Bunzey, Ford F.

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Birth

Ford F. Bunzey was born in 1924 in West Berne, the son of Ford Bunzey Sr.. (1887 - 1964) and Ethel I Conklin (1890 - 1982). His siblings were:

• Emma Stevens of Knox, the wife of Raymond L. Stevens, and mother of Diane S. Stevens
• Mildred Labonowicz of Pensacola; Fla.
• Olive Rose of Central Bridge (Schoharie Co.)
• Ruby Simon of Schenectady
• Betty Bunzey of West Berne;
• Kenneth R. Bunzey of Berne
• Ralph Bunzey of Monroe, Ga.
• Eva Mae Bunzey
• Bunzey, Morris of Berne

Education

Ford Bunzey was a graduate of the Berne-Knox High School.

Occupation

Ford F. Bunzey worked for the General Electric Co. in Schenectady for 40 years retiring in 1986 as foreman of the Wire Mill Dept. He was president of the Hilltowns Senior Citizens and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Berne. He had served as both tax collector and town justice in the town of Berne at one time. He helped to found the Youth baseball program in Berne.

Marriage & Children

Ford F. Bunzey married Edna Eggers Bunzey. Their children were:

• Bruce Bunzey of Westerlo
• Glenn Bunzey of Longmont, Colo.
• Brian Bunzey of Berne
• Garry Bunzey of Altamont

Death

Ford F. Bunzey, 67, of Sickle Hill Road, died Dec. 17 (1991)at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany following a brief illness.

Obituary

Ford F. Bunzey Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, December 26, 1991

BERNE — Ford F. Bunzey, 67, of Sickle Hill Road, died Dec. 17 (1991) at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany following a brief illness. Bunzey was born in West Berne, and was a lifelong area resident.

He was a graduate of the Berne-Knox High School. He worked for the General Electric Co. in Schenectady for 40 years retiring in 1986 as foreman of the Wire Mill Dept. He was president of the Hilltowns Senior Citizens and a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Berne. He had served as both tax collector and town justice in the town of Berne at one time. He helped to found the Youth baseball program in Berne.

He is survived by his wife, Edna Eggers Bunzey; four sons, Bruce Bunzey of Westerlo, Glenn Bunzey of Longmont, Colo., Brian Bunzey of Berne and Garry Bunzey of Altamont; five sisters, Emma Stevens of Knox, Mildred Labonowicz of Pensacola; Fla., Olive Rowe of Central Bridge, Ruby Simons of Schenectady, and Betty Bunzey of West Berne; two brothers, Kenneth Bunzey of Berne and Ralph Bunzey of Monroe, Ga. He is also survived by six grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Services were Saturday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Burial was in Woodlawn Cemetery, Berne. Arrangements were by Fredendall Funeral Home.

Contributions may be made to the St. Paul's Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the Helderberg Ambulance Squad. Ford F. Bunzey Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, December 26, 1991

Additional Media

Ford Bunzey: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: Ford Bunzey
State of Issue: New York
Date of Birth: Saturday September 13, 1924
Date of Death: Tuesday December 17, 1991
Est. Age at Death: 67 years, 3 months, 4 days
Last known residence:
City: Berne; South Berne; West Berne
County: Albany
State: New York
ZIP Code: 12023
Latitude: 42.6069
Longitude: -74.1594

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