Mechanicville, NY - Rita Sipperly of Saratoga Ave. passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital, Troy, NY. She was 83. Born on June 30, 1925 in Mechanicville, she was the daughter of the late William C. and Mary T. "Mamie" Weaver Sipperly. Rita was a lifelong resident of Mechanicville and a 1944 graduate of Mechanicville High School. She attended Mildred Elley School in Albany and worked for 40 years as a secretary for General Electric Co. in Schenectady and Waterford. Survivors include her sister, Mary D. "Sissy" Sipperly of Mechanicville. There will be no calling hours. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008 at Assumption-St. Paul Church, Main St., Mechanicville. Burial will follow in the family plot at St. Paul's Cemetery, Mechanicville. Donations may be made to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or John H. Ahearn Rescue Squad, PO Box 69, Mechanicville, NY 12118. Arrangements are under the direction of the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY (584-5373).