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Stella Flanagan
September 26, 1996
Mrs. Stella Pawlowski Flanagan, 93, of 111 Rutledge St., Syracuse, formerly of Amsterdam, died Thursday at home after being stricken.
Born Jan. 23, 1903, in Poland, she was the daughter of Frank and Harriet Pawlowski. Mrs. Flanagan was educated in Poland and came to Amsterdam at the age of 16.
She worked at the former Blood Knitting Mills and the Amsterdam Glove Co., retiring 30 years ago.
After her retirement, Mrs. Flanagan was a seamstress at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center and was a volunteer at Community General Hospital in Syracuse.
Her husband, Joseph J. Flanagan Sr., died in 1981.
Survivors include a son, Joseph J. Flanagan Jr. of Binghamton; three daughers, Virginia Fitzpatrick of Brentwood, N.J., Kathleen Kelly of Syracuse and Patricia Perry of Salem, Ore.; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Riley Mortuary, 110 Division St., followed at 1 p.m. with a Mass of christian Burial at St. Mary's Church.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Fort Johnson.
Calling hours will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to charity.
John Constantino
September 26, 1996
John C. Constantino, 81, of 19 Marie Parkway, Colonie, formerly of Amsterdam, died Thursday evening at Memorial Hospital in Albany.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the DeStefano Funeral Home, Route 5S, Amsterdam.
Carmen Farone
October 1, 1996
Carmen C. Farone, 76, of Johnson Road, Scotia, died Tuesday.
Born in Schenectady, Mr. Farone lived in this area all his life. He operated a used auto parts business for many years. Mr. Farone had been a civil defense worker during World War II.
He is survived by a brother, Patsy Farone Sr. of Scotia; two sisters, Anna DeAngelus of Amsterdam and Mary Potter of Chicago, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Glenville Funeral Home, 9 Glenridge Road, Scotia, followed by burial in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Glenridge Road.
Calling hours are from 9 to 10 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
David "Butch" Hojohn
September 29, 1996
David C. Hojohn, 58, of Cambridge, Vt., died Saturday at his home.
Born March 8, 1938, in Amsterdam, he was the son of Raymond and Beulah Sheldon Hojohn.
He served in the U.S. Army for 21 years, with three tours of duty in Vietnam, including serving with the Presidential Flight Detachment.
Mr. Hojohn is survived by a daughter, Kimberly Elkins; a son, David R. Hojohn Sr.; two sisters, Patricia Santoro and Audrey Byrk; two brothers, Robert and Thomas; and four grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a daughter Jill.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Thursday in LaVigne Funeral Home, 132 Main St., Winooski, Vt., with interment following in Fort Ethan Allen Cemetery in Colchester, Vt.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
John Slack
September 30, 1996
John B. Slack, 72, of 192 Prospect Ave., Gloversville, died Sunday at his home.
Born Jan. 14, 1924, in Speculator, he was the son of Dexter and Amy Brooks Slack.
He was a 1940 graduate of Wells High School, a 1949 graduate of Union College, Schenectady, where he studied economics, and received his master's degree in education in 1956 from New York State College For Teachers in Albany.
Mr. Slack served in the U.S. Army from 1942 until 1944 during World War II.
He taught American history from 1955 to 1965 at Mayfield Central High School, where he was a guidance counselor until 1969. He was the principal of the high school for 10 years, until 1979. He was also superintendent of the Mayfield Central School District from 1979 until his retirement in 1986. He also directed plays at the high school for several years.
Mr. Slack was a past president of the Alpha Chapter of the Delta Phi Fraternity at Union College. He was a member of the Speculator Lions Club, the School Administrators Association of New York State and past president of the Tri-County Administrators Association.
He married Jane Ellen Lewis on Jan. 27, 1955. She died April 25, 1996.
Mr. Slack is survived by a son, David L. Slack of Canastota; a daughter, Betty J. McKinley of New York; a sister, Mary K. West of Hyde Park; a sister, Dorothy Callan of Stuyvesant; and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
A memorial service will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Walrath & Bushouer Inc., 51 Fremont St., Gloversville, with the Rev. R.W. Williams, officiating.
There will be no calling hours. Cremation will be at Parkview Crematory in Schenectady, with final interment at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Drama Club at Mayfield Central High School.
The Rev. Donald Poulin
September 27, 1996
The Rev. Donald J. Poulin, 68, pastor of St. Joachim's Church in Beacon, died Sept. 27 at Roosevelt Hospital in New York.
Born Aug. 9, 1928, in Victory Mills, he was the son of Herbert and Helen Walsh Poulin.
The Rev. Poulin grew up in Amsterdam and attended St. Mary's Institute. It was while he was in high school at St. Mary's that he became a charter member of St. John LaLande Circle, Columbian Squires, and remained active in the Circle until joining the Knights of Columbus in 1948.
After graduating from St. Mary's in 1946, he attended Union College in Schenectady for a year, and then transferred to Fordham University. He worked as a purchasing agent, first for Bigelow Carpets and then for Doeskin Paper Products.
In September, 1961, he left the secular world and entered St. Philip Neri School for Delayed Vocations in Boston, a one-year course in Latin review. In September of 1962, he entered St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodle, Yonkers, to begin studies for the priesthood in the Archdiocese of New York.
He was active in the Knights of Columbus, Trinity Council No. 445, where he was chaplain, and also Chaplain to the New York State Council since July, 1995; member of the Beacon Clergy Association; member of the Board of Ethics Committee for the City of Beacon; and a member of the board of directors and past president of the Kiwanis Club of Beacon-Fishkill.
He is pre-deceased by two brothers, Alton T. Poulin and Carl T. Poulin.
The Rev. Poulin is survived by three brothers, Richard B. Poulin of Tupper Lake; the Rev. Calvin H. Poulin, S.J., of Nairobi, Kenya; and the Rev. Neil C. Poulin, S.J., Yap, Federated States of Micronesia; one sister, Sister Patricia Poulin, C.S.J., Binghamton; and several nieces and nephews.
A Mass of the Holy Eucharist will be offered at 7:30 tonight at St. Joachim's Church, 61 Leonard St., Beacon. A funeral Mass will be offered on Thursday at 10 a.m. with John Cardinal O'Connor as the principal celebrant.
Burial will take place in St. Joachim's Cemetery.
Ruth Samek
October 1, 1996
Mrs. Ruth J. Samek, 83, of Frontage Road, Gloversville, died Tuesday at Nathan Littauer Hospital after a long illness.
Born and educated in Gloversville, Mrs. Samek was a lifelong area resident.
She worked for the Edwards Box Co. for more than 20 years, before retiring.
Mrs. Samek was of the Protestant faith.
She is survived by a daughter, Violet Orr of Mayfield; a brother, George Thompson of Gloversville; a grandson; and two great-grandsons.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Hollenbeck Funeral Home, 4 Second Ave., Gloversville.
Burial will be Ferndale Cemetery, Johnstown.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Alice Burnley
September 3, 1996
Alice V. Burnley, 91, of Venice, Fla., died Sept. 3.
Born Aug. 28, 1905, in the Town of Florida, she lived in Scotch Bush and then in Paoli, Pa., before moving to Florida.
Mrs. Burnley was a member of the First Baptist Church in Amsterdam.
Her husband, S. Kenneth Burnley died in 1993.
Survivors include three nieces, Catherine Francisco of Amsterdam; Elizabeth Lawrence of Broadalbin and Phyllis Palmer of Marcellus and also several great-nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was conducted at Venice Memorial Gardens, Venice, Fla.
Arrangements were by the Lemon Bay Funeral Home, Venice, Fla.
