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Frederick `Mike' Brunick
EAGLE BRIDGE - Frederick "Mike" Brunick, 58, of Route 67, died Friday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy.
Mr. Brunick was born in North Troy and was a graduate of Lansingburgh High School.
Before retiring, he was a cook at Russell Sage College in Troy.
Mr. Brunick was a member of the Tomhannock Methodist Church.
He served in the Army in Germany from 1962 to 1965.
Survivors include a son, Floyd Brunick of Troy; two daughters, Linda Loomis of Schuylerville and Jean Gardner of Troy; a sister, Anita Bowers of Malta; and eight grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Chase Funeral Home, 173 Main St., Schaghticoke.
Burial will be in Tomhannock Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Tomhannock Methodist Church.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Gaetano Donatantonio
ALBANY - Gaetano Donatantonio, 88, of Ten Eyck Avenue, died Saturday at St. Peter's Hospital after being stricken.
Mr. Donatantonio was born in Salerno, Italy, and was a self-employed tailor in Italy.
He came to this country in 1955 and worked for the Amalgamated Union until his retirement in 1974.
He was the widower of Teresa Dellinavelli Donatantonio.
Survivors include a son, Ralph Donatantonio of Whiting, N.J.; three daughters, Paula Fontana of Brooklyn, and Joanne Romeo and Maria Serafini, both of Albany; 12 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:15 a.m. Tuesday at the Chicorelli Funeral Home, 331 Delaware Ave., and at 9 a.m. at St. James Church, Delaware Avenue, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Entombment will be in St. Agnes Mausoleum, Menands.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Northeastern Region, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Irving Plaskat
JOHNSTOWN - Irving Plaskat, 87, of the Trackside Apartments, died Thursday at his niece's home in Thurmont, Md., after a long illness.
Mr. Plaskat was born in Brooklyn.
He was an administrative assistant for the New York City Board of Water Supply until 1967 when he moved to Hope Falls. He worked for the Gloversville Post Office from 1967 until his retirement in 1972.
Mr. Plaskat moved to Johnstown in 1985.
He was a member of the Northville American Legion Post, Northville Presbyterian Church, Fish House Masonic Lodge 298, Johnstown 50+ Senior Citizens and the Ida McGinnis Senior Citizens.
He had been a winter resident of Foley, Ala., for more than 20 years.
Mr. Plaskat was a veteran of World War II. He retired from the Army with the rank of sergeant major.
His wife, Doris Story Plaskat, whom he married Sept. 26, 1943, died in 1998.
Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
A service is set for 10 a.m. Monday at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fonda.
Calling hours are 5 to 8 tonight at the funeral home. The Masons will meet at the funeral home at 7.
Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of choice.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Julia E. Sopko
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mrs. Julia E. Sopko, 79, of Lake Avenue, died Saturday at her home.
Mrs. Sopko was born in Saratoga Springs.
With her husband, she co-owned the Frank Sopko Builders construction company.
She was a member of St. Clement's Church.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Frank Sopko; a daughter, Judy Coonradt of Clifton Park; three sisters, Mary Witkoski of Lakeland, Fla., Cecelia Hammond of Clifton Park and Dorothy Luskin of Stillwater; and three grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church, 231 Lake Ave.
Burial will follow in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Lois Sweitzer
EAST GREENBUSH - Mrs. Lois Burns Sweitzer, of Chestnut Court, died Friday at Albany Memorial Hospital after being stricken.
Mrs. Sweitzer was born in Clinton. She had lived in East Greenbush since 1974.
She was employed as a secretary for the New York Central Railroad and the Agway Corp.
Mrs. Sweitzer was a member of the Friends of the East Greenbush Library and a communicant of the Church of St. Mary in Clinton Heights.
Survivors include her husband, Robert H. Sweitzer; two stepdaughters, Marjorie Martin of Albany and Eileen Grant of East Greenbush; two stepsons, Donald R. Sweitzer of Warwick, R.I., and Robert J. Sweitzer of Littleton, Colo.; two brothers, Robert J. Burns of Jamestown and William J. Burns of Utica; a sister, Dorothy (Sister Karen) Burns, OSF, of St. Petersburg, Fla.; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the W.J. Lyons Jr. Funeral Home, 1700 Washington Ave., Rensselaer, and at 9:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Mary, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Clinton.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the East Greenbush Community Library, Michael Road, East Greenbush, NY 12061.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Marie Washburn
NAPLES, Fla. - Mrs. Marie McDonough Washburn, 85, of Naples, formerly of Colonie, died Friday at the Aristocrat in Naples.
Mrs. Washburn was born in Cohoes.
She was employed by the General Electric Co. in Schenectady as a financial assistant in the tube division until retiring in 1979 after 28 years of service.
Mrs. Washburn was a communicant of St. Clare's Church in Colonie before moving in 1987 to Naples, where she was a communicant of St. Peter the Apostle Church.
She was the wife of the late Joseph W. McDonough and Robert G. Washburn.
Survivors include two sons, Joseph F. McDonough of The Woodlands, Texas, and Martin J. McDonough of Pittstown, N.J.; a daughter, Maryann McNeish of Wethersfield, Conn.; two sisters, Gertrude Lobdell and Theresa DiCocco; and nine grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Clare's Church, 1947 Central Ave., Colonie.
Burial will be in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Red Cross of Northeastern New York, 33 Everett Road, Albany 12205.
Arrangements are by the Dufresne & Cavanaugh Funeral Home, Latham.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Marion Judge
CORINTH - Mrs. Marion E. Judge, of Corinth, died at home Saturday after a short illness.
Mrs. Judge was born in Saratoga Springs and graduated from Saratoga Springs High School.
She was formerly employed in Saratoga Springs as a photo artist for Gustav Lorre, a society photographer.
She also worked as an operator for the New York Telephone Co. in Saratoga Springs and at Riley's Lake House and Casino.
Mrs. Judge was a communicant of the Church of the Immaculate Conception and a longtime member of its Altar Rosary Society.
She was a member of the Corinth Garden Club and served as its secretary for more than 30 years.
She was married to the late Joseph Judge.
Survivors include a daughter, Catherine A. Judge of Saratoga Springs.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Church of the Immaculate Conception, 403 Palmer Ave.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Densmore Funeral Home, 7 Sherman Ave. The Altar Rosary Society will meet at the funeral home at 8.
Memorial contributions may be made to an animal welfare organization.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
Muriel Tupacz
GEORGETOWN, S.C. - Mrs. Muriel Maloney Tupacz, 79, of Georgetown, died at home Friday.
Born and raised in Schenectady, Mrs. Tupacz was a graduate of the Mildred Elley Business School in Albany.
She moved to Georgetown in 1947.
She was a bookkeeper for many years. In 1965, she became the distributor of the News and Courier morning newspaper in the Maryville section of Georgetown.
With her husband, Mrs. Tupacz had owned and operated Tupacz Liquors and Fine Wines since 1976.
She was a longtime member and former president of the South Carolina Liquor Retailers Association.
Mrs. Tupacz was a communicant of St. Cyprian's and St. Mary's churches and a charter member and past president of St. Mary's Catholic Women's Club. She was active in the St. Cyprian's Outreach Program.
Survivors include her husband of 55 years, Edward K. Tupacz; a daughter, Elizabeth T. Imes of Johnson City, Tenn.; a son, Edward Gerard Tupacz of Bangkok, Thailand; a sister, Mary A. Shaw of Schenectady; a brother, Thomas J. Maloney of Schenectady; and a grandson.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Mary Our Lady of Ransom Church, 317 Broad St. Burial will follow in Elmwood Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 3 to 5 this afternoon and 7 to 9 tonight at St. Cyprian's Church, 1905 Front St.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Cyprian's Church, P.O. Box 2037, Georgetown, SC 29442; or to the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD; or to the Hollings Cancer Center, MUSC, Charleston, SC; or to charity.
Arrangements are by the Mayer Funeral Home.
Dated: Sunday, 02-Dec-2001
