Stanley D. Sambora

1932 - 2016

Stanley D. Sambora 1932 - 2016
WATERVILLE - Stanley D. Sambora, 84, of Terry Meadows Drive, Waterville, died December 27, 2016, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare.
Born in Hazleton, PA, on March 18, 1932, he was a son of Mary (Zurenda) and Stanley J. Sambora. He graduated from Hazelton High School.
Stanley served in the US Army with the National Security Agency and was stationed in Alaska during the Korean War. After his discharge, he attended St. Bonaventure University and graduated from Broome Technical Community College. On June 24, 1961, he married Carol Edwards in St. Catherine's Church, Hillcrest, NY.
He was employed by New York State Electric and Gas Corp. in the engineering and sales departments in Elmira and as local manager in Hammondsport and Waterville. He retired in 1990 after 31 years of service.
Stanley was a member of St. Bernard's Church and the Waterville Historical Society. He was a founding member of the Waterville Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps. He was a member and Treasurer of the Waterville Rotary Club. He was a Paul Harris Fellow, Roses for the Living recipient and Rotarian for 50 years.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; daughters, Anne M. Ginsberg and her husband, Michael, of Nashville, TN, and Mary Elizabeth Plourde and her husband, Douglas, of Waterville; and two adored granddaughters, Emily Kay Plourde and Madeline Ginsberg. Also surviving are a sister, Janet Orosz and her husband, Edward, of Vestal, NY; a brother, David and his wife, Kathleen, of Brewster, NY, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, December 31, 2016, at 10 a.m. from St. Bernard's Church, Waterville.
Friends are invited and may call on Friday, December 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at The Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home (Kloster-Northrop Memorial Chapel), 210 E. Main St., Waterville.
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