SCHENECTADY- Patricia A. Tessitore, 75, entered into eternal rest on Monday after a long illness.
Pat was born May 5, 1936 in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Frank and Eva Tessitore. She was a 1954 graduate of Nott Terrace High School. Pat was employed by the NYS Department of Insurance, retiring after 13 years of service. She was a communicant of St. Paul’s Church.
She was predeceased by her siblings, Joseph Tessitore, Catherine Valentine and Alice Ciesielski.
Pat is survived by her sister, Cherrin and her husband Stephen Freeman, of Scotia; and several nieces and nephews.
A service will be held Wednesday morning at 11 am at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, Union at N. Jay Streets, with Fr. John Facci, officiating. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Interment will follow in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Brandywine Avenue.
Memorial contributions may be made in Pat’s memory to the Lupes Foundation, 790 Watervliet Shaker Road, Latham, NY 12110