 1918 - 2013 (95 years)
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| Name |
Mary Yestremski Gartner |
| Born |
15 Apr 1918 |
Little Falls, New York  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
16 Oct 2013 |
Little Falls, New York |
| Person ID |
I359 |
Abeling Family Tree | Family of Peter and Josephine Yestremski |
| Last Modified |
25 Oct 2013 |
| Father |
Peter Yestremski, b. 07 Nov 1883, d. Nov 1970 (Age 87 years) |
| Mother |
Josephine Piniaha Yestremski, b. 15 May 1891, Yaroslaw, Austria , d. 01 Mar 1961 (Age 69 years) |
| Married |
17 May 1911 |
Sacred Heart Church, Little Falls, Herkimer County, New York |
| Photos |
 | Wedding Picture of Peter Yestremski and Josephine Piniaha
Note from Brian Abeling: Josephine and Peter were married May 17, 1911, according to Josephine's newspaper obituary.
Special thanks to Robert Gartner and Catherine Roginski for providing a copy of the photo. |
 | Yestremski Family about 1920
Back row, left to right
Josephine, Peter who is holding Mary, Katherine Yendryka (Josephine's mother)
Front row, left to right: Stella, Tony, Caroline
Considering that Mary might be about 2 years old, the photo is therefore estimated to be taken around 1920.
Special thanks to Robert Gartner and Mary Gartner for providing a copy of the photo. |
| Documents
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 | 1920 US Census: St Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
living in district 107 (my assumption this is Kringsbush Road/Baum Road area)
Peter Battisti, 29, immigated to US in 1904, naturalized US Citizen in Nov 1914
wife, Anna (nee Piniaha), 26, immigrated to the US in 1911, naturalized citizen in Nov 1914.
son, Anthony, 10 [Believed to be Tony Korniat, child of Anna's]
daughter, Rose, 6
son, Floyd, 5
son, Joseph, 2
Living next door...
Josephine Yestremski (nee Piniaha, Anna's sister), 26, immigrated to US in 1912
son, Anthony, 7
daughter, Stella, 6
daughter, Caroline, 4
daughter, Mary?, 2 |
 | 1930 US Census: St Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Living on Krings Bush Road...
Peter Battisti, 40, married for 23 yrs, born in Italy, spoke Italian prior to coming to US, immigrated in 1906
wife, Anna (nee Piniaha), 40, married for 23 yrs, born in Yaroslaw, Austria, immigrated in 1906
daughter, Rose, 15
son, Floyd, 14
son, Joe, 12
son, Angelo, 10
son, Edigio, 9
son, Americo, 7
son, Albert, 5
daughter, Anna, 3
daughter, Gina, 10 months
living next door...
Peter Yestremski, 43, born in Yaroslaw, Austria, immigrated in 1912
wife, Josephine (nee Piniaha), 39, born in Yaroslaw, Austria, immigrated in 1912
son, Anthony, 18, born in NY
daughter, Stella, 16
daughter,Caroline, 14
[rest of family continued on next page] |
 | 1930 US Census: St Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York
Living on Krings Bush Road...
Continuation of Peter and Jospehine Yestremski family...
daughter, Mary, 11
daughter, Veronica, 10
daughter, Gertrude, 7
daughter, Katherine, 5
daughter, Blance, 2
Living on Crum Creek Road...
Henry Shuster, 42, married at 28 yrs old, born in NY, mother and father born in NY
wife, Helen (nee Close), 37, 23 at first marriage, born in NY, father born in Penn, mother born in England
daughter (error should be son), Francis, 11
son, Robert, 10
daughter, Mildred, 8
son, Donalad, 5
son, Stanely, 10 months
mother in law, Alice Close, 72, widow, born in England, mother and father both born in England |
| Family ID |
F122 |
Group Sheet |
| Family |
Frank G. Gartner, Jr., b. 05 Sep 1915, Fleming, Kansas , d. 28 Sep 2006, Van Allen Nursing Home, Little Fall, Herkimer County, New York (Age 91 years) |
| Married |
29 Jun 1940 |
St Mary's Church, Little Falls, New York |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
10 Apr 2007 |
| Family ID |
F126 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- LITTLE FALLS: Mary Veronica Gartner, 95, a long time Little Falls resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at her home with the love and support of her son at her side.
Born in Little Falls on April 15, 1918, Mary was the daughter of the late Peter and Josephine (Piniaha) Yestremski. Raised and educated locally, she attended St. Johnsville Schools. On June 29, 1940 she married Frank G. Gartner at St. Mary?s Church in Little Falls; sharing 66 years of a wonderful and loving relationship filled with great affection and admiration until his passing on September 28, 2006.
Mary worked for many years as a dress maker for P & K in Little Falls. She enriched the lives of her family with her kindness, caring, generosity, and unending devotion to her husband, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She was a revered member of her family and will always be remembered for her wonderful smile, great cooking, and her wizardry in creating clothes with her sewing machine. Mary was a devoted parishioner of Holy Family Parish, Little Falls.
She is survived by her loving children, Robert of Sterling, VA and her daughter Carole Ehlinger and son-in-law Jim of Colts Neck, NJ; her cherished grandchildren, Christine McDonough and husband Dan, Catherine and James Ehlinger, Jr.; her adoring great granddaughters, Allison, Megan, and Katelyn McDonough who will miss her amazing spirit, her cooking, sewing lessons, and playing with the toys and dolls at her house. Mary is also survived by her sister, Katherine Roginski of Mohawk; her in-law, Mary (Mimi) Gartner and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mary was predeceased by her brothers, Tony Yestremski, and Michael and Joseph who died at birth and her sisters, Stella Matis, Caroline Edwards, Blanche Hajczewski, Gertrude Nellis and Veronica Ostasz.
In lieu of floral arrangements, expressions of sympathy in the form of donations may be made to Holy Family Parish, Little Falls; envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
The family will receive friends and relatives at the Enea Family Funeral Home, 24 W. Monroe Street, Little Falls, NY (315)823-2424 on Sunday, October 20, 2013 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Mary?s funeral service will commence on Monday, October 21, 2013 beginning with prayer at 10:15 a.m. from the chapel of the funeral home and at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Family Parish, corner of Main/John Streets, Little Falls, where her Funeral Mass will be celebrated by the Reverend Thomas Lawless, Pastor. Procession will then follow to St. Mary?s Cemetery, Town of Herkimer, where she will be laid to rest next to her beloved husband Frank.
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