Loretta C. Eates

Eates, Loretta C. EAST GREENBUSH Loretta Hanna Eates, 85, former Waterford resident, died Monday, October 22, 2007 at Evergreen Commons. Born in Troy, she was the daughter of the late Edward Hanna and Alice Burgess Hanna and wife of the late Frank P. Eates Sr. who died in 1985. Raised and educated in Troy, she was a graduate of Troy High School. Mrs. Eates was a secretary for the former Behr-Manning Co., Watervliet, for ten years. A Waterford resident for 21 years, she was a member of the Waterford Senior Citizens and the Monday craft club. She was a former communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Waterford. Loretta always enjoyed winter vacations in Fla. with her late husband Frank. Survivors include a son, Frank P. Eates Jr. (Beate) of Guilderland; a daughter, Patricia Sgarlata (Frank) of Loudonville; four granddaughters, Jennifer Speenburgh (Robert), Kachina Eates, Maria Sgarlata, Stephanie Betzwieser and a grandson, Joseph Sgarlata; a sister, Evelyn Hilt of Troy and a brother, Edward Hanna of Waterford; also several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be at 9:15 a.m. Friday from the McLoughlin & Mason Funeral Home, 109th Street and 3rd Ave., Lansingburgh, and at 10:00 a.m. in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Waterford where the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Troy. Calling hours are 4 7 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home. Memorial donations to The American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205, would be appreciated. For guest book visit www.mcloughlinmason.com