Mrs. Norma F. Bodratti

Norma F. Bodratti, 85, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson. Norma was born and raised in Greenwich Village, in N.Y.C. It was in Round Top, working at her uncle’s boarding house, where she met her future husband Aldo. Even though they lived only blocks apart in New York City, it was in Round Top where they met and fell in love and married in 1951. She moved to Round Top, NY in 1953 permanently, where she and her late husband Aldo lived, raised their family and built a family business. Norma deeply loved her adopted home town of Round Top, although she never forgot her city roots. Together Norma and Aldo operated the Round Top General Store for over three decades. In 1963 Norma became the U.S. Postmaster for Round Top, a job she held until her retirement in 1990. Norma loved family, both immediate and extended. She never lost touch with her many cousins, nieces and nephews throughout her life. Her greatest joys, however, were her grandchildren. Throughout her life, Norma was very active and generous with her time. She was a Charter Member and Life Member of the Round Top Volunteer Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, she also was a dispatcher for The Round Top Volunteer Fire Company, a Cub Scout Pack Leader, a member of the Cairo PTA, held position of Secretary for the Round Top Cemetery Association for many, many years, and a volunteer for the Benjamin Franklin Stamp Club at Cairo Durham Central School. Norma was also a member of the Greene County Postmaster’s Association and the Cairo Democratic Club, as well as many other civic groups. Norma and her husband were both avid bowlers. Norma was predeceased by her beloved husband Aldo, her parents John and Antoinette Pauzano, a brother Louis Pauzano, and a sister Anna (Pauzano) Cunningham. Survivors include her sons Robert Bodratti and his wife Linda of Valatie, NY and Ronald Bodratti of Hilton, NY, a sister Frances DiGiacomo of Cliffside Park, N.J. as well as her grandchildren, Andrew Bodratti, Lisa Bodratti and Adam Bodratti. Relatives and friends are cordially invited to attend calling hours at Richards Funeral Home, 29 Bross Street, Cairo, N.Y. on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 from 3:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. The Round Top Ladies Auxiliary will hold services in her memory at the funeral home Wednesday evening, at 6:30 P.M. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, November 17, 2016at 10:30 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church Cairo, N.Y. with Rev. Fr. Michael Flannery, The Celebrant. Interment will follow in the family plot of The Round Top Cemetery. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to The Round Top Ladies Auxiliary, P.O. Box # 142, Round Top, N.Y., 12473. Condolences may be made at www.richardsfuneralhomeinc.net.

Mrs. Norma F. Bodratti

April 27, 1931 - November 12, 2016