December 31, 2011
Bertha Maiurano, 94; formerly of Fulton died Saturday at her daughter’s home in Acworth, GA. Mrs. Maiurano was born in Fulton, NY to the late Angelo and Mary (Mirabito) Cincotta. She was a resident of Fulton most of her life before moving to Acworth, GA to be with her family. Mrs. Maiurano was past employed with Citizen’s Bank and Fulton Savings Bank. She retired after working as a bank teller for 30 years. She was a past member of the Catholic Daughters Court Per LeMoyne. She was pre-deceased by her husband Angelo Maiurano in 1990. Mrs. Maiurano is survived by her daughter Rose Robbins Windland and her husband Richard V. Windland, 2 grandchildren: Abbie L. Robbins, Nicole A. Robbins, great grandson Donald Eugene Grimes IV, and several nieces and nephews. A Memorial Mass will be held in the spring at Holy Trinity Church, Fulton at the convenience of the family. Burial will be held at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Fulton. There will be no calling hours. Arrangements are in the care of the Sugar Funeral Home, Inc., 224 W. 2nd St. S. Fulton, NY. Contributions may be made to the Covenant House 460 W. 41st St., NY, NY 10036-6801 or St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1942
My little world with my aunt has come to a sad close. She was very special to me as she became my second mom after my mom (her sister) passed away . I shared many years either visiting her or bringing her home with me for holidays. I always wanted to be sure she was never alone, Mother’s Day included. As time went on, Christmas trips to GA were harder for her to accomplish, therefore Christmas was added on the holiday list. I would pick her up and bring her to my home here in Queensbury, NY. She enjoyed the turkey dinner and pumpkin pie but her presents under the tree were the highlight. She would always say,”You shouldn’t have” but you knew she was thrilled that you did. Christmas has never been the same after her move almost two years ago to GA.
During Easter, while she was still in her home in Fulton,I would be waiting for her after Easter Mass with my Doberman, JD at my side. He would be dressed in the spirit of Easter wearing his bunny ears. She always got a kick out of that, as did the parishioners who became use to our Easter visits. Of course, JD was horrified that his mother would make HIM look so silly.
There were other times besides holidays that I would visit her either in Fulton or Oswego just to make sure all was going smoothly. She even went with me to dog shows that were held in Syracuse NY cheeriing on my Champion Beagle, Lilly. Nothing stopped her!
Bertha loved to shop, play cards and go to the casino when she was here with me in Queensbury, NY, (15 minutes away from Saratoga). One year, I picked her up in Fulton, with my mom in tow, and took them both to the Saratoga Racetrack. One needed to strap balloons to their wrists as they were both height deprived and hard to find while they would wander around looking at all the people or while placing their bets. They had a ball. Don’t worry, I gave them their spending money.
Bertha was always ready to go and was extremely meticulous about how she looked no matter where she was going, hospital included. She had to have special make-up, lipstick, etc. She took pride in her appearance.
I always use to call her the Mayor of Fulton. It seemed she knew everyone whenever we went out and about. It made me proud to be with her.
Bertha continued making new friends when she moved to Bishop Commons a few years ago. She enjoyed all the activities that were held there especially when they would visit the children at the school associated with the Commons or when the children would come to see the residents. She always would have that big smile on her face when she was with them. That same smile we all came to know and love.
Bertha truly was an angel sent down by God to watch over all his creations, humans included. She was truly a gift.
One thing omitted from the obituary above, is the listing of her late brother Anthony Cincotta of Fulton and her late sister Nancy Cincotta Castle who had moved to Lake Luzerne, NY when her husband, John was awarded a teaching position at the Hadley-Luzerne Central School in the 1940’s. Even when the two sisters were seperated by distance,it never stopped them from getting together. They went on trips to California and Canada. Their dream trip was one to Italy with their Uncle Ross Mirabito but that never transpired due to my father’s long term illness.
Yes, Bertha was a fabulous aunt and decent person to all those she knew. She was ONE of a kind.
My deepest condolences to Bertha’s family on the passing of a most remarkable, wonderful, funny and smart woman. I only met Bertha once but remember the experience – and she made visiting a great experience – with great fondness.
Bertha lived a very full life, as evidenced by the notes above, and yet it makes her death none the less difficult to accept. But we should all be so fortunate to have such a loving family – and especially to have such a loving niece as Anne Castle to be our guardian angel.
I also have fond memories of Aunt Bertha, Even if she was my aunt we were quite close in age. She was my gracious host during my college years and later my infrequent trips to the North country.
I was able to reciprocate only once when she and Uncle Angelo flew down and i was able to get them up to the opening week of Disney World. I was fortunate enough to get to see her once in Acworth. She seemed to have settled in well and w/her main family in her last days. My condolences to her daughter, her spouse and granddaughters.
sorry to hear about your aunt Anne- would love to hear from you