Floyd: Joseph (Joe) Skutnik, 90, of the Town of Floyd, New York passed away, Wednesday, October 31, 2012, in the Rome Center. He was born March 1, 1922 in Boston, Massachusetts, the son of John and Eva Los Skutnik. Joe moved to Central New York in 1930 and lived in the Hamlet of Camroden, Town of Floyd. He was educated in Camroden. On August 31, 1946 he married Gladys Thiemer in Rome. Joe was employed at Kelsey-Hayes for over thirty years retiring in 1984 and previously was employed by Savage Arms. Along with his parents he helped on the family farm and had a milk route for thirteen years. After his retirement he rebuilt dated tractors and auctioned them off in 1994. Joe was an avid Horse Shoe player for twenty-five years. Surviving are his wife, Gladys; one daughter, Linda Bruno, Tucson, Arizona; two sons, Edward Stutnik, Floyd; Richard Skutnik, Norman Oklahoma; and five grandchildren, Jason, Rebecca, Tyler, Adam and Teana. He was predeceased by a brother, Bronislaw. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 2, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. at the Nunn and Harper Funeral Home, Inc., 418 N. George Street, Rome. Interment Townsend Cemetery, Stittville. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home Thursday 4:00-7:00 p.m. You may view the obituary and message of sympathy to www.nunnandharper.com.
