Obituary for Wanda Mitchell (Lis)
WATERVLIET – Wanda Lis Mitchell, 96, died Friday, March 6, 2020 in the comfort of her home with her loving family at her side. Born in the Crescent area of Halfmoon on December 12, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Stanislaw and Anna Pal Lis.
Wanda attended church at the original St. Mary’s Church on Crescent Road in Halfmoon. She was a graduate of Waterford High School. She was employed at the Beaunit Mills in Cohoes for a brief time where she met her late husband Gerry.
Following her marriage to Gerald Mitchell, the love of her life, she moved to Watervliet and resided on 8th Avenue for most of her life raising her six children and being a devoted homemaker. She was a communicant of the former Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Watervliet and was active in the Rosary Society. She also belonged to the Home Bureau. Wanda devoted her life to her children and was the centerpiece of the family.
Wanda was a modest person who enjoyed gardening, cooking for her family, bird watching, sewing, tending to her indoor plants and her kindness to all that ever met her.
She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald R. Mitchell who died in 2002; loving mother of Daniel J. Mitchell of Watervliet, Karen M. Nicolla of Halfmoon, Joan (Matthew) Patrizio of Ballston Lake, Laureen M (Gerard) Fulop of Loudonville, Regina A. (Timothy) Huneck of Rexford and Marilyn J. (Richard) Laliberte of Fargo, ND; adored grandmother of Kami, Jaime, Patrick, Jennifer, Lindsey, Rebecca, Daniel, Matthew, Emma, Austin, Bailey, Aaron, Brendan and Sara; great grandmother of Caleb, Isaac, Nathan, Aubrey, Raegan, William, Finnegan, Mattlyn, Sammy, Masaryk, Isaac, Sophia, D.D., Julia, Eric and Oliver; great-great grandmother Aliannah and Bryson; sister of the late Bronislaw “Bud” Lis; aunt of Mary Ann, Michael, Madeline and Monica.
The funeral will be Thursday at 9:00 am from the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet and at 10:00 am at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Watervliet where a Mass of Christian Burial will celebrated by Rev. Donald Rutherford, Pastor. Interment St. Michael’s Cemetery, Waterford. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4-7 pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2416 7th Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189.
Condolence book at ParkerBrosMemorial.com.
Wanda attended church at the original St. Mary’s Church on Crescent Road in Halfmoon. She was a graduate of Waterford High School. She was employed at the Beaunit Mills in Cohoes for a brief time where she met her late husband Gerry.
Following her marriage to Gerald Mitchell, the love of her life, she moved to Watervliet and resided on 8th Avenue for most of her life raising her six children and being a devoted homemaker. She was a communicant of the former Sacred Heart of Mary Church in Watervliet and was active in the Rosary Society. She also belonged to the Home Bureau. Wanda devoted her life to her children and was the centerpiece of the family.
Wanda was a modest person who enjoyed gardening, cooking for her family, bird watching, sewing, tending to her indoor plants and her kindness to all that ever met her.
She was the beloved wife of the late Gerald R. Mitchell who died in 2002; loving mother of Daniel J. Mitchell of Watervliet, Karen M. Nicolla of Halfmoon, Joan (Matthew) Patrizio of Ballston Lake, Laureen M (Gerard) Fulop of Loudonville, Regina A. (Timothy) Huneck of Rexford and Marilyn J. (Richard) Laliberte of Fargo, ND; adored grandmother of Kami, Jaime, Patrick, Jennifer, Lindsey, Rebecca, Daniel, Matthew, Emma, Austin, Bailey, Aaron, Brendan and Sara; great grandmother of Caleb, Isaac, Nathan, Aubrey, Raegan, William, Finnegan, Mattlyn, Sammy, Masaryk, Isaac, Sophia, D.D., Julia, Eric and Oliver; great-great grandmother Aliannah and Bryson; sister of the late Bronislaw “Bud” Lis; aunt of Mary Ann, Michael, Madeline and Monica.
The funeral will be Thursday at 9:00 am from the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet and at 10:00 am at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Watervliet where a Mass of Christian Burial will celebrated by Rev. Donald Rutherford, Pastor. Interment St. Michael’s Cemetery, Waterford. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Wednesday from 4-7 pm.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, 2416 7th Avenue, Watervliet, NY 12189.
Condolence book at ParkerBrosMemorial.com.