Janet M (Vinciguerra) Hoggins

Janet Vinciguerra Hoggins, 74, of Glenville, died suddenly on Thursday, August 17, 2017 at the St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was a former resident of the Holiday at the Atrium in Glenville. Born in Niskayuna, NY, Janet was the daughter of the late Anthony and Eva Semo Vinciguerra. Following her graduation from St. Columba High School in Schenectady, Janet served in the United States Marine Corps and was honorably discharged in 1962. She returned to school and graduated from the Mildred Elly School. Janet worked as a receptionist for several years for Dr. Jay Shecter in Schenectady and later worked over 20 years with the NYS Department of Taxation and Finance in Albany. As a young person, Janet had a tremendous love for dance, and spent many after school hours dancing at the Sugar Shack in Schenectady. As an adult she loved to play Pinochle and Rummy. She was a regular attendee of the Glenville Senior Center and was known as the BINGO Queen at the St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Janet was a very kind, sweet person. She would call everyone an affectionate "honey.” She loved life, music and her soap operas! In addition to her parents Janet was also predeceased by her beloved husband, Kenneth E. Hoggins, who died in 1982. She is survived by three children; Kenneth J. (Theresa) Hoggins of Harvard, MA, Lori A. (Pat) Levy of Bel Air, MD and Sheri L. (Frank) Prevratil of Colonie, three sisters; Marilyn Vinciguerra of Rotterdam, Evelyn Lessner (the late Bobby) of Murrell Inlet, SC, and Bernice (Jack) Dunn of Niskayuna, one brother; Anthony (Michelle) Vinciguerra of Neahkahnie Beach, OR, nine grandchildren whom she dearly loved; Kristen, Julia, Lindsey, Ian, Megan, Christopher, Jenny, Seth and Frankie as well as many nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Tuesday from 5-7 pm at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave Rotterdam, NY 12306. Funeral services will begin at the funeral home at 7 pm. Janet’s family wishes to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff at the St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center for “treating Janet like family” during her time there. Memorial donations may be made in Janet’s memory to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl. Memphis, TN, 38105, The National Alliance on Mental Illness, (NAMI), 99 Pine St. #302, Albany, NY, 12207 or St. Johnsville Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 7 Timmerman Ave. St. Johnsville, NY, 13452