Antoinette Motta

February 7, 1933 - September 1, 2020

DELANSON-  Antoinette "Tonie" Motta, 87, peacefully entered eternal life on September 1, 2020. A longtime resident of East Greenbush, she was born in Albany, NY, the daughter of the late Alberto and Frances (Pagliarulo) Sacca. She was a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany, and worked as a waitress in the family business, Al's Italian Restaurant on Madison Avenue. In January 1953 she married Frank Motta and spent the next three decades caring for their nine children. Mom often said those were the best and happiest years of her life. In later years, she returned to work as a waitress at Ponderosa in East Greenbush. She loved taking care of her customers and was loved in return. Her strong faith sustained her throughout her lifetime and was evidenced by the way she genuinely cared about the people who came into her life. Above all else, she was devoted to God and to her family, and her kind, generous and loving spirit will live on in all of us. She was predeceased by her husband of fifty years, Frank; daughter Mary Blair; sons Anthony and Albert; an infant son who died at birth; and her siblings, Rosalie Motta and Nick, Jack and Donald Sacca. She is survived by her daughters Fran (Chris) Rickert, Julie (Joe) Langan (who shared their home with her since March 2019), and Chelsea (Bill) Koslow; sons John, Paul (Patti), and Francis (Michelle) Motta; son-in-law Stephen Blair and daughter-in-law Victoria Motta, as well as fifteen grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren. Also surviving are her siblings Theodosia Swinyer, Tina (Anthony) Iacovelli, Alfred (Mary Lou), Albert (Jeanne) and Louis (Mary Jane) Sacca, and sister-in-law Joan Sacca. The family would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to Community Hospice, especially Theresa Adams, Cylon George and Mary Rosen for the loving care they gave Mom and the support they provided to our family. Services will be private.