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Francis Cunningham
February 24, 1997
Francis J. Cunningham, 82, Major U.S. Army (retired), died at his home in Venice, Fla., Monday.
Born in Chicago Oct. 3, 1914, he was the son of James Cunningham and Katherine Fitzpatrick Cunningham.
He graduated from DePaul University in Chicago, and joined the corporate trading department of the investment banking firm of Kidder, Peabody & Co. Inc., in New York in 1936. In June 1942, he was inducted into the U.S. Army and was commissioned as First Lieutenant at Fort Benning, Ga., in 1943. In World II, he served with the 29th Infantry Regiment overseas in Iceland, Scotland, England, France, Belgium, Holland and Germany, and was wounded in the Battle of the Bulge in the Ardennes Breakthrough, for which he received the Purple Heart. He was also awarded the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star for Bravery beyond the line of duty when he took over command of his unit after his captain was killed on the battlefield. In the fall of 1945, Mr. Cunningham returned to Westport with the rank of Captain, after which he earned his Majority serving in the Army Reserves.
Mr. Cunningham resumed his position with Kidder, Peabody & Co. in 1945, and was made a senior partner of that firm in 1952. After serving as a member of the Board of Governors of the National Association of Security Dealers from 1969 to 1971, he became vice chairman in 1971. He also served on the Securities & Exchange Commission until his retirement from Kidder, Peabody in 1972.
Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Cunningham; a brother, Bernard J. Cunningham of River Forest, Ill.; three daughters, Sheila Perry of Amsterdam; Gail Cunningham Coen of Westport, Conn.; and Blithe Dotson of Newton, Conn.; five grandsons, three granddaughters, and one great-grandson. He is also survived by his first wife, Toni Cunningham of Westport.
Funeral and interment arrangements are by The Harding Lewis Funeral Home of Westport, Conn.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Frances Mahar
February 26, 1997
Mrs. Frances M. Mahar, 79, of Patten Avenue, Rensselaer, died Wednesday at Albany Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Cohoes, Mrs. Mahar lived in Rensselaer for many years.
She was a communicant of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church.
Mrs. Mahar was the widow of William J. Mahar.
Survivors include a son, William J. Maher of St. Croix, Virgin Islands; a daughter, Frances Holmes of Menands; a sister, Eleanor Greenwell of Morganfield, Ky.; a brother, Donald Malpass of Oldsmar, Fla.; six grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Services are 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the W.J. Lyons Jr. Funeral Home, 1700 Washington Ave., and at 10:30 at St. Joseph's Church, Third Street, where a Liturgy of Christian Burial will be celebrated.
Spring burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, East Greenbush.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Ralph Brown
February 24, 1997
Ralph Kieffer Brown, 85, of Marr Street, Truth or Consequences, N.M., formerly of Lansingburgh, died Monday at Memorial Medical Center, Las Cruces, N.M.
Born and educated in Amsterdam, Mr. Brown lived in Truth or Consequences for the past four years.
He worked for Simmon's Machine and Tool Company in Menands for 38 years, retiring in 1977.
Mr. Brown was a former communicant of St. Augustine's Church in Lansingburgh and was a member of the Troy Knights of Columbus.
He was the widower of Catherine McMahon Brown.
Survivors include two sons, R. Kenneth Brown of Slingerlands and Richard P. Brown of Orlando, Fla.; three daughters, C. Marlene Herbert of Truth or Consequences, Judith A. Patrick of Northville, Mich., and M. Karen O' Donnell of Troy; a brother, Charles Brown of Troy, a sister, Helen Brown McCabe of Troy; 15 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The services are 9 a.m. Friday at the John J. Sanvidge Funeral Home, 115th Street and Fourth Avenue, Lansingburgh, and at 9:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Augustine's Church.
Calling hours are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Troy.
Avery DeLuca
February 21, 1997
Avery DeLuca, 85, of Sharon Springs, died Friday at Mease Countryside Hospital in Safety Harbor, Fla., after being stricken at his winter home.
Mr. DeLuca was born in Amsterdam and moved to Sharon Springs in 1935.
He was a 1928 graduate of Amsterdam High School and later earned a master's degree from the State University of New York at Albany in 1945.
From 1935 to 1947, Mr. DeLuca taught in the Sharon Springs school district. Subsequently, he served as supervising principal from 1947 until retiring in 1970.
Mr. DeLuca was a charter member of the Sharon Men's Club; a member of the Sharon Springs Volunteer Firemen and the Masonic Lodge; past president of the Schoharie County Teachers Association and Retired Teachers Association of Schoharie County; and president of the Schoharie County Snowbirds of Florida.
During World War II, Mr. DeLuca was president of the Schoharie County unit of the American Red Cross.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Sharon Springs.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Stephenson DeLuca; two sons, Dr. Donald DeLuca of Little Rock, Ark., and the Rev. David DeLuca of Portland, Maine; a daughter, Dr. Carol DeLuca Hunter of Richmond, Ind.; and eight grandchildren.
Cremation was in Florida. A memorial service and burial will be held at a later date in Sharon Springs.
There are no calling hours.
Local arrangements are by the Lappeus Funeral Home.
Mildred Alpert
February 3, 1997
Mildred Sylvia Alpert (Sack) died Feb. 3 in Carlsbad, Calif.
She was married to Stanley Alpert, who survives.
Mrs. Alpert resided in Amsterdam from 1936 to 1939 and from the time of her marriage in 1949 until 1976.
She was a 1939 graduate of Wilbur H. Lynch High School. She was also a member of Congregation Sons of Israel Synagogue and president of the Sisterhood and the Daughters of Jacob in the early 1960s.
In addition to her husband, survivors include a son, Ned Alpert of California; two daughters, Andi Vallon of Washington and Marcia Lawton of Washington; and her sister, Barbara Rose of Florida.
Arrangements were under the direction of Accucare Crematorium.
Arthur Frederick
February 26, 1997
Arthur E. Frederick, 62, of 2283 County Route 107, Perth, died Wednesday at Amsterdam Memorial Hospital after being stricken suddenly.
Born April 12, 1934 in Schenectady, he was the son of Phillip and Georgianna Smith Frederick.
Mr. Frederick resided in Schenectady most of his life, also in Delanson from 1958 until moving to Perth in 1966.
He was educated in Schenectady schools.
Mr. Frederick served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.
He was employed as a sheet metal worker with the Local No. 83 Sheet Metal Union, Albany, retiring in 1991.
He married Darlene M. Brothers on Sept. 13, 1958.
In addition to his wife, survivors include two sons, Arthur E. Frederick Jr. of Broadalbin and Philip V. Frederick of Gloversville; a daughter, Debrah L. Frederick of Perth; two brothers, Charles Frederick of Fayetteville, N.C., and Robert Frederick of Coco Beach, Fla., three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Jeffords Chapel, 85 W. Main St., Broadalbin. Cremation will be at Parkview Crematory in Schenectady.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Salvation Army or Sunnyview of Schenectady.
Blanche Mosher
February 27, 1997
Blanche Mosher, 76, of 15 Walnut Drive, Whitesboro, died Thursday at her home.
Mrs. Mosher was born in St. Johnsville, the daughter of the late Ervin and Bertha Garner Smith. She was educated in St. Johnsville schools and lived many years in the St. Johnsville area.
Mrs. Mosher was a member of Grace Congregational United Church of Christ.
She married Raymond Mosher on Oct. 25, 1941. He died in1984.
Survivors include a son, Raymond Mosher of New Mexico; four daughters, Cheryl Restante of California, Donna Monette of Rome, Kathy Wagoner of Alabama and JoAnn Tobin of Whitesboro; two sisters, Leona Szelc of Watertown and Mary Rackmyer of St. Johnsville; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be conducted at noon Saturday at the Smith-Woody and Enea Funeral Home, 9 Center St., St. Johnsville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery in Fonda.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
Ethel Deul
February 22, 1997
Mrs. Ethel Wendt Deul, 87, of State Street, Schenectady, died Saturday at St. Clare's Hospital after a long illness.
Born and educated in Gloversville Mrs. Deul moved to Schenectady in 1928.
She was a bookkeeper for 40 years through her husband's business, Ray's Radio and TV Service, retiring in 1968.
Mrs. Deul was a Protestant.
Her husband, Seneca "Ray" Duel, died in 1984.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Boorn of Schenectady; three sisters, Dorothy Lent of Mayfield, Marie White of Gloversville, and Betty Buchanan of Johnstown; a brother, Donald Wendt of Glendale, Ariz., three grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday at Griswold Funeral Home, 1867 State St.
There will be no calling hours.
Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery.
Memorial contributions maybe made to charity.
