Lucy M. Ponzi

Mrs. Lucy M. Ponzi, 84, of Crouse Street, Fort Plain, NY died peacefully on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Palatine Nursing Home. Born in Canajoharie, NY on December 13, 1925 she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Paluzzi Conti. A lifelong area resident, Lucy attended local schools and was the owner of the Boulevard Tavern in Canajoharie for many years. She also worked at Beech- Nut for a short time. Lucy loved to cook and was known for her homemade spaghetti. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her. She was predeceased by her husband, Louis Ponzi; and her siblings, Dominic Conti, Josephine Russell, Theresa Weegar and Rose Conti. Survivors include her devoted daughter, Barbara Wilder and her husband Richard of Fort Plain, NY; three grandchildren, Richard Wilder, Gregory Wilder, Sr. and Gina Wilder; two great grandchildren, Gregory Jr. and Cheyenne; two sisters, Loretta Pryor of Canajoharie, NY and Catherine Putman of Virginia; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at 11 o'clock at Our Lady of Hope Roman Catholic Church, 115 Reid Street, Fort Plain, NY with the Rev. James E. Clark as celebrant. Interment will follow in St. Peter's & Paul's Cemetery, Canajoharie, NY. Relatives and friends are invited and may call on Saturday morning from 9 until 10 o'clock at the Lenz & Betz Funeral Home; where her arrangements have been entrusted.