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Lydia Ann Homan
SCHENECTADY - Mrs. Lydia Ann Homan, 77, of Granville Avenue, died Friday at home after a short illness.
Born in Detroit, Mich., Mrs. Homan moved to this area as a child. She was a graduate of the former Mont Pleasant High School.
She was a member of New Life Ministries. Her husband, Henry D. Homan, died in 1994.
Survivors include two daughters, Mary Lou Schermerhorn of Schenectady and Cecilia A. Homan of Rotterdam; and two sons, John F. Homan of Schenectady and James E. Homan of Glenville.
A service will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Daly Funeral Home, 242 McClellan St., Schenectady. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the New Life Academy.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Martha Ackermann
TROY - Mrs. Martha Steidinger Ackermann, 95, of the Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center, died there Saturday after a long illness.
Mrs. Ackermann was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, and lived in Switzerland for 20 years before coming to this country and settling in Glen Head, L.I. She moved to Schenectady in 1990 and to the nursing home in February of that year.
She was married to Adolph J. Ackermann until his death.
Survivors include a son, Robert Ackermann of Schenectady, and four grandchildren.
Services will be private. There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center, 2256 Burdett Ave., Troy 12180.
Arrangements are by Bryce Funeral Home, 276 Pawling Ave., Troy.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Minnie Eddy
NORTHVILLE - Mrs. Minnie Eddy, 91, of 186 County Highway 130, died Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam after a short illness.
Mrs. Eddy was born in Benson, Hamilton County. She was a lifelong area resident and attended the former Gifford Valley School and Northville High School.
Mrs. Eddy worked for a short time at the former Kingsley-Mansfield Gloves.
She attended the Cranberry Creek Community Church in Mayfield.
Her husband, Elmer "Bunk" Eddy, whom she married April 24, 1950, died Nov. 4, 1984.
Survivors include several cousins.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Walrath & Bushouer Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St., Gloversville. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Cranberry Creek Community Church, 112 Gilbert Road, Mayfield 12117.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Norman Campbell
SEVEN LAKES, N.C. - Norman Campbell, 76, of Seven Lakes died Saturday at Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst.
Mr. Campbell was born in Grand Rapids, Mich.
He served in World War II with the merchant marine.
After the war, Mr. Campbell joined the General Electric Co. in Burlington, Vt., where he was a designer engineer for more than 25 years.
He retired in 1984 and moved to Seven Lakes.
Mr. Campbell was a member of the Burlington Elks Lodge and later Southern Pines Elks Lodge 1692.
He also was a member of the Seven Lakes Modelers Aero Club and the Seven Lakes Sailing Club.
While in Burlington, Mr. Campbell was a member of St. Paul's Cathedral and the Rocky Ridge Country Club.
Survivors include his wife, Louise Ann Campbell; a son, Kenneth F. Campbell of Duncanville, Texas; two daughters, Patricia W. Caron of Chesapeake, Va., and Lynda Ann Dawkins of Lakeview; a brother, Richard Campbell of Grass Valley, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Emmanuel Episcopal Church in Southern Pines.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Seven Lakes EMS, 969 Seven Lakes North, West End, N.C. 27376, or to charity.
Arrangements are by the Boles Funeral Home and Crematory of Seven Lakes.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Reta P. Bouck
SCHOHARIE - Mrs. Reta P. Bouck, 95, formerly of the Driftwood Apartments, died Friday at the Eastern Star Home in Oriskany, Oneida County, where she had been a resident since May.
Mrs. Bouck was born in Port Maitland, Nova Scotia, Canada, and came to this country in 1925. She lived in Miami from 1961 until moving to Schoharie in 1982.
She was a graduate of Nova Scotia High School.
As a young woman, Mrs. Bouck worked at the former Harrington's Drugstore on Main Street. Later, she and her husband operated a concession food business at fairs throughout the Northeast.
She was a member of the Wiawaka Ladies Group at the former Community Church, now the Schoharie Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Bouck also was a former member and past worthy matron of Schoharie Valley Chapter 450, Order of the Eastern Star, and a former royal matron in the Amaranth group of the Brenendorf Chapter in Cobleskill.
She was a past member of the Showmen's Association in Miami and a former member of the Schoharie Bridge Club.
Her husband, Harold A. Bouck, whom she married Dec. 15, 1925, died March 4, 1963.
Survivors include a son, Robert W. Bouck of Lake Worth, Fla.; a daughter, Florence H. Beach of Schoharie; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
There will be no services or calling hours. Burial will be in Showmen's Cemetery, Southern Memorial Park, Hialeah, Fla.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Scho-Wright Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 325, Schoharie 12157.
Arrangements are by the Langan Funeral Home, 227 Main St.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Rev. Barbara Boyd, was AME minister
JACKSON, Miss. - The Rev. Barbara P. Boyd, the first woman ordained a minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, died Friday of injuries suffered in a car accident. Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Thelma Crosthwait
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mrs. Thelma Crosthwait, 86, of the Saratoga Hospital Nursing Home, died Friday at Saratoga Hospital after a long illness.
Mrs. Crosthwait was born in Greenfield Center.
Her husband, John R. Crosthwait, died in 1952.
Survivors include a daughter, Eleanor Muller of Saratoga Springs; a sister, Alice Smero of Greenfield Center, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
A service is set for 10 a.m. today at Tunison Funeral Home, 105 Lake Ave.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Thelma Knuetter Brock
PETERSBURGH - Mrs. Thelma Knuetter Brock, 57, of Route 2, died Saturday at Albany Medical Center Hospital.
Born in Berlin, Mrs. Brock was a 1957 graduate of Berlin High School.
She was a former member of the Petersburgh Methodist Church.
Survivors include her husband of 32 years, Ronald L. Brock; a daughter, Jenine R. Brock of Petersburgh; two sons, Ronald E. Brock and Karl D. Brock, both of Berlin; two brothers, William Knuetter and Fred Knuetter, both of Berlin; and five grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held at 3 this afternoon in Berlin Community Cemetery. There will be no calling hours.
Arrangements are by the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, 66 Armsby Road.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Victor Cillis
NEW PALTZ - Victor "Vito" Cillis, 86, of New Paltz, formerly of Scotia, died Sunday at the New Paltz Nursing Home.
Mr. Cillis was born in Pietragalla, Italy. He lived on Riverside Avenue in Scotia before moving to New Paltz last year.
He was a patternmaker at the General Electric Co. in Schenectady for 17 years, retiring in 1974.
His first wife, Rose Shearer Cillis, died Sept. 26, 1956. He was married to Doris Thelen Cillis until her death on March 27, 1996.
Survivors include two daughters, Janet Cillis Mitchell of Tillson, Ulster County, and Jean Cillis Poague of Woodland Hills, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Margaret Hugerich Pickett of Colchester, Vt.; a brother, Tony Cillis of Hobart, Delaware County; 13 grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter.
A service will be held at 9:45 a.m. Thursday at the White Funeral Home, 264 N. Ballston Ave., Scotia, followed by a graveside service at 10:30 in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at MacArthur's Funeral Home in Hobart and 6 to 8 p.m Wednesday at White's Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Association, 488 Main St., Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
Arrangements are by the Copeland Funeral Home.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
Wilma Uzzell Smith
HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. - Mrs. Wilma Uzzell Smith, 84, of 309 Brandon Road, Hendersonville, died Sunday at the Westminster Towers Health Care Center in Rock Hill, S.C.
Mrs. Smith was born in Snow Shoe, Pa.
She was a member of Trinity Presbyterian Church.
She was married to Robert H. Smith until his death.
Survivors include three daughters, Kay S. Marshall of Brookfield, Wis., and Susan S. Williams and Barbara S. Chenette, both of Rock Hill; a sister, Margaret Leader of Tucson, Ariz.; eight grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Westminster Presbyterian Church Chapel.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 2535, Rock Hill, S.C. 29732. Arrangements are by the Bass Funeral Home, 331 E. Main St., Rock Hill.
Dated: Monday, 23-Jun-97
