Saratoga Springs, NY - Anna T. DeGearo of Malta, entered into eternal life, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday afternoon (June 19, 2009) at Saratoga Hospital. Born on Dec. 24, 1922 in Schenectady , NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Debitetto and Santina Guastadisegni. A graduate of Jamaica Vocational High School in 1941, she married Paul DeGearo in Queens, NY on July 14, 1946. During World War Two, she worked as a machinist for Sperrys Gyroscope in Long Island, NY. After marriage, she was an accomplished seamstress at Van Raalte Company in Saratoga Springs and also worked for many years as a department head at the Saratoga Jamesway Department Store. Anna was a member of Dominick Smaldone ITAM Post 35 Ladies Auxiliary, serving as President from 1962-1963. A member of Court McLaughlin 422 Catholic Daughters of the Americas, she was a communicant of the Church of Saint Peter in Saratoga Springs. In addition to her parents, she is predeceased by her husband Paul; one brother, Frank Debitetto and two sisters, Dorothy Rucci and Cecelia DeMartino Finn. Survivors include one son, Joseph (and wife Carol); her daughters, Paula DeGearo and Margaret Senecal (and husband Mark) of Ballston Spa; one sister, Jay Volpecello of Staten Island; her brother, Pat Debitetto (and wife Blanche) of Long Island; a sister-in-law Madeline Phillips of Saratoga Springs; three grandchildren, Joseph DeGearo (and wife Laurie), Michael DeGearo and Justin Senecal; three great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Morgan and Riley Ann DeGearo and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Relatives and friends may call from 6 to 8pm Wednesday (June 24, 2009) at the William J. Burke and Sons/Bussing and Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway (584-5373). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30am Thursday in the Church of Saint Peter, 241 Broadway, by the Reverend Neil Draves-Arpaia. Burial will follow in the family plot at Saint Peters Cemetery, West Avenue. Members of ITAM Post 35 Ladies Auxiliary will meet at 6:30pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.