Ruth H. Bushey
Mar 1, 2016
Loudonville- Ruth H. Bushey, 93, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at The Springs Nursing & Rehab Centre. She was born in Albany on February 23, 1923 to the late William Kenna and Molly Vincent. Ruth was a homemaker who was devoted to caring for her family. She was an avid QVC shopper and...
Dale J. Pegler
Feb 29, 2016
Schenectady_Dale J. Pegler, 79, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 29, 2016 at his home. He was born on January 27, 1937, son of the late James and Agnes (Lemanski) Pegler in Milwaukee, WI. On February 7, 1986 he was married to his wife Sandra. They raised their family in Schenectady. Dale retired from Bethlehem Steel where he worked as...
Miriam L. Spies
Feb 29, 2016
Miriam Spies, 57, Glens Falls NY, passed away February 29, 2016 in Albany, NY.Born, May 4, 1958 in Alexandria Bay NY to Lyle and Betty Spies. She graduated from Alexandria Central School in 1976 and then from SUNY Plattsburgh. Miriam was a language teacher for several years in the Glens Falls area and worked for Tribune Media for 27 years....
Franklin E. Degroot
Feb 28, 2016
Albany- Franklin E. DeGroot, 90, of 41 Osborne Road, Albany passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 28th after a brief illness. Born on July 20, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York, he grew up in the Greenpoint neighborhood. He moved to Albany as a young adult where he worked as a plant manager at Albany Medical Center for 34 years. A...
Shirley J. Nantista
Feb 28, 2016
Albany- Shirley J. (Lehman)Nantista, 93, passed away on Sunday, February 28, 2016, with her loving children by her side.Shirley was born on October 25, 1922 in Albany, NY to the late George and Ada Lehman. Mother worked as a nursing assistant at the Albany County nursing home for many years, and also at Sylvester's dry cleaners. Mom was an excellent...
Beverly Ann Evans
Feb 26, 2016
Beverly Ann Evans, age 62, went to heaven on Friday, February 26, 2016. She was a strong willed woman who taught her children to love life and live generously. She shared the gift of laughter with everyone she met. She cherished her family history and always put family first. She leaves behind her daughters and son in laws, April and...
Daniel Baker Ph.D
Feb 26, 2016
Daniel H. Baker, 65, was peacefully born into eternal life Friday, February 26, 2016. Throughout his life he lived courageously with many health challenges, always finding a way to live and do all he wanted to accomplish. Dan was born in Huntington, IN to Mary Alice (Murphy) and Hursel Baker. He was raised on a working farm in North Manchester,...
Jeannine M. Hurley
Feb 26, 2016
Jeannine M. (Hendrix) Hurley, age 91, passed away peacefully at her home in Albany surrounded by family on Friday, February 26, 2016. She was born January 24, 1925 in Bruges, Belgium to Victor and Nellie (Godard) Hendrix. At a young age, she and her family were faced with adversity during the Battle of the Bulge, December 1944 which brought many...
Catherine Fontanelli
Feb 25, 2016
Colonie- Catherine "Kate" M. Fontanelli, passed away on February 25, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. She was 84 years old.The daughter of the late Charles and Edith (La Chapel) Scott, Kate was born on August 5, 1931 in Albany, NY. She came from a family of 12. She was married to Joseph Fontanelli in 1947 at St. Anthony's Church in...
Clara M. Ferrarese
Feb 25, 2016
Clara M. Ferrarese, 77, passed away at Ellis Hospital on Thursday, February 25, 2016 after a courageous battle with heart disease. Born in Albany, NY she was the daughter of the late Guiseppe and Adalgisa Di Cioccio.Clara was a senior stenographer and worked for the Department of Environmental Conservation in Albany and retired in 1990.She was greatly involved with the...
Patricia A. Neilen
Feb 25, 2016
Slingerlands- Patricia A. Neilen , 79, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 25, 2016. Patricia was the daughter of the late Arthur Williams and Leona Williams. Patricia loved to go out to eat, shop, go on day trips, and play cards. She cared for animals, movies, and especially enjoyed her son-in-law's cooking. Above all, she enjoyed spending time with her...
Anthony Demarco
Feb 24, 2016
Saratoga Springs- Anthony DeMarco, 77, passed away Wednesday, February 24,2016. Anthony was the son of the late Carl and Mildred DeMarco. He was also predeceased by his brother Carl. He is survived by his loving Wife Joan DeMarco. n addition to his wife Anthony is survived by his two children Anthony DeMarco Jr. (Capri) of Schenectady and Diane Versocki of...
John J."Jake" Waldron
Feb 24, 2016
Rensselaer- John J. (Jake) Waldron, passed away on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at St. Mary's Hospital after long illness. Jake was born on the Lake Champlain island of Grand Isle, Vermont, home to his maternal ancestry. He spent many carefree years as a boy visiting his loving grandparents there. He grew up in Colonie and graduated from Roesselville. He is...
Bruce M. Furbeck
Feb 23, 2016
Rotterdam- Bruce Marshall Furbeck, 63, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at his home in Myrtle Beach, SC, with his loving wife by his side. Bruce was the son of the late Marshall and Esther Furbeck and was the devoted husband to Marsha A. (Miller) Furbeck.Bruce graduated from Mont Pleasant High School then obtained...
Robert L. Anderson
Feb 22, 2016
Rotterdam- Robert "Bob" Anderson died on Monday, February 22, 2016 after a brief illness. He was 63.Bob was born to Eva Mae (Bunzey) Anderson and Perry Anderson. He graduated from Berne-Knox- Westerlo then Texas A&M for heavy construction. He later joined the United States Army.Bob enjoyed the outdoors, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling and attending car shows with his pick-up truck. He...
Linda L. Giglio
Feb 22, 2016
Voorheesville – Linda L. Giglio, 63, passed away at her home on February 22, 2016 with her loving family by her side following a courageous battle with cancer.Linda was born in Albany, NY on December 29, 1952 to Elaine (Thayer) Harter and the late William Harter. She graduated from Colonie High School in 1970 and went to work for New...
Margaret Sano
Feb 22, 2016
ALBANY – Sano, Margaret L. (Spagnolo), 83, passed away on Monday, February 22, 2016, at the Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Tomasso and Rose Spagnolo. Margaret graduated from Cathedral Academy in Albany and as a young woman worked at the New York Telephone Company. Later, while raising a family, she...
Charles Van Campen Iii
Feb 21, 2016
Hudson - Charles H. Van Campen III, 66, passed away Sunday, February 21, 2016. Charles was a 43 year retiree of the Watervliet Arsenal and was a veteran of the United States Navy.Charles is survived by his son, Charles H. Van Campen, IV; grand son: Evan; father: Charles Van Campen II; sister: Deborah; his brother: Robert; along with many nieces,...
Jill E. Chur
Feb 21, 2016
Albany- Jill E. Chur, 62, passed away on Sunday, February 21, 2016 at the Schodack ICF. She was the daughter to the late Schuyler and Jean Chur.Jill is survived by her two sisters Kathy Chur and JoAnn Maccue. She is also survived by her nieces, nephews and cousins. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, February 24, 2016 from 4:30pm-7:00pm...
Dorothy M. Vanvranken
Feb 20, 2016
Dorothy M. VanVranken, 89, of Albany, passed away peacefully on February 20, 2016. She was born on March 12, 1926 to the late Brown and Dorothy (Cauthorne) Robinson. Dorothy was a kind and loving mother and an excellent cook. She worked as a Ward Manager at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC until she retired in 1989.She was a member...
