Bunzey, Morris
Birth
Morris Bunzey was born in Knox Feb. 11, 1910; the first of the 10 children 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 Labanowicz of Pensacola, Fla.
- Olive Rowe of Central Bridge
- Ruby Simon of Schenectady
- Kenneth Bunzey of Berne and Summerfield, Fla
- Ford Bunzey Jr. of Sickle's Hill Road, Berne
- Eva Mae Anderson of West Berne
- Betty Bunzey of West Berne
- Ralph Bunzey of Monroe, Ga.;
Education
Morris Bunzey attended Cobleskill Agricultural College.
Occupation
Morris Bunzey was a Schoharie County farmer until 1973.
Marriage & Children
Morris Bunzey married Veronica in 1950. THeir children were:
- Marjorie Crews of Lake City, Fla.
- Lorraine Host of Los Angeles, Calif.
- Morris Bunzey Jr, of Glendale, Calif.
Death
Morris Bunzey died Feb. 14, (1989) in a Florida hospital after a heart attack.
Obituary
MORRIS BUNZEY
WEST BERNE - A family memorial service was held Saturday for Morris Bunzey, who died Feb. 14, (1989) in a Florida hospital after a heart attack. The service was held at the home of his sister, EvaMae, and Perry Anderson in West Berne with Rev. Robert Hoffman of First Reformed Church of Berne officiating.
Morris Bunzey was born in Knox Feb. 11, 1910; the first of the 10 children of Ford and Ethel Conklin Bunzey. He attended Cobleskill Agricultural College and was a Schoharie County farmer until 1973. When he retired with his wife, Veronica, whom he had married in 1950, to live in Dade City, Fla, He was a member of the Beaverdam Reformed Church here and Schoharie Lodge, 491 F&A M.
Funeral services were under direction of Oakley Funeral Home in Dade City, Fla., at the Chapel Hill Garden Cemetery with the Rev. Karl Ribbeck of the Dade City Lutheran Church officiating.
Bunzey is survived by his wife; three children - Marjorie Crews of Lake City, Fla., Lorraine Host of Los Angeles, Calif., and Morris Bunzey Jr, of Glendale, Calif.; nine brothers and sisters — Emma Stevens of Knox, Mildred Labanowicz of Pensacola, Fla., Olive Rowe of Central Bridge, Ruby Simons of Schenectady, Kenneth Bunzey of Berne and Summerfield, Fla, Ford Bunzey Jr. of Sickle's Hill Road, Berne, Eva Mae Anderson of West Berne, Betty Bunzey of West Berne and Ralph Bunzey of Monroe, Ga.; 13 grandchildren, 14 great-grand-children and several nieces and nephews.
- Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, February 23, 1989
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