Obituary of Mark A. Major

Attorney Mark A. Major, 51 years old, of N. Shore Road, died Tuesday in Saratoga Springs. Mark was born September 7, 1958 in Amsterdam, a son of Gene and Barbara Helmin Major. He was raised in Hagaman and was a graduate of Amsterdam High School, Union College and Albany Law School. Mark resided in Saratoga County and was a long standing resident of Edinburg. Mark was engaged in private practice in Saratoga and was Saratoga County First Assistant Public Defender. He was a member of the Saratoga County Bar Association. Mark enjoyed boating and his time at the lake. Survivors in addition to his parents, Gene and Barbara Major of Hagaman, include his wife the former Karen Van Schaik of Edinburg, his son and daughter, Mathieu and Gina Major of Saratoga, his sisters, Deborah Dr. Michael Halvonik of Cincinnatti, Ohio, and Lisa Steven Van Wagenen of Saratoga, 2 nephews, Christopher and Jonathan Halvonik, aunts, uncles and cousins. Mark was predeceased by his brother, Atty: Geoffrey E. Major who died February 21st of this year. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am Saturday, December 12, 2009 at St. Stephen's Roman Catholic Church in Hagaman with Father Martin DeRose officiating. Burial will be in St. Stephen's Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends on Friday from 4 until 7pm at Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam. Memorial contributions may be made in Mark's memory: Shrine of the North American Martyrs, 136 Shrine Road, Auriesville, NY 12016.