Charles Giacomino
May 27, 2005
East Greenbush- Charles Giacomino, 84, died on Friday, May 27, 2005 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Mary (Cappellano) and Rocco Giacomino. Charles served his country in the US Army 82Nd Airborne during WWII. After returning from the war, he went on to work as a fork lift operator for BASF...
Lewis D. Cross, Sr.
May 27, 2005
COLONIE – Lewis D. Cross, Sr. 77, passed away on Friday May 27, 2005 at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Lewis was born on July 5, 1927 in Shelburne, VT to the late Charles and Julia Reynolds Cross. Lewis served in the US Army during WWII attaining the rank of Private. He was a truck driver for 40...
Maria Anastasio
May 25, 2005
ALBANY- Maria Cesare Anastasio, 92, of Albany passed away on Wednesday May 25, 2005 surrounded by her loving family, after a brief illness. She was born in Sicily, Italy and immigrated to the United States in 1956. Mrs. Anastasio was a seamstress for Flah's Department Store in Albany for many years, before her retirement. She was a longtime communicant of...
Mike Rocco
May 24, 2005
ALBANY – Mike Rocco, 63, passed away on Tuesday, May 24, 2005 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's, after a three-year, bold fight with colon cancer. He was born in Queens, NY and spent most of his life in Rhinebeck, NY. He was the son of the late Michael Rocco and Rose Papetti. Mike was a talented barber for...
Ann Waldron
May 23, 2005
COLONIE – Ann Waldron, 82, passed away on Monday May 23, 2005 at the Rosewood Gardens in East Greenbush. She worked as a nurse's aid at the Albany VA Hospital for 26 years before retiring in 1986. Ann is survived by her son, Kevin Waldron of Colonie. Services will be private. Interment Memory's Garden.
Penny L. Green
May 22, 2005
ALBANY - Sunday, May 22, 2005, at St. Peter's Hospital, Penny L. Green passed quietly and peacefully away at age 42. She fought the fight with cancer at a very young age and for a few years. Her strength was not foreign to those who knew her. Penny was born in Glens Falls, N.Y., on November 5, 1962 and has...
Alan Golden
May 21, 2005
COLONIE – Alan G. Golden, 52, of Colonie, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2005 at his home. He was born in Albany and was the son of the late William and Delores Golden. Al took great pride and enjoyed his position as Government Inspector for the Federal Railroad Administration, where he made many friends. He loved camping and fishing...
Alfreda Pawlowski
May 20, 2005
COLONIE – Alfreda Pawlowski, 74, of Colonie, passed away suddenly at her home on Friday, May 20, 2005. Born in Buffalo, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Frances Pawlowski. Alfreda resided in California for 30 years before moving to Colonie five years ago. She is the beloved sister of Mildred Rooney of Colonie, Leonard (Kay) Pawlowski...
Gregory Zuboff
May 20, 2005
COLONIE- Gregory Zuboff, 59, of Colonie, passed away on Friday May 20, 2005 at his residence after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born in Alti, Russia and came to the United States as a young man. Gregory had resided in Warrensburg for many years before moving to the Schenectady area in 1989. He was a self employed mason...
Lillian V. Bailey
May 18, 2005
COLONIE – Lillian V. Bailey of the Shaker Run Apts., 77, born to the late Joseph E. Vayo Sr. and the late Margaret Hogan Vayo at Uxbridge, Mass. on December 12, 1927, passed into eternal life on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 at the home of her son and his family, after a long and courageous battle with several respiratory associated...
Liliana Sprinceanu
May 18, 2005
NISKAYUNA – Liliana Sprinceanu, 67, of Niskayuna, passed away on Wednesday, May 18, 2005 after a long illness. Born in Bucharest, Romania, she was the daughter of the late Gheorghe and Elena Georgescu. Mrs. Sprinceanu was a resident of Niskayuna since 1977. She worked for General Electric Company, retiring in 2000. She was an excellent cook and enjoyed traveling and...
Margaret Doyle Gilbreath
May 18, 2005
ALBANY – Margaret Doyle Gilbreath, 91, passed away on Wednesday May 18, 2005 at St. Peter's Hospital after a short illness. Margaret was born on October 30, 1913 in Kerhonkson, NY to the late James R. and Anna Shultz Doyle. Margaret was a pediatric nurse at the Mulenburg Hospital in Plainfield, NJ for many years before retiring in January 1970....
Shirley Messmer
May 16, 2005
ALBANY – Shirley Anne Messmer, 80, of Albany, formerly of South Royal Dr., Colonie, passed away on Monday, May 16, 2005 at the Teresian House, after a long battle with emphysema. Born in Niagara Falls, NY she was the daughter of the late G. Evans and Mary Quinn Newcomb. She was a Colonie resident since 1961. Mrs. Messmer was a...
Maria L. Debenedetto
May 15, 2005
Colonie- Maria L. DeBenedetto, 82, passed away on Monday, May 15, 2005, at home surrounded by her loving family. Maria had worked as a Therapy Aide at University Heights, but her main focus was her family. Her life was her family and she lived for her children, grand children and great-grandchildren. Maria is predeceased by her beloved husband of 39...
Wayne R. Reedy
May 14, 2005
Colonie- Wayne R. Reedy, 73, passed away on Saturday, May 14, 2005 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Brackenridge, PA he was the son of the late Melvin and Stella Reedy. Wayne had worked for 32 years for CDTA retiring in 1996. He was an avid outdoorsman, and also enjoyed woodworking. He was a charter member of the Trinity Baptist...
John W. Layton
May 13, 2005
Colonie- John W. Layton, 73, passed away on Friday, May 13, 2005 at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy, after a difficult struggle with cancer. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Joseph and Marie (Weber) Layton. A lifelong area resident John moved to Colonie in 1954. John had served his country in the U.S. Army during the...
Clifford Freese, Sr.
May 13, 2005
COLONIE- Clifford C. Freese Sr., 84, of Colonie passed away on Friday May 13, 2005 at the home of his daughter after a brief illness. He was born in Windham, NY and was the son of the late Leroy and Alice Ferris Freese. Mr. Freese was a WWII Army veteran and a Purple Heart Recipient. He was a lifetime member...
Ruth Frank
May 12, 2005
ALBANY- Ruth R. Frank 91, of Albany, died in her sleep at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home on May 12, 2005. Born in her beloved Picton, Ontario Canada, Ruth was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt. She was the family historian, a tireless volunteer worker and a woman of strongly held opinions (e.g., all men/boys, City of Albany,...
Fay Platt
May 11, 2005
COLONIE – Fay Platt, 81, passed away on Wednesday, May 11, 2005 at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany, after a long illness. Fay was born on June 20, 1923 in Albany to the late Charles and Mahalica Prusik Lucas. She was a member of the Lisha Kill Senior Citizens and the Home Bureau. Not only was she Marc's...
Frances Beach
May 11, 2005
Colonie- Frances E. Beach, 97, of Colonie, passed away on Wednesday May 11, 2005 at the Inn of Community Hospice. She was born in Bridgeport, CT and was the daughter of the late John and Agnes Frolish. Frances had worked for Ballston Knitting Mill, Picotte Properties and as a retail clerk at Sears for several years. She enjoyed tending to...
