Nicholas Joseph Polao of Cortlandt Manor, NY passed away on July 17, 2019 at the age of 29. Nick was born to Thomas Polao and Kelly Sue (Turner) Polao on October 6, 1989 in the Town of Cortlandt. Nick loved boating on Lake Sacandaga, history, a good conspiracy theory, sports, music, movies, and reading. He shared a love of the St. Louis Cardinals with his Poppy, Bud Turner.
Nicholas is survived by his beloved mother Kelly Sue Polao and her partner Israel Martinez, by his cherished grandmother Maureen Turner, also by his fiancée Christina Mauriello, and by his aunt Patricia D. Monk and her husband William Monk, and by his uncle E. Michael Polao and wife Anna. Nicholas will be deeply missed by his great uncle Arthur S. Turner, by his cousins Jacqueline, Jennifer, Zoe and Sydney, and by Israel Martinez, Jr., Ana Martinez, and Dorrett Frazier, and by many other cousins and countless friends. Nick was predeceased by his father Thomas Polao, his grandfather Sherman “Bud” Turner, his grandmother and grandfather Jane and Ernest Polao.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 21, 2019 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at Edward F. Carter Funeral Home, 170 Kings Ferry Rd., Montrose, NY 10548. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:30AM on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Church of the Assumption in Peekskill, NY. Committal will be private.
In Lieu of flowers please make donations in Nicholas’ name to Saint Jude's Hospital or the Wounded Warriors Foundation.