Edith Pettigrew

Pettigrew, Edith CLIFTON PARK Mrs. Edith Petta Pettigrew, 80, of Evergreen Ave., died Thursday morning, August 14, 2008 at her home, in the loving company of her family. Born in Mechanicville, January 7, 1928, daughter of the late Angelo and Maria Mastropietro Petta, Edith was a 1945 graduate of Mechanicville High School. For a number of years, she worked in the payroll department of the former Grand Union Co. distribution center in Waterford, and earlier had worked with New York Telephone in Menands. Growing up in Mechanicville, she learned life's lesson of family values, instilling those values into her daughter's character. She loved to spend many summers at her family's camp on Lake George. Sadly, she was predeceased by her husband of 53 years, William Pettigrew on May 12, 2008. Survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Peter Staie of Malta; grandchildren, Justin (Crystal) Staie and Brittany Staie and great-grandchildren, Teya and Landen Staie. Also her brothers, Anthony (Lucia) Petta and John Petta, all of Mechanicville. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 9 a.m. at the Assumption-St. Paul North Main Street Church in Mechanicville. Burial in Memory's Garden. Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville on Sunday from 3-6 p.m. Remembrances may be made to a charity of one's choice in loving memory of Edith N. Pettigrew.