Ms. Linda D. Calcavecchia

February 3, 1959 - March 2, 2015

Linda D. Calcavecchia, age 56 years, of Albany, passed away on March 2, 2015. She was born on February 3, 1959 in Brooklyn, NY, and was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Geraci) Calcavecchia. Survivors include her daughter Joanna Calcavecchia and her fiance’ Timothy Walters, and her four children Joseph, Zachary, Isabella and Jacob, whom she adored. Also surviving are her brothers and sisters Marie Dempsey and her children John, Laura, William and Marianne, Stephen Calcavecchia(Diane)and their children Gina, Lisa, Laurie, Dawn and Joseph, Pietrina Ragaini(Michael), and their children Melissa and Michael, Benny Calcavecchia and his children Alexis and Benny, Anna Gangi(Salvatore) and their children Fotini, Markos, Annetta and Nicolette, Joseph Calcavecchia(Cynthia), and their children Briana, Joseph and Nicholas, Sylvana Rovito(Francis)and their children Joseph, Francesca, Anthony and Danielle and Elizabeth Gallo and her children Casandra, Paul and Samantha. Also surviving are a total of 27 nieces and nephews, several aunts and uncles and extended cousins and friends. Also surviving are many great nieces and great nephews. She also leaves behind her beloved dog Paloma. Linda was an optometrist assistant for Dr. Witonsky for over twenty years. Linda also was a waitress. Linda was a member of the West Athens Limestreet Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. She created beautiful artwork and was a hairdresser for many years. Everyone loved her. She always put others before herself and she had a heart of gold and loved her family. She loved music, sang to all of her grandchildren, the babies called her “Maima”. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, NY, on Saturday, March 7, 2015 from 6-8 PM, and also on Sunday, March 8, 2015 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11:00 AM at The Sacred Heart Church, Cairo, NY, with Rev. Fr. Michael Flannery officiating. Interment will follow in the family plot of The St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Catskill, NY. Donations in Linda’s memory may be made to Joanna Calcavecchia. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.