SARATOGA SPRINGS — Renee Khair Akel, 99, died peacefully on December 22, 2015. She was predeceased by her husband, Metrie Akel, co-founder of Binghamton Giant Food Markets, Inc. and her daughter, Lillian Akel Ambrosino.
Private funeral services were held on Dec. 26, 2015 at Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, 44 Main St. in Binghamton, NY. Reverend Glenn Mahaffey officiated. Burial was in Floral Park Cemetery, in Johnson City, NY.
Expressions of sympathy in memory of Renee may be sent to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, PO Box 50 in Memphis, TN 38101.