Albany – Minerva Adelaide Nichols Amsler passed away Monday June 23, 2008 at The Hospice at Albany Memorial Hospital .
Mrs. Amsler was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Louis Nichols Sr. and Minnie (Petraske) Nichols..
She is survived by her husband Jacob Amsler Jr., her daughters; Nancy Hunt and Marilyn Hull, her granddaughters; Kelly Harp, Melissa Crossen and Kristen Hull, great-grandchildren; Austin and Brianna Harp and sister Violet (Howard) Schramm. Minerva was predeceased by her brother Louis Nichols, Jr.
The funeral service will be held 10:00am Thursday at New Comer-Cannon Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Rd. , Colonie (Rt. 155 south of Central Ave. ). Calling hours will be Wednesday 6:00 to 8:00pm at the funeral home. Entombment will be at Memory's Garden Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Rd. , Loudonville , NY 12211 or Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Rd ., Rensselaer , NY 12144 or Shriners Hospital for Children, 516 Carew St., Springfield , MA 01104 .
The family would like to extend special thanks to the staff at Albany Memorial Hospice and Dr. Kimberly Peregrim and Dr, Harold Sokol for all their kindness and care given to Minerva. To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.NewcomerFamily.com