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James Greenway, survived freak air mishap
The Associated Press
SEATTLE - James Greenway Sr., featured in newspapers around the world after he fell partway out of a commercial airplane in 1954, died at age 96.
Greenway, who was embarrassed by the attention, died Jan. 21 at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center of complications from a stroke.
He was an active-duty Army Reserve officer when he flew to New York on a United Airlines DC-6 on Oct. 2, 1954.
As he dozed with his seat belt loosened, 13,000 feet over Indiana, the emergency hatch beside his seat flew off, leaving him dangling partly outside the propeller-driven plane.
Greenway managed to reach back into the plane, and other passengers hauled him into the cabin, badly bruised and his clothing in tatters.
"He wasn't going to tell anybody, but a reporter in the airport found out about it and it made world news, very much to my dad's chagrin," said his son, Robert, of Port Townsend.
Greenway retired in 1972 after a career as a Carnation dairy and ice cream worker, manager and plant superintendent.
Survivors include another son, James Jr. of Kirkland. Dated: Saturday, 03-Feb-2001
Cecilia Begin
HOOSICK FALLS - Mrs. Cecilia Paquet Begin, 94, formerly of Main Street, died Thursday at the Hoosick Falls Health Center.
Born in Barre, Vt., Mrs. Begin was a graduate of Spaulding High School and a 1926 graduate of Goddard Academy, where she studied business.
She worked for a short time at the Bilideau Granite Co. in Barre. In 1946, Mrs. Begin, her husband and brother-in-law started the Hoosick Falls Monumental Works on Main Street. Mrs. Begin moved from Barre to Hoosick Falls in 1949. She was active in the business until 1990.
Mrs. Begin was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church and was one its first eucharistic ministers. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters of America.
She was a member of the Cambridge Garden Club, Hoosick Falls Home Bureau, Monument Builders of North America and the United States Trotting Association.
Her husband, Antonio R. Begin, whom she married June 4, 1929, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Rita H. Powers of Hoosick Falls; two sons, David L. Begin of Hoosick Falls and Dennis A. Begin of Quakertown, Pa.; four sisters, Florence Paquet of Barre, Yvonne Covino of Port Chester, N.Y., Madelyn Unger of St. Louis, Mo., and Lorraine Adams of Montpelier, Vt.; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
The Liturgy of Christian death and burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at the Immaculate Conception Church, Main Street. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the Robson-Reinfurt Funeral Home, 72 Main St.
Spring burial will be in St. Monica's Cemetery, Barre.
Dated: Saturday, 03-Feb-2001
Carmella Neikityk
SCHENECTADY - Mrs. Carmella Miele Neikityk, 80, of Woolsey Street, died Thursday at Ellis Hospital after a long illness.
Born and educated in Schenectady, Mrs. Neikityk was a lifetime area resident.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Neikityk was a member of St. Columbus-Sacred Heart Church.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Alexander Neikityk; a daughter, Helen Weisgerber of Glenville; four sisters, Connie Greco of Schenectady, and Rose Masullo, Helen Suraci and Angie Masullo, all of Rotterdam; a brother, Frank Miele; and four grandchildren.
The services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave., Rotterdam, and at 10 a.m. a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Columbus-Sacred Heart Church. Visitation will take place from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Schenectady, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308.
Dated: Saturday, 03-Feb-2001
Ninian Smart, college prof.
Ninian Smart, a popular professor of religious studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and England's Lancaster University and a prolific author on comparative religions, has died at the age of 73.
Smart died Monday in Lancaster Royal Infirmary in Lancaster, England, after suffering a stroke Sunday night. He had recently moved to Lancaster after retiring from UC Santa Barbara, where he taught for 25 years and was J.F. Rowny Professor of Comparative Religions.
Internationally respected, Smart was president of the American Association of Religion, the primary professional association for scholars of religious studies, theology and ministerial training.
Revered for his teaching, Smart was better known to the general public for about three dozen highly readable books on religions around the world.
Dated: Saturday, 03-Feb-2001
Samuel Clair, was president of a former glove company
ALBANY - Samuel Clair, 93, of Western Avenue, died Wednesday at the Inn of Community Hospice at St. Peter's Hospital.
Mr. Clair was born in Gloversville and moved to Albany in 1955.
He was president of the former Clair Glove Co. in Gloversville for many years. His company made gloves for servicemen during World War II. He subsequently worked for KeyBank.
Mr. Clair was a member of Albany City Lodge 540, Knights of Pythias.
He was a member of Temple Israel.
Survivors include his wife, Esther Gandelman Clair; a son, Joel Clair of Slingerlands; a daughter, Paula Clair of Garrison; a sister, Frieda Clair of Gloversville; and two grandchildren.
A service will be held at 2 this afternoon at the Levine Memorial Chapel, 649 Washington Ave.
Burial will be in Temple Israel Cemetery, Western Avenue, Guilderland.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Road, Loudonville, NY 12211; or the Mohawk and Hudson River Humane Society, Oakland Avenue, Menands, NY 12204.
Dated: Saturday, 31-Mar-2001
William Baker, was deputy correctional commissioner
LANSINGBURGH - William J. Baker, 85, formerly of 112th Street, died Thursday at Van Rensselaer Manor in North Greenbush after a long illness.
Mr. Baker was born in Troy.
He graduated from Catholic Central High School (1933) and Albany Business College. He attended Siena College and The College of Saint Rose.
Mr. Baker was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe.
He retired in 1975 as a deputy commissioner, after 39 years service, from the state Department of Correctional Services. He also worked for the Division of Parole. During his tenure, he was responsible for the training of newly appointed personnel who would work under his direction.
Mr. Baker taught crime and delinquency at the Moran Institute at St. Lawrence University.
He was a member and past president of the Van Schaick Country Club in Cohoes. He was a member of the Troy Lodge of Elks, a past president of the Board of Education of Catholic Central High School, and a former member of the Troy Knights of Columbus.
Mr. Baker was an active communicant of St. Augustine's Church, where he was a lecturer and usher. He was a member of the church's bingo committee for more than 20 years.
He was the widower of Lucille Baird Baker.
Survivors include three daughters, Anne Baker O'Connor, Martha Baker Hart and Mary Baker, all of New York; a son, William R. Baker of New York; a brother, Joseph A. Baker of Troy; a sister, Ruth Lewis of Newtonville; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10:45 a.m. Monday at St. Augustine's Church.
There are no calling hours.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Waterford.
Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Augustine's Church Preservation Fund, 25 25 115th St., Troy, NY 12182.
Arrangements are by the John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home in Troy.
Dated: Saturday, 31-Mar-2001
John Milnyuk, 83, owned two area businesses, OTB official
VAIL MILLS - John Milnyuk, 83, of Northville Road, Northville, formerly of Vail Mills, died Sunday at the Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Born in Amsterdam, Mr. Milnyuk was a lifelong area resident and had wintered in South Carolina for the past 18 years.
He was a 1934 graduate of the former Wilbur H. Lynch High School in Amsterdam. He was a 1938 graduate of Rider University in New Jersey.
Mr. Milnyuk owned and operated Jonny's Drive In, formerly of Vail Mills, from 1947 to 1967. He later owned and operated Vail Mills Liquor until retiring in 1982. He was also an administrative assistant for Off-Track Betting in Fulton County at one time and served as the supervisor for the town of Mayfield from 1971 to 1973.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Milnyuk was a member of the Broadalbin Rotary Club, the Johnstown Moose Club and American Legion Post 701 in Amsterdam.
He was a communicant of St. Joseph's Church in Broadalbin and served as the first president of its Holy Name Society.
Survivors include his wife, Frances Tobin Milnyuk, whom he married Nov. 6, 1943; a daughter, Kelly Carmichael of Syracuse; a brother, William Milnyczuk of Vail Mills; a sister, Ann M. Sum of Amsterdam; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home, 38 W. Main St., Broadalbin, followed at 10 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, 2 North St., where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Broadalbin-Mayfield Rural Cemetery at a later date.
Contributions may be made to the church.
Dated: Saturday, 31-Mar-2001
Stephen S. Wadsworth, 72, was a self-employed logger
EDINBURG - Stephen S. Wadsworth, 72, of Northville Road, died at home Thursday after a short illness.
Born in the town of Hope in Hamilton County, Mr. Wadsworth was a lifelong area resident.
He was a self-employed logger and owned and operated Wadsworth Logging for many years.
Mr. Wadsworth was a former member of the Edinburg Fire Department.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Bovee Wadsworth, whom he married April 25, 1958; two sons, Timothy Wadsworth of Northville and Arthur Wadsworth of Gloversville; four daughters, Sally Wadsworth of Mayfield, Diane Briskie and Alesia Wadsworth, both of Gloversville, and Joan Wadsworth of Johnstown; four brothers, Clark Wadsworth of Northville, Joseph Wadsworth of Edinburg, Lloyd Wadsworth of Ilion and Floyd Wadsworth of New Jersey; five sisters, Etta Johnston of Johnstown, Alma Bearle of Caroga Lake, Betty Frasier of Northville, Nina Colvin of Edinburg and Mary Horton of Vail Mills; and nine grandchildren.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday at the Northville Funeral Home, 401 Bridge St., Northville.
Calling hours are 6 to 8 tonight and 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.
Burial, at a later date, will be in Wadsworth Cemetery in Hope.
Dated: Saturday, 31-Mar-2001
`Estelle' Lally
SCOTIA - Mrs. Jane "Estelle" Lally, 83, of Vley Road, died Wednesday at home after being stricken.
Born in Cohoes, Mrs. Lally was a lifelong area resident.
She was a secretary at the former Hathaway Motors of Scotia for many years.
Mrs. Lally was a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, First Street, where she was a member of the Rosary-Altar Society. She was also a Eucharistic minister and hospital visitation person for the church.
Her husband, Burt M. Lally, whom she married in 1946, died in 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Gail Devlin of Danbury, Conn.; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the White Funeral Home, 264 N. Ballston Ave., followed at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Park Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Senior Solutions of Schenectady, P.O. Box 9604, Niskayuna, NY 12309.
Dated: Saturday, 31-Mar-2001
