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Carl DiDonato - Class of 1959
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, January 9th from
2-7pm at the DiDonato Funeral Home, 1290 Route 9W, Marlboro.
A mass of Christian burial will be offered on Wednesday
morning at 10:30am at St. Mary's Church, 1209 Route 9W,
Marlboro with Reverend Thomas K. Dicks officiating. Burial
will follow in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Newburgh. Funeral
arrangements were entrusted to his grandson Richard James
Cavazza of the DiDonato Funeral Service, Inc. (845)
236-4300, www.didonatofuneralservice.com
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Carl John DiDonato, Jr. of Marlboro, NY passed away
peacefully on Friday, January 5, 2024 with his family by his
side. He was 82 years old. Carl was born in Newburgh, NY on
April 10, 1941. He was the son of the late Carl John
DiDonato, Sr. and the late Filomena "Fannie" Fasulo
DiDonato. Carl was a 1959 graduate of Newburgh Free Academy,
Newburgh and 1960 graduate of Simmons School of Embalming
and Mortuary Science, Syracuse. He served his apprenticeship
and worked at Perrott Funeral Home, Newburgh. He later
worked for Coloni Funeral Home, New Windsor. Carl along with
his wife Sherry and 3 daughters bought Tuthill Funeral Home
from Bob and Dot Osterhout and moved to Marlboro on June
15th, 1974 where he and his wife ran the DiDonato Funeral
Service, Inc. for 50 years. Carl was a bus driver for the
Diamond D Bus Company, Marlboro, one of the founding members
of the Marlboro Chapter of UNICO, a member of the Marlboro
Milton Lions Club, he was an usher and member of St. Mary's
Church, Marlboro. He was a member of the Knights of
Columbus, a past board member of St. Cabrini, a member of
the Marlboro Hose Co. #1, a member of the Good Fellowship
Dart Ball League, a member of the NYS Funeral Directors
Association and a member of the NYS Magistrate Association.
Carl was the Town Justice of Marlboro for 20 years from
1981-2001. He was a loyal NY Giants Fan. He had successful
partnerships with Perrott-DiDonato Funeral Home, Newburgh
and DiDonato-Brooks Funeral Home, Newburgh where he had the
pleasure of working with his very good friend Michael T.
Brooks. Carl is survived by his dedicated wife Sharon
"Sherry" DiDonato. They would have celebrated 62 years of
marriage on February 11, 2024. His daughters; Laurene "Lori"
Hooper and husband Edward, Tamara "Tami" DiDonato and Terry
Elia, Kerstin "Keri" Votta and husband Al. He had 9
grandchildren; Lorenzo Carl Cavazza and wife Cailin, Richard
James Cavazza and Carly Lopergolo, Carl John "CJ" Hooper and
wife Andrea, Michael Giovanni DiDonato and husband Mitch,
Diana Marie Hooper, Justin Michael Votta and wife Bri, Ralph
Malone Votta, Marisa Michele Linsig and husband Tyler,
Ashley Rose Votta and fiance Anthony James Amoroso, 4 great
grandchildren; Justin Michael "JJ" Votta, Jr., Ryder Carl
Votta, Peyton Rose Votta and Miles Edward DiDonato. Carl is
survived by his brother Vincent DiDonato and sister in law
Rose DiDonato along with many loving cousins, nieces and
nephews. 
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