Gabriel Rivera
UNADILLA — Gabriel Rivera, 86, of Unadilla, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at his home.
He was born July 28, 1915, son of the late Claudio and Isolina Rodriguez Rivera in Cidra, Puerto Rico.
Gabriel served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945.
He married Hilda Diaz on April 10, 1947, in Puerto Rico.
Mr. Rivera was employed as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service when he retired in 1982.
He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Hilda Rivera, Unadilla; three sons and daughters-in-law, Gabriel Rivera, Greenwich, Conn., Edgar and Tricia Rivera, Denver, Colo., and Samuel and Christine Rivera, Unadilla; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and Mike Roldan, Attleboro, Mass., and Roxanna and Feriz Bajra, Norwalk, Conn.; sister, Margo; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at Sacred Heart Church, Liberty Street, Sidney, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Fr. Gordon Polenz, pastor, officiating.
Friends may call Tuesday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
Burial will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Unadilla.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers, Inc., Sidney.
Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 13, 2001.
Gabriel Rivera
UNADILLA — Gabriel Rivera, 86, of Unadilla, passed away Monday, Nov. 12, 2001, at his home.
He was born July 28, 1915, son of the late Claudio and Isolina Rodriguez Rivera in Cidra, Puerto Rico.
Gabriel served in the U.S. Army from 1942-1945.
He married Hilda Diaz on April 10, 1947, in Puerto Rico.
Mr. Rivera was employed as a clerk for the U.S. Postal Service when he retired in 1982.
He is survived by his loving wife of 54 years, Hilda Rivera, Unadilla; three sons and daughters-in-law, Gabriel Rivera, Greenwich, Conn., Edgar and Tricia Rivera, Denver, Colo., and Samuel and Christine Rivera, Unadilla; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judith and Mike Roldan, Attleboro, Mass., and Roxanna and Feriz Bajra, Norwalk, Conn.; sister, Margo; 13 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2001, at Sacred Heart Church, Liberty Street, Sidney, at 11 a.m., with the Rev. Fr. Gordon Polenz, pastor, officiating.
Friends may call Tuesday, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. at C.H. Landers Funeral Chapel, 21 Main St., Sidney.
Burial will be in Evergreen Hill Cemetery in Unadilla.
Arrangements are under the direction of C.H. Landers, Inc., Sidney.
Published in The Daily Star on Nov. 13, 2001.
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