Obituaries
Mary Ellen Jannsen
Dec 2, 2015
Mary Ellen Jannsen of Berne, NY passed away December 2, 2015 at the age of 75 in St. Peter's Hospice Inn with her daughter, Christine, by her side. Mary Ellen was well known under the name Elderberry Mary and famous for her homemade jams, jellies and pickles. She participated in several local craft fairs for many years such as the...
Roberta Zegel
Nov 25, 2015
ASHLAND NY: Roberta Zegel, 88, a lifelong resident of Ashland died on Wednesday Novemeber 25th at Columbia Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 13 1927, the daughter of Leonard and Esther (nee Tuttle) Layman. She is survived by her husband of 70 years, Robert Zegel, her children Donald, Joan, and Lynn Chenowith. She was predeceased by her loving grandson...
Maija Neimanis
Nov 20, 2015
Maija (nee Skrulis) Neimanis, 75 years old, passed away peacefully at home on November 20 after a head injury in April. Maija was born in Latvia, raised in Albany and graduated from Russell Sage in 1961. She was an award winning costume designer for 20 years (including in Academy Award documentary "Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream".) But that was...
James L. Vecellio
Nov 12, 2015
Delanson- James L. (Jim) Vecellio, 79, of Delanson (Knox), NY, passed away quietly at his home on Nov. 12, 2015. Jim was born in Bradford, Pa. to Julia (Pingie) Vecellio and Joseph Valentino Vecellio on July 12, 1936. He went to high school in Bradford and graduated in 1954. He entered the Army in 1955 and served in the3rd Armor...
Sherilynn N. Pacelli
Oct 27, 2015
Sherilynn (Nelson) Pacelli, age 68, born September 23, 1947, of Schenectady, is at final rest, passing at Ellis hospital on October 27, 2015. She struggled with many illnesses for over 30 years. She was known, for years, at Ellis Hospital, as the lady with the 9 lives of a cat, and later as the lady with the lives of 9...
Beatrice Joyce Hildreth
Oct 24, 2015
Beatrice Joyce Cromme Hildreth, 91, died peacefully on October 24th at St. Peter's Community Hospice Inn at a time of her choosing. Bea was born November 5, 1923 in Schenectady NY. She was the daughter of James Kenneth Cromme and Bertha Flansburg Cromme. While working at General Electric, she met and married Frank A. Hildreth in 1947. They lived in...
Patricia A. Geary
Oct 22, 2015
On Wednesday October 21, we as a Community were saddened by the sudden death of our dear friend, Patricia "Patti" Geary. We will celebrate her life with calling hours on Wednesday, October 28, 5pm to 8pm at Decker Funeral Home in Windham. We will send her home to her Lord and Savior with Mass at St. Theresa's, Windham, on Thursday...
William F. Engel
Oct 21, 2015
Summit- William F. Engel, Jr. of Summit, NY and Toms River, NJ, went to rest with the Lord on Tuesday, October 20, 2015. Mr. Engel was born on July 22, 1941, of the late Mary Louise and William F. Engel. After graduating from Albany High School, he served in the Navy from 1959 to 1965. After his discharge, Mr. Engel...
Steven Francis Harrington
Oct 18, 2015
Altamont- Steven Francis Harrington, 74, died suddenly on Sunday, October 18, 2015. He was the son of the late Renard and Dorothy nee Cadarr Harrington, born on November 18, 1940 in Fort Edward, NY. Steven served in the US Air Force in Alaska at the time of the earthquake and at Buzzards Bay (1961-1964). He married the love of his...
Doris Watson
Oct 18, 2015
Doris Louise Coburn Watson, 93, passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015, after a long illness. She died peacefully, attended by members of her family at Teresian House, Albany, where she had been a resident for over a decade. Doris was born to Olga and Hubert Coburn in Erie, Pa, on May 3, 1922. She showed an early interest in music,...
Elizabeth C. O'Hanlon
Oct 10, 2015
Elizabeth Clarke O'Hanlon East Berne NY Elizabeth "Betty" Clarke O'Hanlon died peacefully on 10/10/15 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital after a long illness. Born October 6, 1919, Betty was the oldest child of Thomas and Emma Clarke of Rensselaer. She graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1939. Betty married David M. O'Hanlon in 1943, on the eve...
Katherine Smith
Oct 5, 2015
Altamont- Katherine T. Karsen Smith, 74, of Maple Ave. Altamont, died Monday, October 5, 2015, at the Teresian House after a short stay. Kay was born in Brooklyn, NY on October 17, 1940 and lived in South Ozone Park, Queens. She graduated from Dominican Commercial High School in 1958. After high school, she became a secretary for Colgate-Palmolive until she...
Christine Pushkarsh
Oct 3, 2015
Christine F. (Visco) Pushkarsh Christine Pushkarsh passed away quietly after a prolonged illness in her own home in Durham, New York on October 3, 2015 amid the comfort of her family. She was 71. The daughter of the late Frank Visco and Margaret Mannell Visco, she was born on March 3, 1944 in Brooklyn, N.Y. A dedicated nurse and health...
Carol A. Bruce
Sep 29, 2015
Carol Ann Bruce of Altamont, NY passed away peacefully @4:00pm on Tuesday September 29th 2015 after a 9 month battle with Pancreatic Cancer. She is survived by her loving husband of 58 years Jim Bruce and her 4 children David Bruce, (Altamont, NY) his wife Heidi and their two children, Devon Bruce and Amanda Bruce;Teri Bruce (Schenectady, NY); Valerie Bruce...
Robert Ernest Friebel
Sep 28, 2015
Delanson- Robert E. Friebel, 64, died suddenly on September 28, 2015. Bobby was born in Schenectady, NY on October 15, 1950, the son of the late Robert Friebel and Marjorie and Bud Geier. He graduated from Guilderland High School in 1968. He was a Vietnam Combat Veteran, serving in the US Army. He was active in the American Legion, serving...
Michael Robert Quay
Sep 27, 2015
Michael Robert Quay Obituary Dripping Springs, TX- Michael Robert Quay passed away on September 27, 2015. He was 28 years old. Michael was born to Susan Elizabeth Quay and Michael Edwin Shaffer of Schenectady, NY in 1986. In his earliest years Mike was a polished New Yorker and was often found patrolling his little section of the Bellevue neighborhood sidewalks...
Michael S. Slingerland
Sep 9, 2015
Knox- Michael S. Slingerland, 52, died suddenly at his home Wednesday September 9th, 2015. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend who will be greatly missed. He loved riding his motorcycle with his wife Lindy, and many good friends in the summer months and riding his snowmobile in the winter months. He is survived by his...
Jean M. Forti
Aug 25, 2015
KNOX- Jean Marie Adam Forti passed away peacefully on August 25, 2015 in her home surrounded by her family and pets. She filled her 52 years with love, laughter, adventure and care for others. Jean was born in San Mateo, CA on May 7, 1963, to Kay and Bob Adam. At the age of 6, she and her family moved...
Newcomb J Dunham
Aug 23, 2015
Newcomb Julian Dunham, Jr. (Newt), 74 of Tannersville passed away following a short illness at Health Alliance Hospital Broadway Campus with his family by his side on Sunday, August 23, 2015. Newt was born on May 28, 1941 in Jewitt, NY. He was the son of Newcomb Julian Dunham, Sr. and Ida Thompkins Dunham of Schenevus, NY. He was employed...
Mary Liszanckie
Aug 17, 2015
Mary Claire Bolton Liszanckie went home to be with the Lord on August 17, 2015. Mary was born in New York City March 5, 1925. She graduated from the Army Nursing Core in 1945 and remained working in the nursing field until her retirement in 1988. She was the recipient of the NYS Louis Swyer Award for Volunteer Service and...