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Mary Fazzone
SCHENECTADY - Mrs. Mary D. Fazzone, 76, of May Avenue, died Friday at St. Clare's Hospital after being stricken at home.
Mrs. Fazzone was born and educated in Carmen and attended Draper High School.
She worked at the Rotterdam Army Depot for three years during World War II.
Survivors include her husband, Ralph "Rick" Fazzone, whom she married Jan. 1, 1944; two sisters, Harriett Peek of Rotterdam and Myrtle Pucci of Schenectady; and a brother, George "Skip" Schrom of Rotterdam.
Services will be held at 7 tonight at the N. Rossi & Sons Funeral Home, Union and North Jay streets. Calling hours are from 5 this afternoon until the service at the funeral home.
Burial, at a later date, will be in Viewland Cemetery in Rotterdam.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205.
Dated: Monday, 09-Apr-2001
Claire Edwards of Corinth, bookkeeper, secretary, 83
CORINTH - Mrs. Claire K. Edwards, 83, of Hamilton Avenue, died Monday at Glens Falls Hospital.
Born in the Bronx, Mrs. Edwards had lived in Yonkers for a few years before moving to Glens Falls in 1945. She moved to Corinth in 1949.
She was a 1935 graduate of Blessed Sacrament Academy in Yonkers and a 1939 graduate of Good Counsel College in White Plains, where she earned a bachelor's degree. She was president of the student council and received the Religion Award from the college president at graduation.
She worked at the Miller Secretary School in Manhattan for a few years until 1945, and later worked as the mill manager's secretary at the International Paper Co. from 1959 to 1977, when she retired.
Mrs. Edwards was also the bookkeeper for Brookhaven Golf Club from 1979 to 1991.
She was a communicant of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Corinth for many years and was a member of its Altar Rosary Society, where she served as an officer. She was instrumental in establishing a Catholic Daughters Society at the church and served as grand regent for many years.
Survivors include her husband, Herbert J. Edwards, whom she married Sept. 5, 1942; two sons, Michael J. Edwards of Georgetown, S.C., and Gerald P. Edwards of Cazenovia; two daughters, Teresa P. Schoeck of Portland, Ore., and Colette P. Podeszwa of Somerset, N.J.; three sisters, Marie Schultz of Schenorock, Colette Logigian of Levittown, Pa., and Patricia FitzPatrick of Lakehurst, N.J.; a brother, Donald Kelley of Leesburg, Fla.; four grandchildren; and a step-grandson.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception of Corinth, 403 Palmer Ave.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 this afternoon and 7 to 9 tonight at the Densmore Funeral Home, 7 Sherman Ave. The Rosary will be recited at 8 tonight at the funeral home by members of the church Altar Rosary Society.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the church, 403 Palmer Ave., Corinth, NY 12822; or the Heather Schoeck Memorial Fund, Outdoor School Foundation, P.O. Box 301039, Portland, OR 97294.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
Dona Gray, managed Glove Theater, Vail Mills Drive-In
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Dona Gray, who managed The Glove Theater,died Tuesday at Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home. Mrs. Gray, formerly of Kingsboro Towers, was 82.
Born in Gloversville, Mrs. Gray was a graduate of Gloversville High School and was a lifelong area resident.
She was manager of The Glove Theater from 1957 until its closing. She was later manager of Vail Mills Drive-In from 1967 until its closing in 1989, upon which she retired.
Mrs. Gray was a Baptist.
She was a member of the Gloversville Women of the Moose and also served as its chief regent for two years. She was a member of the Fulton County Republican Club and the former Gloversville Elks Lodge.
Leonard B. Gray, whom she married June 12, 1937, died in 1991.
Survivors include a son, James L. Gray of Gloversville; a daughter, Dona Lee Fremmer of Gloversville; four grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at noon Thursday at the Hollenbeck Funeral Home, 4 Second Ave.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
Joan O'Sullivan, religious and political activist, 76
SCHOHARIE - Mrs. Joan O'Sullivan, 76, formerly of Route 30, Schoharie-Central Bridge Road, died Monday at the Budd Terrace Nursing Home in Atlanta, Ga., after a long illness.
Mrs. O'Sullivan was born in New York City and had lived in Schoharie from 1968 to 1991. She later moved to California, Florida and Georgia.
She attended St. John's University in New York City, Grailville College in Ohio and the University at Albany.
In the 1940s, Mrs. O'Sullivan worked for Dorothy Day in the Manhattan headquarters of the Catholic Worker.
She became chairwoman of the Schoharie County Department of Social Services Advisory Committee in 1974. She served on the board of the Community Action Program, which helped bring more medical care to the Middleburgh-Schoharie area. Mrs. O'Sullivan served on the advisory committee of the Office for the Aging and represented Schoharie County in reports on nutrition to former President Carter. She also served as a New York state delegate to the 1981 White House Conference on the Aging.
She worked for Catholic Charities from 1979 to 1990.
She and Marie Pracher founded Family and Community Services of Cobleskill, where they started the first program for training home health aides in upstate New York.
She was the inter-county home care recruitment coordinator for the Albany diocese.
Mrs. O'Sullivan was active in the right-to-life movement in the 1970s.
She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church and its Altar Rosary Society. She was a religious education teacher for 16 years and served on Bishop Howard Hubbard's Albany Diocesan Pastoral Council. She was a delegate to the Washington, D.C., Conference on Diocesan Councils. Mrs. O'Sullivan professed as a Third Order Franciscan in 1983.
Survivors include four sons, Denis O'Sullivan of Melbourne, Fla., Kieran O'Sullivan of Portland, Ore., Sean O'Sullivan of Cambridge, Mass., and Chris O'Sullivan of Cotaki, Calif.; four daughters, Rez O'Sullivan of Chico, Calif., Doreen O'Sullivan of New York City, Anne O'Sullivan of Atlanta, Ga., and Katie O'Sullivan Pittman of Ashland, Ore.; a sister, Regina Kinny of Louisville, Ky.; and four grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Main Street.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Langan Funeral Home, 227 Main St.
Burial will be in Old Stone Fort Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to Catholic Charities, Family and Community Services, 41 W. Main St., Cobleskill, NY 12043.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
Damian `Dewey' Gilchrist
WATERVLIET - Damian P. "Dewey" Gilchrist, 40, of Third Avenue, Watervliet and Birch Avenue, Lake George, died Tuesday at his Watervliet home after a long illness.
Born in Troy, Mr. Gilchrist resided in both Watervliet and Loudonville.
He was a 1979 graduate of Shaker High School.
Mr. Gilchrist was a computer technician for Frasier Associates in Rensselaer for a number of years. He was also a CAD operator for Besha Engineering in Guilderland and worked for Tri-City Foods in Watervliet.
Most recently, Mr. Gilchrist was a computer technician for Alliant Food Service in Clifton Park.
Survivors include his wife, Hazel Finn Gilchrist; a daughter, Noelle E. Gilchrist; a son, Damian J. Gilchrist; his mother, Eleanor Trimble Gilchrist of Watervliet; four brothers, John T. Gilchrist of Latham and David F., Mark R. and Evan F. Gilchrist, all of Watervliet; and a sister, Elizabeth G. Kelly of Discovery Bay, Calif.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, followed at 10 at St. Brigid's Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by Mr. Gilchrist's uncle, the Reverand Frank Gilchrist.
Burial will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Lake George.
Calling hours are from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
Anna M. Ruberti
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Anna M. Ruberti, 77, of Yale Street, died at home Monday after being stricken.
Born and educated in Gloversville, Mrs. Ruberti was a lifelong area resident.
She was a glove sewer for the former C.J. Bachner Glove Co. for several years.
Mrs. Ruberti was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church.
Survivors include a brother, Albert P. Ruberti of Gloversville; and three sisters, Concetta Scoville and Ida T. Ruberti, both of Gloversville, and Jane Eaton of Johnstown.
A prayer service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the John W. Finocan Funeral Home, 13 Prospect Ave., followed at 9 at Sacred Heart Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Johnstown.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Northeastern New York chapter, 11 W. Fulton St., Gloversville, NY 12078.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
Delmar `DJ' Wock
JOHNSTOWN - Delmar "DJ" Wock, who co-owned Wock's Luncheonette, died at home Monday after a long illness. Mr. Wock, of Old Trail Road, town of Mohawk, was 83.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Mr. Wock and his brother owned Wock's Luncheonette, first located at 100 W. Main St. and then at 21 W. Main St., until they retired in 1996.
Mr. Wock was a life member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and was active with the Pine Tree Rifle Club for many years.
He was also elected as a write-in candidate to the Johnstown Water Board and served several terms.
Margaret "Peg" Quigley Wock, whom he married April 23, 1939, died in 1968.
Survivors include three sons, Kenneth Wock of Rexford, Patrick Wock of Broadalbin and William K. Wock of Johnstown; his brother, William C. Wock of the town of Mohawk; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
There are no services or calling hours. Burial will be private.
Contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Amsterdam, 40 Guy Park Ave., Amsterdam, NY 12010; or to charity.
Arrangements are by Barter & Donnan Funeral Home.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
Edith Tracy
COBLESKILL - Mrs. Edith Dubois Tracy, who was president of the city council of PTAs in Albany, died Monday at the Eden Park Health Care Center, after a long illness. She was 93.
Born in Germantown, Pa., Mrs. Tracy had lived in Albany for many years before moving to Eden Park in 1994.
She was a graduate of Albany Academy for Girls and attended Skidmore College, where she was a member of the track and basketball teams.
Mrs. Tracy was a principal statistical clerk for the New York state Department of Education for 15 years, retiring in 1975.
She was vice chairman of the National Foundation of the March of Dimes. She was also a committee member of the Albany Pinkster Tulip Celebration.
Survivors include a daughter, Judith O'Connor of Cobleskill; a son, Robert D. Tracy of Colorado; 10 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at the Robert A. Guffin Funeral Home, 1 Chapel St.
A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Albany Rural Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the Schoharie Valley Animal Shelter, Howes Cave Road, Howes Cave, NY 12092.
Dated: Wednesday, 01-Aug-2001
