Search Archived Marriage Records
Lester Zoller
Sept. 13, 1996
Lester E. Zoller, 84, of Brookmans Corners Road, Fort Plain, died Friday at Little Falls Hospital after a long illness.
He was born in the Town of Minden Aug. 24, 1912, the son of Howard and Rhoda Brookman Zoller. He was educated at the former Brookmans Corners School and was a lifelong area resident.
Mr. Zoller was a self-employed dairy farmer in the Town of Minden, retiring in 1976. He was also a director of the Mohawk Minden Insurance Company.
For 30 years, from 1963 to 1993, Mr. Zoller was a councilman in the Town of Minden.
He was a member of the Otsquago Grange in Hallsville and a member of the Montgomery County Republican Club.
He was married Nov. 25, 1937, at the home of his bride, Evelyn O. Snyder, in Minden.
Survivors include his wife, of Minden; a daughter, Shirley Z. Bouck of Fort Plain; a son, Larry A. Zoller of Fort Plain; a sister, Ethel Conroy of Canajoharie; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be private and at the convenience of the family at the Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St., Fort Plain, with the Rev. Kenneth Dingman officiating.
Burial will be in Fort Plain Cemetery.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Lung Association, 8 Mountain View Ave., Albany 12205; the Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 126, Canajoharie 13317; or to the Little Falls Hospital Building Fund, 140 Burwell St., Little Falls 13365.
Rose Martuscello
Sept. 13, 1996
Rose Martuscello, 94, formerly of Amsterdam, died Friday at the Van Allen Nursing Home, Little Falls, where she had been a patient for a short time.
She was the daughter of Anthony and Anna Conti Altieri.
For many years, Mrs. Martuscello and her husband, William Martuscello, owned and operated the Florida Avenue Market in Amsterdam, retiring in 1963.
She was predeceased by her husband. Survivors include a son, Joseph Martuscello of Dolgeville, with whom she lived for the past 10 years; four sisters, Alice Chiricko, Amelia Percassi, Josephine Sievert and Alvina Zappone; three brothers, Frank, Herman and Richard Altieri; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Amsterdam.
Interment will follow in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Calling hours are Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Betz Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam.
Arrangements are in care of the Roberts-Buck Funeral Home, 3 Faville Ave., Dolgeville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Anthony Cieply
September 24, 1996
Anthony Cieply, 91, of 228 Hatzenbuhler Road, Broadalbin, died Tuesday afternoon at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital following a short illness.
Born in the Ukraine on Oct. 16, 1904, he was the son of William and Catharine Cieply and came to the United States in 1930, settling in New York. He had resided in Broadalbin for the past 65 years.
Mr. Cieply was employed at the former Mohawk Carpet Mills in Amsterdam, retiring in 1956.
He was a member of the former St. Basil's Ukrainian Catholic Church in Union Mills.
He was married to the former Mary Wojtna on Feb. 3, 1931. She died on June 19, 1996.
Survivors include two sons, Henry Cieply of Amsterdam and Frank Cieply of Broadalbin; five grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Union Mills Cemetery with the Rev. Patricia A. Bush officiating.
A calling hour will precede the service from 10 to 11 a.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Broadalbin Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Arrangements are by the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home Inc., 38 W. Main St., Broadalbin.
Anne Bulinski
September 23, 1996
Mrs. Anne M. Bulinski, 73, of Mucky Run Road, Frankfort, died Monday at home.
Born Sept. 18, 1923, in Myjaba, Czechoslovakia, she was the daughter of Daniel and Anne Stefunek Margetiak. She came to the United States as a child in 1930. She attended New York City schools and graduated in 1945 from the Bellevue School of Nursing.
She was employed as a registered nurse for Homer Folks Tuberculosis Center, Oneonta, and later by Griffis Air Force Base, Rome, retiring in 1988 after 23 years of service.
Mrs. Bulinski was a communicant of St. Theresa's Church and a life member of the Alumnae Association of the Bellevue School of Nursing.
She married Walter Bulinski on Feb. 10, 1978 in Frankfort.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a son, Stephen Cernak of Broadalbin; a sister, Elizabeth Rovenski; Fairlawn, N.J.; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the V.J. Iocovozzi Funeral Home Inc., 203 Second Ave., Frankfort, with the Rev. David Blank officiating. Interment will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery, Whitesboro.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the V.J. Iocovozzi Funeral Home Inc.
Virginia Kennedy
September 24, 1996
Mrs. Virginia H. Kennedy, 78, of the Maplewood Manor, Ballston Spa, formerly of Niskayuna and the Town of Day, died Tuesday at the manor.
Born in Niskayuna, Mrs. Kennedy lived most of her life there until 1976 when she moved to Day.
For more than 20 years, she was a claims processor for the New York State Insurance Fund, retiring in 1976.
Mrs. Kennedy was active with the Town of Day Senior Citizens.
She also was a former member of the Niskayuna Reformed Church.
Her husband, Cecil D. Kennedy, died in 1991.
Survivors include a daughter, Carol Traver of Schoharie; a brother, Everett Hartman of Galway; a sister, Olive Robinson of Waynesboro, Va.; and a granddaughter.
A service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday at the Baxter Funeral Home, 40 N. Brandywine Ave., Schenectady.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Leukemia Society of America, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, 12206.
Catherine Pabis
September 26, 1996
Mrs. Catherine I. Pabis, 62, of DeStefano Street, Amsterdam, died Thursday morning at St. Mary's Hospital following a long illness.
Born Sept. 25, 1934, in Amsterdam, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Alice Gauthier Benware. She was a graduate of Wilbur H. Lynch High School and was a lifelong resident.
Mrs. Pabis was a homemaker.
She was a communicant of the Church of St. John the Baptist.
She married Jerome A. Pabis on Oct. 28, 1951.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Laura Falco and Wendy Dybas, both of Amsterdam; a son, Mark Pabis of Niskayuna; two sisters, Alice O'Brien of Fonda and Veronica Isom; five granddaughters and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Jendrzejczak Funeral Home, 200 Church St., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at the Church of St. John the Baptist.
Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of St. John the Baptist or to the American Cancer Society.
Grace Serviss
September 26, 1996
Grace Friers Serviss, 86, of Covent Gardens, Guilderland, died Thursday at the Amsterdam Memorial Hospital after being stricken at her daughter's home on Wednesday.
Mrs. Serviss was born in Fultonville. She moved to Altamont in 1949 and to Guilderland in 1990. Mrs. Serviss graduated from the Fultonville High School, the State University College at Oneonta and did her graduate work at the State University of New York, Albany.
She was a teacher for 39 years, most of which was spent in the Guilderland Central School District teaching social studies. She retired in 1975. She served on the Guilderland School Board from 1975 to 1994. She was a member of the Altamont Garden Club, the Helderberg Chapter No. 331, Order of the Eastern Star and was an active member of the Guilderland Republican Committee.
Mrs. Serviss is survived by her daughter, Nancy Vertucci of Amsterdam; two brothers, James Friers of Oneida and Delbert Friers of Fultonville; a sister, Bessie Butler of Scotia; two grandsons, Scott R. Vertucci of Killingworth, Conn. and Mark G. Vertucci of Amsterdam; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont. Burial will take place in Chuctaunda Cemetery, Minaville.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to Capital District Hospice, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, 12308.
