Helen “Foo” V. Donohoe Armstrong

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Helen “Foo” V. Donohoe Armstrong, 87, of Embury Apartments, formally of York Avenue, passed away January 3.

Born on February 8, 1925 in Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of the late Charles Hayes and Ody Helen Donohoe. In addition to her parents and her husband John, who passed away in 2001, Helen was predeceased by her three brothers,

Joseph, Hayes and Edward Donohoe and a sister Rita Piccarreto.

Survivors include her three sons, John (Jack) M. Armstrong and his wife Roma Armstrong of Saratoga Springs, Paul C. and Bruce E. Armstrong of Saratoga Springs; two daughters, Corinne M. Scirocco and her husband Anthony “Skip” Scirocco of Saratoga Springs and JoAnn M. Rosebrook and her husband Richard Rosebrook of Porter Corners. She is also survived by her six grandchildren, three great grandchildren and two step-grandchildren; Anthony Scirocco and his wife Heather Scirocco, their two children Madison and Vincent Scirocco of Saratoga Springs, Mark Scirocco and his son Schuyler Scirocco of Saratoga Springs, Marisa Shickel and her husband Stuart Shickel of Palmyra, VA, Jonathan, Ashley and Nicholas Rosebrook of Porter Corners and Matthew Rosebrook of Boston, MA and Michael Rosebrook of Saratoga Springs as well as many nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, January 8. Burial was at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Saratoga Bridges, 16 Saratoga Bridges Boulevard, Ballston Spa, NY 12020.