East Berne- Alan S. Morton, 72, formerly of Centerport, L.I., passed away at Albany Medical Center Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Massachusetts, he was the son of Elliot and Anna Morton. Mr. Morton was employed as a Quality Engineer for various companies, retiring from Porta Systems, a fiber optics manufacturer on Long Island. Alan was a longtime...

SCHENECTADY- Frank Cerniglia, 86, of Schenectady, passed away on Saturday evening at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Schenectady and was the son of the late Salvatore and Paula Cerniglia. Frank was a WWII Army veteran and served during the Battle of Bulge. He was a Purple Heart recipient. He had operated Frank's Trucking many years...

Latham- Ann Sue Brusko, 82 , passed away at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peters Hospital. Born and raised in NYC she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna Jakubec. Ann was a graduate of James Monroe High School in NYC. Moving from the Bronx Ann spent a large portion of her life residing in Dutchess County...

Colonie- Betty Schultz, 85, passed away at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Scranton, PA she was the daughter of the late William and Ola Maylin. A homemaker most of her life Betty had also worked as a sales associate for Pomeroy's and L.C. Harris Furniture in Pennsylvania. Betty was also a past member of the...

Schenectady- Mildred "Matil" DeLuke Flynn, 81, passed away after a long struggle with lung disease. She was surrounded by her loving family and the caring and compassionate staff at Kingsway Arms Nursing Home. Mildred was born in Schenectady on November 8, 1924 to the late Assunta and Louis DeLuke. She was a lifelong resident of Schenectady and a communicant of...

Schenectady- Virginia T. Szumlas, 90, passed away at the Glendale Nursing Home after complications from a stroke. Born and raised in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Peter and Anna Szumlas. Divorced from Phillip Hussong in 1945, Virginia raised her son as a single parent by working hard to provide for him in a difficult era. She worked...

Princetown- Ellen A. Belfance Thompson, 83, passed away at St. Lukes Hospital in Utica. Born in Rotterdam Junction, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Jennie Weatherwax. Ellen was a member of the Heldeberg Chapter of the Eastern Star and also a member of the Boyd Hilton VFW Ladies Auxillary, Altamont. Ellen is predeceased by two husbands, Edward...

SCHENECTADY- Guyer J. Berbrick, 61, of Schenectady, passed way on Thursday morning at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Springfield, MA and is the son of Margaret Daly Berbrick of Albany and the late Frank A. Berbrick. Guy was a 1962 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy. He served in the US Army from 1964 to 1967....

COLONIE – Maureen was born in Plattsburgh, NY on April 20, 1942. She grew up with her siblings and parents, Warren Columbe and Catherine O'Connell Columbe, on their large dairy farm in nearby Peru, NY. As a youngster, Maureen could often be found in the family garden eating a whole ripened tomato, roughhousing with her younger brothers or venturing through...

Boynton Beach, Fl.- John J. O'Shea, 87, passed away surrounded by his family. Born in Albany he was the son of the late James and Jennie O'Shea. John worked as a Master Mechanic for 38 years for Conrail retiring in 1978. He was a communicant of St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church in Boynton Beach, past- president of Tropical Breeze Estates...

GUILDERLAND- Stella Sheehy, of Guilderland passed away into heaven surrounded by her loving family at Albany Memorial Hospital on Tuesday evening. She was born in Mooers, NY and was the daughter of the late Albert and Emma Nephew on October 23, 1926 and then moved to Albany as a young lady. Stella raised her four daughters while working at various...

COLONIE- Antoinette A. "Red" Mirabile, 80, of Colonie, passed away on Wednesday morning at the Inn of Community Hospice after a lengthy illness. She was born in Shenandoah, PA and was the daughter of the late Michael and Alice Milewski Baranowski. Mrs. Mirabile had worked for New York State for over twenty five years. She was a Silver Star mother...

ALBANY- Mary K. Behan Fratianni, 64, of Albany passed way on Saturday morning at her residence. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Margaret Behan. Mary was a registered nurse at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home for several years retiring in 1995. She was a member of the Franciscan Third Order Community....

GUILDERLAND- Joseph E. Howard, 68 of Guilderland, passed away suddenly on Tuesday morning at his residence. He was born in Hempstead, NY and was the son of the late George and Jane Stodalski Howard. Joe was a US Navy veteran serving from 1957 to 1961. He has been a resident of Guilderland for 38 years. He was a machine operator...

BALLSTON SPA, NY – On the 20th of August at Albany Medical Center Hospital, Paul Dahlgren peacefully passed onto his next life. His faithful wife and best friend, Jill, was by his side along with his two loving daughters, Marja and Kirsten. The name Paul means "small" or "little" Paul was far from that. His generosity, kindness and commitment to...

ALBANY- Harold M. Butts, Jr., 73 of Albany passed away on Saturday evening at his residence after a long illness. He was born in Albany and was the son of the late Harold and Helen Couser Butts Sr. Harold was US Army veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a warehouse foreman for Smith Paper Company in Albany...

GROTTERIA, ITALY – Isidoro Vincenzo Tarzia, passed away unexpectedly from this life to eternal life during his annual trip to Albany, which was his second home. He was born in Grotterio, Reggio Calabria Italy, on June 20, 1947. He was a professor of science and math and was admired by his colleagues and loved by his students. Mr. Tarzia taught...

West Albany- Josephine Melucci Taylor, 83 of West Albany, passed away on Tuesday August 2005 after a long illness. She was born January 5, 1922 to the late Salvatore and Rose Colonno Melucci. Josephine had worked as a sales associate with several retail outlets throughout the Capital Region. She enjoyed shopping, entertaining, playing her numbers, listening to the radio, spending...

Colonie- Kelly J. Glass entered into eternal life at age 36. Born in Albany May 13, 1969 his was the son of the late James J. and Agnes (Kelly) Glass. An area resident most of his life, Kelly was a graduate of Shaker High School. A craftsman by trade, Kelly had worked in all phases of carpentry. Kelly is survived...