Anita Beatrice 'Sabol' Sabol Obituary (1924

Anita Beatrice (Johnson) Sabol, age 86, died Friday, December 24, 2010 at Barnwell Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center in Valatie, NY where she had been a resident since 2004.Born in New York City on October 04, 1924, she was the daughter of George and Christina (Michaelcsik) Sabol. Bea grew up in Tarrytown, New York. She attended New Rochelle Hospital School of Nursing from 1942-1945. She contracted tuberculosis and came to Saranac Lake to cure at the Trudeau Sanitorium from 1946-1948. She married Basil C. Johnson in 1950. Bea graduated from North Country Community College in 1970 with an Associate in Arts degree. She continued her education at SUNY Plattsburgh earning a Bachelor of Arts in 1972 and a Master of Science in Education in 1974.Bea was employed locally at the American Management Association, the Adirondack Enterprise and North Country Community College during the 1960s and 1970s. In 1975 she moved to Hollywood, FL where she worked for the City of Hollywood Social Services Dept. Bea later moved to North Miami, FL to care for her parents and enjoyed a retail career at Macy's Department Store. Bea returned to New York State in 1998 to Silver Bay, NY. She also lived in Whitehall, NY and Queensbury, NY.She enjoyed writing fiction, gardening, cake decorating, reading, music and walking.Survivors include her children Basil Johnson, Jr. and Barbara Johnson of Saranac Lake, Marie Kaye of Altamont, NY, grandchildren Alida Johnson of Federal Way, WA, Jennifer Kaye of Altamont, NY, Laura Guerrette of Plattsburgh, NY, Genevieve and Dylan Guerrette of Saranac Lake, NY, former husband Basil Johnson, Sr. of Bloomingdale, NY and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Christine Sabol, stepmother Mary Sabol and brother George Sabol. She also was predeceased by dear friend Ludwig Kasal of Silver Bay, NY.Calling hours will take place at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home on Wednesday December 29, 2010 from 1 to 3pm. A memorial service will immediately follow. Interment will be at a later date in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Sleepy Hollow, NY.Friends wishing to remember Bea may make memorial contributions to High Peaks Hospice in care of the funeral home.. Family and friends can also share their memories and sign the online guestbook at fortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.