Mabel M. Nofal

TROY Mabel M. Nofal, 85, of Heartwood Terrace, died peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital, surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007. She was a resident of Troy for 56 years. Mabel was born on Nov. 10, 1922, in East Line, Malta, the only daughter of the late Irving Adelbert and Gladys Evelyn DeVoe Cook. She was the widow of Alfred M. Nofal. She attended Ballston Spa schools and graduated from Mt. Pleasant High School in Schenectady. Mabel was a devoted mother, grandmother and homemaker. She enjoyed spending time with her family and at her parents' summer home in Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain. She also enjoyed reading, embroidering and baking. She was employed at and retired from Our Lady of Hope in Latham. Mabel is a 12th generation American descendant of Dutch Settler Resolvent Waldron of New Amsterdam. She was a communicant of St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Troy. Mrs. Nofal was predeceased by her son, Richard A. Morrissey, and her brother, Louis A. Cook. Mabel is survived by her children, Mrs. Sharon Morrissey Henke (Edmund), Mr. Michael A. Nofal (Robert Hilts), and Mrs. JoAnn Nofal Renasiewicz (Frank). She is also survived by her brother, Clyde M. Cook (Bernice) and a sister-in- law, Loretta Cook (Louis). She is also survived by grandchildren:Teri Lee Salami-Kohan, Natalie Sue McAvoy, Edmund P. Henke, Lori Anne Puca, Eric Henke, Karl Henke, Judi Pritchard, Lisa Morrissey, Debi Robert and Joslyn K. McArdle. She is also survived by 14 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral service will be held Monday, Nov. 26, at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul's Episcopal Church State and Third streets, Troy, with the Rev. Michael Gorchov, rector, officiating. Relatives and friends may call at Bryce Funeral Home, 276 Pawling Ave., Troy, on Sunday from 3 to 7 p.m. Interment will be at Hudson View Cemetery in Mechanicville. Contributions may be made in memory of Mabel Nofal to The Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Boulevard, Rensselaer, NY 12144. For a private family guest book and service directions, visit www.brycefh.com.