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Alberta Duesler
August 18, 1996
Mrs. Alberta C. Duesler, 87, of Mud Road, Ephratah, died Sunday at home after a long illness.
Mrs. Duesler was born and educated in Ephratah.
She was a glovemaker for the former Alexette Glove Co. in Gloversville until her retirement.
Mrs. Duesler was a member of the former Ephratah Methodist Church.
She was a lifetime member of the Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary and a member of the Western Fulton County Senior Citizens.
She married Vernon Duesler Sr. on Oct. 12, 1929. He died in 1979.
Mrs. Duesler is survived by two sons, Vernon Duesler Jr. of Ephratah and John Duesler of Oppenheim; two daughters, Loretta Christman and Mary Ann Ahrens, both of Ephratah; 21 grandchildren; and 41 great-grandchildren.
A service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St., Johnstown.
Burial will be in Ephratah Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ephratah Volunteer Fire Department.
Minnie Harmon
August 18, 1996
Mrs. Minnie C. Harmon, 92, formerly of Sweetman Road, Ballston Spa, died Sunday at University Heights Nursing Home in Albany.
Born in Derry, Pa., Mrs. Harmon lived in Saratoga County for more than 50 years.
Her first husband, James Boscoli, died in 1926.
She later married Louis Harmon. He died in 1988.
Mrs. Harmon is survived by a daughter, Marcella Staulters of Ballston Spa; five sisters, Bessie Smith of New Derry, Pa., Thelma Hill of Derry, Pa., Blanche Ritchie of DuBois, Pa., Sylvia Cromling of Broadalbin, and Ida Leary of Gloversville; a brother, James Kelly of Amsterdam; three grandsons; six great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.
There will be no calling hours.
A private service will be held.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Patient Activities Fund, University Heights Nursing Home, 325 Northern Blvd., Albany, 12204.
Arrangements are by the Armer Funeral Home.
Mary Palombo
August 17, 1996
Mary Palombo, 94, of the Edward L. Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility, died late Saturday evening at the Amsterdam Memorial Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Naples, Italy, on May 12, 1902, she was a daughter of Vincent and Angelina Mormile DePalma. She came to the United States as a child first to Gloversville, and moved to Amsterdam several years later.
A homemaker, Mrs. Palombo was acommunicant of St. Michael The Archangel Roman Catholic Church.
Her husband, Angelo Palombo died in 1962.
A son, Carl Palombo pre-deceased her in 1994.
She is survived by a daughter, Mary A. Greco of Amsterdam; two sisters, Nancy Badillo of Recida, Calif., and Violet Filipeck of Port Orange, Fla.; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Rossi Funeral Home, 11 Mohawk Place, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:15 at St. Michael The Archangel Church. The Rev. James Puglisi will be celebrant.
Interment is in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Calling hours are today from 5 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Michael's Memorial Fund or to the Wilkinson Facility in care of the Rossi Funeral Home.
Beverly Krepline
August 17, 1996
Mrs. Beverly J. Krepline, 68, of County Route 126, Amsterdam, died Saturday at home after a long illness.
Born and educated in Amsterdam, Mrs. Krepline was the daughter of John and Ada Borst Harnish. She was a1947 graduate of the former Wilbur H. Lynch High School.
She worked at the Bankers Trust, Broadalbin, retiring in 1979.
Mrs. Krepline was of the Methodist faith.
Survivors include her husband, Donald C. Krepline, whom she married in 1950; and a brother, Erwin Harnish of Amsterdam; and nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mrs. Krepline was predeceased by one brother, John Harnish.
A service will be conducted Wednesday at a time to be announced by the Riley Mortuary, 110 Division St., Amsterdam.
Burial will take place in Fairview Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 75 N. Main St., Gloversville 12078; or to the Lupus Foundation ofAlbany in care of the funeral home.
Robert Bradt
Aug. 7, 1996
Robert E. Bradt, 72, of Glebe Street, Johnstown, died Wednesday at the Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center Hospital in Albany, after a long illness.
Born in Rockwood, Mr. Bradt attended local schools.
He was an Army veteran of World War II and a member of the Disabled American Veterans of Fulton County.
Mr. Bradt was a construction worker for the Schenectady Paving Company, retiring in 1984. He was a member of Laborers Union Local 157 of Schenectady.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
His brother, Donald Bradt, died July 21.
Survivors include his wife, Victoria Harper Bradt, whom he married July 12, 1946; a son, David Bradt of Gloversville; three daughters, Denise Kennedy of Johnstown, Dorothy Dettenrieder of Rockwood and Robin Bradt of Saratoga Springs; a brother, Walter Bradt of Johnstown; five sisters, Phyllis Putman and Noreen Frank, both of Fonda, Mary Ellen Tuttle and Esther Hansen, both of Johnstown and Marjorie Howe of Potsdam; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fonda.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Fulton County DAV.
Thomas Engle
Thomas J. Engle, 46, of Florida Avenue, Amsterdam, who died Tuesday from injuries sustained from a motorcycle accident, will be buried in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Funeral arrangements are by the Betz Funeral Home Inc., 171 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam.
Mary Bousman
August 5, 1996
Mrs. Mary Vandeventer Bousman, 53, of Fish House Road, Galway, died Monday at her home after a long illness.
Born in Fort Sill, Okla., Mrs. Bousman was raised in New Jersey and was a 1965 graduate of Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's degree in psychology. In 1969, she earned a master's degree in education from Temple University.
She was executive vice president of the Albany investment firm of C.L. King Associates. Later, she was a research associate and administrative assistant for the New Family Project at Skidmore College.
For many years, Mrs. Bousman served as chairman of the Town of Providence Planning Board and on various committees for the Galway Central School District.
She was active in the Galway Players, where she served as stage management in other backstage capacities.
She married John Bousman in June of 1985.
In addition to her husband, survivors include two daughters, Kristin Vandeventer of Miami Lakes, Fla., and Karin Vandeventer of Cocoa, Fla.; and her parents, Irv and Sylvia Olnek Engleman of Columbia, Md.
Calling hours will be at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Richard J. Ryan Funeral Home, Sacandaga Road, Galway.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Schenectady, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, 12308.
