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Josephine Adamkiewicz
Aug. 25, 1996
Mrs. Josephine Adamkiewicz, 103, of 3 Lodge St., Amsterdam, died Sunday afternoon at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital following a brief illness.
Born June 1, 1893 in Pereval District Poland, she was a daughter of the late Marcin and Katarzyna Serafin Koval and came to Amsterdam in 1913 and has been a resident here since.
Mrs. Adamkiewicz was employed as a winder at Mohawk Carpet Mills Inc. until her retirement in 1962.
She was a member of St. Stanislaus Church, the Holy Rosary Society of the church, and a member of the Mohawk Mills Quarter Century Club.
Her husband, Joseph, died Dec. 1, 1943.
Mrs. Adamkiewicz is survived by one daughter, Alice Zabielski of Amsterdam; and two grandsons, David Zabielski of Amsterdam, and Ronald Zabielski of Dumfries, Va.; two great-grandchildren Amanda and Keith Zabielski both of Dumfries, Va., and nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was predeceased by a daughter, Winifred Michaluk on July 6, 1985.
The funeral will be held at 8:30 Wednesday morning at the Jendrzejczak Funeral Home, 200 Church St., Amsterdam, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. at St. Stanislaus Church. Interment will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 7 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Church.
Richard Jordan
Aug. 24, 1996
Richard A. Jordan, 79, of State Route 80, Fort Plain, Town of Minden, died Saturday at his home after a long illness.
Born in St. Johnsville on March 5, 1917, he was the son of Emery Jordan and Lucinda Snell Jordan. He was a 1936 graduate of Van Hornesville High School.
Mr. Jordan was a dairy farmer in the Town of Stark for many years, retiring in 1979.
He was a lifelong area resident.
Mr. Jordan was of theLutheran Faith.
He married Mary Coppernoll on Aug. 31, 1940 in Fort Plain.
He was predeceased by a daughter, Charyl Morris Young January of 1995.
Survivors including his wife, are one son Ronald Jordan of Fort Plain; five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Lydus St., Fort Plain with the Rev. Kenneth Dingman officiating.
Burial will be in Fort Plain Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
Arrangements are by the Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St., Fort Plain.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Service Inc., P.O. Box 126, Canajoharie 13317.
Julia Bartsch
Aug. 24, 1996
Julia Bartsch, 84, of West View Drive, Ghent, died Saturday at home.
Born in Brewster, N.Y., she was the daughter of Charles Drum and Iola Wheeler. She was educated in Brewster.
Mrs. Bartsch was a member of the telephone Pioneers.
She was employed with New York Telephone as an operator, retiring in 1960.
She married William Bartsch on June 23, 1934.
Survivors include a son, John Bartsch of Cobleskill and a daughter, Claudette Polhemus of Coventry, Ct.; six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Beecher Funeral Home, 1 Putnam Terrace, Brewster, N.Y., with the Rev. Willett Porter officiating.
Burial will take place in Milltown Rural Cemetery in Brewster.
Calling hours are 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Tuesday.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Peter's Hospital, Cancer Care Unit, South Manning Boulevard, Albany, 12208.
Ruth Vanderbilt
Aug. 24, 1996
Ruth J. (Sloan) Vanderbilt, 82, of Birchwood Ave., Rensselaer, died Saturday after a short illness at her residence.
Born in Brattleboro, she was the daughter of the Edward and Louise Sloan. She was a homemaker all of her life and a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church, Rensselaer, where she served as a trustee and flower chairperson; and member of the Get-Together-Girls of the Watervliet Reformed Church.
Survivors include her husband, Chester W. Vanderbilt two daughters, Dawn Marie Coon of Troy, Tracie Lynn Anderson, Colonie; brothers Frank Sloan of Schoharie, and William Sloan of Oregon, sisters, Ethel Sloann of Waterford, and Rita Hafer of Albany, Oregon; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1 p.m. from the Broadway United Methodist Church in Rensselaer.
Calling hours are Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the William J. Rockefeller Funeral Home, 165 Columbia Turnpike, Rensselaer. Interment will be in the Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Scholarship Fund of the Broadway United Methodist Church or the St. Peter's Hospice of Rensselaer County, 8 North Lake Ave., Troy, 12180.
Charles Pamadora
Aug. 24, 1996
Charles P. Pamadora, 79, of Holland Gardens Apartments, Amsterdam, died late Saturday evening at St. Mary's Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Utica, Sept. 11, 1916, he was a son of Salvatore and Vennera Marchese Pamadora. He was educated there and moved to Amsterdam in 1937. He was employed for 27 years by the former Octavio's Shoe Hospital in Amsterdam, and later for 17 years as a driver for the State University of New York at Albany, retiring in 1979.
Mr. Pamadora was an Army veteran during World War II and served in the Pacific Theater, receiving four battle stars and the Amphibious Landing Medal.
He was a communicant of St. Michael The Archangel Roman Catholic Church and was a member of its Holy Name Society. He was also a member of the Columbian Social Club and the Post 55 Veterans Of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife, the former Nancy Salamack, whom he married Jan. 9, 1944; one daughter, Mary Rose Turo of Saratoga; one son, Salvatore C. Pamadora of Gansevoort, NY.; three sisters, Josephine Ciruzzi, Christina Gigliotto and Alvera Capuana all of Utica; six grandchildren and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be held Wednesday at 9:15 a.m. at the Rossi Funeral Home, 11 Mohawk Place, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. at St. Michael The Archangel Church.
Interment is in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling hours are Tuesday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home, where the Columbian Social Club will meet at 6:30 p.m.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Amsterdam or to the Make a Wish Foundation in care of the Rossi Funeral Home.
Carl Dunham
Aug. 24, 1996
Carl G. Dunham, 68, of Beaver Street, Gloversville, died Saturday at Nathan Littauer Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Gloversville, Mr. Dunham attended Gloversville schools and was a lifelong area resident.
He was employed by several area companies as a truck driver, retiring from the former Crushin Construction Company in Johnstown in 1970, due to ill health.
Mr. Dunham was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans of Fulton County and the Lazy 8 Model Airplane Club.
He served in the Air Force.
Survivors include his wife, Doris Meher Dunham, whom he married Feb. 26, 1949; a son, Kenneth G. Dunham of Gloversville; two daughters, Sharon Brasure and Deborah M. Purcell, both of Johnstown, 17 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Hollenbeck Funeral Home, 4 Second Ave. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Calling hours will be held from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Frank Novak
Aug. 7, 1996
Frank J. Novak, 60, of Charlotte, N.C., died Wednesday at Carolina Medical Center.
Mr. Novak was born June 13, 1936 in Amsterdam, a son of Anthony and Bernice Draus Novak. He was educated in Amsterdam schools and was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Mr. Novak had been employed by Cott Beverages in Scotia and by Mohasco Industries in Amsterdam. He then owned and operated a tractor trailer for several years. Mr. Novak was currently employed as a shuttle driver by E-Z Park of Charlotte, N.C.
On May 1, 1982, he married the former Marie O'Donnell who survives. Also surviving are his father, Anthony Novak of Paramus, N.J., his daughter, Pamela Novak of Amsterdam; two step-daughters, Debra A. Kilmartin of Johnstown and Denise M. Empie of Johnstown; one brother, Stanley Novak Sr., of Amsterdam; one sister, Clara Behuniak of Selkirk; three step-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and cousins.
A memorial service will be held at a time and day to be announced by the Johnson-Lindsay Funeral Home, 11 Mohawk Place, Amsterdam.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnstown Public Library, 38 S. Market St., Johnstown, 12095.
