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Don D. Brehm
NORTH BLENHEIM - Don D. Brehm, 68, of North Blenheim, died Saturday at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady after a brief illness.
Mr. Brehm was born in Rockford, Ohio, and lived most of his life on the family farm in Guilderland. He was a resident of North Blenheim since 1986.
Mr. Brehm was a graduate of the former Draper High School in Schenectady.
He was employed by the New York Telephone Co. for 23 years before retiring as an engineer.
Mr. Brehm was a member of the Noah Masons Lodge in Altamont and a charter member of the Rotterdam Elks Lodge.
He served in the Army during World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Vida Worthington Brehm; three daughters, Carol Brehm Snell of Caroga Lake, Mary Lou Brehm Jepson of Rochester and Chris Brehm Ioriatti of Union, Ill.; a brother, Richard Brehm of Guilderland; a sister, Beverly White of Rotterdam; and three grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Altamont Reformed Church, 129 Lincoln Ave., Altamont.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Foundation Fighting Blindness, P.O. Box 17279, Baltimore, Md. 21297.
Arrangements are by the Fredendall Funeral Home, 199 Main St., Altamont.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Dorothy Forstell
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - Mrs. Dorothy Elizabeth Forstell, 79, of 128 Bid A Wee Lane, Panama City Beach, died Saturday at a local nursing home.
Mrs. Forstell moved to Bay County, Fla., from Schenectady four years ago.
She was a clerk at the former Carl Co. in Schenectady until retiring.
Mrs. Forstell was a member of St. Bernadette Catholic Church.
Survivors include three sons, Wallace R. Forstell of New York City, Richard G. Forstell of Panama City Beach and Ronald E. Forstell of Schoharie; two sisters, Frances Bourke of Brooklyn and Carolyn Wherry of Whiting, N.J.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Kent-Forest Lawn Funeral Home chapel, 2403 Harrison Ave., Panama City. Entombment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery.
A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Eric A. Carhidi
ROTTERDAM - Eric A. Carhidi, 24, of Arbor Avenue, died Saturday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady after being stricken at home.
Born in Niskayuna, Mr. Carhidi was a lifelong Capital Region resident. He was a 1992 graduate of Mohonasen High School and played on its bowling league.
He attended Schenectady County Community College, where he was working toward an electrical-technical degree.
Mr. Carhidi was a member of the Youth Bowling League at Rolling Greens Bowling Lanes.
He had been employed by Burger King in Menands for the last nine years and also worked in the summer program for the Rotterdam Parks and Recreation Department.
He was a communicant of Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
Survivors include his parents, Michael and Frances Carhidi of Rotterdam; a sister, Joan Marie Carhidi of Rotterdam; and his maternal grandparents, Frank and Ollie Mauro Scialla of Rotterdam.
Services will be held at 8 a.m. Wednesday at the N. Rossi & Sons Funeral Home, Union and North Jay streets, Schenectady, and at 9 at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, where the Liturgy of the Word will be celebrated.
Burial will be in St. Anthony's Cemetery, Glenville.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Evelyn R. Perry
JOHNSTOWN - Mrs. Evelyn R. Perry, 81, of Maple Knolls, formerly of Waterford, died at home Saturday.
Born and educated in Lansingburgh, Mrs. Perry was a graduate of the former Allen School of Commerce in Troy.
During World War II, she was employed as a private secretary at the former Cluett & Peabody Co. in Troy.
Before that, she worked at Behr-Manning Co., now the Norton Co., in Watervliet.
Mrs. Perry was a communicant of St. John's Episcopal Church in Johnstown and Grace Church in Waterford, where she was a member of the Women of Grace Church.
She was the widow of Kenneth C. Perry.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda J. Tatro of Gloversville; and a granddaughter.
A service is set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace Episcopal Church. Burial will be in Waterford Rural Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice in care of the Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St., Waterford, 12188.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Howard R. Smith
MALTA - Howard R. Smith, 74, of Longkill Road, died Sunday at the Samuel Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany.
Mr. Smith was born in Troy and educated in the Troy school system, graduating from Lansingburgh High School.
He was employed as chief clerk for the Delaware & Hudson Railroad in Albany for 37 years until his retirement in 1979.
Mr. Smith was a member of Elks Lodge 2466 in Clifton Park, the Shenendehowa Senior Citizens Center and the transportation and communications union.
He was a communicant of St. Michael's Church in Cohoes and Corpus Christi Church in Ushers.
Mr. Smith served in the Army during World War II.
He was married to Anne Burns Smith until her death.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara Kosek Smith; two daughters, Carole Vozzy and Coleen Gray, both of Troy; a son, Howard S. Smith of Malta; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Calling hours will be 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Fitzgerald Funeral Home, 105 Vliet Blvd., Cohoes.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home and at 9:30 at St. Michael's Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated. Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, Waterford.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association of the Capital District, 50 Colvin Ave., Albany, N.Y. 12206, or in care of the funeral home.
Jean P. Cerrone
GREENWICH - Mrs. Jean P. Cerrone, 70, of Woodlawn Avenue, died at home Saturday after a long illness.
Mrs. Cerrone was born and raised in Albany. She lived on Saratoga Lake for 20 years before moving to Greenwich last year.
She was employed on the housekeeping staffs of the Holiday Inn-Turf and the Howard Johnson Motel in Colonie and the Tom Sawyer Motor Lodge in Guilderland for several years.
Her husband, Darold D. Cerrone, died in 1969.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Cerrone of Greenwich; three brothers, Howard "Sonny" Scheidel of Castleton, Victory "Mickey" Scheidel of Duanesburg and Alexander Aurelio of Saratoga Lake; and three grandchildren.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 S. Main St., Mechanicville.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Assumption-St. Paul Church, Mechanicville. Burial will be in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Washington County.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Joseph Kennedy of Rotterdam; was union official, baseball coach
ROTTERDAM - Retired union official Joseph Michael Kennedy, 62, of Lilac Street died Sunday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady.
Mr. Kennedy was born in Schenectady and lived in this area all his life. He was a 1953 graduate of the former Mont Pleasant High School.
He was a member of Local 106 of the International Union of Operating Engineers since 1953. Mr. Kennedy had served on the union's executive board since 1980 and was appointed vice president of the union in 1990.
He retired in April 1997.
One of the top batting coaches in the area, Mr. Kennedy coached the Guilderland High School baseball team of 1983, which won the Suburban Council crown and had a combined batting average of over .400.
He was a member of St. Madeleine Sophie Church.
Survivors include his wife of 44 years, Dolores Carriere Kennedy; two sons, Jeffrey M. Kennedy and Daniel E. Kennedy, both of Malta; two daughters, Linda A. Kennedy and Maureen M. Cote, both of Rotterdam; a brother, John A. Kennedy of East Rockaway; and nine grandchildren.
Calling hours will be 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 5216 Western Turnpike, Guilderland, where a service is set for 8:30.
Burial will be private.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Guilderland High School Athletic Fund, attention: Tom McCarthy, P.O. Box 37, Guilderland Center, 12085.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Kennerknecht service scheduled
FORT PLAIN - A memorial service will be held for Bruce Holland Kennerknecht, who died May 24.
It will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Gray-Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home, 34 Center St.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Lillian Schatz
SCHENECTADY - Mrs. Lillian Schatz, 88, of Front Street, died Friday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady after a short illness.
Mrs. Schatz was born in New Bedford, Mass. She was an area resident for 16 years.
Her husband, Bernard Schatz, died in 1992.
Survivors include four daughters, Janice Pollack of Talladega, Ala., Sandy Axelrod of Allentown, Pa., Phyllis Gavitt of Schenectady and Linda Hedler of Manorville, L.I.; two brothers, Louis Cohen of Florida and Hyman Cohen of Dartmouth, Mass.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 1 this afternoon in New Montefiore Cemetery, Farmingdale, L.I.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Day Haven at the Annie Schaffer Senior Center, 101 Nott Terrace, Schenectady 12305.
Arrangements are by the Jones Funeral Home, 1503 Union St.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
