Saratoga Springs - Lillian C. Mihalek, formerly of Walworth Street, died on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009 at Maplewood Manor in Ballston Spa. She was 81.
Born in Saratoga Springs on Feb. 11, 1928, she was the daughter of the
late Nelson and Helen (Butterfield) Bishop and the widow of the late
Albert Mihalek who died in 1997.
She was employed at the Gideon Putnam Hotel where she was a housekeeper. She loved Saratoga Springs and enjoyed passing the time sitting on her porch visiting with her neighbors. Much of her time was spent with her family and the company of her grandchildren.
She is survived by one daughter, Lynn (J. Robert) O'Rourke of Delanson, NY; four sons, Albert N. (Laurene) of Plattsburgh, Daniel J. (Cynthia) of Gansevoort, Alfred N. (Leslie) of Fort Johnson and Mark A. of Saratoga Springs; three sisters, Beverley (John) Busanowski of Gansevoort, Dorothy (Larry) Wilkins of Saratoga Springs and Beulah (William) Gilroy of Somerset, OH; three brothers, Clarence (Florence) Bishop of Saratoga Springs, Richard (Jane) Bishop of Titusville, FL, Martin (Jane) Bishop of Holt, FL; nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is predeceased by two brothers, Nelson and Harvey Bishop.
Relatives and friends gathered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes in Saratoga Springs. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Burial will be in Greenridge Cemetery in the spring.
Memorials in her honor may be made to Our Lady of Fatima Church, Shrine Restoration Fund, PO Box 219, Delanson, NY 12053 or Amsterdam Troop #48, Boy Scouts of America, 6 Highland Ave, Ft. Johnson, NY 12070.
She was employed at the Gideon Putnam Hotel where she was a housekeeper. She loved Saratoga Springs and enjoyed passing the time sitting on her porch visiting with her neighbors. Much of her time was spent with her family and the company of her grandchildren.
She is survived by one daughter, Lynn (J. Robert) O'Rourke of Delanson, NY; four sons, Albert N. (Laurene) of Plattsburgh, Daniel J. (Cynthia) of Gansevoort, Alfred N. (Leslie) of Fort Johnson and Mark A. of Saratoga Springs; three sisters, Beverley (John) Busanowski of Gansevoort, Dorothy (Larry) Wilkins of Saratoga Springs and Beulah (William) Gilroy of Somerset, OH; three brothers, Clarence (Florence) Bishop of Saratoga Springs, Richard (Jane) Bishop of Titusville, FL, Martin (Jane) Bishop of Holt, FL; nine grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband and parents, she is predeceased by two brothers, Nelson and Harvey Bishop.
Relatives and friends gathered on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2009 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes in Saratoga Springs. A funeral service was held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Feb. 25. Burial will be in Greenridge Cemetery in the spring.
Memorials in her honor may be made to Our Lady of Fatima Church, Shrine Restoration Fund, PO Box 219, Delanson, NY 12053 or Amsterdam Troop #48, Boy Scouts of America, 6 Highland Ave, Ft. Johnson, NY 12070.
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