Roland A. Colasante

Roland A. Colasante, a longtime resident of Mahopac, NY passed away on Monday, April 15, 2024 at the age of 82. He was born in Yonkers, NY on January 17, 1942, the son of Rolando and Loretta (Ceru) Colasante.
Roland earned a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering from Brooklyn Polytech. He retired from IBM Corporation as a computer engineer in 2016. He worked out of both the Fishkill, NY facility and the Kitchawan facility in Yorktown Heights, NY. Roland was a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church in Mahopac for 56 years.
On May 15, 1966, he married Bonnie Christensen at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church in Yonkers. In addition to his wife Bonnie, he is survived by his children and their spouses, Lori Betancourt (Rick), Dana Castrataro (James), Tami Meaney (Brian) and Craig Colasante (Danielle). He had a special relationship with his 11 grandchildren who called him Papa, Michaela (Kris), Ryan, Cooper, Brenna, Jamison, Tyler, Quinn, Lexie, Peyton, Delaney and Mason. Roland was predeceased by his sister, Joan Kuss.
Family was most important to Roland and he instilled the importance of family, love and respect in his family. He looked forward every year to spending time at the lake and renting a home with his entire family on the Jersey shore. In the end, his wife Bonnie took amazing care of Roland getting him home for a month until he was recently hospitalized.
In his spare time, Roland enjoyed growing a large garden, riding his tractor, many bowling leagues and supporting the NY Giants and NY Rangers. He also had a great love for dogs raising many litters of Lhasa Apsos while his kids were growing up.
We love you and will miss you so much Papa!
All are welcome to attend a visitation on Thursday, April 18 from 1-3 pm and 6-8 pm at Joseph J. Smith Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, April 19 at 10 am at St. James the Apostle Church, Gleneida Avenue, Carmel, NY. Interment to follow at Ballard-Barrett Cemetery, Mahopac Falls, NY.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Roland to the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation. https://www.nationalmssociety.org