ALBANY – Mary R. Parisi, 91, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2009. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Rocco and Vincenzina Belcastro. Mrs. Parisi lived in Albany for most of her life. Mary was the beloved wife of the late Gaetano Kelly Parisi. She is the devoted mother of Kelly Don Parisi, Terry...
CLARKSVILLE - Giovani F. "Twink" Lembo, 74, passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2009 at St. Peter's Hospital. Twink was born on June 24, 1934 in Albany and was the son of the late Cosimo and Margaret Tomasone Lembo. He served 20 years in the US Air Force and after that worked for the US Post Office in Colonie as...
ALBANY- Ann I. McCarthy, 99, of Albany, passed away on Sunday January 4, 2009 at Albany Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late John and Agnes McDonald Lewis. Ann was predeceased by her husband Michael J. McCarthy. She is the beloved mother of AnnaMarie George. Ann is the cherished...
ALBANY - Mary E. DeGroot, 106, passed away on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at the Teresian House, surrounded by her loving family. Mary was born on May 11, 1902 in Clarks Mill, NY and was the daughter of the late Victoria and Patrick Cozzy. She enjoyed gardening, knitting, crocheting and cats, but most especially spending time with her family. Mary...
Inez "Ruth" Bowen, 82, of San Bernadino, CA passed away on Friday, January 2, 2009 after a long illness at the Country Villa Hacienda Healthcare Center in San Bernadino, CA. She was born March 26, 1926 in Tallassee, Alabama to the late Colonel S. Bowen Sr. and Ella E. Bowen. Ruth was a former resident of Albany, NY; where she...
Kenneth (Kenny) Griffin, passed away on January 1, 2009. Son of the late James and Vernell Griffin. Brother of the late Sonja Griffin-Abdalla (Kamel), Janet (Pete) Hendricks of Miramar, Fl, James A.(Angela Tryon) Griffin, of Schenectady. Uncle of the late Tashara Young, Diego Carter, Arabia Abdalla, of Schenectady, Shaunteeka Thomas, Peter, Ricky, and Rosie Hendricks of Miramar, Fl., Calvin Tryon,...
COLONIE- Thomas F. Quinn, 75, of Colonie, passed away suddenly on January 1, 2009.He was born in Albany and was the son of the late John P. and Angelina Spadaro Quinn. Tom served in the US army from 1953 through 1955. He was a supervisor with AT& T in Albany for many years. Tom was an active member of the...
Marilyn "Joan" Melucci, 72, passed away Thursday January 1, 2009 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Joan was born in Albany the daughter of the late Harry and Ruth (Brooks) McDonough. She graduated from the Cathedral High School and was a lifelong area resident. She first worked for the New York Telephone Company and then the New York State Assembly for...
ILION, NY – Kathryn R. Callahan, 98, passed away on Thursday, January 1, 2009 at the Teresian House in Albany. She was born on July 21, 1910 in Luzerne, PA and was the daughter of the late Patrick and Anne Sullivan Lyons. She was a long term resident of Ilion before moving to Colonie in 1998. Kathryn retired from Univac...
COLONIE – Elaine R. Murray of Colonie, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, December 31, 2008, with her loving family by her side. Elaine was the daughter of the late Florence and Guy Brittell. Her legacy is her love and devotion to her family. Lainey was the beloved wife of John S. Murray for 51 years. In addition...
NISKAYUNA – Jean C. Collins, 78, died on Monday, December 29, 2008 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Jean was born on January 24, 1930 in Trenton, NJ and was the daughter of the late Raymond L. and Ruth Phillips Cox. Jean graduated from Douglass College in New Brunswick, NJ and worked in pharmaceutical research including the Sterling...
ALBANY - Elizabeth P. (Callahan) Miller, 85, of Long Neck, DE, passed away on Sunday December 28, 2008 at Beebe Hospital in Delaware after a brief illness. During her recent years she resided in Delaware, her home was in Colonie for some 50 years. Born in Hinton, WV, raised in Alderson, WV, she attended Alderson High School and Charleston Business...
SUMMIT – Richard Coleman, 83, passed away on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany. Richard was born on July 8, 1925 in NYC and was the son of the late Richard and Pearl (Dewey) Coleman. He served in the US Army during WWII and was a retired jeweler from M & N Silver in...
TEATOR, ANNA R. ALBANY Anna Ruth Bond Teator, 100, of Albany, passed away on Sunday December 28, 2008 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home. She was born in Troy and was the daughter of the late Thomas and Hannah Fitzgerald Bond. Anna was predeceased in 1979 by her husband George H. Teator. Funeral services will be Friday morning at...
ALBANY – Robert J. De Flumer, Jr., 44, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, December 26, 2008. Robert was born in Albany and lived in Albany for all of his life. He loved all animals, especially cats. Robert was the guardian of the Albany community's stray cats. He is the beloved son of Marie De Flumer of Albany and Robert J....
ROUND LAKE – Bradley A. Hurst, 42, passed away on Friday, December 26, 2008. Mr. Hurst was currently working as a self-educated computer programmer. Bradley is survived by his wife, Eva; his stepson, Joshua; his parents, Mary & David and his brother, Brian. Also surviving are many nieces and nephews. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service...
Albany Nicholas "Nick" Fercho, died unexpectedly Friday December 26, 2008. Nick was born in San Rafael, California the son of Bruce Fercho and Bonnie (Huff) Hopkins. He lived most of his too short life in New Paltz, NY and has called Albany home for the last several years. Along with his parents, Nick is survived by his siblings; Jessie Hopkins...
Ristau, Margaret M "Margie" "Nanny" Webster, NY: Formerly of Slingerlands, NY peacefully passed away at home on December 26, 2008 Predeceased by her loving husband, Albert Ristau, son James E. O'Connell, sisters, Eileen Nally, Virginia Lawler, brother Neil Dwyer.Margaret is survived by her daughters, Laurie O'Connell, Webster, NY and Linda Marie Sacks, Ormond Beach, FL, son Dan (Laurie) O'Connell, Pittsburgh...
AlbanyEleanor P. Jansen, 85, passed away at her home Friday December 26, 2008 surrounded by her loving family.Eleanor was born in Greenwich, NY the daughter of the late Cortland and Grace Pollack. Along with her husband, James who predeceased her in 1996, she co-owned of Jansen's Bottle Gas Company. Eleanor was a fashion model and graduate from Mildred Elley Business...
VERO BEACH, FL – Tracy A. Hunt, 47 of Vero Beach, formerly of Colonie, passed away on Wednesday December 24, 2008. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late John K. Hunt and Marilyn Kahl Hunt. She had attended Colonie Central High School. Tracy was a waitress at several area restaurants throughout the years. She was...