Haluska, Elsie

Birth

Elsie Haluska was born 9 AUG 1917 the daughter of the late John and Mary Stempel Haluska. Her brothers and sisters were:

• Joseph J. Haluska of Albany (16 NOV 1912 - 28 DEC 1999)
• John Michael Haluska of Milton (Ulster Co.) (29 SEP 1914 - 5 DEC 1996)
• Charles V. Haluska of East Berne, (12 FEB 1919 - 20 JAN 2004) father of Stanley Haluska
• Frank Haluska of Loudonville
• Elsie Megas of Albany ( - 30 MAY 1989)
• Martha Garry of Knox
• Helen Crooks (6 MAR 1916 - 28 FEB 1994)
• Dorothy A. Robinson of Clarksyille (December 6, 1926 - March 31, 2009)
• Emily Chase of East Berne

Occupation

For more than 40 years, Elsie Haluska was a self-employed beautician in Albany.

Marriage & Children

Elsie Haluska married William J. Megas (November 27, 1914 - March 1982). Their children were:

• Diane L. Williams Of Rensselaer
• Iona Nowak of Albany
• Martha Megas of Albany
• Angela Megas Wattenberg of Albany
• John Megas of Schenectady

Death

Elsie Haluska Megas, 71, of New Scotland Avenue, died May 30, 1989, at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness.

Obituary

Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — June 8, 1989

ELSIE MEGAS

ALBANY — Services were held June 2 (1989) for Mrs. Elsie Haluska Megas, 71, of New Scotland Avenue, who died May 30 (1989) at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness.

Born in Union, N.J., Mrs. Megas lived in Albany for most of her life. For more-than 40 years, she was a self-employed beautician in Albany.

Mrs. Megas was a member of Our Lady of Angels Church. Her husband, William J. Megas, died in 1982.

Survivors include four daughters, Diane L. Williams Of Rensselaer, and Iona Nowak, Martha Megas and Angela Megas Wattenberg, all of Albany, a son, John Megas of Schenectady; four sisters, Martha Garry and Emily Chase, both of East Berne, Dorothy Robinson of Voorheesville and Helen Crooks of Utica; four brothers, John Haluska of Milton (Saratoga Co.), Charles Haluska of East Berne, and Joseph Haluska and Frank Haluska, both of Loudonville; and two granddaughters.

The services were at Zwaek and Sons Funeral Home and Our Lady of Angels Church, Central Avenue, where a Mass of Christian burial was celebrated.

Burial was in Our Lady of Angels Cemetery, Colonie.

Altamont Enterprise - June 8, 1989

Additional Media

William Megas: Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Death Record
Name: William Megas
State of Issue: Massachusetts
Date of Birth: Friday November 27, 1914
Date of Death: March 1982
Est. Age at Death: 67 years, 3 months
Last known residence:
City: Albany
County: Albany
State: New York
ZIP Code: 12206
Latitude: 42.6729
Longitude: -73.7766

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