Joseph T. Gaetano

MECHANICVILLE Joseph T. Joe Gates Gaetano, of Saratoga Avenue, died Easter Sunday evening, March 27, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital, Troy after being stricken at Easter Sunday Mass. A native and lifelong resident of Mechanicville, he was the son of the late Joseph and Rose DeVito Gaetano. Joe worked in the mail room of the NYS Dept. of Labor in Albany for 43 years before retirement. A lifelong musician, Joe was a hip cat drummer and percussion player his entire life, playing with a number of bands throughout the Capital District for years. Joe played with the former Carmine DeCrescente Swing Band, had played with a young and up and coming Lou Alonzo, lately the Dixieland Ambassadors of Mechanicville, and lastly the Assumption-St. Paul Church contemporary musical group and choir. Joe enjoyed the casino gambling, and always had a word or joke, for all he met daily. Survivors include his wife of over 40 years, Mary Ann Beaudoin Gaetano; his three daughters and their husbands, Laura and Cullen Crandall of Stillwater, Joanne and Ed Bolaski of Cohoes, Mary Jo and Tony Timpanaro of Mechanicville, along with his six beloved grandchildren, Justin Crandall, Alyssa, Brianna and Cassandra Bolaski, Nicholas and Jonathan Timpanaro; his brother Mario and Anna Gaetano of Halfmoon and a number of nieces and nephews. Joe was predeceased by his sister, Theresa Giulianelli and brother, Roland Gaetano. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. at the Assumption-St. Paul, North Main St. Church, with burial in St. Paul's Cemetery. Calling hours at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St. Mechanicville on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the John Ahearn Rescue Squad, PO Box 669, Mechanicville, NY 12118.