The Express Newspaper October 10, 2013
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William and Elfried Milner
MECHANICVILLE – A dual cremation interment service will be held on Wednesday, Oct 9th, at the Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville for William and Elfriede Milner. Mr. Milner died at age 60, in 1978 at Riverhead, NY, and Mrs. Milner died August 11, 2013 at age 86 in Charlotte, N.C.
Mr. Milner was a career Air Force serviceman, serving during WW II and Korea Wars, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1961. Mrs. Milner was a homemaker.
They are survived by their son and daughter-in law George and Susan Milner of Mechanicville, and a daughter and son-in-law Barbara and Marl Christler of Charlotte, N.C.
Friends are asked to meet at the Visitors Center at the Cemetery at 11:45 AM Wednesday.
DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville, arranged local services.
Friends are asked to meet at the Visitors Center at the Cemetery at 11:45 AM Wednesday.
DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville, arranged local services.
Major Emil J. Schmidt (retired) – 97
MELROSE - Major Emil J. Schmidt (retired), 97, of Melrose-Valley Falls Road, died Saturday evening, Oct. 5th, at his residence, in the care of his loving wife of 73 years, Mary Molesky Schmidt, and family.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, Oct. 11th at 11 AM at Transfiguration Parish (North), 17 South Main St., Schaghticoke followed by burial in St. John’s Cemetery. Calling hours at Transfiguration Parish (North) are Thursday from 4-7 PM, with a wake prayer service at 7 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family asks that remembrances please be made to Transfiguration Parish (North), 17 South Main Street, Schagticoke, NY 12154 in memory of Emil J. Schmidt.
Visit Devito-Salvadore Funeral Home's web site (www.devito-salvadorefh.com) to leave condolences and for directions.
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The Express Newspaper – October 3, 2013
Helen Eva (Speanburg) Oliver – 91
MECHANICVILLE - Helen Eva (Speanburg) Oliver passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at her granddaughter's residence with her loving family at her side. She was 91.
Born on August 21, 1922 in Valley Falls, daughter of the late Earl and Eva (Cross) Speanburg.
During World War II, Helen worked 7 days a week for Behr Manning in Watervliet while her husband, the late William C. Oliver served in the armed forces as a Bombardier overseas. After her employment during the war, she worked as a mail clerk at Geier and Blum in Troy.
Relatives and friends may call from 5-8pm on Friday, October 4, 2013 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street, Schaghticoke. Funeral service will be conducted at 10am on Saturday in the funeral home. Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery, Schaghticoke.
Memorial contributions in Helen's name may be made to the Mechanicville-Stillwater Breast Cancer Walk, C/O Joyce DiVirgilio, 270 South Main Street, Mechanicville, NY 12118.
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Harold Richard Webster
Acra, NY and Burlington, NC - Harold Webster 80, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2013 at his home in Burlington, NC holding his loving wife Kathy's hand with family by his side.
Harold was born June 6, 1933 in Acra, NY to Raymond and Theresa Webster. Harold grew up in the small town of Acra enjoying the Catskill Mountains in his back yard.
Family and friends may call from 10:30am to 12:30pm Friday October 4, 2013 at Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 729 Hudson Ave Stillwater, NY. Burial will immediately follow at Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duel Road, Schuylerville, NY.
Memorials may be made to Old Friends of Cabin Creek, Cabin Creek Farm, 483 Sandhill Road, Greenfield Center, NY 12833 in honor of Harold. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com
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Halfmoon Turns 225/Parade & Festival – By Melissa LeMay
HALFMOON - It was a beautiful fall afternoon at the Halfmoon Town Park on Saturday,
Halfmoon Celebrations Committee held their 5th Annual Fall Festival. It also marked Halfmoon’s 225th Anniversary of the formation of the Town. More than 30 organizations, Councilman, businesses and Fire Departments kicked off the celebration with a parade down RT. 236 between Knox Woods and ended in the Town Park.
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Wormuth Will Not Step Down – By Michael Bielawski
Halfmoon – Mindy Wormuth, Town Supervisor since 2007, will not step down from that role after four Town Board Members asked her to resign. The resignation request came after the Times Union reported that FBI agents visited her office for reasons that for now remain unknown. Wormuth was not present at the latest Town Board meeting due to a family emergency, though there was a media circus and some critical voices to be heard.
The board members who signed the request are Walter Polak, Paul Hotaling, John Wasielewski and Craig Hayner, which stated that while Wormuth is not presumed guilty of anything, it is in their opinion in the town’s best interest for her to resign.
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Kayaking4Meso – By Sandy McBride
Paddling against a strong headwind for 16 miles from Schuylerville to Stillwater to Mechanicville, Mark Wells and 75 determined kayakers . . . men and women of all ages and one feisty dog . . . completed the third annual Kayaking4Meso run down the Hudson River. Their efforts raised $9,000 for the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation's quest to find treatment and a cure for this debilitating disease. Mark is the director of Kayaking4Meso, and has organized this event each year. His daughter Linda was diagnosed with meso at the age of 15. Rarely found in young people, mesothelioma is most often associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos.
