Obituary for Michael A. Newell
HALFMOON – Michael A. Newell passed from this life, due to complications from the Covid-19 Virus, on January 13, 2021 at the age of 70.
Michael was born in Albany, NY on August 31, 1950 and was a son of the late John P. and Sara (Miller) Newell. He was raised in Loudonville and was a 1968 graduate of Shaker Senior High School. Michael was a well known area automobile dealer. His career began when he worked for his father at Newell Bros. Dodge in Cohoes where he worked his way up to dealer principal. Michael was also employed by several area auto dealerships before founding and operating Route 9 Auto Sales in Clifton Park for many years from where he retired.
Michael enjoyed playing the lottery, the Racino at Saratoga and the Saratoga Flat Track. He spent his time watching the Mecum Auto Auctions, NY Yankees Baseball and the occasional trip to Yankee Stadium. His appreciation for the automobile was evident in the way he kept his own cars; always meticulous both inside and out. Mike will be missed by his family and many friends.
He is survived by his companion of 40 years, Judith Vogel; his sisters, Barbara (Harold) Jewett and Lee St. John; his brother, Jay (Suzanne) Newell; his nieces and nephews; Robert (Lisa) Jewett, Jayson (Ashley) Newell, Kristyl Newell and Jacquelyn (Ian) Hadley; his great-nieces and nephews, Robert, and Ashley Jewett, Jacob and Olivia Newell and the late Lincoln Hadley; his great-grandnephew, Aiden Jewett.
A funeral service for Michael will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 12 pm in the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens, Colonie. Friends are invited to attend and may also visit with Michael’s family on Thursday, prior to the service, from 10 am until 12pm. Wearing facemasks and social distancing will be required.
The family is planning a celebration of his life at a later date.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Make-A-Wish, Northeast, NY, 3 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 in memory of Michael A. Newell.
Michael was born in Albany, NY on August 31, 1950 and was a son of the late John P. and Sara (Miller) Newell. He was raised in Loudonville and was a 1968 graduate of Shaker Senior High School. Michael was a well known area automobile dealer. His career began when he worked for his father at Newell Bros. Dodge in Cohoes where he worked his way up to dealer principal. Michael was also employed by several area auto dealerships before founding and operating Route 9 Auto Sales in Clifton Park for many years from where he retired.
Michael enjoyed playing the lottery, the Racino at Saratoga and the Saratoga Flat Track. He spent his time watching the Mecum Auto Auctions, NY Yankees Baseball and the occasional trip to Yankee Stadium. His appreciation for the automobile was evident in the way he kept his own cars; always meticulous both inside and out. Mike will be missed by his family and many friends.
He is survived by his companion of 40 years, Judith Vogel; his sisters, Barbara (Harold) Jewett and Lee St. John; his brother, Jay (Suzanne) Newell; his nieces and nephews; Robert (Lisa) Jewett, Jayson (Ashley) Newell, Kristyl Newell and Jacquelyn (Ian) Hadley; his great-nieces and nephews, Robert, and Ashley Jewett, Jacob and Olivia Newell and the late Lincoln Hadley; his great-grandnephew, Aiden Jewett.
A funeral service for Michael will be held on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 12 pm in the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet. Interment will follow in Memory Gardens, Colonie. Friends are invited to attend and may also visit with Michael’s family on Thursday, prior to the service, from 10 am until 12pm. Wearing facemasks and social distancing will be required.
The family is planning a celebration of his life at a later date.
Contributions in his memory may be made to Make-A-Wish, Northeast, NY, 3 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205 or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN, 38105 in memory of Michael A. Newell.