Bienkowski, Antoinette          
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. Antoinette Bienkowski, 68, passed away Wednesday,
September 15, 2004 at DeGraff Hospital in North Tonawanda. Born in St.
Johnsville on September 14, 1936, she was the daughter of Edward and Concetta
Narlo D'Alfonsi. Mrs. Bienkowski was raised and educated in Fonda. She lived
in Cleveland for a short time before moving to the Buffalo area in 1964. She
was a homemaker. She was predeceased by a brother, Saturno D'Alfonsi.
Survivors include her mother, Concetta; two sons, Timothy and Randall
Bienkowski, both of N. Tonawanda; an aunt, Rose Frentino; a half brother,
Cesario D'Alfonsi and a half sister, Rosa Rapone, both of Amsterdam; one
grandson, Douglas Bienkowski; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral
services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Jackson & Betz Funeral
Home, 15 Main Street, Fultonville followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11
a.m. at St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, Fonda with the Rev. Patrick
Gallagher celebrant. The family will receive relatives and friends on Friday
from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment will take place in St.
Cecilia's Cemetery in Fonda. Memorial contributions may be made in her memory
to the charity of one's choice.