Suzanne Elizabeth DiBartolomeo

GUILDERLAND – Suzanne E. DiBartolomeo, 76, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Monday, October 25, 2021, at Albany Medical Center, after a very brief illness. Suzanne was born in Schenevus, NY on April 14, 1945, the daughter of the late Harold Nelson and Beatrice Grace Derenthal. Suzanne graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School and received a nursing degree from Fulton Montgomery Community College. Suzanne began her long and distinguished nursing career at her beloved St. Clare’s Hospital, working on 3West. Her 30 plus year career spanned a number of clinical settings caring for patients throughout our community. A consummate caregiver, Suzanne continued to care for family, friends, and her beloved husband after her retirement in 2012. Suzanne always put her family first and was the ultimate example of selflessness. A perfect day for Suzanne was to be surrounded by her family and friends, laughing and cooking a meal in her kitchen that she made with love for those she cherished most. A woman of great faith, she was a communicant of St. Paul the Apostle Church for much of her life. She was predeceased by her deeply loved big brother, HaroldNelson, Jr., and her dear niece, Donna Nelson. Suzanne is survived by her beloved husband, Richard J. DiBartolomeo, whom she married on September 18, 1976; loving children, Jeffrey and his wife Emily DiBartolomeo and her daughter, Amy DiBartolomeo. Her most treasured gift in life was being Nonni to her three grandchildren, Olivia, John, and Michael DiBartolomeo. Suzanne is also survived by her sister, Alfreda Marek; sister-in-law, Lydia Nelson; nieces and nephews, James, Randy, and William Marek; Harold III, Kristine, and Erik Nelson and her lifelong best friend and “sister, ”Merrilene Kingsland. The DiBartolomeo family is grateful to the Drs., nurses and staff at Albany Medical Neuro Intensive Care Unit/ B2, for their care, compassion, and dignity shown to Suzanne and our family. Suzanne prided herself on the quality of care given to patients and their families during their time of greatest need and the care she received would have surely made her proud. Services will be held on Tuesday, November 2nd at 10 am from the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home, 501 Union Street, then to St. Paul the Apostle Church, Albany Street, where a Mass will be celebrated at 11am. Interment will follow in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Rossi & Ditoro Funeral Home on Monday from 4-7 pm. In lieu of flowers, the family asks donations be made to a local food pantry, a veteran organization, or to support the healthcare workers who bravely work to care for our community. While in attendance of Suzanne’s services it is required that all in attendance wear a mask.

Suzanne Elizabeth DiBartolomeo

April 14, 1945 - October 25, 2021