Obituaries

Arthur Ross Shelmandine Jr.

Arthur Ross Shelmandine Jr.

Aug 2, 2007

LOUDONVILLE - Arthur Ross Shelmandine Jr., 79, beloved husband and father, passed away on August 2, 2007 after a brief illness. Art was born on October 29, 1927 in Amsterdam, NY. He graduated from Wilbur H. Lynch High School and attended Utica College of Syracuse. Art served in the US Army in both WWII and the Korean War reaching the...

Joanne R. Di Tano

Joanne R. Di Tano

Aug 2, 2007

NISKAYUNA – Joanne R. Di Tano, 67, passed away on Thursday, August 2, 2007 at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Albany, Joanne was the daughter of the late Robert Dalton Patrick and Josephine Kolchetski Cashin. She graduated from Vincention Institute in 1958. On February 13, 1960 she married Bernard in a loving, caring and dedicated union...

Irene Macaulay

Irene Macaulay

Aug 2, 2007

Westmere- Irene R. Macaulay, 75, of Westmere, passed away on Thursday August 2, 2007 at the Inn of Community Hospice at St. Peters Hospital. She was born in Albany and attended Altamont High School. Irene is the devoted and loving daughter of Helen Boyd Willey of Westmere and the late Charles Willey. She was a clerk with New York State...

Grace Rudy

Grace Rudy

Aug 1, 2007

COLONIE- Grace M. Butler Rudy, 73, of Colonie, passed away on Wednesday August 1, 2007 at St. Peters Hospital. She was born December 27, 1933 at Basset Hospital in Cooperstown and was the daughter of the late Herbert Small Stannard and Gladys Palmer Stannard. As a youngster, Grace was very active in 4-H and won several awards. She graduated from...

Dorothea E. Quackenbush

Dorothea E. Quackenbush

Aug 1, 2007

LOUDONVILLE - Dorothea E. Quackenbush, 89, of Loudonville, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at the Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush after a brief illness. She was predeceased by her husband of 63 years, Frederick W. Quackenbush. She was born in Upper Montclair, NJ and was the daughter of the late Percy and Minnie Besse Rothe. She was a...

Elizabeth Grounds

Elizabeth Grounds

Jul 30, 2007

BETHLEHEM- Elizabeth Grounds, 81, of North Bethlehem, passed away on Monday July 30, 2007 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Elizabeth Calhoun. Born in Greenock Scotland, she came to the United States in November of 1946 on the Queen Elizabeth to marry her wartime sweetheart. She was a member of...

Robert Couture

Robert Couture

Jul 29, 2007

LATHAM, NY – Robert J. (Bob) Couture, 62, passed away on Sunday, July 29, 2007. He was born in Cohoes and was the son of the late Romeo and Anna Larmore Couture. Bob was raised in Troy and educated at St. Peter's Academy and Troy High School. Mr. Couture retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1979. He was awarded...

April I. Geddies

April I. Geddies

Jul 29, 2007

ALBANY – April I. Geddies (Georgianna Geddies), 70, passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 29, 2007 at Albany Medical Center Hospital with her son and daughter-in-law by her side. Born in Albany, April was the daughter of the late Ezell H. and Ida Van Deusen Geddies. She enjoyed spending time with her grandsons, long drives and oldies music and volunteered...

Robert`` Whitlock, Sr.

Robert`` Whitlock, Sr.

Jul 29, 2007

LOUDONVILLE- Robert H. Whitlock Sr., 77, of Loudonville, passed away on Saturday July 29, 2007 at Albany Memorial Hospital. He was born in Albany and was the son of the late Harold H. and Gladys Wark Whitlock. Bob served in the US Navy from 1950-1954. He was truck driver with Red Star Express in Glenmont , retiring several years ago....

Esther Clifford

Esther Clifford

Jul 28, 2007

MENANDS, NY – Esther L. Clifford, 85, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2007 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Hamilton and Helen Myers. Esther was a long time resident of North Albany and Menands. She worked at O.T.B. in Menands, retiring in 1992. Esther enjoyed reading, crossword puzzles...

Rosemary Larsen

Rosemary Larsen

Jul 28, 2007

WATERVLIET, NY – Rosemary E. Larsen, 66, passed away on Saturday, July 28, 2007, surrounded by her loving family after a long courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bronx, NY, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Mary Elizabeth (Schilling) Schnell. Rosemary lived in the Capital District area for all of her life. She was a retail...

Paul Gizzi

Paul Gizzi

Jul 27, 2007

ROTTERDAM – Paul T. Gizzi, Sr., 74, passed away on Friday, July 27, 2007 at home, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Carmine and Jennie Gizzi. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Mr. Gizzi worked for the Local 40 Union for 40 years before retiring. After his retirement, he...

Ralph Sponable

Ralph Sponable

Jul 26, 2007

COLONIE – Ralph Sponable, 88, a resident of the Teresian House in Albany, entered into eternal rest on July 26, 2007. Ralph was the son of the late Adelbert and Madeline Sponable. He served his country during World War II and received an honorable discharge from the U.S. Army Air Force. Mr. Sponable worked as a tax examiner for the...

Michael T. Tiernan

Michael T. Tiernan

Jul 25, 2007

NISKAYUNA – Michael T. Tiernan, 60, passed away on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at his home. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late William T. and Jessie M. Moore Tiernan, Sr. Michael worked as an identification clerk for the NYS Department of Criminal Justice. Michael is survived by his brothers, William T. (Judy) Tiernan, Jr. of Schenectady...

Harry K. Guynup

Harry K. Guynup

Jul 25, 2007

Slingerlands- Harry K. "Poppy" Guynup, 74, devoted father, loving husband and hero to his family joined his beloved wife of 54 years Patricia in eternal happiness, on Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peters Hospital. Born in Mechanicville, he was the son of the late Margaret Cannon Guynup. Harry served his country in the United...

Anne Wilkes

Anne Wilkes

Jul 24, 2007

ALBANY – Anne Palmer Wilkes, 84, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. She was born in Clinton, Iowa on February 22, 1923 and was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary McConnell. Anne was an art major and graduated from the University of Chicago. She was a U.S. Navy veteran, serving during World War II with the WAVES...

Robert Lochner

Robert Lochner

Jul 24, 2007

NEW YORK, NY – Robert W. Lochner, Jr., 49, of Manhattan, passed away on Tuesday, July 24, 2007. He was born in Albany and is the beloved son of Joyce E. (Parker) Lochner and the late Robert W. Lochner, Sr. A dynamic twenty year veteran of the fashion industry, Rob was co-owner of Krome Model Management, Inc. in New York....

Edna M. Fischer

Edna M. Fischer

Jul 23, 2007

ALBANY – Edna M. Fischer, 61, of Albany and formerly of S. Schodack, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2007 at Barnwell Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Valatie, after a brief illness. Born in Albany, Edna was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Mae Hoghtaling Burnash. She worked for Matthew Bender (now known as Lexus Nexus) as a...

Suzanne Gioeni

Suzanne Gioeni

Jul 23, 2007

COLONIE – Suzanne P. Gioeni, 70, passed away on Monday, July 23, 2007 with her loving family by her side. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Alice Gregory. Mrs. Gioeni was a lifelong resident of Albany. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother who adored her family and especially loved spending time with...

Lois P. Klapp

Lois P. Klapp

Jul 21, 2007

COLONIE – Lois P. Klapp, 80, of Colonie, passed away on Saturday, July 21, 2007 at Albany Memorial Hospital. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late John and Pauline Lubner. Lois was the wife of 59 years to the late Frederick C. Klapp, he passed away on February 23, 2007. She worked for New York...

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