RENSSELAERVILLE — John Mormile, a teacher and school administrator, was active in community affairs. He died Sunday, March 1, 2026, at his home in Potter Hollow. He was 81.

He was born on Nov. 24, 1944, in Troy, to parents Antionette (née Martino) and Frank Mormile.   

“John was a 1962 graduate of Mechanicville Central School where he served as class president and carried on his position through the present, organizing numerous class reunions,” his family wrote in a tribute. “He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 1966 and began his career teaching English at Castleton High School.

“John continued his education, earning his master’s degree from SUNYA, and served as middle-school principal at Port Byron, New York, retiring as superintendent from Cattaraugus Central School in 1999.

“John’s love of theater and music manifested itself through a sabbatical with the Empire State Youth Theater where he traveled abroad with the group performing ‘The Wizard of Oz.’ He later organized high- and middle-school plays during his time as an English teacher and school administrator.

“One of his fondest memories was the time he joined the Cattaraugus Methodist Church Choir and participated in both the Methodist and Catholic services.

“After retirement, John and Linda moved to Potter Hollow, New York, where John served on many local committees for the town of Rensselaerville.”

Linda Mormile’s great aunt, Belle M. Bates Young, wrote this poem:

Life is a story in volumes three

The past, the present and the yet to be

The first is finished and laid away

The second we are reading day by day

The third and the last of the volumes three

Are hidden from sight

God keepeth the key

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John Mormile is survived by his wife, Linda; his sister, Sharon Urban; his sons, Thomas (Tamara) and Matthew Mormile (Melissa); his daughter ,Anne (Mark Deka); and his grandchildren, Aliyah, Francesca, Luke, and Emmelia Mormile.

Calling hours will be Friday, March 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. at A.J. Cunningham Funeral Home, 4898 State Route 81, Greenville.  A funeral service will conclude the evening.  Spring burial will be in Potter Hollow Rural Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Potter Hollow Union Church Food Pantry, Post Office Box 576 or to the Tri-Village Volunteer Fire Company, Post Office Box 575, both in Preston Hollow, NY 12469.