Obituary of Mary R. Vergine

Obituary- Mary R. Vergine Amsterdam, N.Y.?Mary R. Vergine, 86, formerly of Romeyn Avenue, resident of the Mount Loretto Nursing Home since April 17, 2001, died Friday morning at the St. Mary?s Hospital in Amsterdam. Born October 1, 1918 in Amsterdam, New York, she was the daughter of Pasquale and Theresa Santora Costello. She was a life long Amsterdam resident and attended local schools. Mary was employed by the Greater Amsterdam School District where she worked in the cafeteria until retiring in 1981. She was an avid golfer. Mary was a communicant of St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church of Amsterdam and she was devoted to St. Theresa. On June 25, 1939 she was married to John Vergine, who died January 18, 1995. She was predeceased by a brother Dominick ?Coke? Costello and a sister Caroline Roberto. Survivors include several cousins and her dear friends Gerry and Barbara Faulds. Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 4, 2005, at 10:30 a.m. at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Avenue, Amsterdam, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial to be Celebrated at 11:30 a.m. at St. Michael the Archangel Roman Catholic Church, grove Street, Amsterdam. Burial will take place at St. Michael?s Cemetery in Amsterdam. The family will receive relatives and friends on Monday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Mary?s memory to St. Michael?s Memorial Fund.