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- Gloria Casamo Mabie. died peacefully Nov. 25 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. She was 79.
She was born July 15, 1929, in the hamlet of Patterson, N.Y, the last of six children of Hilda Marie and Anthony Casamo. Mrs. Mabie attended the School of Industrial' Arts and the Fashion Institute of Technology in Manhattan. She married Barrie Mabie on June 21, 1952, and moved to Scarsdale in 1959.
Mrs. Mabie was one of the founding members of the Alliance for the Mentally III (ALMI) of Westchester, and of ALMI of New York State, and served as secretary of both for several years. She was a founding member and honorary trustee of the Scarsdale Historical Society and worked on its annual souvenir dinner-dance journal for 23 years. Mrs. Mabie was employed in the science information department of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation for 15 years, and was a member of the Scarsdale Woman's Club since 1978.
Mrs. Mabie was a deacon and 42year member of Hitchcock Presbyterian Church. In recent years; she and her husband taught in the "Living in America" program, introducing American customs and English to area newcomers from all over the globe.
Mrs. Mabie's enthusiastic spirit and creative energy endured throughout
her long illness. She took tremendous delight in her grandchildren's athletic accomplishments, remaining one of the loudest cheerleaders on the sidelines. She encouraged their musical, artistic and theatrical endeavors and beamed during their performances. Her generosity . especially overflowed during holiday seasons, when many feasts welcomed old and new friends and relatives from afar, who could count on sumptuous food, warmth and hospitality. Mrs. Mabie will be remembered and missed by all who knew her.
"She was courageous, kind, gracious and devoted to her beloved family, including the three treasured grandchildren we share;" said Arlene and Robert Fischer. She is survived by her husband Barrie, their three sons and their wives, Barrie and Dede of Danbury, Conn., John and Valerie of Brattleboro, Vt., and Peter and Elizabeth of Larchmont; their five grandchildren, Ian, and Lauren Mabie of Brattleboro, and Alex, Charlotte and Juliette Mabie of Larchmont; her only remaining sibling and older brother Bill Casamo, 91., of Alexandria, Va.; 15 nieces and nephews and a large extended family of cousins in Sicily, Norway, and all parts of the United States.
A wake will be held at Bennett Funeral Home Scarsdale on Friday, Nov. 28, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A funeral service will be held at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church on Saturday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m., followed by a brunch.
The family. requests that donations be made to Calvary Hospital in lieu of flowers.
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1955 - 2016 (60 years)
