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December 19, 2011
Genevieve Cantara

Niagara Gazette

ROCHESTER — Genevieve (Zygmont) Cantara, 93 years old, passed away on December 18, 2011, at Hill Haven Nursing Home in Rochester. Mrs. Cantara, formerly of Kline Road in Niagara Falls, was born on June 24, 1918 in Niagara Falls, the daughter of the late George and Josephine (Wuastyk) Zygmont. She attended St. Stanislaus Parochial School and was a graduate of Niagara Falls High School.

Mrs. Cantara worked as a clerk at Mount St. Mary's Hospital in their Business Office for 15 years, and retired in 1988. She enjoyed caring for her family.

Mrs. Cantara is survived by her daughter, Marcia Cantara of Rochester; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her best friend of many years, Arlene Jerla. Mrs. Cantara was predeceased by her husband, Leonard "Curly" Cantara, who passed away on April 12, 1981; and by her daughter, Patricia Gadawski. She was also predeceased by her brother, Casey Zygmont and her sisters, Jeanette Luszczewski and Bernice Walas.

Friends may call on Wednesday from 4 until 7 PM at the LABUDA FUNERAL HOME, INC., 356 Portage Road. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, at 10:00 AM, at Holy Trinity Cemetery Chapel, 5401 Robert Street, Lewiston, with Rev. Jacek P. Mazur officiating.

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Family/Spouse: CANTARA, Leonard. Leonard was born on 3 Mar 1909; died on 12 Apr 1981 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. CANTARA, Marcia
2. CANTARA, Patricia Ann was born on 6 Apr 1951 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 23 Jun 2011 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY.

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Niagara Gazette - 3/26/1940

Funeral services for George Zygmont.
57 years old. 4013 Hyde Park
boulevard. Town of Niagara, will be
held Friday morning at 9 30 o'clock
in the home and at 10 o'clock in St.
Stanislaus Kostka church. Twenty-
fourth street, with burial In Holy
Trinity cemetery
Mr. Zygmont died while at work
in the Niagara Smelting corporations
plant. Lewiston road, yesterday
afternoon. Dr. Harry R. Ernes,
coroner, said an autopsy disclosed
that death was due to coronary
thrombosis, a heart ailment. Yesterday
morning Zygmont had worked
unloading a car of salt and was
stricken after he returned to work
In the afternoon after eating his
lunch
A native of Poland. Mr Zygmont
had lived for 26 years at the Hyde
Park boulevard address. He had
been employed in the smelting
company's shipping department for
12 years. He was a member of T
Michael Archangel Lodge Z. P. R
K. .Surviving are his wife. Josephine
three daughters. Jeanette,
Mrs Bernice Walas and Genevieve,
and a son. Casimir. and two grandchildren,
all of this city. A brother.
Michael of Buffalo, also survives

George married WUASTYK, Josephine about 1908. Josephine was born about 1889 in Poland; died on 10 Jun 1960 in Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/11/1960

TOWN OF NIAGARA-Mrs.
Josephine Zygmont, mother of
Justice of the Peace Casey
Zygmont, died Friday (June
10, 1960) at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Luszczewski,
2941 Nevada Ave*. .
Born in Poland, Mrs. Zygmont
was a resident of the
Town of Niagara for more
than 50 years. She lived at
4013 Hyde Park Blvd., for 48
years before her illness two
years ago.
She was a member of Group
No. 606, Polish Women's Alliance
of America; Group No.
276, St. Michael's Polish Rc~
man Catholic Union of America;
and of the Holy Rosary
Society of St. Stanislaus Kostka
Church, Niagara Falls. She
also was a member of other
civic and c h u r c h organizations.
In addition to her son and
daughter, survivors include
two o t h e r daughters, Mrs.
Walter Walas, Wilson, and
Mrs. Leonard Cantara, Lewiston;
eight grandchildren, one
great grandchild, and several
nieces and nephews. Two sisters
and a brother also survive
in Poland.
Funeral services will be held
at 0:45 a.m. Tuesday at the
Tubinis Funeral Home, Niagara
Falls, and at 9:30 a.m. at
St. Teresa of the I n f a nt
Jesus Church where a Solemn
Requiem Mass will be offered.
Burial will be In the
family plot in Holy Trinity
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral
home after 1 p.m. Sunday.