Dale Jr. and William. When Dale began his anesthesiology practice at Huntington Memorial Hospital, Laurie did the billing for his practice and started what was to become one of the largest anesthesia billing companies in California.
Laurie and Dale enjoyed travelling to many countries around the world and skiing with family and friends in Utah and Colorado. Laurie was a past President of the San Marino Tennis Foundation, a member of the Pasadena Jr. Philharmonic Committee, a member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, and a communicant of All Saints Church in Pasadena and St. Clement’s By-The-Sea in San Clemente.
Laurie is survived by her sons Dale Jr. and William, their wives Laura and Lisa, and five grandchildren: Jonathan, Heidi, Maggie, Rachel and Ryan. She is also survived by her sister Lynne Gordon Doyle (Danny) of Sarasota and sister Rhea Gordon Demory; and her brothers
Jan Scott (Anne), David (Kate) and Peter (Karen) Gordon; several nieces and nephews and several grandnieces and nephew. Her parents, her husband and eldest brother Lawrence (Patricia Watkins Gordon) pre-deceased her.
Memorial gifts may be made to City of Hope, Office of Planned Giving, in Duarte, CA. Internment of ashes will be in the family plot at Greenfield Center Cemetery. A Celebration of Laurie and Dale’s Lives will be at St. Clement’s By-The-Sea in San Clemente on Tuesday, September 8.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Paul C. Armstrong, 67, of Raymond Watkins Apartments in Saratoga Springs, formerly of York Avenue, passed away unexpectedly at home, August 24, 2020.
Born February 21, 1953 in Saratoga Springs, he was the son of the late John “Army” and Helen Armstrong. He was a 1971 graduate of St. Peter’s Academy in Saratoga Springs and attended SUNY Delhi.
Paul served in the US Navy from February 1976 to February 1980, and the Reserves to February 1982.
Paul had many jobs, enjoying the diversity of doing different things. He was a cook in the Navy, drove a tractor trailer, worked for Saratoga Springs and NYRA in maintenance to name a few.
He enjoyed reading, playing the guitar, riding his bike around town and trying his chances at the Racino.
He is survived by two brothers, John “Jack” M. Armstrong and his wife Roma Armstrong of Saratoga Springs and Bruce E. Armstrong of Saratoga Springs; two sisters, Corinne M. Scirocco and her husband Anthony “Skip” Scirocco of Saratoga Springs and JoAnn M. Rosebrook and her husband Richard Rosebrook of Porter Corners. Also survived by nieces and nephews; Anthony (Heather) Scirocco, Mark (Amber) Scirocco, Marisa (Stuart) Shickel, Jonathan (Stephanie) Rosebrook, Ashley Rosebrook and Nicholas Rosebrook; and great nieces and nephews, Madison and Vincent Scirocco, Schuyler and Ethan Scirocco, Ryan and Landon Shickel and Daniel, Dominic, Desmond and Damien Rosebrook along with many cousins and friends.
A memorial service with military honors will be held at Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville on Tuesday, September 1 at 11 a.m.
Donations welcomed to Saratoga Bridges (ARC), 16 Saratoga Bridges Boulevard, Ballston Spa, NY 12020, which his parents helped in ARC’s early years to benefit his brother Bruce and others.
Online remembrances may be made at burkefuneralhome.com
ALBANY — Gordon H. Sanders, 89, passed away August 17, 2020. He was a longtime member of Congregation Shaara Tfille, The Jewish Community Center of Saratoga Springs, The B’nai B’rith, and the NY State Council of Retail Merchants. Services were August 20, 2020. Memorial donations to Congregation Shaara Tfille, Saratoga Springs. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.
WILTON — Robert Porter, 75, passed away August 5, 2020 in Spring Hill, Florida. Calling hours are Friday, August 28, 2020 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. at Burke Funeral Home. Required health protocols will be followed, masks/face coverings must be worn. Memorial donations to Greenwich Lion’s Club, PO Box 172, Greenwich, NY 12831. Visit burkefuneralhome.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Vesta Marie Larkin, age 76 (long-time resident of Welch, WV) passed away August 19, 2020. Memorial service will be held in Welch, WV (TBD). Memorial donations to McDowell County Humane Society (109 Dogbone Drive, Superior, WV 24801) or the research of Dr. Harry Erba (Duke University). Visit burkefuneralhome.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Ramona Jean Cole passed away Friday June 26, 2020 at Saratoga Springs Hospital after a brief illness. Calling hours are August 30, 2020 from 1-2 p.m. at Burke Funeral Home. Celebration of life 3-5 p.m. at Saratoga Escape, Greenfield Center. Burial is 11 a.m. August 31, 2020 at Maplewood Cemetery. Visit burkefuneralhome.com
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Patricia “Patsy” Britten, 69, passed away on Tuesday, August 25 after a long illness surrounded by her husband and three sons at home. Services will be private along with private burial at Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Visit burkefunerlahome.com.
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Mark Edward Banovic, born May 11, 1979 to Edward and Karen Banovic of Ballston Spa was diagnosed with leukemia (AML) on May 30, 2020. His treatment for the disease was unforgiving and he valiantly battled the disease until his passing on August 21, 2020. Services took place Tuesday, August 25. Visit burkefuneralhome.com.
