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Montgomery County, New York School Yearbooks
Joseph A. Mailloux, 92, of Main Street, Fort Plain, formerly of Bridgeport,
Conn., died Friday at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a short illness.
Born Nov. 27, 1903, in Fall River, Mass., he was the son of Olidas Mailloux
and Rosanna Mailloux. Mr. Mailloux was educated in Fall River, Mass.
He was employed by The Bullard Co. in Bridgeport, Conn., as a machinist,
then worked as a pattern maker for Mitchell Brothers in Bridgeport and
retired from the maintenance department for the Board of Education in Bridgeport
in 1974.
Mr. Mailloux lived in Fort Plain for the past year.
He was active with the Democratic Party in Bridgeport for many years.
Mr. Malloux was a member of Our Lady of Grace Church in Stratford, Conn.,
and was active in the Senior Citizens Group in Bridgeport.
He married Alice Roy Mailloux on Feb. 22, 1925 in Fall River, Mass.
In addition to his wife of Fort Plain, survivors include two sons, Richard
B. Mailloux of Fort Plain and Armand R. Mailloux of Roxbury, Conn.; a brother,
Alfred Mailloux of Fall River; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren
and nieces and nephews.
He was predeceased by a son, Robert J. Mailloux, on Jan. 2, 1995 and
a daughter, Theresa D. Mailloux Farkas, who died in 1952.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Monday at Our
Lady of Grace Church, Second Hill Lane, Stratford, Conn. Burial will be
in St. Michael's Cemetery in Bridgeport, Conn.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Gray-Houghtaling
& Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St., Fort Plain.
Katherine Bremer
Miss Katherine Bremer, 100, formerly of Bayard Street, Amsterdam and
most recently of Montgomery Meadows Residential Health Care Facility, died
Friday afternoon.
Born Dec. 25, 1895, in Johnstown, she was the daughter of Ernest and
Anna Hanner Bremer.
As a child, Miss Bremer moved to Amsterdam and had lived in the city
since.
She was employed by the Chalmers Knitting Co.
Miss Bremer was a communicant of St. Mary's Church and was a member
of its Rosary Society.
A prayer service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Monday at Montgomery Meadows.
Calling hours are from 1:30 to 2 p.m. Monday at Montgomery Meadows.
Memorial contributions may be made to Montgomery Meadows Activities
Program or to St. Mary's Church Development Fund.
Arrangements are by the Riley Funeral Home Inc., 110 Division St., Amsterdam.
John Constantino
John C. Constantino, 81, of Marie Parkway, Loudonville and formerly
of Amsterdam, died Thursday at Albany Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Constantino was the son of the late Angelo and Louise De Pasquale
Constantino.
He was a lifelong Amsterdam resident until recently, and was educated
in the Amsterdam school system.
Mr. Constantino started his career as a produce manager at the Mohigan
Market. From 1943 to 1973, he was self employed as a produce wholesaler.
He retired from Quandt's Food Distributors as a produce buyer in 1987.
He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.
He was married to Jennie Caluni Constantino for 54 years.
In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Angelo L. Constantino
of Loudonville and Valentino J. Constantino of Clifton Park; one daughter
Louise Ann Kowalski of Hickory, N.C.; a brother, Peter Constantino of Amsterdam;
five sisters, Catherine Ambrosino of Gloversville, Helen Rizzo of Wilmingtom,
Dela., Josephine Constantino, Yolanda Petrasino and Mafalda Marsciano of
Amsterdam; and 10 grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased
by a sister, Carmella Constantino.
Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the DeStefano
Funeral Home, Route 5S, Amsterdam, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial
at 10:15 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. Burial
will be in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Hospice, 315 S. Manning
Blvd., Albany, N.Y.12088 or to a charity of one's choice.
Muriel Bellen Fiebka
Mrs. Muriel Bellen Fiebka, 69, of Lepper Road, Fort Johnson, and former
ly of Jackson Street, Amsterdam, died Friday evening at Ellis Hospital
in Schenectady, following a long illness.
Born April 7, 1927, in Mayfield, she moved to Amsterdam in 1948. She
was a graduate of Mayfield High School and Cobleskill Agricultural and
Technical College.
She was employed as a dietician, first by Amsterdam Memorial Hospital
and later by the Greater Amsterdam School District, retiring in 1981.
She was a member of the Horace J. Inman Senior Citizens and the Port
Jackson Seniors.
Mrs. Fiebka was a communicant of the Calvary Assembly of God Church
in Amsterdam.
She married Duncan Fiebka on Sept. 8, 1949. He died Sept. 19, 1982.
Survivors include her son, George Fiebka of Fort Johnson; a brother,
Hugh Bellen of Syracuse; three grandchildren, George, Sabrina and Luke
Fiebka of Fort Johnson and several nieces, one nephew and several cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Betz Funeral
Home Inc., 171 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, with the Rev. Raymond Barnett
officiating. Interment will be in Perth Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memoriam contributions may be made to the Calvary Assembly of God Church.
John Constantino
John C. Constantino, 81, of Marie Parkway, Loudonville and formerly
of Amsterdam, died Thursday at Albany Memorial Hospital after a brief illness.
Mr. Constantino was the son of the late Angelo and Louise De Pasquale
Constantino.
He was a lifelong Amsterdam resident until recently, and was educated
in the Amsterdam school system.
Mr. Constantino started his career as a produce manager at the Mohigan
Market. From 1943 to 1973, he was self employed as a produce wholesaler.
He retired from Quandt's Food Distributors as a produce buyer in 1987.
He was a member of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church.
He was married to Jennie Coluni Constantino for 54 years.
In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Angelo L. Constantino
of Loudonville and Valentino J. Constantino of Clifton Park; one daughter
Louise Ann Kowalski of Hickory, N.C.; a brother, Peter Constantino of Amsterdam;
five sisters, Catherine Ambrosino of Gloversville, Helen Rizzo of Wilmington,
Dela., Josephine Constantino, Yolanda Petrasino and Mafalda Marsciano of
Amsterdam; and 10 grandchildren, nieces, nephews and cousins. He was predeceased
by a sister, Carmella Constantino.
Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the DeStefano
Funeral Home, Route 5S, Amsterdam, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial
at 10:15 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church. Burial
will be in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Hospice, 315 S. Manning
Blvd., Albany, N.Y.12088 or to a charity of one's choice.
Marian Pentland
Mrs. Marian D. Pentland, 74, of Parkwood Drive, Fort Plain, died Friday
evening at St. Mary's Hospital, Amsterdam, after a long illness.
Born May 26, 1922, in Canajoharie, she was the daughter of Howard and
Ethel Byrne Conrad. She graduated from Canajoharie High School in 1940.
She was a lifelong area resident.
She was employed by the Montgomery County Clerk's Office in the Records
Room, retiring in 1979. She was also a legal secretary for various attorneys
in the area and at one time was employed at Beech-Nut Nutrition Corp. in
the billing department.
Mrs. Pentland was a member of the Fort Plain Reformed Church.
She was also a member of the Fort Plain Senior Citizens and the Fort
Plain Council of Senior Citizens.
She married Stanley Pentland on Oct. 19, 1946 at the Canajoharie Reformed
Church.
In addition to her husband of Fort Plain, survivors include a daughter,
Linda Davi of Flat Creek; a son, Donald Pentland of Ladson, S.C.; three
grandchildren and an uncle.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Gray-Houghtaling
& Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St., Fort Plain, with the Rev. Jeffrey
L. Thibodeau officiating. Burial will be in Canajoharie Fall Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 73 N.
Main St., Gloversville, 12078.
Leona Hoffman
Leona Jackson Hoffman, 66, of County Route 107, Johnstown, died Sunday
morning at home after a long illness.
Born in the Keck Center section of Johnstown, Mrs. Hoffman attended
Johnstown schools.
She worked for the Lee Dyeing Co. for 30 years, retiring in 1990.
Mrs. Hoffman was a member of the Women of the Moose; the American Association
of Retired Persons; and was a weight reporter for the TOPS organization.
She married Ernest H. Hoffman on Feb. 2, 1952.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two sons, E. William "Bill"
Hoffman of Richmond, Va., and Jim Hoffman of Fonda; a daughter, Virginia
Saltsman of Fort Plain; two sisters, Thelma Shutter of Palatine Bridge
and Marion "Jackie" Smith of Gloversville; nine grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the A.G. Cole
Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St., Johnstown.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fonda.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association
or to the American Diabetes Association.
Francis Larson
Francis Larson, 86, formerly of Fifth Street, Scotia, died Saturday
at the Glendale Nursing Home after a long illness.
Born Jan. 28, 1910, in Norwich, he was the son of Fred and Carrie Root
Larson. Mr. Larson was educated in the Oneonta schools.
He was a glovemaker for the former Premier Glove Co. in Fonda.
Mr. Larson attained the rank of sergeant in the U.S. Army during World
War II and subsequently served in the Naval Reserve.
He was a member of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Association and the
American Legion in Fonda.
Mr. Larson was of the Protestant faith.
He married Edah Larson on March 4, 1939. She died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, Bryon Larson of Fonda; a daughter, Sherry Larson
of Schenectady; three granddaughters and a great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Jackson
and Betz Funeral Home, 15 Main St., Fultonville, with the Rev. Christopher
Hamm, pastor of Fonda-Fultonville United Methodist Church, officiating.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fonda.
A calling hour, beginning at 9 a.m., will precede the service at the
funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Amsterdam, Guy Park
Avenue, Amsterdam.
Fred Olsen
Fred I. Olsen, 81 of Roosevelt Road, Amsterdam, died Saturday at the
Canandaigua Veterans Hospital after a long illness.
Born Nov. 29, 1914, in Amsterdam, he was the son of Thomas and Mabel
Youngs Olsen. Mr. Olsen attended Amsterdam schools. He was a firefighter
for the Navy Depot in Scotia, retiring in 1973.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II, serving in a tank division
in Belgium and Germany.
Mr. Olsen was of the Protestant faith.
He married Jane Moore Olsen on Feb. 21, 1940.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Carol Ann Palombi
of Marietta, Ga.; and a granddaughter.
There will be no calling hours.
Cremation will take place at the Whitehaven Memorial Park Crematory,
Canandaigua.
Memorial contributions may be made to charity or to the Greater Amsterdam
Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Betz Funeral Home, Amsterdam.
Frank Guelli
Frank A. Guelli, 58, of 185 Wild Oak Drive, Southington, Conn., and
a former resident of Fonda, died Saturday at Bradley Memorial Hospital.
He was the husband of Roselyn (Tumminelli) Guelli.
Born Oct. 15, 1937, in Rochester, he was the son of Helen Howie Guelli
of Rochester and Placita Guelli. Mr. Guelli was a sales representative.
He was a member of the Portland Men's Golf Association, the Pequabuck Golf
Club and the Quartette Club in New Britain. He was a parishioner of Mary
Our Queen Church.
Survivors, including his wife and mother, are his children, Rachelle
Blume, Frank Guelli Jr. of Oswego, Joy Tompkins, and Michael Guelli; a
brother, Michael Guelli of Astoria, Ore.; two sisters, Nancy Romano of
Rochester, and Joan Perry of Marion; nine grandchildren; several aunts,
uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Della
Vecchia Funeral Home, 211 N. Main St., to Mary Our Queen Church at 10 a.m.
Burial will be at St. Thomas Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m.
Roscoe Hoose
Roscoe L. Hoose, 66, of Route 10, Sharon Springs, died Sunday at the
Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County, Cobleskill, after a long illness.
Born in West Berne, Mr. Hoose resided in Albany and Selkirk before moving
to Schoharie County in 1980.
During the Korean War, he served with the Army.
Mr. Hoose was a farmer and also a truck driver at the Rotterdam Industrial
Park from 1954 until retiring in 1987 due to illness.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Broadhead Hoose, whom he married Aug.
15, 1954; six sons, Roscoe L. Hoose of Little Falls, Wayne Hoose of Chambersburg,
Pa., Todd Hoose of Oneonta, Thomas Hoose of Knoxville, Tenn., Jeffery Hoose
of Ohio, and Timothy Hoose of Sharon Springs; a daughter, Debra Hoose Bellinger
of Seward; two sisters, Katherine Norton of Selkirk and Virginia Diggs
of Iowa; three brothers, George Hoose of Glenmont, Ralph Hoose of Georgia,
and Wesley Hoose of Kansas City, Mo.; 10 grandchildren, and a great-grandson.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Robert A. Guffin Funeral
Home, 1 Chapel St., Cobleskill.
Burial will be in New Scotland Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral
home.
William Wallin
William W. Wallin, 73, of Clizbe Avenue, Amsterdam, died Monday morning
at St. Mary's Hospital after being stricken at home.
Born on May 21, 1923 in Amsterdam, he was the son of Walter and Veronica
Koshak Wallin. He resided in Amsterdam for most of his life. He lived in
New Jersey from 1951 to 1965.
Mr. Wallin was a graduate of the Wilbur H. Lynch High School.
During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, and was stationed
in England.
He was employed as director of sales by the Amsterdam Printing and Litho
Company for many years, retiring in 1985.
Mr. Wallin was a communicant of the former St. Joseph's Roman Catholic
Church.
He was married on June 25, 1957, to Deloress Betz Wallin.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, William Wallin
of Belchertown, Mass., and Robert Wallin of Amsterdam; three daughters,
Diane Cocca of New York City, Deloress Wellman of Midlothian, Va., and
Deborah Viscosi of Gloversville; nine grandchildren; one nephew and several
cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 9:15 a.m. at
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Cremation will follow at the Parkview
Crematory, Schenectady. The calling hours will be Thursday from 5 to 8
p.m. at the Betz Funeral Home Inc., 171 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam. Memorial
contributions may be made in his memory to the Greater Amsterdam Volunteer
Ambulance Corps in care of the funeral home.
Clara Stark
Clara M. Stark, 91, of 87 Greenwood Ave., Amsterdam, died this morning
at the Edward L. Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility.
Born Jan. 2, 1905 in Amsterdam, she was the daughter of August and Albertina
Porath Porath. She was a lifelong resident of Amsterdam and attended local
schools.
Mrs. Stark was a machine operator and employed by the former Chalmer's
Knitting Mills in Amsterdam. Later she was employed by the former Pete
Hayes Dress Shop, also in Amsterdam, until retiring in 1967.
Mrs. Stark was a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church in
Amsterdam. She was pre-deceased by a son, Victor J. Stark who died in 1967.
Survivors includes a daughter, Jean M. Bates of Amsterdam, four grandchildren,
Melinda VanPatten of Mayfield; James Stark of Amsterdam; Dale Stark of
Houston, Texas; and Nancy Stark of Rotterdam; seven great-grandchildren;
and two great-great-grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. at the Betz Funeral
Home Inc., 11 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, with the Rev. Robert E. Doxey officiating.
Burial will be take place in Fairview Cemetery, Amsterdam.
Calling hours will be held Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral
home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Evengelical Lutheran
Church Corner of Pine and Division streets, Amsterdam, or to the Edward
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