Frank Merola

Merola, Frank (Hank) TROY Frank (Hank) Merola, 83, of Troy passed into eternal life Sunday morning, November 4, 2007 at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy. Born in Troy, he was the son of the late John and Louisa Comitale Merola and devoted and loving husband of Louise Rocco Merola of Troy. Frank attended Troy High School. As a young man, Frank helped in the family business Merola's Bakery which was a well known bakery in Troy. In the 1950's, he was the owner of Merola's Tavern in Troy. He retired from Ford Motor Car Co. in Green Island. He was a member of the K of C in Troy. He loved baseball both playing it in the Troy Amateur League and following his favorite team the St. Louis Cardinals. He also enjoyed playing bocce and bowling. In addition to his wife, Frank is survived by his children John (Dawn) Merola and Anthony (Louisa) Merola both of Troy, Joseph Merola of Cohoes, David (Jean) Merola of Troy and Anne Marie Merola of Malta. He was the grandfather of Christi Van Royen, Annalisa Merola, Deanne Schermerhorn, Debra Fera, Maura Merola, Molly Merola, Ann Marie and Rebecca Merola, Brooke and William Phillips. He is also survived by seven great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Frank was the brother of the late Clementina Moscatello, Virginia Tedesco, Connie Santora, Mary Gallo, Margaret Stevens, Lucy Hartnett, Anthony, Joseph and Patrick Merola. The funeral for Frank will be held Wednesday morning at 8:45 a.m. from the Bocketti Funeral Home, 336 Third Street, Troy and at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Church in Troy where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited to attend and may call at the funeral home Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. Entombment will be held at St. Mary's Mausoleum. Contributions in Frank's memory to the Parkinson Disease & Referral Center at Albany Medical Center would be appreciated.