ROCK CITY FALLS — John A. Marcolongo, Jr., passed away Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015 at Saratoga Hospital. He was 68.
Born in Milford, MA, he was the son of the late John A. and Maria F. (Tambollio) Marcolongo, Sr., attended Saratoga Springs High School and served in the US Army Corps of Engineers during the Viet Nam War. He worked for 30 years as a maintainer for the Ball Metal Container Corporation in Saratoga Springs and retired in 2012. John worked as a local realtor and was a member and past board member of the Capital Region Multiple Listing Service, the Saratoga, Schenectady and Schoharie Association of Realtors, the NYSAR and the National Association of Realtors. He loved to golf, especially in fundraisers, enjoyed fixing computers for anyone that needed them repaired, always had a story to share and loved being with people. A member of Gurtler Bros. VFW Post 420 and Dominick-Smaldone ITAM Post 35, he was a communicant of St. Clement’s Church.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his brother, Robert P. Marcolongo.
John loved his family and being a grandfather. Survivors include his wife of over 49 years, Yvonne C. (Morris) Marcolongo; three daughters, Maria Jennings (Mike Shaver), Darcy (Tom) Benuscak and Johnna (Eric) Raylinsky and three grandsons, Will Jennings, Mark and Tyler Benuscak.
Relatives and friends gathered in his name on Thursday. Oct. 8, 2015 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes of Saratoga Springs.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, October 9, in St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Ave. in Saratoga Springs and burial with military honors will follow in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, West Ave., also in Saratoga Springs.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in his name to St. Jude Cancer Research, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, West Fort Ann United Methodist Church Building Fund, PO Box 105, Ft. Ann, NY 12827 or to a charity of one’s choice.
