Michael B. Obarowski Sr.

LAKE GEORGE * Michael B. Obarowski Sr., 55, passed away Sunday, June 11, 2006, at Albany Medical Center.

Born Feb. 3, 1951, in Brooklyn, he was the son of Leonard and Geraldine (Davis) Obarowski.

Michael graduated from Plainedge High School, Class of 1968, in Massapequa, and later from Farmingdale University with an engineering degree.

He was the owner of Thermal Air Contractors for more than 25 years, prior to becoming a private consultant in commercial construction and project management.

Michael married Nancy Longman on Feb. 25, 1989.

His lifelong hobby was building and creating various projects with his family.

Michael is survived by his wife, Nancy Obarowski of Lake George; five children: James "Jay" Obarowski of Washington, D.C., Michael Obarowski Jr. of Lake George, Chelsea Obarowski of Lake George, Nicole Obarowski of Texas and Pamela Obarowski of Florida; parents, Leonard and Geraldine Obarowski of Melbourne, Fla.; beloved mother-in-law, Carol Longman of Lake George; two sisters-in-law, Susan Fischer and her husband, Samuel, of Needham, Mass. and Helen Longman of Parkville, Md.; two sisters, Dawn Izon of Melbourne, Fla., and Melissa Troiano and her husband, Robert, of Farmingdale; one brother, Paul Obarowski and his wife, Barbara, of Salisbury, N.C.; two aunts, Joan (Obarowski) Beck of Port Jefferson and Nancy Munro of Parkville, Md.; and several nieces and nephews.

A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 16, at Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 50 Mohican St., Lake George, with the Rev. Bernard R. Turner, pastor, officiating.

A Rite of Committal will follow at Evergreen Cemetery, Birch Avenue, Lake George.

Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15, at Regan & Denny Funeral Home, 53 Quaker Road, Queensbury, with arrangements under the direction of Stafford Funeral Home of Lake George.

This obituary was originally published in the Post Star.