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Sophia Itskov
ALBANY - Mrs. Sophia K. Itskov, 50, of Providence Street, died Monday at Albany Medical Center after being stricken.
Born in Gomel, Russia, Mrs. Itskov came to the United States in 1980.
She worked for the NYS Health Department in Albany until her retirement. She also coordinated the emigration of many Russian families to the United States.
Mrs. Itskov was a member of Temple Israel.
Survivors include her husband, Gilya Itskov; two sons, Alex Itskov of Albany and Arkady Itskov of Troy; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Temple Israel Cemetery, Western Avenue, Guilderland.
Arrangements are by the Levine Memorial Chapel.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
Troy Allen Monk
CANAJOHARIE - Private services were held for Troy Allen Monk, 30, of Cliff Street, who died Friday at St. Mary's Hospital.
Born in Amsterdam, Mr. Monk was educated at Canajoharie Central School.
He was formerly a truck driver with the Pecos Trucking Co. of New Mexico.
Mr. Monk returned to Canajoharie three months ago.
He attended Calvary Chapel in New Mexico.
Survivors include his wife, Sybil Barber Monk, whom he married March 31, 1998; his parents, Richard and Teresa Monk of Canajoharie; three daughters, Heather, Tabatha and Jade Monk, all of Canajoharie; a stepson, Zain Barber of Canajoharie; a brother, Richard A. Monk of Canajoharie; two sisters, Stacey Monk of Canajoharie and Robin Jusenius of Fonda; and his maternal grandmother, Evelyn Hinderliter of Broadalbin.
Burial was in Ephratah Rural Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to a memorial trust fund established for his children at Central National Bank in Canajoharie.
Arrangements were by the Houghtaling & Smith Funeral Home.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
John R. Breen
KINDERHOOK - John R. Breen, 63, died Monday at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, after a long illness.
Born in Albany, Mr. Breen was a school bus driver and instructor for Ichabod Crane Central School for 15 years, retiring in 1996.
He was a member of the Kinderhook Elks and Tri Village Rod & Gun Club of Valatie.
Survivors include his wife, Joan Brantigan Breen; two sons, Michael P. and Todd J. Breen, both of Kinderhook; and a grandchild.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Wm. J. Rockefeller Funeral Home, 165 Columbia Tpk., Rensselaer.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Valatie Rescue Squad, PO Box 242, Valatie, NY 12184.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
Yolanda Salas de Murillo
AMSTERDAM - Mrs. Yolanda Salas de Murillo, 79, of Alajuela, Costa Rica, died Monday in Alajuela after a short illness.
A lifelong Alajuela resident, Mrs. Murillo was a communicant of Iglesia Carmen Roman Catholic Church.
Her husband, Luis Murillo, died March 29.
Survivors include a son, Carlos Murillo of Amsterdam; three daughters, Yolanda Phillips, Xinia Murillo and Gilda Rodriguez, all of Alajuela; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services and burial will be in Alajuela.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at a later date at St. Michael the Archangel Church, Grove Street.
Local arrangements are by the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, Amsterdam.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
Markus Eggenberger
NISKAYUNA - Markus A. Eggenberger, 81, of Niskayuna, died Saturday at Ellis Hospital after a short illness.
enbergerBorn and raised in Herisav, Switzerland, Mr. Eggenberger received a master of mechanical engineering license from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in 1944.
He was a first lieutenant pilot in the Swiss Air Force from 1938 to 1950, serving 1,666 days during World War II.
After moving to the United States, Mr. Eggenberger was an engineer at the General Electric Co. from 1950 until retiring in 1983.
Mr. Eggenberger was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and held the office of chairman P.T.C. 20 in New York City from 1960 to 1969. He received the service award Electricite de France in 1953, a Fellowship in A.S.M.E. in 1967, the A.S.M.E. Service Award in 1970 and the GE Power System Sector Award in 1980. He also held 31 U.S. patents and 18 publications.
Survivors include his wife of 17 years, Llanie Eggenberger; two daughters, Sylvia Honton of Sacramento, Calif., and Helen Crow of Scotia; two sisters, Verena Onigkeit and Ursula Aerni, both of Switzerland; and two grandchildren.
A service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Road, Colonie. Calling hours will be from 4 p.m. until the service on Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Philippines.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
Maria Czeresniowska
WATERVLIET - Mrs. Maria Czeresniowska, 86, formerly of the Hanratta Apartments, died Monday at Van Rensselaer Manor, North Greenbush.
Born and raised in the Ukraine, Mrs. Czeresniowska moved to the United States in January 1973 and settled in Watervliet. She also lived in Latham.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Ukranian National Women's League of America (Soyuz-Ukrainok) and the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ukranian Club of Watervliet. She was also a communicant of St. Nicholas Ukranian Catholic Church.
Mrs. Czeresniowska was the widow of Anthony Czeresniowska and Michael Fil.
Survivors include two sons, Nicholas Fil of Latham and John Fil of Menands; two daughters, Maria Kulyk of North Greenbush and Irene Klem of Troy; a brother, Nicholas Szaszkewycz of the Ukraine; a sister, Tekla Komarowska of the Ukraine; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Parker Brothers Memorial, 2013 Broadway, followed at 9:30 at St. Nicholas Ukrainian Church, where the funeral liturgy will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. The Panakhyda Service will be held at 7.
Burial will be in St. Nicholas Cemetery, Maplewood.
Memorial contributions may be made to the UNWLA's Milk & Roll Program for starving school children in the Ukraine in care of the funeral home.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
Josephine Smimmo
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Josephine L. Smimmo, 76, of Forest Hill Towers, died Sunday at the home of her daughter in Chester, Orange County, after a long illness.
Born in Brooklyn, Mrs. Smimmo was a member of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church; R.I.D.; and the Red Cross.
She was a homemaker.
John M. Smimmo, whom she married Jan. 24, 1943, died Aug. 28, 1987.
Survivors include four daughters, Marianne Sovick of Bethel Park, Pa., Emilia Conroy of Chester, Vincenza Coadney of Gloversville and Angela Smimmo of Amsterdam; two sons, Pasquale Smimmo of Chester and Ralph Smimmo of Hurst, Texas; three sisters, Luigina Latella of Long Island City, Marianna Laurenzano of New Mexico and Angelina Maniscako of Goshen; a brother; Anthony Grosso of Albuquerque, N.M.; 21 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary of Mt. Carmel Church, S. Main Street, Gloversville.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 today and 7 to 9 tonight at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St., Johnstown.
Burial will be in Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Johnstown.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hospice of Orange County in Hudson Valley, 800 Stony Brook Court, Newburgh, NY 12550 or the American Diabetes Association.
Dated: Tuesday, 15-Aug-2000
Jane Sayles, 85, Schenectady, Edison Club golf champion
SCHENECTADY - Mrs. Jane DeCorah Sayles, 85, of Bradt Street, died Thursday at St. Clare's Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Sayles was a Schenectady High School graduate.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Sayles was a 60-year member of the Edison Club and was named women's golf champion 15 times over 34 years. She was also women's senior club champion and was runner-up in the New York State Women's Amateur in 1960. She was elected a charter member of the Edison Club Hall of Fame in 1982.
She was a member of the 70+ Ski Club and the Northeastern Women Golf Association.
Audre L. Sayles, whom she married April 30, 1940, died in 1989.
Survivors include a daughter, Deirdre Wedekind of Galway; four sisters, Marian Greeley of Oakridge, Tenn., Helen Kuhlberg of Burnt Hills, Rita Thacheray of Clifton Park and Ruth Bull of West Charlton; and two grandchildren.
Services will be held at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Bond Funeral Home, Broadway and Guilderland Avenue.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie.
Contributions may be made to the Capital District Dialysis Chapter, 650 McClellan St., Schenectady, or St. Clare's Hospital Foundation, 600 McClellan St., Schenectady, NY 12304.
Dated: Saturday, 14-Oct-2000
John Bradshaw, Schenectady, WWII vet, former RPI teacher
SCHENECTADY - John Alden Bradshaw, 81, of Green Street, died Sept. 28 after being stricken while in Agriento, Italy.
Born in Ann Arbor, Mich., Mr. Bradshaw graduated from Cranbrook School and Harvard University.
During World War II, he served five years with the Army Field Artillery and reached Europe with a howitzer battalion just as the Allied Forces crossed the Rhine. He was discharged as a major.
After his military discharge, Mr. Bradshaw returned to Harvard University and received a master's degree in physics and electrical engineering; and a Ph.D. in electron physics.
For several years, he worked at the General Electric Research Laboratory.
Mr. Bradshaw then taught microwave engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, until retiring in 1979.
He was a member of the First Unitarian Society of Schenectady; the Torch Club; and was a charter member of the Singletons Club.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Bradshaw Whaley of State College, Pa.
A memorial service will be announced by the Feeley-Nuzback Funeral Home, Scotia.
Burial will be in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Dated: Saturday, 14-Oct-2000
