Ann Mangano

6/30/2021

With deepest sorrow, I announce the passing of my mom Ann Mangano, long-time resident of Hunter, NY. As she passed from this life, my mom was in the good company of her two beloved nieces, Rosaire Guido of New Jersey and Laura Young of Athens, NY, along with her devoted care-giver Maria Andrade, also of Hunter.

Ann Mangano will be interred at St. Frances de Sales Cemetery in Elka Park, NY, at 11:30AM on what should have been her 100th birthday, 30 June 2021. Friends and neighbors are welcome to attend and commemorate her life.

Over the course of very nearly a century, my mom touched the lives of countless people. Your fond recollections will comfort me in her absence. If you have a memory of my mom, please share it with me, Helen Mangano, in care of Aston-Basagic Funeral Home; or e.mail me directly via [email protected].

In lieu of flowers, please direct donations to the NATIONAL CENTER ON ELDER ABUSE https://eldermistreatment.usc.edu/support-the-institute-make-a-donation/ or
Greene County Office of the Aging – ELDER ABUSE PREVENTION at 411 Main Street, Catskill, NY 12414.

Pictured below is Ann Mangano enjoying a visit with her grandchildren and great grandchildren weeks before her life ended abruptly.

11 Comments

Susan Shershoff Friedman

6/29/2021 06:41:40 pm

I have very fond memories of my family's first dinner at Ann's home many, many years ago. It was our first experience with a real multi-course Italian dinner We stuffed ourselves on a wonderful meal of pasta and had no idea that Ann would then come out of the kitchen with a roast beef and vegetables and potatoes. Pasta was new to us and we loved it. We were so stuffed we couldn't even think of eating more, but we made a brave attempt.

Carol Slutzky-Tenerowicz link

6/30/2021 04:31:22 pm

When the Mangano family first moved in across the street from us, if memory serves me correctly it was just a summer house. Rosary and I being closest in age quickly became friends. By the time I was 12 they had moved to Hunter full time. Sometime between my being 12 to 15 they invited me to attend Christmas Eve Midnight Mass with them. About half way through the service “Uncle”Joe” handed me some money. Being Jewish and in a church for the first time in my life, I didn’t understand why. Zia “Aunt Ann’’ leaned over and discretely let me know it was for the collection plate when it came around.

Another memory is of Zia Ann teaching me how to make Spaghetti Pie. I think of it every time I cook too much pasta. During this Pandemic year of I actually made it for the first dime in many years.

AND of course, none of us will ever forget the ‘cracked ceiling’ cookies that we all loved.

Such good memories of families and friends should always be remembered.

Odette Johnson

7/12/2021 03:39:47 pm

Ann was very special. I would visit her sometimes after work on my way home and it was always such a nice visit. We would have the best time discussing recipes. We both shared a love for broccoli rabe and she gave me her recipe which I use all the time. She was very kind, thoughtful and caring.

Theresa McCabe

8/5/2021 02:46:25 pm

I didn't know Ann very well. We met several times at Helen and Vincent's home in Poughkeepsie. She was always gracious, thoughtful and generous. She must have been a very special person to have raised such a wonderful daughter as Helen.

Cadence McCabe Murphy

9/12/2021 10:25:45 am

I went to visit my GREATgrandma. She's 99-1/2 years old. She was in good shape for almost 100 !!! and very cheery. She liked my sparkly shirt so much ( the one I'm wearing in the picture ) I was thinking about getting her a sparkly pillow for her birthday. But she died. She knew what was coming and she was ready and fine with it. She was happy she will live on in our memory.

John Kastner

9/15/2021 10:29:06 am

I had not seen Mrs. Mangano in approximately 48 years. Some people leave such a powerful impression that years do not erase the memories. I have cherished them through those many years. I knew her in my teens and twenties. I respected her strength, her faith through life altering tragedy, her clarity of purpose and the unconditional regard she displayed for her family. She was generous with her opinions ( and man, she had them) but they always had a well of wisdom I admit I did not always understand. She once told me I could do and be anything I wanted to be. Not unheard of advice but advice I did not always receive. For a young man not always able to make smart decisions, her words meant so much. I was able to thank her and tell her how special she is (never was) through a greeting card. Mrs. Mangano is a special soul and one whose memory will last until I am also a memory.
Thank you Mrs. Mangano. Thank you for everything.

Garrett Billmire

12/19/2021 12:09:19 pm

Ann and I were sitting on the porch with Mrs. Mangano. I think I had been cutting the lawn. It was a bright summer day. We were talking about the end of High School and the future. She said to both of us “you’ll remember these as the happiest and most carefree days of your life.”

At the time I probably appreciated and agreed with the “happy” part but could or would not relate to the “carefree.”

Forty four years later I don’t know if I can say they were the absolute happiest, but they definitely were the most carefree.

So sorry to hear that Mrs. Mangano is gone. She and I caused each other lots of angst at times, which I look back fondly at now. Of course, she was right. I’ll give her 51% of the time!

But I wish then I had been smart enough and humble enough to talk with her more. To hear her side of things. I never asked.

There are times when I would give most anything to sit on the porch again.

Thinking of you Ann, Helen, Rosary and Carol. Peace be with you.

helen mangano

1/16/2022 06:15:08 am

mom
i love you.
you are precious to me.
i miss you.

Orion McCabe Murphy

2/23/2022 07:14:02 am

Of the several times I met her, my great grandma was very kind. Each time I saw her, she greeted me with hugs, toys, and (sometimes) candy.
She lived in a cool house with stone lions in front, which I liked to play with. One of my favorite things to do when I visited her was to listen to all the amazing stories she told me of her life. She had lots of character and was stubborn (in a good way).
She was the oldest person I knew, and in relatively good health. I had known she was more than 90 years old, but it did not seem to sink in until last year,
when I did the math and saw she was nearly 10 times my age !
The last time I saw her (sometime in January 2021) I really realized how old she was, so I was sad, but not surprised, when I learned of her death, not one week later. I still grieve her death to this day.

Umberto Guido

9/15/2022 07:03:57 pm

My fondest memory of Aunt Ann was being with her and Aunt Emily, the joy she experienced in Italy, specifically Massa Lubrense and Sorrento, her total happiness being with all of us together and shopping at the Greek Alley in Sorento. I so wish I could do it again with Aunt Ann. I miss her. Love, your nephew, Bert

Rosaire Guido

9/15/2022 07:11:14 pm

Dearest Aunt Ann - How can I, in a few words, pay tribute to you? You were a constant in my life, having lost my mother at an early age; always loving, kind, and compassionate. I miss you dearly, the long hours we spent chatting away, and most of all - I miss my mentor, my Godmother, and always - my beloved Aunt. Love - with such beautiful memories, Rosaire

Ann Mangano

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