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Irene Maxson
December 29, 1996
Irene P. Maxson, 86, died Sunday at Nathan Littauer Nursing Home in Gloversville after a short illness. She had resided there five years.
Born Jan. 17, 1910 in Gloversville, she was the daughter of Raymond and Margaret Wessells Parramore.
She resided most of her life in Gloversville, also in Hope Falls in the 1970s. After retirement in Sebring, Fla., until her husband's death,then returned to Gloversville.
She was a graduate of Gloversville High School and Gloversville Business School.
Mrs. Maxson was employed at Fulton County Silk Mill; St. Thomas Inc., Mario Papa & Sons; and was the bookeeper for her husband's business for many years (Modern Roofing Co.,)all of Gloversville.
She was a member of Fulton County Daughters of the American Revolution, Pleasant Square Fire Auxiliary; Hope Volunteer Fire Auxiliary; Gloversville Christian Science Society.
She married Richard H. Maxson on July 15, 1933. He died Jan. 13, 1989.
Survivors include three sons,Edward C. Maxson of Gloversville, Charles R. Maxson of Northville, and David G. Maxson of Frostproof, Fla., five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and two step-grandchildren.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Walrath & Bushouer Funeral Home Inc., 51 Fremont St., Gloversville where services will be conducted on Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Paul Rohrbacher officiating. Cremation will follow at Parkview Crematory, Schenectady.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 261, Gloversville, 12078.
Irene V. Topping
December 29, 1996
Irene V. Topping, 82, formerly of Elias Street, died Sunday evening at the Edward L. Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility.
Born in Lemieux, Ontario, Canada, on May 21, 1914, she was the daughter of John and Rose St. Amour Gardner and moved to Amsterdam as a young girl. She was educated here and was a licensed beautician.
Mrs. Topping operated the former Vidon Beauty Shop for 35 years. She was also a nurse's aide at the Mount Loretto Nursing Home and was last employed as a krealer for Bojud Knitting Mills until retiring.
She was a member and past matron of the Art-Wel Chapter 208 Order of the Eastern Star and a member of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Her husband, Samuel C. Topping, died March 22, 1991.
Survivors include two sisters, Laurencia DiCaprio of Amsterdam and Leah Adamkoski of Perth; dear friends, Howard and Frances Fonda of Hagaman; nieces and nephews.
Funeral services are at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Rossi Funeral Home, 11 Mohawk Place. Interment is in the Spring at Hagaman Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home, with an Eastern Star Service to be conducted at 7 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Luke's Church or to Shriner's Children's Hospital Fund, both in care of the funeral home.
Richard Smith
December 28, 1996
Richard Smith, 80, of Main Street, Gloversville, formerly of Second Avenue, died Saturday at the Fulton County Infirmary in Johnstown.
Born in Gloversville, Mr. Smith graduated in 1936 from Gloversville High School and was a lifelong area resident.
An Army veteran of World War II, he served as an airplane mechanic in Europe from 1943 to 1945.
Mr. Smith was a self-employed carpenter.
He was a former member of St. James Lutheran Church, the Eccentric Club and the Johnstown Moose Lodge.
Survivors include his wife, Inez Jones Smith, whom he married June 10, 1939; two sons, Douglas W. Smith of Charlton and Gregory J.Smith of Aurora, Colo.; a daughter, Lorie Rosenberg of Raleigh, N.C.; a sister, June Ottman of Gloversville; seven grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
A memorial service will be held at noon Wednesday at the Life Christian Center in Johnstown.
Memorial contributions may be made to charity.
Arrangements are by the Hollenbeck Funeral Home, 4 Second Ave.
Robert Philips
December 27, 1996
Robert D. Philips, 87, of Prospect Avenue, Gloversville, died Friday at Nathan Littauer Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Philips was born in Gloversville and lived there all his life. He was a graduate of Gloversville High School.
Mr. Philips was a self-employed certified public accountant. He had also worked for M.W. Roosevelt and Sons in Palatine Bridge; Kasson and Keller in Fonda and N.A. Taylor and Company in Gloversville. He retired in 1987.
He was married to Mary C. Kernahan on June 30, 1942.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Jean Pierce of Gloversville, two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held Friday at 1 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 16 W. Fulton St. Cremation will take place at the Leatherstocking Crematory, Cherry Valley.
Arrangements are by the Hollenbeck Funeral Home.
Rose "Rose Marie" DiDonna
December 22, 1996
Rose DiDonna, 92, a business leader who helped bring the IBM plant and the Hudson Valley Mall to the Town of Ulster, died Dec. 22 at the New Paltz Nursing Home after a long illness.
Mrs. DiDonna was born in Amsterdam on March 3, 1904, a daughter of the late Anthony and Mary Grace Liccardo Ferlazzo.
Her husband, Joseph DiDonna, died in 1973. She was predeceased by a son, Joseph A. Jr., who died in 1939.
Mrs. DiDonna is survived by two sons, Louis of the Townn of Ulster and Richard of Darien, CT.; five grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
A funeral mass was celebrated Tuesday at St. Joseph's Church in Kingston. Burial was held in St. Mary's Cemetery in Kingston.
Arrangements were by Simpson-Gaus Funeral Home, 411 Albany Ave., Kingston.
Mikayla Wolfkiel
December 28, 1996
Mikayla Renee Wolfkiel died at birth Saturday at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam.
She was the daughter of David G. Wolfkiel Jr. and Nickole Oakes Wolfkiel of Fort Plain.
In addition to her parents, survivors include Mikayla's paternal grandparents, Anna T. Wolfkiel of Fort Plain and David G. Wolfkiel Sr., of Lafayette, Colo.; her maternal grandmother, Linda Lesso Claven of Ames; her paternal great-grandmother, Mary T. Wolfkiel of Windsor, Colo.; her maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Linder of Endicott; and aunts and uncles.
Services will be private at the Fort Plain Cemetery with the Rev. Kenneth Swain, pastor of St. James Church, officiating.
Arrangements are by the Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home in Fort Plain.
William Colby
December 27, 1996
William H. Colby, 79, of Gloversville, was found dead Thursday afternoon after he was reported missing Wednesday.
He was born an raised in St. Johnsville and later moved to Gloversville. He later moved to New Jersey, before again returning to Gloversville.
Mr. Colby was employed by Acme Embossing and then by General Electric Co. before taking a job as a foreman at Heavy Labor Construction Co. in Newark, N.J., from which he retired in 1980. He was a member of New Jersey Local 482.
He served in World War II and the Korean War with the U.S. Marine Corps. During World War II, he participated in the offensives at Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima.
Mr. Colby was a member and past commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2077, a member fo the Disabled American Veterans, American Legion Post 137, the Adirondack Marine Corps League and the Military Order of Cootie. He was also a member of the Mayfield Servicemen's Club, the Catholic War Veterans and the Concordia Singing Society. He was involved in the formation of the Joint American Legion and VFW Firing Squad for proper military burial of local veterans.
He married Christine Frederick Colby on Jan. 19, 1961.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a daughter, Beverly Lydia of Houston; a son, Kevin Colby of Gloversville; a stepbrother, James Colby of Fairfax, Va.; two stepsisters, Patricia Green of Liverpool and Marjorie Grant of Richardson, Texas; five grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Hollenbeck Funeral Home, 4 Second Ave., Gloversville. Burial, with full military honors, will be in Fern Dale Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Disease Association, Capital District Chapter, 85 Watervliet Ave., Albany, 12206-2083.
Sally Jurewicz
December 27, 1996
Mrs. Sally V. Jurewicz, 80, of Australia Way, Clearwater, Fla., died Thursday at Mease Hospital in Dunedin, Fla.
Born in Amsterdam, she moved to Schenectady as a child and was educated in the Schenectady school system. She moved to Florida in 1982.
She was employed by the General Electric Co. for many years.
She was a communicant of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church.
Her husband, Charles Jurewicz, died in 1982.
Survivors include a daughter, Sallyann Stibiger of Rotterdam; two sons, Charles Jurewicz of Rotterdam and Thomas Jurewicz of California; a sister Kate Morawski of Colonie; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Kazyaka Funeral Home, 819 Eastern Ave., Schenectady, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Sts. Cyril and Methodius Cemetery in Rotterdam.
A calling hour will be from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Hospital, 502 St. Jude's Place, Memphis, Tenn., 38105-1905.
