Saratoga Springs, NY - Frederick H. King, of Elm Street, passed away Sunday morning (Sept. 26, 2010) at Saratoga Hospital. He was 85. Born on April 17, 1925 in the town of Milton, NY, he was a son of the late Joseph W. and Mary (Delaney) King, a 1943 graduate of Ballston Spa High School and a 1948 graduate of the Bentley School of Accounting and Finance in Boston. He worked for the Northern Distributing Company in Queensbury, NY for many years, retiring as comptroller. A U.S. Navy veteran of World War Two, he was a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 358 and American Legion Post 234 in Ballston Spa and a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife of 54 years, Barbara A. (Ronan) King, whom he married on September 4, 1948 and who died May 10, 2003; two brothers and a sister, Joseph, Lacy and Orilla King. Survivors include three daughters, Catherine (Charles) Eddy of New Britain, CT, Patricia King of Cheverly, MD, and Elizabeth King and her husband Raymond Malo of Outremont, Quebec, Canada; three grandchildren, Bryan Eddy of Rocky Hill, CT, Michael (Shannon) Eddy of New Britain, CT, and Blue Pate and her husband Christophe Huni of Ste-Dorothee, Quebec, Canada; 5 great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Samantha Eddy, Madison Bagioni, and Preston and Cecilia Eddy; nephews, Joseph (Gail) King of Saratoga Springs and Gerry (Patricia) King of Glenmont, NY and James Devine (Gloria) of Stoneham, MA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30am Thursday (Sept. 30, 2010) in St. Mary's Church, 167 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, by the Rev. Thomas J. Kelly, pastor. Burial with military honors will follow in the family plot at St. Mary's Cemetery, Route 50. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373). The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Jody, Kim and Sally from Community Hospice for their dedication and compassion as they cared for our Dad over these last several months. Memorials may be made in his name to St. Mary's Church, 167 Milton Ave., Ballston Spa, NY 12020 or to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Online remembrances may be made at www.burkefuneralhome.com.