Lisa Blamowski Skelton

January 26, 1967 - January 5, 2016

Lisa Anne Blamowski Skelton, 48, died at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Tarrytown, NY on January 5, 2016 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. Lisa was diagnosed in August 2014, and fought each day with courage, dignity and grace. Born on January 26, 1967 in Orchard Park NY, to Eugene and Anne Blamowski, she attended the Immaculata Academy and graduated from SUNY Geneseo in 1989. After graduating from college, she moved to New York City, and received her M.B.A. from Fordham University. Lisa married Thomas Skelton on September 24, 1994 at the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Orchard Park, NY. Lisa and Tom chose the wedding song “Wonderful Tonight." Lisa loved her wonderful children Sara, Jack and Rebecca more than life itself, and could not have been more proud of them. Lisa worked as a freelance writer and editor. She was an avid golfer and skier. She loved to spend time in Vermont and to travel, including trips to England, Ireland, Virgin Gorda, Captiva Island, Turks & Caicos, St. John, St. Thomas, Grand Cayman and most recently to Paris this past August. Survivors include her husband Tom, her adoring children Sara, Jack and Rebecca, her father Eugene, her brothers David (Julie) and Daniel (Michelle), and many nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins. Lisa was predeceased by her mother Anne Blamowski on December 29, 2014. A wake will be held at St. Patricks Church (Stone Church) at 188 Church Place, Yorktown Heights, NY on Friday January 8, 2016 from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm. A memorial mass will be held at St. Patricks Church (Main Church) at 137 Moseman Road, Yorktown Heights, NY on Saturday January 9, 2016 at 11:15 am. A private memorial luncheon will follow. A second memorial service will be held on Saturday January 16, 2016 at 10 am, at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Orchard Park, NY. A memorial luncheon will follow at 11:30 am at the Columns Banquets, 2221 Transit Road, Elma, NY 14059. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, 1111 Stewart Avenue Bethpage, NY 11714