Virginia H Guyette (Cegelski)

Virginia Helen Cegelski Guyette 92 of Rotterdam passed away peacefully after a brief illness Sunday evening, May 8th at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born in Schenectady, Virginia was the daughter of the late Walter and Anna (Tomac) Cegelski, Sr. and was a 1940 honor student and graduate of Draper High School. A former employee of the General Electric Company, she was also the secretary at Schonowe School in the 1950's. Virginia was a longtime member of St. John the Baptist Church. She was an accomplished artist, folk and ballroom dancer. Her paintings remain a reminder to many of her love for all people and of her appreciation for the beauty of our world, especially the ocean. Virginia taught Polish Folk dancing and enjoyed researching every detail to create beautiful paintings as well as costumes, wearing them and dancing the dances proudly representing her Polish heritage. She and her husband were united in marriage at St. John the Evangelist Church on April 19, 1942. They enjoyed their winters in Florida where they would dress up to meet their dear friends to ballroom dance often 3 or 4 times a week. Virginia is survived by her loving husband of 74 years, Robert A. Guyette, their children; Donna Farquhar (David) of Norwich, NY, Gary Guyette (Dale) of St. Michaels, MD and Amie Hall ( William) of Fairfield, CT, her brother; Walter M. Cegelski, Jr. of Hermosa Beach, CA, 7 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 1 pm at Bond Funeral Home, Broadway & Guilderland Avenue, Schenectady, NY. Family and friends may call during visitation at the funeral home from 11 to 1 pm and are welcome to attend the funeral service, interment and reception in the adjacent church hall. Interment will be in Viewland Cemetery at the Cobblestone Church in Rotterdam. In lieu of flowers, donations in Virginia's memory may be made to The City Mission of Schenectady, P.O Box 760, Schenectady, NY 12301 (citymission.com).