Catherine Saglimbeni

COLONIE – Catherine Saglimbeni, 94, of Colonie, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 2, 2026 at the Inn of Community Hospice, surrounded by her loving family.

She was born in Rensselaer and was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Adalgisa DiCioccio. Catherine was employed for twenty-five years as a stenographer for New York, retiring forty years ago. She was a member of the Colonie Elks Ladies Auxiliary, Thunder Rd. Seniors, American Italian Heritage Museum, Italian American Community Center and the Good Sam Camping Club. Catherine enjoyed singing, dancing, family gatherings, holidays and traveling.

Catherine is the beloved mother of Maryanne (Les) Coumbes, Roseanne (Steven) Kwarta and Nancy (Bruce) Schwendinger and the sister in law of Joan DiCioccio. She is the cherished Nanna of Matthew (Lauren), Andrew (Samantha) and Adrienne Zych, Stefanie and Adam Kwarta, Diana (Aaron) DeLuca, Elizabeth (Nicholas) Dubniak, Carmela (Matthew) Torino, Mark (Sara) Schwendinger, Rachel (Brooks) Ingalsbe, Matthew Coumbes (Anthony Mignone), Brian (Heather), Peter and Andrea Coumbes.

The Liturgy of the Word will be offered on Friday morning at 11:00 at Christ Our Light Catholic Church, 1 Maria Drive Loudonville. Visitation will be Friday morning from 10 to 11 am at the Church. Entombment will be in St. Agnes Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Albany, (communityhospice.org) 315 S. Manning Blvd., Albany NY 12208. To leave a message of condolence for the family, visit www.CannonFuneral.com