Hoz Bros. Market was a long-time fixutre at 107 Green Street, started in 1948 by brothers Rudolph (1909-1992) and Benigno (1914-2004) Hoz, natives of __ (country). In 1959 Rudolph sold his interest to his brother, who continued it with his wife Charlotte as Hoz Market for 20 years.
The Great Atlantic & __ Tea Company, better known as A&P, was an American chain of grocery stores that operated from 1859 to 2015. Herkimer had one at 206 N. Main Street and 323 E. Albany St. (where Bassett Health Center is today).
John Cassella (1910-1981) started out with a __ market in 1937 and then helped run his sister-in-law's store Fazio's in the 40's. By 1947 he opened up John's Super Market at 105 S. Main St. where the train depot was located. He retired in 1970 - today it is "Desperado Western Wear."
In 1947, Elizabeth Olsen of #19 Down sold her grocery business to Clarence Rivenburg (1910-1979) and his wife Sylvia Fellows (1911-1992) at 125 King St. They called it Rivenburg's Corner Store being located on the cor. of King and Eastern Ave. and operated it up until 1992. Along with your groceries, you could pick up news, confectionery and __ supplies for the kids.
John Pollak (1886-1973) and his wife Kristina Cadra (1891-1962) were from Czechoslovakia and built a combination store and house at 404 S. Washington St. in 1917, which he operated until his retirement in 1966. John was also a cabinet maker at __ Furniture.
Stephen (ca.1888-1946) and Stefania (1894-1971) Nowacki were Polish immigrants who operated a grocery and meat market at 349 S. Washington St. from 1921 until 1968. In 1950, Stefania sued Freeman Beverages in Utica when she discovered a __ in a soft drink the company bottled. Ugh!
Damian Merena (1872-1951) and his wife Eva Haszcyc (1880-1957) both were from Galicia, Poland. They came to Herkimer in 1911 and started a grocery at their home on 317 King Street until the late 1950s. Damian helped establish the St. Mary's __ in East Herkimer and served as an interpreter in courts.
Griffin's Grocery was opened in 1923 by Clinton Griffin (1938-59) at 202 N. Caroline St. It was taken over by his son James (1924-1992) who operated it until 1961. Interesting note about Clinton - he was a pitcher for the old "Herkimer Independent" semi-pro __ team and managed them from 1914-1926 when they were Mohawk Valley champions.
One of the __ groceries in Herkimer was started by Albert (1873-1949) and his wife Elizabeth (1877-1967) Lawrence on the corner of Bellinger Ave. and Bellinger St. They had 2 sons - Leo, a longtime NYS assemblyman and Albert, a prominent attorney.
One of the last neighborhood groceries that still exists (#11 Down) is on the site of what was first a confectionery store until 1944, operated by the Tracy family who left the business to pursue religious work with the Jehovah's __. They were missionaries in British Guiana and Brazil.
The Chirico Brothers are known for their restaurant and __, but their first venture when they came to Herkimer was a grocery at 125 W. Smith Street around 1916.
Joseph Fazio (1896-1938) was a prominent grocery at 229 S. Main St., who operated "Fazio's Market" with his wife Catherine Donato (1901-1975) until his death. It continued to operate under Catherine's brother-in-law John Cassella and later Victor Carelli (1917-2011) and Lucian Leone, her son-in-law up to the early 1950s. It was razed when St. __ Church was built in 1964.
The Herkimer Chief at 236 N. Main Street was not only the longest running grocery store in Herkimer, but was the first to offer __ service. One of its owners Salvatore Servello, who worked in the store, bought it from the Abeson's in 1956 and operated it with his wife Dolores Chard (1933-1987) until 1987. It was closed in 1992 and is now a laundromat.