Anthony Edward Montalbano

SAUGERTIES - Anthony E. Montalbano, 91, of Glasco Tpk. died Saturday, May 10, 2025, surrounded by his family.  Born November 1, 1933, in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Gesualdo and Josephine Montalbano.  Tony graduated from Haaren High School in Brooklyn and Ulster County Community College in Stone Ridge, New York.  He designed planes for Republic Airlines and Grumman Airlines, and retired as an engineer from Rotron in Woodstock, N.Y.  Tony was an avid speed skater most of his life. In 1955, he received the Silver Medal (2nd Place) at the prestigious Silver Skates at Madison Square Garden. Tony also enjoyed many other sports, including basketball, and was the MVP of his high school basketball team in Brooklyn, NY.

Tony enjoyed building and flying model airplanes, boating, kayaking, hunting (including raising and training his own hunting dogs), cycling, clamming, fishing (including making his own lures and flies), and playing bocce with the Italian American Club of Ulster County.  He was a member of the Shandaken Seniors Club, Phoenicia Fish and Game Club where he was a contributing writer of their newsletter.  All of his interests, too numerous to list, have been passed down to his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Tony and his late wife, RoseMarie, enjoyed bowling, dancing, playing tennis, and camping (including making his first camper out of an old Wise Potato Chip truck). Together they started an annual family vacation to Tony’s favorite place, the Charlestown Breachway, in Charleston, Rhode Island. For over 50 years, he enjoyed fishing, clamming, and swimming every year with his family.

Tony cherished his time with his loving family, and that love was never more present than on Christmas Eve, when the entire family would gather and Tony would prepare a traditional Sicilian Christmas Eve Family dinner. He enjoyed watching his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren play ice hockey and basketball, and he was there to celebrate every birthday and special event.

Tony was a parishioner of St John the Evangelist in Centerville, NY in which he was very much involved. He was a Eucharistic minister and lector. Participated in Cursillo and Marriage Encounter.  More recently, he attended Saint Francis DeSales Catholic church in Phoenicia and was very fond of Reverend Father Thomas Wilhelm.

Predeceased by his wife, RoseMarie; survivors include his children: Donna Arnold of Kerhonkson,  JoAnn Nickels of Fair Haven VT, Edward Montalbano (Amy) of Saugerties, and Margaret Montalbano of Saugerties; brother: Ben Montalbano; ten grandchildren: Rachel, Steve (Deanna), Miranda, Jason (Nikki), Shane, Aurelia, Remo, Jacob, Angelo and Leah; eleven great grand-children: Jadalyn, Elijah, Julian, Evangeline, Angelo, Ty, Siena, Blaise, Chiara, Mason and Isaiah; nephews: Christopher Montalbano (wife Juliany and child Julia) and Michael Montalbano (wife Sherlen and children Olivia and Andrew) and many other family members and friends in the United States and Sicily.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at St. Francis de Sales RC Church (109 Main Street, Phoenicia) at 11:00 AM on Thursday, May 15.  Burial will follow in the Blue Mt. Cemetery, Saugerties.  Friends will be received on Wednesday, May 14, from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Seamon-Wilsey Funeral Home (corner of John & Lafayette Streets) in Saugerties. Expressions of condolence may be shared with the family at SeamonWilseyFuneralHome.com.

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