Angelina Leather

Angelina Leather, 98, of Rotterdam died peacefully in her sleep at the Shaker Place Rehabilitation Center on February 6th.

She was born on November 28, 1927, in Schenectady, daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth (Pangione) Malgiere. She had four sisters and three brothers who predeceased her: Doris Ferri, Louise Sands, Pauline Pasquerella, Mary DeSiena, Charles Malgiere, Armand Malgiere, and Joseph Malgiere. Angelina graduated from Nott Terrace High School. She worked briefly at General Electric, and part time at Nicholaus Restaurant, but she was primarily a stay-at-home mom for her six children.

Angelina was predeceased by her husband of over 59 years, Harry Leather. She is survived by their six children: Gary and his wife Paula (Evanston, IL), Dave and his wife Ruth (North Bend, WA), Robert (Rotterdam), Laurie Rigali and her fiancée’ Mike Delaney (Ranger, GA), Brian of Schenectady (wife Robin, who predeceased Brian), and Maria and her husband Warren Fray (Brooklyn, NY). Fourteen (14) grandchildren also survive Angelina: Christopher (wife Jolene), Jason, and Jonathan Leather (wife Ashley); Michael (wife Sarah), Jennifer Isherwood (husband Jesse), and William Leather (wife Elizabeth); Daniel and David Leather (wife Sofia); James Rigali; Bianca Leather, Chris Leather, Amanda Dugan, and Samantha Leather-Slack (husband Stephen); and Indigo Fray. There are also sixteen great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren.

Angelina will be remembered as a caring, generous, and loving Mom, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She had a passion for music, dancing, gardening, reading, traveling, refinishing furniture, baking, and Italian cooking. Her children (and their friends) loved her homemade pizza, lasagna, apple crisp, pies, and homemade Christmas cookies. Many of her recipes are now used by the extended family.

Visitation will be on Monday February 16th from 9 – 10:30 a.m. at DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home 1605 Helderberg Ave., Rotterdam.

Following the visitation A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m Monday at St. Gabriel’s Church in Rotterdam.

She will be buried next to her beloved Harry immediately after mass at St Anthony’s Cemetery in Glenville (27 Glenridge Rd).

Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend. For a full obituary please refer to https://www.demarcostonefuneralhome.com

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Angelina’s memory may be made to:

American Macular Degeneration Foundation, PO Box 515, Northampton, MA 01061-0515

https://www.macular.org

The Watcher

By Margaret Widdemer

She always leaned to watch for us Anxious if we were late, In winter by the window, In summer by the gate.

And though we mocked her tenderly Who had such foolish care, The long way home would seem more safe Because she waited there.

Her thoughts were all so full of us, She never could forget, And so I think that where she is She must be watching yet.

Waiting ‘til we come home to her Anxious if we are late Watching from Heaven’s window Leaning from Heaven’s gate.