Stanley G. Kulbaka

Albany-Stanley was born in Albany, NY, in 1918, and died May 19th in Greenville, SC, with family at his side. He lived in Albany 92 years prior to moving to South Carolina with his beloved wife, Marie, who predeceased him in 2015. The couple had been married 65 years and are the parents of four daughters, Barbara Sakellarides (Michael), Nancy Irey (Merrill), Susan Kowalczyk (Andrew) and Janice Green (Peter); grandchildren Christopher, Jason and Brendan (Jessica) Irey, Adam Sakellarides, Emily, Cody and Austin Green; and great-grandchildren Chase and Charlie Irey. Stanley was predeceased by brothers Walter, Edward and Frank and sister, Blanche Kulpa. Stanley was employed by Joe Leto Construction Company, Tobin Packing Company, H.J. Heinz and Sterling Chemical Plant, finally retiring from the United States Postal Service (Albany GMF), where he worked from 1953 to 1980. He had been a Shop Steward for the Motor Vehicle Division of his postal union the last few years there. Stanley was also a licensed realtor in NYS for a number of years. Stanley was in the United States Army from 1941 to 1945, serving on two fronts during World War II, the Aleutian Islands (Attu and Shemya) and Eastern Europe (Germany). Stanley was a proud veteran and traveled with his wife to Pennsylvania to participate in reunions with other Aleutian Island veterans. In 2014, Stanley was accompanied by his grandson, Christopher, on an Honor Flight to Washington, DC. Stanley was an inveterate dancer and music-lover. He and Marie were longtime members of the American Legion Joseph E. Zaloga Post, the VFW, Polish Community Center, Polish American Citizens Club and the Guilderland Elks Lodge. The couple enjoyed summer events at Schuetzen Park in Colonie, the Mountain Brauhaus in the Catskills and camping at Thompson’s Lake State Park. They also enjoyed traveling, having been to Alaska, the Caribbean and Europe, including Poland, where they had extended family. Stanley had also been fond of local theater and was a long-time patron of, and thoroughly enjoyed, the Curtain Call Theatre in Latham, NY. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 26, 2017 at 8:15 am from McVeigh Funeral Home, 208 North Allen Street, Albany, thence to Blessed Sacrament Church, Albany, at 9:00 am where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. The Rite of Interment will be held at Our Lady of Angels Cemetery immediately following the Mass. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Thursday, May 25, 2017, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm in the funeral home. To leave a message for the family, light a candle, obtain directions or view other helpful services please visit www.McveighFuneralHome.com

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Stanley G. Kulbaka

September 30, 1918 - May 19, 2017