HUDSON FALLS – Sabo N. Sabo, 81, of Hudson Falls, passed away on Wednesday, March 5, 2015, at the Glens Falls Hospital.
Born on December 22, 1933, in Whitehall, he was the son of Sabo N. and Emma (Rodd) Sabo.
Sabo graduated from Whitehall High School and joined the United States Air Force, where he received a National Defense Service Medal of Honor. Upon his discharge, he attended Castleton State Teacher’s College. He was a retired Science teacher of 31 years from Hudson Falls Central where he was the teacher’s union leader for several years. During his tenure at Hudson Falls, he and a colleague and friend, Craig McDonald, started Adirondack Pools. Sabo was a scout leader for 17 years at the Mohican Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He was also a member of the Tee Bird Country Club for several years.
Besides his parents, Sabo was predeceased by his son Stephen Sabo and his infant daughter, Nancy, as well as his brothers, Antonius Sabo, Elias Sabo and a sister, Freda Beebe.
Survivors include his wife, Janet Sabo; his children, Jonathan Sabo, Cynthia (Joseph) Didio, Diane “Pixie” Sabo, Barbara Joudry, and Christopher (Karen) Sabo; his grandchildren, David Archambault, Benjamin, Christopher and Andrew Didio, Jonathan and Michael Sabo, Natalie and Emily Deuink and Madeline, Alexander and Benjamin Sabo; and four great grandchildren; his three brothers, Roland Sabo, Jacob (Mary) Sabo and Nicholas Sabo; three sisters, Helen Henderson, Agnes Shulenberg and Kay Lafond; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A celebration of Sabo’s life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2015, at the Zion Episcopal Church Hall,(located behind the Zion Episcopal Church, 232 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Instead of flowers, please make donations in memory of Sabo to the SPCA of Upstate NY, 588 Queens bury Ave., Queensbury, NY 12804 or the Cornerstone Soup Kitchen, P.O. Box 381, Hudson Falls, NY 12839 or the charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc. 68 Main St., Hudson Falls, NY.