Carmella Colbert (1940 - 2013)

Obituary

Colbert, Carmella

Carmella Colbert, 72 of Mohegan Lake, was born in Peekskill NY on October 18, 1940. She passed away peacefully at home after a short battle with a rare form of cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma) on February 18, 2013. Carmella worked in the cafeteria at Walter Panas High School for 25 years.
She is survived by her husband William D. Colbert of 51 years, her children and their spouses: Liz and Brian Boryk, Dawn and Stephen Sanders, Patty and Bill Hackett, Billy and Kelly Colbert, 6 grandchildren, her brother John Soricelli, her sister Eleanor Jordan, and a large family that will miss her dearly.

The family will be receiving friends at the Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 170 Kings Ferry Rd., Montrose NY, from 4-8pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013. A private Catholic burial will be at Bethel Cemetery in Croton. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center at http://mskcc.convio.net/goto/carmella. To express your condolences online please visit www.efcarter.com.
Published in the The Journal News on February 20, 2013