Ethel L. Schreieck

Schreieck, Ethel L. ALBANY Ethel L. (Fohs) Schreieck, 87, died Monday, December 3, 2007 at the Guilderland Center Nursing Home. She was the daughter of the late Theodore and Bertha (Unger) Fohs. Born in New York City, she was reared and educated in the Woodlawn section of the Bronx and West-chester County. She worked as a secretary in the Federal Reserve Bank and a statistician for an import company in New York City until her marriage to Carl J. Schreieck in 1948. They moved to Albany from Connecticut with their two children in 1953. Ethel was a communicant of St. Catherine of Siena Church since its inception and was a member of the SCS Seniors and Crafts Association. She was an associate member of her husband's U.S. Marine Corps. "6" Marine Division Association. She was secretary/assistant financial aid director at the College of St. Rose for many years, retiring in 1982. As a hobby, Ethel enjoyed crewel embroidery, donating her creations for church affairs and to her friends. She was the beloved wife of 41 years of Carl J. Schreieck who died in 1990. She is survived by her son, Theodore "Ted" Schreieck and his wife Christine of Voorheesville; her daughter, Carol Leonardo and her husband Donald of Cincinnati, Ohio; her grandson, Fredrick Schreieck; two granddaughters, Meghan (Victor) Harris and Carrie (Keith) Schaeper; great-grandchildren, Ty Harris and Paige Harris; grandniece, Jennifer (Phil) Spear and several cousins. She was predeceased by her sister, Agnes Weismann and her husband Leonard; niece, Barbara Murray and nephew, Peter Weismann. The family would like to thank the staff on the "A" Wing at the Guilderland Center Nursing Home for their loving care of Mom. Funeral services will be held 10:15 a.m. Thursday from the Daniel Keenan Funeral Home, 490 Delaware Ave., Albany thence to St. Catherine of Siena Church, 40 Hopewell St., where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited and may call at the funeral home on Wednesday 4 to 8 p.m.