Saratoga Springs, NY - John "Jack" W. Wheatley, Sr., 94, beloved husband of Joan B. Wheatley (Williams) died peacefully in his home on October 18, 2012. Jack was also the beloved husband of the late Mary Ann Wheatley (Ging) who predeceased him in June 1992 and the late Lillian E. Wheatley (Langton) who predeceased him in August 1980. Jack is survived by his two children, Claudia Hammar (Richard) of Ballston Spa and John W. Wheatley, Jr. (Brenda) of Saratoga Springs, NY and four grandchildren, Ryan W. English (Allison), Trevor W. English (Brittany), Laura Wheatley and John S. Wheatley. He is also survived by five stepchildren, Michael Williams (Susan), Robert Williams (Ia), Kevin Williams (Patty), Joan Reilly (Ed), Tracey Williams and several grandchildren and great grandchildren. Jack was born in 1918 in Cleveland, Ohio, the youngest of six children, of the late John C. Wheatley and Harriet Ida Wheatley. He was also predeceased by his brothers, the Reverend Leonard Wheatley, Harold Wheatley (Florence), Herbert Wheatley (Elizabeth), James Wheatley (Aileen), and his sister, Grace Taylor (Robert). Jack served in the United States Coast Guard during WWII, and after the War worked as a salesman for several companies in Cleveland before relocating his family to Albany, NY in 1967 when he joined Lawless Container Corporation from which he retired in 1981. Jack and his wife Joan were active in the Corpus Christi Parish for many years. Jack was an accomplished artist, and his many watercolor paintings were treasured by his family and close friends. Above all, Jack took great pride in his family and his wife, children, grandchildren and extended family. There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012 at the Corpus Christi Roman Catholic Church, Route 9, Round Lake, NY. Burial with military honors will immediately follow at Jonesville Cemetery, Jonesville, NY. Donations may be made to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes of 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (584-5373). Online remembrances may be made at www. burkefuneralhome.com.