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`Marge' Pallotta, co-owned food market in Amsterdam
AMSTERDAM - Mrs. Madalene "Marge" Pallotta, 88, of McClellan Avenue, died Saturday at the Edward L. Wilkinson Residential Health Care Facility after a long illness.
Mrs. Pallotta was born in Holyoke, Mass., and lived in Amsterdam for most of her life.
She and her husband owned and operated the former Pallotta's Food Market on Florida Avenue for 28 years before retiring in 1969.
Mrs. Pallotta was a communicant and Eucharistic minister at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Catholic Church and a member of its Christian Women's Society, Mount Carmel Seniors and Catholic Daughters of the Americas.
Her husband, Horace A. Pallotta, whom she married in 1936, died in 1970.
Survivors include a son, Robert Pallotta of Amsterdam; a daughter, Sister Madilene Pallotta of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Latham; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held Tuesday at 8:15 a.m. at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave., and at 9 at St. Casimir's Roman Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Members of the Christian Women's Society will meet at 6 for prayers.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Montgomery County SPCA or the Amsterdam Library, in care of the funeral home.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Monsignor Liu, Vatican official
The Associated Press
VATICAN CITY - Monsignor Odorico Liu Ho-Teh, a Vatican vicar general in China who helped bridge relations between underground and state-sanctioned Catholic churches after being imprisoned by the communist authorities, has died. He was 90.
Liu, the vicar general in the central Chinese city of Hankou since 1950, died in a hospital in the nearby city of Wuhan on Dec. 10 after a fall, the news service of the Vatican's missionary arm, Fides, said Saturday.
Liu remained in China and loyal to the pope after the Vatican and Beijing broke formal relations in 1951. The rupture occurred after China's new communist rulers kicked out missionaries and forced Catholics to sever ties with Rome.
One of millions of Chinese Catholics who continued to worship in underground churches, Liu resisted the birth of China's state-sanctioned church, the China Patriotic Catholic Association, which doesn't recognize papal authority, including the right to name bishops.
As a result, he was arrested and questioned by Chinese authorities, and in 1958 was sentenced to 20 years in prison and hard labor, Fides said.
In the 1990s, Liu decided to reconcile with the Patriotic Church and its "official" bishop in Hankou, Monsignor Bernadino Dong Guangqing, a fellow member of the Franciscan order, Fides said.
Fides said Liu's gesture made a strong impact within the Patriotic Church and helped strengthen relations between the underground and state-sanctioned church, even though Liu was still considered by many Catholics in the Hankou diocese to be their true bishop.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Winfried Sebald, professor, author
By POLLY STEWART
The Associated Press
LONDON - Winfried Georg Sebald, a German-born author and academic who impressed the literary world with books based on tragic events of the last 200 years, was killed in an automobile accident, police said Saturday. He was 57.
The British-based author, also known as Max, died Friday when his car collided head-on with a truck in Norwich, England. His daughter, Anna, who was traveling in the car, was in poor but stable condition at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, a hospital official said.
Sebald, professor of European literature at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, was an author of novels, poetry and essays. His works, often about characters affected by World War II and the Holocaust, included "Vertigo," "Europe," "The Past & The Trials of Knowing," "Austerlitz" and "Rings of Saturn."
Vincent Watts, vice chancellor of East Anglia University, said Sebald's colleagues were "shocked and saddened."
"As an established author he had a unique style that brought him great acclaim in many countries around the world, including his native Germany," Watts said.
"He was an eminent critic of German literature and teacher of German studies and he also created here at UEA what is now the major center for literary translation in this country. We shall miss him greatly as a friend and colleague."
Born in Wertach im Allgau, Germany, he studied German language and literature in Germany, Switzerland and England.
Sebald became assistant lecturer at the University of Manchester in 1966 and moved to England permanently in 1970, when he began teaching at the University of East Anglia.
He had been professor of European literature since 1987 and lived in Norwich with his wife, Ute, and his daughter.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Anna M. Cognetta
MILFORD, Mass. - Mrs. Anna M. Cognetta, 94, formerly of Nott St. and Palmer Ave. in Schenectady, died Saturday at the Geriatric Authority in Milford.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Cognetta was a Schenectady resident most of her adult life.
She was a graduate of Schenectady High School and the Spencer Business School.
She was employed as a secretary for the International General Electric Co.
Her husband, Philip Cognetta, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Philip J. Cognetta of Milford; a daughter, Lucretia C. Hovsepian of Newark, Del.; three sisters, Carmella Battista and Helen Williams, both of Schenectady, and Victoria Fontana of Dallas, Texas; a brother, Salvatore Mauriello of Niagara Falls; and four grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Griswold Funeral Home, 1867 State St., Schenectady, and at 9 at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in St. John the Baptist Cemetery, Schenectady.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or to the American Diabetes Foundation.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Florence Maslak
AMSTERDAM - Mrs. Florence Baia Maslak, 82, of Center Street, died Friday at St. Mary's Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Amsterdam, Mrs. Maslak attended Amsterdam schools and was a lifelong area resident.
She was a cook for many years for the Greater Amsterdam School District, retiring in 1980.
Mrs. Maslak was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and its choir and Christian Women.
She married Raymond L. Maslak on Feb. 24, 1946. He died in 1980.
Survivors include a son, George P. Maslak of Marietta, Ga.; a daughter, Julianne Maslak of Amsterdam; two grandsons; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the Guzielek-Pomykaj Funeral Home, 13 Belmont Place, followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 9:15 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.
Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 3 this afternoon to 7 tonight at the funeral home, where the Christian Women will meet at 4.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church in care of the funeral home.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Gladys Whittingham, was honored for volunteerism
NISKAYUNA - Mrs. Gladys D. Whittingham, of Brookshire Drive, died at home Saturday after a long illness.
Mrs. Whittingham was born in Albany. She was a graduate of Albany's public schools and Albany Business College.
She was a member of the Mohawk Golf Club, the Hugh Platt Garden Club and the Schenectady Historical Society.
Mrs. Whittingham was a former member of the Schenectady Museum, a volunteer for many community organizations and a member of the executive committee of the board of managers for the Heritage Home for Women.
She was a volunteer and board member for more than 20 years for the American Heart Association. In 1983 she received the first annual Volunteer of the Year Award, named in her honor.
Mrs. Whittingham established and chaired the Schenectady Chapter Heart Ball and was the recipient in 1991 of the New York State American Heart Association's Development Achievement Award.
She was a member of St. George's Episcopal Church, where she taught Christian education classes, church school and confirmation classes.
Survivors include her husband of 59 years, Harry E. Whittingham Jr.; two sons, Jeffrey A. Whittingham and Neal E. Whittingham, both of Atlanta; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Garner Avenue and The Plaza.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden in Colonie.
Calling hours are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Jones Funeral Home, 1503 Union St., Schenectady.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Laura Forman
SALT ROCK, W. Va. - Mrs. Laura DiPier Forman, 39, of Salt Rock, formerly of Schenectady, died Monday in Huntington, W. Va.
Mrs. Forman was an environmental activist for the Ohio Valley Environmental Coalition for the last seven years.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Forman; a son, Donald Roy Forman; her parents, Ralph "Jack" and Geneva DiPier of Schenectady; two sisters, Gayle Manion of Green Cove Springs, Fla., and Lynn DiPier of Fairbanks, Alaska; and a brother, Eric DiPier of Mesa, Ariz.
A service was held Saturday in Beech Fork State Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Laura Forman Memorial Fund for OVEC or to the Donald Roy Forman Educational Fund at OVEC, P.O. Box 6753, Huntington, WV 25773.
Arrangements are by the Reger Funeral Home, Huntington.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Lawrence D. Haynes
ROTTERDAM - Lawrence D. Haynes, 82, of Roberta Road, died Friday at home after a long illness.
Mr. Haynes was born in Starrucca, Pa. He had resided in the Schenectady area since 1949.
He was a machinist at the General Electric plant in Waterford for 32 years, retiring in 1981.
Mr. Haynes was a World War II Army veteran.
He was a member of American Legion Post 1005; a member and past master of Masonic Lodge 1174; past worthy patron of the Eastern Star; past watchman of the Shepherd's Shrine; past royal patron of St. George's Court; former captain of the White Eagle Ambulance Squad; former scoutmaster with Boy Scouts of America Troop 52; and a Red Cross first aid instructor.
Mr. Haynes was a member of Carman United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Nettie Burnside Haynes; a son, Nelson Haynes of Guilderland; and a granddaughter.
A service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday at the Gleason Funeral Home, 730 Union St.
Calling hours are from 4 this afternoon to 6 tonight at the funeral home. Members of Masonic Lodge 1174 will conduct a service at 5.
Burial will be in Schenectady Memorial Park.
Memorial contributions may be made to Eddy Senior Care, 502 State St., Schenectady, NY 12305; or St. Clare's Hospital Foundation, 600 McClellan St., Schenectady, NY 12304.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
