HUDSON FALLS – Nicoletta “Nickie” Piscitelli, 91, of Maple Street, passed away peacefully in her sleep Saturday, October 19, 2013, at her home.
Born December 16, 1921 in the Fenimore, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Vincenza (Sciancalepore) Battiste.
Nickie owned and operated Mike’s Grocery from 1941 to today. She was famous for her May Baskets and penny candy. Generations of school kids would travel miles to see Nickie and enjoy her candy.
She was a communicant of St. Mary’s St Paul’s Church. Her store was her life.
Besides her parents and her husband Michael, Nickie is predeceased by a daughter, Maria Vincenza Piscitelli and a brother, Carl Battiste.
Survivors include her children, Anthony Piscitelli and his wife, Marcy of Saratoga Springs, Teresa Piscitelli Dickinson and her husband, Peter of Glens Falls, Mary Vincenza Yoshimoto and Jeff McNeil of Hudson Falls; her grandchildren, Kathryn Piscitelli Frank, Michael Piscitelli, Steven Piscitelli, Michele Dickinson Wescott, Christopher Dickinson, Dean Yoshimoto and Kristy Brennan; her great grandchildren, Zachary Frank, Nicholas Frank, Evan Piscitelli, Allison Piscitelli, Taylor Wescott, Jayce Dickinson, Madyson and McKenna Brennan, Eddie and Baxter Yoshimoto, her brother and sisters, Phillip Battiste and his wife , Grace of Hudson Falls, Mary Cortese of Hudson Falls, Rose McKenna and her husband, Ted of Binghamton; as well as many nieces nephews and cousins.
Family and friends may call on Wednesday, October 23, 2013, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc. 68 Main Street, Hudson Falls.
A funeral mass will be conducted on Thursday, October 24, 2013, at 11 a.m. at St. Mary’s St Paul’s Church, on the park in Hudson Falls with the Rev Thomas Babiuch, pastor, officiating.
The Rite of Committal will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Fort Edward.
Donations in memory of Nickie may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Nickie will miss all of her special friends, big and small, you know who you are!