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GenealogyBuff.com - Montgomery County, New York Obituary Collection - 1997 - 15
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Date: Thursday, 9 September 2010, at 9:25 a.m.
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February 6, 1997
Lillian Grace Race Schrell, 86, of Douglas Street, Fort Plain, died Thursday at Little Falls Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Fort Plain on Dec. 17, 1910, she was the daughter of Alvin Race and Grace Freehold. Mrs. Schrell was educated in Fort Plain schools and was a homemaker.
She was a lifelong Fort Plain resident.
Mrs. Schrell was a member of the Fort Plain United Methodist Church. She attended the Fort Plain Senior Center and was a member of the Fort Plain-Nelliston Senior Citizens Group.
She married Arthur E. Schrell on Jan. 24, 1931. He died July 1, 1973.
Survivors include two daughters, Janet I. Louman of Canajoharie, and Iona R. Smith of Fort Plain; four sons, Bradley L. Schrell and Walter D. Schrell, both of Nelliston; Arthur A. Schrell of Fort Plain, and Rodney G. Schrell of Stone Arabia; 21 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousin.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday at 1 p.m. at the Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St., Fort Plain. The Rev. Alan Baumback will officiate.
Spring burial will be in Fort Plain Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
The Fort Plain-Nelliston Senior Citizens Group will conduct a service at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fort Plain-Nelliston Senior Citizens, in care of the Fort Plain Reformed Church, 165 Canal St., Fort Plain, 13339 or Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 126 Canajoharie, 13317.
Donald Way
February 6, 1997
Donald Edger Way, 72, of Route 334 Fonda, died Thursday at home after a long illness.
Born in Gloversville March 4, 1924, he was the son of Steven and Cathryn Buyce Way. He was educated in Gloversville schools.
Mr. Way was a saw operator at N.A. Taylor in Gloversville for 31 years, retiring in 1988.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corp. in World War II. He served with the 433rd Fighter Squadron as an aircraft mechanic.
Mr. Way was a former member of the North Main Street United Methodist Church, Gloversville, and a former member of the VFW Post 942 in Fonda. He was a member of the Hole in One Club, Highland Meadows Golf Course.
Survivors include his wife Nora-Anne Andrews Way, whom he married June 10, 1947; a son, Donald Earl Way of Fonda; a daughter, Sue-Anne Loveless of Johnstown; a brother, Earl Way of Gloversville; seven grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was predeceased by a daughter Stephanie Penny Way, and a brother, Bruce Way.
Calling hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Jackson & Betz Funeral Home, 15 Main St., Fultonville.
Services will be conducted 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery Fonda.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice or to the Fonda-Fultonville Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Michael Kosineski
February 6, 1997
Michael T. Kosineski, 52, a former resident of Amsterdam, a resident of Washington, D.C., died Thursday morning at the Gilchrist Center in Baltimore, Md.
Born Sept. 8, 1944 in Amsterdam, he was the son of George J. and Virginia P. Masto Kosineski. Mr. Kosineski graduated from St. Mary's Institute in 1962. He has lived most of his life in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Kosineski worked in retail management for 14 years.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, where he served from1967 to 1968 and was the recipient of the Bronze Star. He later re-enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served until 1972 at the rank of Sergeant E-5.
Mr. Kosineski was a former member of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
Survivors include his mother, Virginia Masto Kosineski Brach and his stepfather, Eugene Brach of New Market, Md.; his maternal grandmother, Laura Masto of Clifton Park; two brothers, a twin, Dennis V. Kosineski of Damascus, Md., and Robert J. Kosineski Sr. of Amsterdam; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Betz Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam.
Services will be conducted at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, followed at 10 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Johnson with full military honors.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gilchrist Center, 6601 N. Charles, Baltimore, Md., 21204 or to a charity of one's choice.
Beverly Van Alstine
February 7, 1997
Beverly E. Van Alstine, 64, of 163 County Route 157, Gloversville, died Friday at home where she suddenly was stricken.
Born Oct. 9, 1932 in Jamestown, she was the daughter of Alvin A. and Violet V. Bergsten Johnson. She had lived in Gloversville since 1960.
She was a graduate of Brockton Central School and Buffalo General Hospital School of Nursing.
Mrs. Van Alstine was employed as a nurse at the former Johnstown Hospital. She also worked at Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, and the Fulton County Infirmary. At the time of her death, she worked for the BOCES Nursing Sub Service of Johnstown.
She was a member of the Ida McGinness Senior Citizens Club. She also was a member of the North Main Street United Methodist Church where she was a past chairperson of the Mission Team and a member of the United Methodist Women.
Her husband, Kenneth B. Van Alstine Sr., whom she married Dec. 20, 1952, survives.
Other survivors include two sons, Kenneth B. Van Alstine Jr. of Broadalbin, and Richard A. Van Alstine of Gloversville; two daughters, Valerie E. Kevlin of Perth and Judith L. Antonucci of Gloversville; 12 grandchildren; a niece; a nephew; a grand-nephew; and a cousin.
Mrs. Van Alstine was predeceased by a sister, Alice Sharp.
Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Walrath & Bushouer, 51 Fremont St., Gloversville, and 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the North Main Street United Methodist Church, where services will follow at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Steven Clunn officiating.
Burial will be in Ferndale Cemetery, Johnstown.
Memorial contributions may be made to the North Main Street United Methodist Church, 316 N. Main St., Gloversville, 12078 or to the Organ Procurement Organization of Albany Medical College, 47 New Scotland Ave., Albany, 12208.
Louise M. Lausen
February 7, 1997
Mrs. Louise M. Lausen, 92, of Hallmark Nursing Centre, died Friday at St. Mary's Hospital, Troy
Born and educated in Little Falls, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Madeline Cardenale Gallo. Aside from Little Falls, she had lived in North Troy, Cohoes and Waterford.
Mrs. Lausen was a graduate of the former Leonard Hospital School of Nursing and had resided at Millview Adult Home in Waterford before entering the nursing home in 1996.
She had been employed between 1936 and 1945 as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Leonard Hospital in Troy.
Mrs. Lausen was a communicant of St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Waterford and a former member of the Altar Society at the church.
She was the widow of the late Carl J. Lausen who died in 1990.
Survivors include Joseph R. Gallo of Waterford, Frederick P. Cesta of Troy and Vincent C. Lausen of Placerville, Colo.; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several cousins, nieces and nephews residing in Montgomery County.
Calling hours will be 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St., Waterford.
Services will be conducted 9 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, followed at 9:30 a.m. by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Mary of the Assumption Church.
Burial will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary of the Assumption Church Restoration Fund in care of the funeral home.
Caroline Richtmyer
February 8, 1997
Mrs. Caroline E. Richtmyer, 93, of 28 Spring St., Gloversville, died Saturday at the Fulton County Infirmary after a short illness.
Born Jan. 14, 1904 in Springfield Center, she was the daughter of Calvin and Katherine Argersinger Kelley. She resided in Cooperstown and Lake George as a child and in Gloversville since 1922.
Mrs. Richtmyer was educated in Cooperstown and Gloversville schools. She also attended the former Gloversville Business School.
She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Gloversville and its Sempter Fidelas Class, Church Women United and Comstock Winners Circle.
Her husband, C. Stanton Richtmyer, whom she married May 5, 1934, died April 12, 1975.
Survivors include a son, the Rev. Charles S. Richtmyer of St. Mary's, Ohio; four daughters, Catherine R. Nyland of Gloversville, with home she resided the past three years, Barbara R. Nellis of Portland, Conn., Caroline E. Fitch of Fair Oaks, Calif., and Dorothy E. Nellis of Gloversville; 18 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was predeceased by two brothers, Harry Kelley and Francis Kelley; a sister, Eliza Cummings; a grandson, Charles Richtmyer III; and a great-grandson, David Hart.
Calling hours will be 1 to 3 p.m. Monday at the Walrath & Bushouer Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St., Gloversville.
Services will follow at 3 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with the Rev. Edmund T. Freeborn III, officiating.
Spring burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, 16 W. Fulton St., Gloversville, 12078.
Bernard Flanders
February 8, 1997
Bernard B. Flanders, 79, of Highland Terrace, Fort Plain, died Saturday afternoon at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady.
Born June 20, 1917 in St. Johnsville, he was the son of Floyd and Mary Ward Flanders.
Mr. Flanders was a lifelong resident of the area and attended Fort Plain schools.
He was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II where he served in the Pacific Theatre of Operations.
Mr. Flanders owned and operated Flanders & Kretser Trucking in Fort Plain from 1950 until he retired in 1982.
Mr. Flanders was a 50-year member of the Mohawk Valley Post 3275 V.F.W. in Fort Plain and was also a member of the American Legion Post 0554 in Fort Plain.
Mr. Flanders was a communicant of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Fort Plain.
He married Mabel Pulis Flanders on June 29, 1938.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, Thomas W. Flanders of Gloversville; a brother, Leo Flanders of Glens Falls; a sister, Jewell Primer of Fort Plain; two grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Lenz & Betz Funeral Home Inc., 69 Otsego St., Canajoharie, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 10 a.m. at St. James Roman Catholic Church in Fort Plain. Burial of cremains will take place in the spring in the Fort Plain Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice.
Florence Quinn
January 8, 1997
Mrs. Florence P. Quinn, 95, of Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, died Saturday at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital.
Born June 8, 1901 in Amsterdam, she was the daughter of Lewis and Eva Dersch Pepper. She was educated in Amsterdam schools and was a lifelong resident of Amsterdam. She worked several years for the former Chalmers Knitting Mills. Mrs. Quinn then accepted a position in the accounting department of the former Banker's Trust Co. in Amsterdam, until her retirement in 1966.
Mrs. Quinn was a member of the former Trinity Reformed Church and the Women's Guild of the church.
She married Mark J. Quinn on Nov. 22, 1930. He died Nov. 28, 1966.
She is survived by three sons, James M. Quinn of Amsterdam; John W. Quinn of Rock City Falls; and Lewis F. Quinn also of Rock City Falls; six grandchildren; two nieces and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson-Lindsay Funeral Home, 11 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam, with the Rev. Scott L. Crane officiating. Interment will be in the spring at Pine Grove Cemetery, Tribes Hill.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Greater Amsterdam Volunteer Ambulance Corps or to Hospice of Amsterdam.
Etta Judson
February 7, 1997
Mrs. Etta Barnes Judson, 95, of Oneida, formerly of 6649 Lakeshore Road, Verona Beach, died Friday evening in the Oneida Healthcare Center Extended Care Facility where she had been a resident since 1995.
Born on May 16, 1901 in Canajoharie, she was the daughter of William W. and Margaret Marclay Barnes.
She married Curtis Judson on Sept. 18, 1939 in Canajoharie. They moved to Rome in 1945 and moved to Verona Beach in 1957.
Mrs. Judson was a graduate of the Canajoharie High School. She attended the Crane School of Music and graduated from the Potsdam Normal School Class of 1923.
Mrs. Judson taught school in Canajoharie and the Sprakers school system. She also owned and operated her own gift shop in Canajoharie for several years. Upon moving to Rome she was employed by Wardwell Hardware where she was the floor manager and purchasing agent for the gift department. After moving to Verona Beach and was a substitute teacher in the Sylvan-Verona Beach School.
In Canajoharie, Mrs. Judson was a member of the Canajoharie Lutheran Church and was very active in the church choir. In later years, she was a member of the Sylvan Beach Union Chapel where she served on the board of directors. She was active in the church's care and organized numerous charity events and spearheaded their holiday gift giving program for several years. She was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star Canajoharie Chapter and served as matron in 1933.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a son, William McBean of Myrtle Beach, S.C., a sister, Margaret Elizabeth Carpenter of Amsterdam; three grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the Ironside Funeral Home Inc., with the Rev. Robert Wollober officiating. Spring interment will be made in Ames Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home, 342 Main St., Oneida.
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