Nina Wisniewski

Nina Wisniewski fell asleep in the Lord on March 31, 2025 at home, in the loving embrace of her family. She recently celebrated her 89th birthday.

Nina was born on March 16, 1936 in Eastern Europe, to George and Nina Worobey at a time when national boundaries were in flux, so her country of origin remains unclear. Being an American citizen, her father was able to return to Brooklyn to prepare for the arrival of his wife and infant daughter, who sailed in 1938 on the SS Washington out of England to reunite the family. Being a very patriotic woman, Nina was always proud of the fact that she was the only America citizen listed on the ship’s manifest, and thankful that her parents brought her to this land of freedom.

Nina was raised in Greenpoint Brooklyn with her younger brother George but sadly, they lost their mother in 1941. Stepmother Mary Sabol joined the family, bringing many Sabol aunts, uncles and cousins, who Nina adored. The family circle was completed with the birth of Nina’s sister Maryann.

Nina attended the High School of Fashion Industries in Manhattan and had a career as a seamstress with an interior decorating firm in Brooklyn. She met her husband, Richard, at a picnic.  They married on September 6, 1964 and moved to Flushing, Queens, where they raised their three daughters, Caroline, Suzanne and Samantha. Nina and Richard moved in 1991 to Saratoga Springs to enjoy their semi-retirement near Nina’s sister, Maryann, and brother-in-law David. Having lived longer in Saratoga than anywhere else, Nina was happy to call herself a Saratogian.

Nina was friendly, sympathetic, forthright, and funny. She loved the peaceful, quiet location of her little house near the end of a cul-de-sac, and her wonderful and caring neighbors.  She was an avid gardener of sorts, her real passion being the propagation of plants and nurturing little sprouts to grow. This was a skill she applied to her relationship with her three grandchildren, Andrew, Peter and Frances, who called her “Nani.” According to family lore the name is a conflation of  “Nana” and “Nina,” given to her by Andrew when he was learning to speak. The grandchildren always felt their Nani’s love and support and knew how delighted she was spending time with them.

Nina is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Richard J. Wisniewski, daughter Caroline Wisniewski, daughter Suzanne Nolan and her husband Christopher, daughter Samantha Carter and her husband Nick, grandchildren Andrew, Peter and Frances Nolan, sister Maryann Bogner and brother-in-law David, sister-in-law Barbara (George Worobey, d. 2021), and brother-in-law Henry Szachacz (Evelyn Wisniewski Szachacz, d. 2000).

A mass of Christian Burial will be held on April 8 at 10 am at St. Clement’s Church, 231 Lake Ave, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.  

In lieu of flowers please make donations to Communityhospice.org, whose compassionate and supportive staff were the unexpected bright spot and source of comfort to Nina and her family in her final weeks.

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