GUILDERLAND- Dorothy Ann Zukowski of Guilderland, passed away on Thursday at her residence. She was born on Port Chester, NY and was the daughter of the late Harry and Sophie Stubbe. Dorothy was a cashier at the Price Chopper in Guilderland. A longtime valued employee, Dorothy was a 34 years associate with the Golub Corp. Dorothy enjoyed traveling, swimming and...

COLONIE- Rita Perrotta, 83, of Colonie, formerly of Watervliet, passed away on Saturday in her husbands' arms at their residence. She was born in Senigallia, Italy and was the daughter of the late Luigi and Pasqualena Patrignani. Rita came to America with the assistance of US Ambassador Claira Booth Luce. She was a long time communicant of Our Lady of...

ALBANY- Herbert L. Clark, 86, passed away peacefully on Wednesday at Albany Medical Center after a long illness. He was born in Albany on May 13, 1921 and was the son of the late Jane and James Clark. Herb had lived and worked in Albany all of his life. Mr. Clark was a WWII US Navy veteran. He worked for...

COLONIE – Rose M. Pape, 76, of Eddy-Ford Nursing Home, Cohoes, died peacefully Friday evening after a long illness. Born on October 23, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ida Vendura and Philip Carona of Frankfort, NY. After graduating from Frankfort High School in 1949, she married the late Robert J. Pape of Herkimer, NY. Following her marriage,...

Slingerlands - Hannelore "Oma" Wager, 78, died peacefully after a long illness with her loving family at her side. Hanna was born in Mannheim, Germany the daughter of the late Gertrude Berkman and Franz Ignor. She immigrated to the United States on June 20, 1956 and settled in Slingerlands shortly after. She has lived there ever since. Hanna worked for...

NISKAYUNA - John E. Biggerstaff, 73, of Niskayuna, passed away at his residence on Friday after a long illness. He was born in Burnt Hills and was the son of the late John and Anna Winfield Biggerstaff Sr. John was a Navy veteran having served during the Korean War. He was a proud member of Local 7 Plumbers & Steamfitters...

ALBANY- Antoinette M. Barrett, 92, of Albany passed away peacefully and entered into eternal rest with our Lord on Friday evening at Baptist Nursing Rehabilitation Center in Scotia. She was born February 14, 1915 in Rutland, VT to the late John and Marie Musella. She has resided in Albany since the age of 4. Antoinette worked for New York State...

GLENVILLE- J. Clifton Dudley Jr., 80, of Glenville, passed away on Thursday evening at Ellis Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Diamond Point, NY and was the son of the late J. Clifton and Anna Gates Dudley Sr. He was proud of his Lake George region heritage and had worked as a ranger at Hearthstone State Park....

GUILDERLAND – Rev. Kenneth Curry was given life by his Creator and was born on March 6, 1939, the child of John and Esther Curry. On September 17, 1939, he received the gift of Holy Baptism and became a child of God. On May 31, 1953, he publicly confessed his faith and was confirmed at Paul the Apostle Lutheran Church,...

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...