Born: July 4, 1914
Died: June 18, 1998
Married: Emma B. Holcomb
Children: Dr. Paul Montalbine, Christopher Montalbine, Ann Montalbine, Barbara Montalbine
Vincent P. Montalbine worked in the import-export business before contracting tuberculosis and moving to Saranac Lake in 1942. He worked Trudeau Institute in medical research for 35 years.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, June 19, 1998
Vincent P. Montalbine
SARANAC LAKE - Vincent P. Montalbine, 83, of Saranac Lake, died Thursday, June 18, 1998 at the Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake.
Born July 4, 1914 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Vincent P. and Pauline (Zrogowski) Montalbine.
He married the former Emma B. Holcomb on Jan. 10, 1948.
He attended Brooklyn schools and graduated from Colby Academy and St. John's University in New York City. Later he worked in the import-export business with Dodge & Seymour on Wall Street in New York City.
Montalbine became ill in 1942 and moved to Saranac Lake to cure from tuberculosis. He was then employed by the Trudeau Institute in medical research for 35 years, retiring in 1976. He continued to work part time there until 1986.
He had been and active member of the Knights of Columbus at one time and also enjoyed reading, music, gardening and travel.
Survivors include: his wife; two sons, Dr. Paul V. Montalbine of Syracuse and Christopher J. Montalbine of N. Royalton, Ohio; two daughters, Ann M. Montalbine and Barbara Montalbine both of Saranac Lake; and two grandchildren.
He was predeceased by a brother Robert and a sister, Louise Gammarano.
Calling hours will be 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday at the Fortune-Keough Funeral Home in Saranac Lake. A Bible Vigil will be held at 3:30 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday at 11:15 a.m. at St. Bernard's Church with the Rev. Timothy Soucy officiating. Interment will follow in St. Bernard's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Saranac Lake Free Library or the Saranac Lake Voluntary Health Association, in care of the funeral home.
