SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY- Nancy Ann Maloney passed away peacefully at home on the evening of April 16, 2026, surrounded by family.

Nancy, the daughter of Michael and JoAnn Maloney, was a lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs. After graduating from Saratoga High, her path led her to Wildwood on the Jersey Shore where she trained and worked as a bartender. Later, she honed her bartending skills at the Golden Nugget in Atlantic City. It was there that she met her lifelong best friend, Nancy Vasta. The two vacationed together through the years, talked on the phone every Sunday morning, and shared a passion for gambling and visiting casinos around the country. 

Nancy was blessed to become a mother in her fortieth year, welcoming her son Sandy Michael Campoli to the world in 1992. Motherhood was her proudest achievement. Annual trips to Disney World in Florida were enjoyed over the years when Sandy was young.  

Following Sandy’s birth, Nancy came home to Saratoga to raise her son as a single working mom. She first worked as a bartender at her sister Kelly and brother-in-law Garry’s family restaurant and brewery (Brown’s Brewing Co.), then spent the bulk of her career as the company’s office manager under Garry’s guidance. She exhibited loyalty, honesty, and responsibility in her job and was always so proud of the company’s success. 

Nancy was generous and loving to everyone she held close. She enjoyed many vacations with her good friend Kate Bishop and Kate’s family to the Outer Banks. Nancy was a devoted daughter who cooked and cared for her parents Mike and JoAnn, doing anything and everything to help them age in place at their Saratoga home, 142 East Avenue. 

Nancy “retired” from Brown’s only to return and help roll homemade Oatmeal Stout pretzels for the taprooms every Tuesday. She would often mention that her Tuesdays were a chance to spend time with the working members of the Brown family, her nieces, Abby and Nora, and sister, Kelly. 

She loved life’s simple pleasures – a great meal shared with friends, a ride and shopping trip, playing Wordle daily with her friend group, sharing a recipe, and a delicious margarita. Nancy was an animal lover and could always be happily caught feeding treats from the family table to the Brown family’s Jack Russel Terriers Moose, Willa, and Pippa.

In the summer of 2025, the devastating news of advanced-stage lung cancer arrived, and Nancy courageously began treatments at Memorial Sloan Kettering under the care plan of Dr. Charles Rudin and his assistant, Maureen English.   

In September, she began radiation treatments with her son Sandy by her side. Nancy was so grateful for the numerous professionals at MSK and trusted them implicitly.  Nancy was blessed to have a local team of health care professionals as well led by Dr. John Pezzulo of Saratoga Hospice and Palliative Care. All her health care teams provided her with comfort, excellent care, and above all, hope. 

Nancy is survived by her son Sandy Campoli; sister Kelly Brown; brother-in-law Garry Brown; nieces Abigail, Nora, and Mageean (Maggie) Brown; second mother Doris Mageean Brown; good friend Kate Bishop; and first cousins Diane, Keith, and Chris Cummings. Nancy was predeceased by her parents Michael and JoAnn Maloney, her sister Marcia Szochet, her best friend Nancy Vasta, and her longtime partner Sandy V. Campoli.  

Donations may be made in Nancy’s honor to Saratoga Community Hospice.

A Celebration of Life service will be held Sunday, April 26 from 5-8pm at Brown’s Brewing Co.’s Malt Room in Troy, NY.  

A funeral Mass will be held Saturday, May 2 at 11:30 am at St. Clement’s Church, Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY. 

Please honor Nancy with wearing bright and colorful clothing to both of her services – she loved all the colors of the rainbow. 

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com. 

SYRACUSE, NY – Mallory Marie Scheurer, 39, of Syracuse passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2026. 

Mallory is survived by her parents, Tamara Peltzmacher of Manlius, Dean (Barbara) Scheurer of Saratoga Springs and stepfather, Dave Peltzmacher of South Carolina. She also leaves behind her siblings, Greg (Lizy) of Liverpool, Dean Jr. (Sara) of Vero Beach, Katie (Nick) Miller of Bridgeport and Gretchen (Andy) Sliker of Knoxville; along with several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews. She will also be missed by her partner, Thomas Wickham.

Mallory graduated from Saratoga Springs High School in 2005 and continued her education at OCC and LeMoyne College.

Mallory will be remembered for her love of Syracuse University sports and her deep devotion to animals.

Calling hours will be 1:00 to 3:00 pm on Saturday, April 25, 2026, at Newell-Fay Manlius Chapel, 8171 Cazenovia Rd., Manlius. The service will follow.

Honoring her love of animals, contributions may be made to your favorite animal charity.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Gary R. Meyer, born January 6, 1949, in the Bronx, passed away on April 3, 2026, at Saratoga Hospital, surrounded by his loving family.

Gary grew up in Pearl River NY and moved to Haverstraw as a teenager and graduated from Haverstraw high school. He was a sergeant detective in the Town of Haverstraw police department. He retired and moved to Saratoga in 2009.

Gary is best known for his shenanigans. He was always a lot of fun to be around and a little mischievous.

Gary is survived by his children Kelly Auriemmo (Christopher Page), James Meyer (Kirsty McCully), Paul Meyer (Sabrina Hall), his four beautiful granddaughters that he loved so much Caitlin, Jessica, Clara and Hazel and his girlfriend Michele Jones.

Gary is pre-deceased by his wife Margaret and his parents and brother Robert Meyer.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2026 from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Compassionate Funeral Care, 402 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY, followed by a service at 1:00 p.m.

A second celebration of life will be held at a later date in Haverstraw, New York.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Gary’s honor may be made to the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge, 1 Elk Lane, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866, Attn: Bob Lounsbury. Please include “Father’s Day Kids Fishing Derby” in the memo line.

For online condolences, visit www.compassionatefuneralcare.com.

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Barton Hugh Klion died peacefully in his sleep on April 7, 2026; he was born March 28, 1928, in Manhattan. He celebrated his 98th birthday with his children, daughter-in-law, and devoted granddaughter. Bart was fiercely independent, and he was still driving and only using a cane until recently. He was looking forward to his Academy for Lifelong Learning “international relations” discussion group and had just found a new chess partner with whom he played at a local coffee shop. He had a 518-day streak on Chess.com, where he played every day with one of his grandsons and others. A lifelong athlete, he skied until he was 82 and played tennis until he was 89.

After graduating from Rutgers University in 1948 and serving as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Army (1948 – 1949), he began a successful career as a wallcovering sales and marketing executive, leading sales teams in metro NYC, while managing national accounts throughout the United States and Canada. Married to Barbara in 1955, Bruce and Lisa were born shortly after, and they moved to Hartsdale, NY, in 1960, where they remained until 2018, when they moved to Saratoga County. Bart and Barbara’s passion was travel, both in the U.S. and internationally, mostly on walking tours. The places and countries are too long to list but think of the song “Let’s Go Everywhere.”

Bart will mostly be remembered for his commitment to friends and family. Bruce and Lisa grew up with a slew of “Uncles,” some from the Manhattan neighborhood where he grew up, some from his years at Rutgers, where Bart was the president of the Sigma Alpha Mu fraternity chapter. He was an Ardsley Little League coach and a co-founder of the local touch-and-flag football program, as well as “Lassie League” softball. He taught his children to ski in New York, Vermont, Massachusetts, and Quebec, and to play tennis at the local swimming and tennis club. He regularly attended his grandchildren’s school and youth sports activities, even though they were not local, with one grandson noting, “I don’t recall any other grandparents watching their grandchildren play outdoor division 5 soccer in all weather.” 

Other than seeing his two great-grandsons this spring, Bart was most looking forward to the annual Rutgers Living History Society meeting; RLHS and Rutgers Oral History Archive (now part of the Rutgers University History Department), gave him much meaning and purpose over the last 32 years, not just the absolute value of this worthy project, but the people he had met, interacted and formed relationships with. He served on the original operations committee, was President of RLHS for seven years, and remained active in the organization until last week. Bart entered Rutgers during WWII as a 16-year-old in 1944, and virtually all of his friends and fraternity brothers were returning combat veterans (as was his brother Stanley, RU class of 1942). Much of his devotion to ROHA was born of these relationships. Bart loved Rutgers University and was the true definition of a “loyal son.” Donations in honor of Barton Klion can be made here: https://give.rutgersfoundation.org/oral-history-archives/8689.html. 

He was predeceased by his wife of 69 years, Barbara Kupsick Klion (b. 1933, d. 2024). Surviving him are his son, Bruce and daughter-in-law Linda Klion of Saratoga Springs, their children and spouses and grandsons, Bennett Klion and Rose Mendoza, their son Cillian of Brooklyn; Henry Klion and Nicole Cavallaro, their son Oliver of Brooklyn; his daughter Lisa (Klion) Wald of Wayne, NJ; her son Jason Wald and fiancée Annika Sundberg of Chicago; her daughter Samara Wald of Providence (his “favorite” granddaughter). 

Bart was and will continue to be a role model of a life well lived, dedicated to friends and family. 

A private graveside service with military honors took place at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville, NY.

Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com. 

June 12, 1932 – March 2, 2026

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Helen (Janes) Patti, age 93, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love, on March 2, 2026, in Saratoga Springs, NY. Though dementia touched her later years, her warmth, gratitude, and gentle spirit never faded.

Born June 12, 1932, in Woburn Sands, England, she was the daughter of David and Muriel (Gilby) Janes. She graduated from Totley Hall Training College of Housecraft and taught in England before continuing her career in Montreal and Vancouver, where she also studied computer programming.

While visiting Lake George, Helen met her husband, Jerry Patti, and they married in 1968. Helen worked in the Registrar’s office at Skidmore College for almost 30 years and earned her bachelor’s degree there in 1977.

Forever the athlete, she continued hiking, biking, dancing, skiing, sailing, kayaking, tennis, and brisk daily walks. Helen was also a magician: “Magic Patti,” delighting audiences with humor and charm and teaching the art of magic to children for decades. She was devoted to English Country Dance and continued dancing into her 90s.

In her final years, Helen was cared for by a devoted group known as “Team Helen.” She was predeceased by her husband, parents, and brothers, and is remembered by dear friends and family.

A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, April 19 from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. at Burke’s Funeral Home in Saratoga Springs. Helen’s magician family will honor her with a traditional “Broken Wand Ceremony” beginning at 1:00 p.m.

Helen’s wishes were to be cremated, with a portion of her ashes scattered among the islands of Lake George, reuniting with her husband, while the remainder will be interred with her parents in England.

Please read the full obituary: www.burkefuneralhome.com. 

All people die, but not all people live. Helen lived!