Lillian Goedtel
Lillian M. Goedtel, 92, of Blessing Road in Slingerlands, died Saturday, July 15 [1995], at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany.
Born in Albany, she had been a cook for the Good Samaritan Lutheran Home in Albany.
She had also worked as a waitress for F.W. Woolworth and for the University Club.
Mrs. Goedtel was a former member of St. John's Lutheran Church, past president of its Ladies Aid Society, a member of the altar guild and a participant in many of the church's theatrical productions.
She was the widow of Peter H. Goedtel, Sr.
Survivors include a daughter, Marie C. Goedtel of Slingerlands; a son, Edward R. Goedtel of Coxsackie; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services are scheduled for 11:30 a.m. today, July 19, at the Frederick Funeral Home, 16 Manning Square, Albany.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland.
Contributions may be made to the Western Turnpike Rescue Squad, 1853 Western Ave., Guilderland 12084, or the Church of the Sacred Heart, 31 Walker St., Albany 12204.
Harry G. Eyres, Jr.
Harry G. Eyres, Jr., 87, of Elm Road in Selkirk, died Thursday, July 13 [1995], at his home.
Born in Albany, he was a graduate of Albany Academy.
He received a bachelor of arts degree in English from Wesleyan University in Connecticut and did graduate work at the University at Albany.
He was an administrator in the examination division of the state Civil Service Department, retiring in 1976 after 30 years of service.
Mr. Eyres served in the Army during World War II for three years in England with the 346th Engineers and saw action during the invasion of Europe and occupation of Germany.
Known for his love of books, he was a collector and served for several years as a volunteer at the Bryn Mawr Book Shop in Albany, raising scholarship money for students.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth Cassavant Eyres; a son, David A. Eyres of Delmar; two daughters, Beth E. Forsthoff of East Durham, Greene County, and Edith L. Eyres of Delmar; and five granddaughters.
Services were from the Applebee Funeral Home in Delmar.
Helen Breeze
Helen McClellan Breeze, 84, of Slingerlands died Thursday, July 13 [1995], at her home.
Born in London, England, she graduated from Cambridge Valley High School in Cambridge and Wells College in Aurora, Cayuga County, and attended the London School of Economics.
Her interests ranged from land planning and construction to farming and education to art.
She was the former president of the Bonsai Society and the Rhododendron Society.
She was a contributor to Handweaver and Craftsmen, a teacher to many children and an accomplished writer.
She was the widow of Howard G. Breeze.
Survivors include a daughter, Mary B. Browne of Knox; a son, John H. Breeze of New Scotland; a brother, Robert McClellan of Geneseo; a sister, Margaret Jones of Falls Church, Va.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements were by the Applebee Funeral Home in Delmar.
Contributions may be made to the Helen Breeze Fund, c/o Development Office, Wells College, Aurora 13026.
Helen O. Carr
Helen O. Carr, 95, formerly of Kenwood Avenue in Delmar, died Tuesday, July 11 [1995], at the Harbor House Nursing Home in Hingham, Mass.
Born in Catskill, she had lived in Delmar for 30 years before moving to Hingham in 1992.
She was a member of the Delmar Reformed Church and its Church Women United.
She also had been a member of Gansevoort Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
She was the widow of Raymond Survivors include her son, Robert C. Lawrence of Hingham, Mass., a granddaughter and a great-grandson.
Services were from Delmar Reformed Church.
Burial was in Graceland Cemetery in Albany.
Arrangements were by the Tebbutt Funeral Home in Delmar.
Robert Ruckterstuhl
Robert Ruckterstuhl, 59, of New Scotland Road in Slingerlands, died Wednesday, July 12 [1995], at his home.
Born in Brooklyn, he had lived in Slingerlands for 36 years.
He was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.
He worked for the state Architect's Office in Albany.
In 1961, he transferred to the State University Construction Fund, where he became a manager of design.
Mr. Ruckterstuhl was a lay preacher and trustee of the Community United Methodist Church in Slingerlands, where he taught Bible classes.
He was a member of the Association of University Architects.
Survivors include his wife, Meryl Swanson Ruckterstuhl; two daughters, Sage Ruckterstuhl of Delmar and Sara Melita of Slingerlands; a son, Russell Ruckterstuhl of Charlotte, N.C.; and five grandchildren.
Services were from the Community United Methodist Church.
Burial was in Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland.
Arrangements were by the Tebbutt Funeral Home in Delmar.
Contributions may be made to the church or the Albany Medical Center Renal Transplant Program, A61-GE, 47 New Scotland Ave., Albany 12208.
Hazel M. Janicke
Hazel M. Spellman Janicke, 68, of Selkirk, died Monday, July 10 [1995], at her home.
Born in Utica, she had lived in Selkirk for 14 years.
She worked for the state Thruway Authority before retiring in 1994.
Mrs. Janicke had been the widow of Robert F. Spellman.
Survivors include her husband, Raymond Janicke of Selkirk; five sons, Michael R. Spellman of Yorkville, Oneida County, James R. Spellman of Bellerose, Nassau County, William W. Spellman of Franklin, Herkimer County, Robert F. Spellman of Selkirk and Ray Janicke of Ravena; three daughters, Susan A. Glazebrook of Saratoga Springs, Eve M. Irwin of Ravena, and Jacquelyn R. Deso of New Baltimore; 18 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services were from St. Patrick's Church in Ravena.
Arrangements were by the Babcock Funeral Home in Ravena.
Contributions may be made to the Ravena Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 144, Ravena 12143.
Louis Salkever
Louis Salkever, of Newtown Square, PA, a former Delmar resident, died Saturday, July 1 [1995], at Bryn Mawr Hospital in Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, he had lived in Delmar for 23 years and in Baltimore for six years.
He was educated at the University of Pennsylvania, American University and Cornell University, where he received a doctorate in economics from Cornell.
During World War II, he enlisted as a civilian and served with the Federal War Labor Board and the Wage Stabilization Board.
He taught at the State University College at New Pa]tz for 15 years.
He then became the chairman of the economics department at the University at Albany in 1965.
In 1971, he was named vice president for research and dean of the graduate school.
Mr. Salkever became professor emeritus in 1981.
He continued to teach on a part-time basis until 1987.
He served on the national panel of the American Arbitration Association, the New York State Mediation Board and the Public Employee Relations Board.
Mr. Salkever was president of the New York State Economics Association, chairman of the New York State Council on Economic Education and executive secretary of the Council on Afro-American Studies.
He was a member of the executive board and editor-in-chief for the journal of the Eastern Economic Association.
Survivors include his wife, Edna Salkever; two sons, Stephen Salkever of Bryn Mawr and David Salkever of Baltimore; two sisters, Nancy Cosheb of Hallandale, Fla., and Ruth Kalm of Silver Springs, MD; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Services were from Haym Solomon Memorial Park in Frazer, PA.
Arrangements were by the Reisman Schiller Funeral Chapel in Philadelphia.