Bunzey, Ford F.
Birth
Ford F. Bunzey was born in 1924 in West Berne. His siblings were:
- Kenneth Bunzey of Berne
- Ralph Bunzey of Monroe, Ga.
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
- Emma Stevens of Knox, the wife of Raymond L. Stevens, and mother of Diane S. Stevens
- Mildred Labonowicz of Pensacola; Fla.
- Olive Rowe of Central Bridge
- Ruby Simons of Schenectady
- Betty Bunzey of West Berne;
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
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
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