Obituary of Vincent Vardine

Vincent M. Vardine, 75, died April 22, 2013 at Suncoast Hospice House following a courageous and hard fought fight with cancer. Vincent was born in Schenectady, son of the late John and Concetta Barbera Vardine. He attended Mont Pleasant High School and Siena College. He served in the Army National Guard during the '50s during which he left to work in the family owned Central-Brown Taxi service in Schenectady. He worked his way into ownership and added to the company separate businesses, Northland Transportation and Handi-Van Inc. Vincent was a parishioner at St. Paul the Apostle Church and later the former St. Helen's Church. He resided in both Florida and New York for the past 26 years co-operating his Transportation Companies. Vince looked forward to traveling to Costa Rica and enjoyed dancing to Latin music. He was an avid New York Yankee, New England Patriot and NASCAR fan (as long as the car was American made)! Vince kept himself fit with regular workouts. He enjoyed cooking various meals for friends and family. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Forsberg Vardine of Troy NY, two sons; Vincent (Pam) Vardine of Schenectady NY and John Vardine of Saratoga NY, three daughters; Vonnie Vardine-McAuliffe (Neil) of Clifton Park NY, Christina (Ben) Vardine and Alexa (Sean) Vardine both of St. Petersburg FL; his beloved sister, Barbara Mamone and her husband Charles of Troy NY; nine grandchildren: Nicolina, Angelina and Giovanna Vardine, Vincent Vardine and Colton Horton, John and Jordan Vardine and Liliana and Luke McAuliffe. Vince is survived also by two great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews, and cousins especially Billy Connors of Safety Harbor FL. Calling hours will be Friday, April 26 from 4-7 PM at Glenville Funeral Home, 9 Glenridge Rd. Glenville. Relatives and friends are cordially invited. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday at 11 AM at St. John the Evangelist Church, Union St. Schenectady. Interment will follow at St. John Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Vincent's memory to Suncoast Hospice Foundation 5771 Roosevelt Blvd, Building 700 Clearwater, FL 33760. Online condolences may be expressed to the Vardine Family at www.glenvillefuneralhome.com