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Marian DelVecchio
July 13, 1996
Marian T. DelVecchio, 65, former Democratic Commissioner of the Saratoga County Board off Elections, died Saturday at Saratoga Hospital.
Born Nov. 14, 1930, in Troy, she had resided in Keeseville before moving to Saratoga Springs more than 50 years ago.
She was a 1948 graduate of Saratoga Springs High School and worked for the General Electric Co. in Schenectady for several years. Appointed to the election board office in 1964 as a deputy, she served for 26 years as the longest tenured commissioner of elections in the state. She retired in 1994.
She was predeceased by her husband, John J. DelVecchio Sr., who died Jan. 13, 1993.
Mrs. DelVecchio is survived by three daughters, Marian DelVecchio-Ross of Galway, Michele M. Phillips of Saratoga Springs and Lisa G. Doriski of Greenwich; a son, John J. DelVecchio Jr. of Galway; two sisters, Janice Wall of Albany and Shirley O'Connor of Colonie; three brothers, Alfred (Jack) Wright Jr., of Menands, Richard Wright of Binghamton and Robert Wright of Albany; three grandchildren; aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Church of St. Peter, 241 Broadway, Saratoga Springs.
Burial will follow in the family plot in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Avenue.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs.
Memorial contributions may be made to Catholic Family and Community Services of Saratoga County or to Saratoga Friends of Hospice.
Edith Albers
July 19, 1996
Edith F. (Newkirk) Albers, 83, of Lent Court, Rotterdam, died Friday at Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, after a short illness.
She was born in Scotch Bush and lived in the Schenectady County area for more than 50 years.
For more than 15 years she was a school bus driver for the Scotia-Glenville School District, retiring in 1975.
Mrs. Albers was a member of the Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church in Schenectady and its choir, and was a former Sunday school teacher. She also served on the church's ministry at the Baptist Retirement Center in Scotia.
Her husband, Kenneth Albers, whom she married Aug. 3, 1934, died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, David J. Albers of Rochester and Lynnwood E. Albers of Vallejo, Calif.; a daughter, Donna G. Horning of Schenectady; two brothers, Hazlett Newkirk of Rome and Frank Newkirk of Fort Hunter; two sisters, Arlene Hodges and Edna LaRocco, both of Schenectady; 10 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral services are 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Orthodox Presbyterian Church, Rugby Road and Glenwood Boulevard, Schenectady.
Burial will be in Woestina Reformed Cemetery, Rotterdam Junction.
Calling hours are 7 to 9 p.m. today at the Bond Funeral Home, Broadway and Guilderland Avenue, Schenectady.
Memorial contributions may be made to Gordan and Elizabeth Taylor, c/o Mission to the World, P.O. Box 29765, Atlanta, Ga. 30359.
Elsa Jeffers
July 20, 1996
Elsa Mae Jeffers, 86, a former Broadalbin resident, died Saturday morning at Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, after a long illness.
She was born March 25, 1910, in Mayfield, the daughter of Arch and Minnie Granger VanBuren.
She lived in Broadalbin most of her life. Mrs. Jeffers also wintered in California and Florida years ago. She lived at Pine View Commons in Johnstown before entering the Fulton County Infirmary for several years.
Mrs. Jeffers was a school teacher in Hagaman, Fort Hunter and Fishouse schools, and retired in 1972 from the Meco School in Gloversville after 20 years of service.
She was a member of the Broadalbin Baptist Church.
Her husband, LaVerne Jeffers, died in 1979.
She is survived by a daughter, Sandra Jeffers of Santee, Calif.; a brother, Donald VanBuren of Holly Hills, Fla.; several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by a brother, Irwin VanBuren, and five sisters, Mildred Kissinger, Lillian Sawyer, Sara Crannell, Emma VanBuren and Irene Merry.
Funeral services are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Broadalbin Baptist Church, West Main Street, Broadalbin, with the Rev. Matthew Collins officiating.
Calling hours are 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at the Jeffords Chapel, 85 W. Main St., Broadalbin.
Interment will be in Broadalbin Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Broadalbin Baptist Church.
Kostij Stefiniv
July 20, 1996
Kostij "Kosty" Stefiniv, 80, of Fisher Road, Fultonville, died Saturday at Nathan Littauer Hospital, Gloversville, after a long illness.
He was born June 6, 1916, in Ukraine and was educated there.
He came to the U.S. from Ukraine in 1950 and began living with the Yurkewecz family in the Town of Glen.
He worked on the family's Glenridge Farm in Glen as a herdsman and farmer, retiring in 1992 after 40 years.
He was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church in Amsterdam.
Survivors include his American family, Eugene and Katherine Yurkewecz of Glen; the family's four daughters, Carol J. Parenti of St. Cloud, Fla., Judith C. Murray of Fultonville, Cynthia J. Doherty of Broadalbin and Sharen K. Schnell of Westerville, Ohio; and the family's son, E. Kenneth Yurkewecz of Clifton Park.
A graveside service will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at St. Nicholas Cemetery, Amsterdam. There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church.
Arrangements are by the Jackson & Betz Funeral Home, 15 Main St. Fultonville.
Arcangelo Barletta
July 22, 1996
Arcangelo "AB" Barletta, 86, of Marion Oaks , Fla. died Monday at the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh.
Born in Sezze, Italy, Mr. Barletta served with the Merchant Marines during World War II.
He and his wife were the proprietors of the AB Supply Co. in Mechanicville, N.Y., a sporting goods store where they also manufactured fishing tackle. He also was a manufacturers' representative.
In 1967, he purchased the Wells House and in 1964, built the AB Motel, both in Pottersville, N.Y.
He was predeceased by his first wife, Mary Ann Simiele Barletta. They were married for 40 years.
Survivors include his wife of 15 years, Edith Agoney Welch Barletta; four daughters, Irene Moyer of Flint, Mich., Clara Barletta of Madison, Jean Crane of Waverly Hill. Ga., and Stella VanDerwarker of Pottersville; a son, Michael Barletta of Honolulu; six stepdaughters, Helen Rock and Carolyn Rushford, both of Ocala, Fla., Peggy Spencer of Alabama, Jane Floyd of Texas, Josephine Bushey of West Chazy, and Geraldine Langston of Oklahoma; two stepsons, Leonard Welch of Merrill, and Thomas Welch of Cadyville; three sisters, Ernesta Marchionne and Flora Mancini, both of Fonda, and Antonia Leonoro of Italy; three brothers, Salvatore Barletta of Fonda, and Francino and Dante Barletta, both of Italy; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Thursday at St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church, Chestertown.Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Mechanicville.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 this afternoon and 7 to 9 tonight at the Barton-McDermott Funeral Home, Pine Street, Chestertown.
Guy Wilmot
July 18, 1996
Guy W. "Bill" Wilmot, 68, of Bradenton, Fla., formerly of Johnstown, died Thursday at home.
Born in Gloversville, Mr. Wilmot resided in the Glove Cities area until retiring and moving to Florida in 1990.
He worked for Cromer Trucking, Prudential and John Hancock Life Insurance Companies and the Shepard Oil Co. before retiring.
Mr. Wilmot coached area Babe Ruth Baseball teams and took an all-star team to the national tournament in 1959. He also broadcasted high school sports on WENT and WIZR radio stations.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley Marie Cromer Wilmot, whom he married June 4, 1949; three sons, James Wilmot of Baltimore, Daniel Wilmot of Sarasota, Fla., two daughters, Marianne Braemer of Fonda and Margaret Angus of Gloversville; a sister, Ruth Scribner of Schenectady; 11 grandchildren, and a great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held in Johnstown.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fonda.
Arrangements are by the National Cremation Society.
John Fritz
July 23, 1996
John Fritz, 80, of the Mount Loretto Nursing Home, died Tuesday at the home after a long illness.
Born in Amsterdam, Mr. Fritz was a graduate of the Wilbur H. Lynch High School and was a lifelong area resident.
He was a member of the Church of St. John the Baptist.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Gazda of Amsterdam; a nephew, Peter Fritz of North Carolina; three nieces, Maryann Pierpont of Long Island, Ruth Deller of Penn Yan, and Diane Pelosi of Johnstown; also five grand-nephews and four grand-nieces.
The services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at the Guzielek-Pomykaj Funeral Home, 13 Belmont Place, and at 10 a.m. a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at the Church of St. John the Baptist.
A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mount Loretto Nursing Home or the Church of St. John the Baptist.
