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Katie E. Knapp
SCHENECTADY - Miss Katie E. Knapp, 86, of Linden Street, died Saturday at the Ellis Center for Long Term Care after a short illness.
Born in Gloversville, Miss Knapp lived most of her life in Schenectady.
She was a seamstress for the Geraldine Pocketbook Factory in Gloversville. She was later a cleaning person at Mohawk Office Products in Schenectady.
Survivors include several cousins.
The service will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Gleason Funeral Home, 730 Union St.
There are no calling hours.
Burial will be in Vale Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to charity.
Kevin H. Gary
SCHENECTADY - Kevin H. Gary, who was an engineering technician for the New York state Department of Transportation in Albany for 14 years, died Wednesday at St. Clare's Hospital after a long illness. Mr. Gary, of Kings Road, was 49.
Born in Albany, Mr. Gary was a lifelong area resident.
Mr. Gary was a communicant of St. Paul the Apostle Church.
Survivors include two brothers, Dennis M. and Brian K. Gary, both of Schenectady; and two sisters, Mary Lynn Olbrych of Niskayuna and Laurie J. Gary-Garcia of California.
Services will be held at 8 p.m. Friday at the Griswold Funeral Home, 1867 State St.
Calling hours will begin at 6 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Cremation will take place in Parkview Crematory.
A memorial Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:15 a.m. Monday at St. Paul the Apostle Church.
Shirley Connelly
GLENVILLE - Mrs. Shirley Sledziewski Connelly, who was a clerk at the Scotia Post Office for 15 years, died Wednesday at home after a long illness. Mrs. Connelly, of Closson Road, was 51.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Connelly was a lifelong area resident.
Mrs. Connelly was a member of St. Joseph's Church, Scotia.
Survivors include a son, Timothy D. Febbie Jr. of Scotia; her fiance, Herbert Hanke of Glenville; a sister, Loretta Parent of Scotia; a brother, Benjamin Sledziewski of Scotia; and three grandchildren.
The services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bekkering-Ellis Funeral Home, 1 Mohawk Ave., Scotia, and at 11 a.m. a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Joseph's Church, Scotia.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Cremation will take place at the Vale Cemetery Crematorium, Schenectady.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Schenectady, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308.
Stanley Albright
SCHENECTADY - Stanley D. Albright, 85, of Bradford Street, died Tuesday at home after a long illness.
Born in New York, Mr. Albright was a truck driver for the town of Bethlehem for many years, retiring in 1978.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Leona Coton Albright; two sons, Robert and Edward Albright, both of Rotterdam; three daughters, Joan Croote of Burnt Hills, Marion Richards of Ballston Spa and Barbara Agans of Colonie; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
The service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Bond Funeral Home, Broadway at Guilderland Avenue. A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice.
Eileen L. Antonelli
Schenectady -- Eileen L. Antonelli, 77, of Schenectady, died December 7, 2002 at Ellis Hospital after a long, courageous battle with cancer.
Born in Yonkers, she was the beloved daughter of the late Stanley and Evelyn Longendyke, and beloved granddaughter of the late Victor and Annie Longendyke.
Mrs. Antonelli moved to Saugerties in her youth and was a graduate of Saugerties High School. She had been a resident of Schenectady since the early 1940's.
A homemaker, Eileen was a volunteer patient representative at Ellis Hospital for many years.
Eileen was a member of the Schenectady Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, the St. Joseph's Leisure Club, Our Lady of Fatima Senior's Club, Scotia–Glenville Senior Citizens, Inc., A.A.R.P. Chapter 4324, and also a member of the First Baptist Church of Schenectady.
She was the beloved wife of 58 years to Henry “Hank” Antonelli.
She was the beloved mother of Henry V. Antonelli of Albany; and loving grandmother to Lisa M. (Robert) Scaccia of Malta.
A funeral service will be held Wednesday at 9 a.m. at the DeMarco–Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave., Rotterdam, the Rev. Carole Miller officiating. Calling hours will be held Tuesday evening from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Interment will follow the service in Mount Marion Cemetery, Saugerties.
Charlotte Schwender Bennett
Rotterdam -- Charlotte Schwender Bennett, 89, of Helderberg Avenue, died Friday at the Baptist Retirement Center in Scotia with her family around her.
Born in Brooklyn, Charlotte lived on Scotch Ridge Rd. in Duanesburg, until moving to live with her daughter in 1985.
She was a member of the Bellevue Reformed Church. Charlotte was a seamstress and homemaker, and she loved her gardening and animals.
Charlotte was devoted to her family and friends
Her husband, Herbert G. Bennett died December 1, 1984.
Charlotte is survived by her devoted daughter, Charlotte C. Boff of Rotterdam; her loving son, Herbert G. Bennett Jr. of Clinton, NY; seven grandchildren and 14 great–grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 11 a.m. at the White–VanBuren Funeral Home, 1779 Main St., Delanson.
Calling hours will precede the funeral Monday from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home.
Spring interment will be held in Grove Cemetery, Quaker Street, NY.
The family would like to express their deep appreciation and gratitude for the loving care given to our loved one by the employees of the Baptist Retirement Center.
Mildred Blowers
Gloversville -- Mildred Blowers, 79, formerly of Gloversville, died December 6, 2002 at the Mount Loretto Nursing Home, Amsterdam following a long illness.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday at the Walrath and Stewart Funeral Home, Inc., 51 Fremont St., Gloversville where services will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Prospect Hill Cemetery, Gloversville.
Ellen Shanahan Cody
Niskayuna -- Ellen Shanahan Cody, 88, formerly of Dover Rd., died Friday, December 6, 2002 at Glens Falls Hospital.
She was born on December 11, 1914 in Buffalo, New York, and was an area resident of Niskayuna since the early 1940's. She went to college at Chapel Hill in North Carolina.
Mrs. Cody worked at Union College as an administrative assistant at Wells House, then as an administrative director for the NYS Broadcasters Association for 25 years, retiring in 1983. She was a member of the Mohawk Golf Club.
Mrs. Cody was predeceased by her husband, Charles P. Cody in 1996.
Survivors include one son, Jon Cody of Niskayuna.
Funeral services will be Wednesday morning at 10:30 from the Daly Funeral Home, 242 McClellan St. and 11:00 at St. John the Evangelist Church where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. There will be no calling hours.
Burial will be at St. Mary's Cemetery, Amsterdam.
Tina A. (Wood) Dailey
Johnsonville -- Tina A. (Wood) Dailey, 27, of Clum Road, died suddenly on Thursday, December 5, 2002 from injuries sustained in a tragic motor vehicle accident on Route 67 in Schaghticoke. She was the daughter of Douglas and Kathleen (Dagostino) Wood, and the beloved wife of Patrick J. Dailey.
She was born in Schenectady on March 16, 1975. A lifetime resident of Clifton Park, Tina was a 1993 graduate of Shenendehowa High School. Following high school, Mrs. Dailey earned her BA from SUNY Potsdam in 1996 and then her master's in education from SUNY Albany in 2000.
Tina had a great love for travel and the arts, but most of all, for children and her family. She will be sadly missed by her first grade students which she taught at Okte Elementary School. Tina had been a teacher with the Shenendehowa School District for six years. She had been very active in their clubs and organizations.
Tina was a congregant of the United Methodist Church of Valley Falls.
In addition to her parents of Clifton Park, Tina is survived by her husband, Patrick, to whom she was married on July 30, 1999. She is also survived by one sister, Lori Sievers and her husband, Eric, of Latham; her maternal grandmother, Helen Rice of Schenectady; and her paternal grandmother, Edna Fisher of Rensselaer. Tina is also survived by her parents–in–law, Priscilla and David Chudzinski of Norwood, NY, and Elizabeth Dailey of Liverpool, NY, and the late John Dailey. Mrs. Dailey was the dear niece of Robert and Darlene Wood of Rensselaer, NY, Norman and Gail Dagostino of Prescott, AZ, Thomas and Patricia Diemer of Schenectady, and Joseph and Marjorie Melideo of Schenectady. She was the sister–in–law of Rebecca Dailey of Wilmington, NY; and step–sister–in–law to Ron and Cindy Dittmar of Chadwicks, NY, and Shelly Dittmar of Liverpool, NY. She was the beloved granddaughter–in–law of Glenn and Lorice Ibey of Norfolk, NY.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. George's Episcopal Church, Route 146 in Clifton Park, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited to attend and may call at the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9 in Clifton Park, on Monday from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Interment will be in Jonesville Cemetery.
A scholarship in Tina's name has been created and contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be made to the Tina A. Dailey Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o Trustco Bank, 7 Clifton Country Road, Clifton Park, NY 12065, or at any Trustco branch.
The family has entrusted funeral arrangements to the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9, Clifton Park, NY 12065.
Juliana R. Farrell
Schenectady -- Juliana R. Farrell, 94, of Union Street, formerly of Bruce St., Scotia, died Saturday, December 7, 2002 at Ellis Hospital after being stricken at home.
Born on August 9, 1908 in Hubbarton, Vermont, she was the daughter of the Rev. Edgar S. Vradenburg and Mara C. Ryall Farrell.
Mrs. Farrell attended Albany Business College and was employed as a secretary for the Schenectady Y.M.C.A., Scotia Board of Education and the American Cancer Society.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Schenectady, The Women's Society of the church, the Scotia Book Club, and a member of the P.E.O. (Professional Education Organization). She was an avid gardener, taking great pride in her roses.
Mrs. Farrell was married in 1934 to her husband, Edward A. Farrell, who passed away in 1982.
Survivors include two nieces, Alice Male of Prince Edward Island, Canada, and Doris Vradenburg Miller of Chelmsford, MA; and several great–nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 2 o'clock Tuesday at the First United Methodist Church, 603 State Street, Schenectady. Calling hours will be from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday at the White Funeral Home, 264 N. Ballston Ave., (Rt. 50), Scotia.
Burial will be at Vale Cemetery.
It is requested that flowers not be sent and memorials be made to the First United Methodist Church.
Gene F. Girard
Hyannis, MA -- Gene F. Girard, 79, passed in his sleep November 27 in Hyannis, MA.
A retired local real estate broker, OTB Commissioner, Vikings Restaurant owner and a Union College graduate, he was a WWII Army veteran, rerceiving a Purple Heart.
He is survived by a daughter, Jeanne Girard, and a niece, Michele Keith.
James R. Hines
Schenectady -- James R. Hines, 66, died Friday, December 6, 2002 at St. Clare's Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Hudson, New York on July 8, 1936, he was the son of Claudine Thompson Hines and the late James E. Hines.
He was born and raised in Hudson, before retiring to Schenectady. He worked for Metro North and retired in 1995.
Mr. Hines is survived by a son, Andre Hines of California; two daughters, Anita Hines and Sonya Campbell, both of Hudson; five brothers, Ellison, James, William, Leonard, and George Hines; three sisters, Delores, Leila, and Murel “Leona”, several grandchildren and great–grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, December 11 at Light's Funeral Home, 1428 State St., Schenectady. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home from 1 to 2 p.m. before the service.
Burial will be at Parkview Cemetery, Schenectady.
