Obituary of Marie E. Peluso

Mrs. Marie E. Peluso, 95, formerly of Meadow St., Tribes Hill, NY passed away peacefully on May 16, 2022 at the E. L. Wilkinson Residential Healthcare Facility, surrounded by her family. Marie was born on January 5, 1927 in the City of Amsterdam to John J. Sr. and Elizabeth (Baier) Lang. 

Marie graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School with the class of 1945. She then attended Spencer Business School, where she earned her degree in Secretarial Science. After graduating, Marie worked for the Montgomery County Department of Public Health as an Administrative Assistant for the next 30 years.   

On November 16, 1963 she was united in marriage to Alexander “Sandy” Peluso of Tribes Hill, NY. The pair shared 48 wonderful years together, until Sandy’s passing on December 4, 2011.    

Throughout her lifetime Marie loved to spend time in her community, and with her family. She was a member of the Glen-Mohawk Seniors, the Tribes Hill Iroquois Seniors, and a life-long communicant of the Sacred Heart Church in Tribes Hill. Marie always enjoyed vacationing in Florida with Sandy over the winters during their retirement.    

Marie leaves behind her loving family, including her daughter, Lynn M. Larman; her favorite son-in-law, Chris Larman; her grandson Jeremy (Allison) Larman; her great-grandchildren, Zoey and Miles Larman, who affectionately called her “GGma”; her nieces and nephew Mary L. (Richard) Anderson-Conti, Patricia (Steve) Mroczka; John J. (Latefa) Lang III; several great nieces and nephews; as well as her friends at the Sarah Jane Sanford home where she resided for 9 wonderful years.  

Aside from her parents, John and Elizabeth, Marie is preceded in passing by her husband, Sandy, and her brother, John J. Lang Jr.   

Her family would like to extend a special thank you to the ladies and staff at the Sarah Jane Sanford Home, as well as the caring 2nd floor staff at Wilkinson RHCF where she spent the last three months of her life.  

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022 at 11 o’clock in the morning at the Sacred Heart Church, 111 3rd Ave, Tribes Hill, NY with the Rev. Christopher Welch presiding. Interment will follow in the Pine Grove Cemetery, where she will be laid to rest with Sandy. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the Sarah Jane Sanford Home Activities Fund, 69 Guy Park Ave, Amsterdam, NY 12010.