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Elaine Muir
AMSTERDAM - Miss Elaine Muir, 54, of Grant Avenue, died Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital.
Born in Springfield, Mass., Miss Muir was a graduate of Duanesburg High School.
She was a bus monitor at Liberty Enterprises and also worked in its housekeeping department.
Miss Muir was a member of Perth Bible Church.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Muir of Schenectady; and a sister, Margaret Muir of Amsterdam.
The service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Riley Mortuary, 110 Division St. Calling hours will be from 4 this afternoon until 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Plymouth, N.H.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberty Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Amsterdam, NY 12010.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
Francis M. Van Namee
JOHNSTOWN - Francis M. Van Namee, 86, of Route 67, died Friday at Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville after a short illness.
Born in Lowville, Lewis County, Mr. Van Namee was a 1933 graduate of Lowville Academy and Central School.
He was a senior engineer with GTE & Contel from 1934 until his retirement in 1980 with 46 years of service.
Mr. Van Namee was a member of the Johnstown Moose Lodge and was a former member of the Lowville Fire Department until moving to Johnstown in 1938.
He was of the Catholic faith.
His wife, Hazel Coolman Van Namee, whom he married Feb. 8, 1941, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen E. Bolivar of Rochester; a son, William F. Van Namee of Johnstown; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 this morning at St. Patrick's Church, Glebe Street.
Spring burial will be in Lowville Rural Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnstown Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 523, Johnstown, NY 12095.
Arrangements are by the A.G. Cole Funeral Home.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
Helen Miller
LATHAM - Mrs. Helen Tallmadge Miller, 83, of Jeanne Jugan Lane, died at home Monday.
Born and educated in Albany, Mrs. Miller had lived in Latham since 1989 and had also lived in Altamont and Lake Wales, Fla. She had previously lived in Westmere for 33 years.
She was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy, Albany, and St. Peter's Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at St. Peter's Hospital and Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Albany.
Mrs. Miller was a former communicant of St. Lucy's Church in Altamont, Holy Spirit Church in Lake Wales, Christ the King Church in Westmere and St. Margaret Mary Church in Albany, where she was a member of the Altar-Rosary Society.
Survivors include three daughters, Sister Maria Goretti (Elizabeth), L.S.P., of Baltimore, Md., Sister Anastasia (Margaret), L.S.P., of Montreal, Canada, and Theresa Tessarzik of Altamont; six sons, John G. Miller of Clifton Park, Thomas H. Miller of Schenectady, Joseph R. and Robert W. Miller, both of Altamont, Edward J. Miller of East Greenbush and Michael P. Miller of Wynantskill; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Hope Chapel, 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Hope Residence.
Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands.
Contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham, NY 12110. Arrangements are by the Dufresne & Cavanaugh Funeral Home.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
Ira J. Mayes
BOSTON - Ira J. Mayes, 81, died Saturday at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a short illness.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. Mayes was raised in Schenectady. He moved to Cambridge, Mass., in the mid-1940s.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard the Nicholas and participating in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He also served during the Korean War.
Mr. Mayes was a carpenter at the Perini Construction Co., retiring in 1985.
He was a retired member of Carpenters Union Local 40.
Mr. Mayes was the widower of T. Doris Delaney Mayes.
Survivors include two sons, Dan and Ira J. Mayes Jr., both of Everett, Mass.; two daughters, Lea Mayes and Sue Arbogast, both of Everett, Mass.; a brother, George "Mickey" Mayes of New York; and a sister, Edna Dawson of New York.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Church, 2254 Massachusetts Ave., N. Cambridge.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the John H. Sawyer Funeral Home, 329 Bunker Hill St., Charlestown, Mass.
Burial will follow the Mass in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
Isabell DeMatteo
GLENVILLE - Private services will be held for Mrs. Isabell DeMatteo, 81, of Hetcheltown Road, who died Friday at St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady after a short illness.
Born in Glens Falls, Mrs. DeMatteo was a lifelong area resident. She was a laboratory technician at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady before retiring in 1981.
Mrs. DeMatteo was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Schenectady.
Her husband, Carl P. DeMatteo, died in 1992.
Survivors include three sons, Carl DeMatteo of Naugatuck, Conn., and Tod and Anthony DeMatteo, both of Schenectady; two daughters, Jacqueline Madonna and Sharon Andreine, both of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, Robert Bannin of West Palm Beach, Fla.; 12 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.
There are no calling hours.
Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Schenectady.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.
Arrangements are by the Griswold Funeral Home, Schenectady.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
James J. Cooney
WATERVLIET - James J. Cooney, 81, of Second Avenue, died Sunday at home after a long illness.
Born in Troy, Mr. Cooney attended Lansingburgh High School.
He worked for Marvin's Wallpaper in Troy. He later worked for the former Tobin Packing Co. in Albany for more than 41 years, retiring in 1981 as a supervisor of the shipping floor.
Mr. Cooney was a volunteer at the Watervliet Thrift Shop.
He was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Harriett Green Cooney; a daughter, Kathleen A. Russell of Clifton Park; a son, James J. Cooney of Center Brunswick; a sister, Margaret Moran of Troy; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
The service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet. Calling hours will be 6 to 8 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Albany Rural Cemetery, Menands.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer, NY 12144.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
Janina Almasi
NISKAYUNA - Mrs. Janina Stolle Almasi, 89, of Regent Street, died Sunday at St. Clare's Hospital.
Born in Nieman, Poland, Mrs. Almasi came to the United States in 1948. She was a local resident for the past 37 years.
Mrs. Almasi was a communicant of St. Helen's Church.
She was the widow of Dr. Joseph C. Almasi, who died in 1989.
Survivors include four sons, George S. Almasi of Katonah, Westchester County, John J. Almasi of Waukesha, Wis., Joseph P. Almasi of South Glens Falls, and Stephen M. Almasi of Niskayuna; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. Thursday at the Daly Funeral Home, 242 McClellan St., followed at 9:30 at St. Helen's Church, 1801 Union St., where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery.
Calling hours are from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Eddy Home Care Activities Dept., Attention, Virginia Mazzazzo, 433 River St., Troy, NY 12180.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
John J. Benjamin
SCHENECTADY - John J. Benjamin, 54, of Union Street, died Sunday at Ellis Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Schenectady, Mr. Benjamin was a graduate of the former Mont Pleasant High School and SUNY-Cobleskill.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
Mr. Benjamin was a former member of St. John the Baptist Church.
Survivors include a son, John F. Benjamin of Chicago, Ill.; his stepfather, Robert Wagner of Schenectady; and a brother, Richard Benjamin of Schenectady.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Saratoga National Cemetery.
There are no calling hours.
Arrangements are by the Bond Funeral Home.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
Lillian Dominick
GREENFIELD CENTER - Mrs. Lillian Torlone Dominick, 75, formerly of Bump Hill Road, died Friday in Darlington, S.C.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Mrs. Dominick was a lifelong area resident.
She was the head of medical records at Saratoga Hospital, Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge and later retired from the Whitney Young Health Center in Albany in 1981.
Mrs. Dominick was the former president of the Principessa Elena Society and a member of the Court McLaughlin Catholic Daughters of the Americas. She also performed with the Sweet Adelines Chorus.
Her husband, Peter Dominick, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, Francis J. Dominick of Saratoga Springs; two daughters, Valerie Dominick of Greenfield Center and Veronica Coyner of Darlington, S.C.; six grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Clement's Catholic Church, 231 Lake Ave. Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, West Avenue.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-1905.
Dated: Tuesday, 05-Dec-2000
