Obituary of Yolanda M. Constantino Petrosino

Yolanda M. Constantino Petrosino, who had been residing at her daughter's home in Clifton Park, NY entered into eternal rest on September 14, 2011. She was 84 years old. Born in Amsterdam on February 11, 1927, the daughter of Angelo and Louisa DePasquale Constantino, Yolanda attended Amsterdam schools and later was employed by the Naval Supply Depot in Scotia. On October 17, 1954 she married Albert J. Petrosino. He passed away on July 24, 2001. Following her marriage, she was a loving and devoted wife and mother. Yolanda was a parishioner of the former St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church in Amsterdam. She especially enjoyed cooking, baking and spending time at her summer home with family and dear friends. She was a member of the Home Bureau and at one time was an avid bowler on several leagues. Survivors include her daughter Maria Petrosino McAuliffe; her dear grandchildren Daniel, Nicole and Maxwell McAuliffe, son Joe and his wife Annie of Tallahassee, Fla., and their children Katelin, Ian and Joey, a special niece Doreen Kirby and her husband Steve and their daughters Cherisse and Theresa.Yolanda was also predeceased by brothers John and Peter Constantino, sisters Catherine Ambrosino, Carmella and Josephine Constantino and Helen Rizzo. A prayer service will take place Saturday at 10:30 am at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Avenue followed by the Mass Of Christian Burial at 11:15 am at St. Stanislaus' Church. Fr. O. Robert DeMartinis, celebrant. Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Saturday from 9:30am to 10:30 am prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment is in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Johnson. Memorials may be made in her name to the Montgomery County Office For Aging in care of the funeral home office.