Hoosick Falls – Schuyler A. Bink Jr., 78, of the Danforth Adult Home in Hoosick Falls, NY, formerly of Dyken Pond Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Sunday, October 5, 2008, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, after a long illness.
Born in Poestenkill, NY, he was the son of the late Schuyler Sr. and Alice Kaiser Bink and husband of the late Amanda Yerdon Bink. Schuyler was a lifelong resident of the area and was retired from Al-Tech Specialty Steel in Waterviliet, NY, where he was a cutter. Schuyler’s greatest passion in life was to spend his time fishing, hunting, trapping and camping.
Survivors include his children, Schuyler Bink III, William Bink, David Bink and Sharon Merrills, a brother, Robert Bink, his sisters, Doris Lewis, Patricia Miller and Linda Smith, eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Relatives and Friends were invited to call at the Perry-Komdat Funeral Chapel, 2691 NY 43 at Glass Lake, Averill Park, NY, on Wednesday from 4 to 6 pm. A graveside service was held on Thursday at 10 am at the Woodside Cemetery, 56 Road, East Poestenkill, NY.