Albert Rinaldo, 91, of Seven Greens, Town of Ulster, died Monday, January 30, 2012 at Kingston Hospital.
Born in Glasco, he was the son of the late Joseph & Rita Lyons Rinaldo. He was a veteran of WWII having served with the US Army Signal Corp and was involved in five major battles.
Al was a retired self employed automobile mechanic in Kingston and was known as the "Carburetor Man".
He is survived by his wife of 33 years Helen Marz Rinaldo, his three children, Elizabeth Rinaldo, Anita Smith and Stephen Rinaldo, his three sisters, Ethel, Irma, Anita and one brother, John. Two grandchildren and one great grandchild also survive. Services and interment will be private.
The family requests that memorial donations be made to the Ulster County SPCA, 20 Wiedy Rd., Kingston, NY 12401-1237 or the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 Eighteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3517.