Obituaries
Jeffrey Harrington
Jan 22, 2022
In Loving Memory of Jeffrey Harrington
1958 - 2022Jeffrey Harrington, 63, passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital on Saturday, January 22, 2022, surrounded by his loving family after a long hard-fought illness. Born in Albany on September 29, 1958, Jeff is the son of the late James Harrington and Shirley Merriman. Jeff graduated from Guilderland High School, was a lifelong...
Ethel J. Cerone
Jan 21, 2022
Cerone, Ethel J.
Niskayuna, New York - Ethel Jean Cerone, age 96, passed away suddenly on January 21, 2022 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born June 17,1925, the daughter of Leon & Jesse Tomlinson. She was married to John Cerone, Jr for 60 years before hePassed in 2004. Ethel was a wonderful wife, mother and prayer...
Gary G. Willsie
Jan 18, 2022
Gary G. Willsie
East Berne- Gary G. Willsie passed away at home on January 18, 2022. He was born on May 3rd, 1955, to Glen and Shirley Willsie and spent many years working on the family farm. He is pre-deceased by his wife Cathy Goodrich Willsie. He is survived by his parents Glen and Shirley and siblings Ross (Kathy) Willsie,...
Helen Keene Oettinger
Jan 5, 2022
Helen Keene Oettinger died peacefully at the age of 96 on Tuesday January 5th at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, Guilderland. Helen was born to Charles and Josephine Keene of Syracuse, NY. She was a graduate of Syracuse University where she also met her husband Fred.
Helen loved her family, friends and living in the Hilltown of Knox. She...
Victoria VanAuken
Dec 27, 2021
Victoria E VanAuken 67, passed away peacefully on Monday December 27th 2021 at St. Peter’s Hospital. Born in Manhattan on September 17th 1954 to the late Eugene Vitello & Eileen Mescal. Sister to the late Thomas Vitello and wife of 31 years to Al VanAuken. She is survived by her son Shawn DeLillo, daughter in law Kaitlyn Kenny DeLillo, and...
Albert A. Tedeschi
Dec 27, 2021
Westerlo - Albert A. Tedeschi, 97, passed away on December 27,2021 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was a son of Angelo and Margaret (Policastro) Tedeschi. He was a WW II Vet serving with the US Marines, in the South Pacific (1942-1945). He worked 37 years as an Engineer for New York Telephone Company...
Shirley Janssen
Dec 25, 2021
Shirley Janssen
Lake Katrine – Shirley Janssen passed away peacefully, with her family at her side on December 25th, 2021. Daughter of the late Charles and Edna Stevens Jones, Shirley was the beloved wife of the late Earl Janssen.Our parents are together again. December 25th was a very sad day for our family this year following the passing of our...
Maureen Polland Martin Johnson
Dec 21, 2021
Maureen Johnson
The Family of Maureen Pollard Martin Johnson would like to invite family and friends to a graveside committal service at Prospect Hill Cemetery in Guilderland on June 8th at 11am. A reception will follow the service.
Helen J. (Johnson) Wilmot
Dec 18, 2021
Helen J. Wilmot (Johnson), 85, passed away on December 18, 2021. Helen was born on February 13, 1936, in Nutley, NJ to the late Ivar and Nancy Johnson.
After graduating Nutley High School, Helen continued her studies at Berkerly Secretarial School where she was later employed as an executive secretary in NYC for McKinsey & Co.
Helen was predeceased by...
Deborah Douglass
Dec 16, 2021
Deborah Douglass, 69, of Berne, passed away unexpectedly December 16, 2021, with family by her side. She was born to the late Robert and Phyllis Owen. Originally from Wappingers Falls, she moved to Berne with her parents and children in 1985.
She started working for the Berne-Knox-Westerlo school district as a bus driver soon after moving. Although she had retired...
Joseph A. Kearns
Dec 11, 2021
Joseph A. Kearns
Guilderland- Joseph A. Kearns passed away on December 6, 2021 with his loving wife and family by his side. Joseph is the loving husband of Mary Shaughnessy Kearns and was the son of the late William and Elizabeth Hennessy Kearns. In addition to his wife, Joseph is survived by his brother Donald F. (late Joan) Kearns Sr....
Russell Donald Peck
Dec 10, 2021
Russell Donald Peck
Altamont – Russell Donald Peck, 84, of Altamont, N.Y. was greeted by the Lord on December 10, 2021. Russ was born in Warnerville, N.Y. on May 19, 1937 and was the only son of Agnes (Karker) and Donald Peck. Russ was raised in Altamont and on weekends would travel to Richmondville, N.Y. via the D & H...
Marjorie A. McNamara Hope
Dec 10, 2021
Troy, NY. Marjorie Alice McNamara Hope passed away peacefully on December 9, 2021, at her residence at the age of 103.
Born in Troy, NY, on September 10, 1918, she was the daughter of the late Hugh F. McNamara and Anna Loretta Hayes McNamara.Marge was a member of the first graduating class of Sacred Heart School, Troy, in 1932, and...
Joseph D. Thompson
Dec 8, 2021
Thompson, Joseph D.- East Berne
Joseph D. Thompson of East Berne passed away at his home Wednesday December 8th at the age of 67. He was the son of the Late Alfred and Rita Spaulding- Thompson. Joseph enjoyed watching NASCAR and will be remember for his talent in the art of painting automobiles. Joseph is survived by his daughter Andrea...
Sonny James Fongemie
Dec 6, 2021
Sonny James Fongemie, 46, of Knox, NY passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2021, at home. Born July 9, 1975, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, he leaves behind his father Joseph V. Cyr, his brothers Richard Fongemie and Dennis Cyr and sister Denise Kennedy. Sonny was the son of the late Claire F. Cyr.
Sonny loved to camp in Vermont at...
Sonny James Fongemie
Dec 6, 2021
Sonny James Fongemie, 46, of Knox, NY passed away unexpectedly on December 6, 2021, at home. Born July 9, 1975, in Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada, he leaves behind his father Joseph V. Cyr, his brothers Richard Fongemie and Dennis Cyr and sister Denise Kennedy. Sonny was the son of the late Claire F. Cyr.Sonny loved to camp in Vermont at...
Charles A. Bohl
Nov 26, 2021
Charles A. Bohl
Albany - Charles A Bohl passed peacefully on November 26, 2021 after a brief illness. He was born December 22, 1925 to Charles and Theresa Bohl. He attended Guilderland and the Milne School before enrolling at Siena College. His time at Siena was interrupted with his service in the US Navy in WWII. Returning and graduating from...
Mary L. Nelson
Nov 24, 2021
Mary Louise Nelson
Troy – Mary Louise Nelson, 93, died November 24, 2021. Mary was the wife of the late Thomas Nelson. A graduate of the Allentown School of Nursing, Mary did post graduate work in obstetrics at Boston -Lying-in Hospital. Mary had been a clinical instructor in obstetrics. She had worked at Kapiolani Hospital in Honolulu, where she met...
Valentine A. "Val" Ciupek
Nov 20, 2021
Valentine A Ciupek, "Val", 96, died on November 20, 2021 after a brief illness. Born in 1925 in Voorheesville New York to the Late Blazej and Julia Waz Ciupka.
He attended Voorheesville Schools where he was on the Jr. Varsity Basketball team from 1941 through 1943, Varsity football team in 1943, Senior Class Vice President in 1943 and Business Manager...
Mark Burzynski
Nov 16, 2021
Mark Burzynski, aged 51, passed away Nov 16, 2021 after a tough battle with cancer.
Mark was born in Jersey City, son of Lillian Blanchard and John Burzynski, and is survived by his two children, Layla Finn & Oren Burzynski, partner Bernice Kelly, his sister Daria Gage and his brothers Joel, John & Matthew, several nieces and nephews, and his...
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