Susan Fricano

Ballston Spa, N.Y. Susan Fricano, 67, passed away Thursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at Saratoga Hospital, surrounded by her loving family after a courageous battle with lung cancer. She was born on Nov. 24, 1940, in Syracuse, N.Y., a daughter of the late Carmen and Marian Sacina Fontocone. She attended Our Lady of Pompei School and was a 1958 graduate of Assumption Academy in Syracuse. Susan was employed by the General Electric Company in Syracuse from 1958 until 1962 and then worked for Monroe Title Insurance Corporation in the Capital District office from 1983 until her retirement in 1998. She was a communicant of the Church of St. Peter in Saratoga Springs. In addition to her parents, Susan is predeceased by two brothers, Patsy and John Fontocone and a sister, Terry Delia. Survivors include her loving husband of 48 years, Charles Fricano; two daughters, Lisa Deyo and her husband, Brian, of Gansevoort and Mimi Guay and her husband, John, of Middle Grove; one son, William C. Fricano and his wife, Jude, of Ballston Spa; five sisters: Christina Dicenza, Frances Esce and Kathleen Farone, all of Liverpool, Millie DiIorio of San Jose, Calif., and Mary Restani of Syracuse; two grandchildren, Joshua Deyo and Ellie Fricano; two stepgrandchild-ren, Jenn and Ryan Guay and several nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 2, 2008, at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (518) 584-5373 or burkefuner alhome.com. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 3, at the Burke/Bussing Funeral Home, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, N.Y. The Rev. Dominic S. Ingemie, pastor, will officiate. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery on West Avenue. Memorials may be made in her name to Susan's favorite charity, St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. The family wishes to thank Dr. Michael E. Keefe, MD, Dr. Edward M. Liebers, MD, Dr. David M. Mastrianni, MD, PLLC and Murtaza F. Singaporewala, PA-C, as well as all the wonderful nurses on A-3 floor of Saratoga Hospital for their care and support during Susan's illness.