Obituary of Shirley Del Santo

Shirley McGraw Del Santo of Brunswick, peacefully entered into eternal life on Monday, September 25, 2023.

Born in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Bartholomew and Kathryn McQuillan McGraw and was a graduate of Catholic Central High School in Troy, the Albany College of Pharmacy where she earned her BA and was a graduate of Bender Institute of Medical Technology.

Mrs. Del Santo had been a Medical Technologist with Dr. Boswell in Troy.

She was a communicant of Our Lady of Victory Church in Troy.

Beloved wife of the late Lt. Col. Peter A. Del Santo, U.S. Army, Ret., devoted mother of James (Mary Beth) Del Santo, Mary Elicia Del Santo and the late Peter B. (Patricia) Del Santo, M.D., cherished grandmother of Christopher (fiancé, Cecelia Lahiff) Del Santo, sister-in-law of Linda Sahla, the late Jean (late, Earl) Degan and the late John (Jean) Del Santo, also survived by several nieces and nephews.

Relatives and friends are invited to calling hours at Our Lady of Victory Church, 55 North Lake Ave, Troy, NY 12180 on Friday, September 29, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:10 p.m. and to Shirley’s Funeral Mass of Christian Burial at the Church that afternoon at 12:15 p.m.

Interment will be held in St. Peter's Cemetery, Troy.

The Del Santo family wishes to express their sincere gratitude to Dr. John O’Bryan as well as to the nurses, Certified Nures Assistants (C.N.A’s) at Shaker Place Case Unit in Colonie for their loving care provided to her and her family.

Those desiring, may make memorial contributions to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-9959 and Our Lady of Victory Parish (see address above), in memory of Shirley Del Santo.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted by the family to the Morris-Stebbins-Miner & Sanvidge Funeral Home, 312 Hoosick Street, Troy, New York 12180. Phone (518) 272-3930

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