Antoinette "Dolly" Newell

ROTTERDAM – Antoinette “Dolly” Newell, 97, passed into eternal rest on Friday, November 13, 2026, having been blessed with a long and fulfilling life. She leaves behind a lifetime of cherished memories, love, and the many lives she touched along the way.

Dolly was born in South Schenectady, the daughter of the late Frank and Antoinette Pasquarello Gazzillo. She was a devoted homemaker who took great pride in caring for her family and creating a loving home. Her days were filled with the many little things that made life special, and her greatest joy was making sure those she loved always felt cared for.

She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Lee Newell; her children, Mary Ann Newell and Robert L. Newell, Jr.; and a brother, Peter Gazzillo,

Dolly is survived by her siblings; Theresa Fernandez, Christine (Gene) Phelps, Frank Gazzillo, Jr. and David (Carla) Gazzillo; several grandchildren; great-grandchildren; great-great grandchildren; and great-great-great grandchildren; many nieces, nephews, cousins; brothers and sisters-in-law and friends.

Services will be held on Tuesday at 9:30 am at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, 501 Union Street, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Our Lady Queen of Peace at 10:30 am. Interment will follow in Sts. Cyril & Method Cemetery.

Relatives and friends are invited and may call at Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home on Monday from 4 to 7pm.

Memorial contributions may be made in Dolly’s memory to the American Cancer Society at American Cancer Society