William J. Minnick

Minnick, William J. CLIFTON PARK William J. "Bill" Minnick, 104, of Coburg Village Way, beloved husband of the late Lolita Swefert Minnick, entered into eternal life on Saturday, September 29, 2007 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Home in Schenectady. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., he was the son of the late Thomas R. and Henrietta Goldberg Minnick. He was a graduate of All Hallows High School in New York City and had earned his B.A. from Fordham University. Mr. Minnick retired in 1996 as office administrator of the Village of Freeport Recreation Center in Freeport, Long Island, N.Y. He was a communicant of St. Edward the Confessor Church in Clifton Park and while a resident of over 50 years of Freeport, he was a communicant and member of the Holy Name Society of Our Holy Redeemer Parish. He had a great love of little league baseball and had served in different capacities including that of district administrator. Bill was also an avid New York Yankees fan. Devoted father of William C. (Margaret "Peggy") Minnick of Rockville Center, Long Island, N.Y. and Thomas R. (Rochelle) Minnick of Clifton Park; brother of the late Robert, Katherine and Gertrude Minnick and Beatrice Lynch. He is also survived by nine grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and a niece, Rosemary McCarthy of Freeport. Funeral will be held Tuesday morning at 9:15 a.m. from the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route Nine in Clifton Park, thence to St. Edward the Confessor Church, Clifton Park Center Rd., Clifton Park, where at 10:00 a.m. the Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home on Monday from 6 to 8 p.m. Calling hours will also be held on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hungerford & Clark, Inc. Funeral Home, 110 Pine St., Freeport, Long Island, N.Y. Relatives and friends will process from Hungerford & Clark, Inc. Funeral Home on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. to the burial which will be held in the Greenfield Cemetery, Uniondale, Long Island, N.Y.