LATHAM-William H. Smith Jr. died April 15, 2007 after a courageous year long battle with cancer. He was born on September 18, 1948 in Albany and was the son of the late William H. and Edna May Banker Smith Sr. Bill was retired from the Sheetmetal Workers Local 83. He was a member of the Guilderland Elks. Bill is the...
COLONIE – Joanne D. (Humphrey) Edwards, passed away at home on Sunday, April 15, 2007. Born in Albany, she was the beloved daughter of Delores Humphrey and the late Ernest Humphrey. Joanne enjoyed doing crafts, caring for her plants and listening to classic rock. In addition to her mother, Joanne is survived by her devoted children, Mark (Michelle) Withkowski and...
Schenectady- Susan Costello, 88, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2007 at St. Clare's Hospital. Born in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Julius and Carmella Sandora. A homemaker most of her life Susan's focus was her family. She enjoyed the Sunday dinners together, camping, trips to the casino, and most of all her children and grandchildren. Susan...
LOUDONVILLE - Olivia Jones O'Donoghue, of Loudonville, passed away early Saturday morning, April 14, 2007, at Albany Medical Center, after a long illness, in the company of her family. She was 67.Olivia was born in Franklin, Tennessee, was the daughter of the late William Justis and Eleanor (Wade) Jones, and grew up on the family farm at Turkey Creek, Tennessee,...
SCHENECTADY- Bernice M. Eldridge, 87, of Schenectady, passed away on Saturday April 14, 2007 at St. Clare's Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Scotia and was the daughter of the late David and Edith Trombly Good. Bernice was predeceased in 1980 by her husband Kenneth Eldridge. She was a dedicated mother and grandmother. Bernice enjoyed spending her...
LOUDONVILLE – Elizabeth C. Monroe, 89, passed away on Saturday, April 14, 2007 at the Eddy Heritage House Nursing Home in Troy. Elizabeth was born on April 17, 1917 in Rome, NY and was the daughter of the late Alexander and Mildred Hoehn Doty. She was a homemaker, a volunteer at Albany Memorial Hospital, member of the Altar Rosary Society...
COLONIE – Mike Erceg, 85, passed away on Friday, April 13, 2007 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany, surrounded by his loving family. Mike was born on September 5, 1921 in Cementon, NY and was the son of the late John and Dominica Evco Erceg. He was predeceased by his wife, Venetia Erceg and his son, Daniel Erceg....
GUILDERLAND- Rosemaria Julia Lia, 81, of Guilderland, passed away on April 12, 2007 after a long illness. She was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of the late Frank and Julia Gagliardi. Rosemaria was predeceased in 1980 by her husband Joseph Lia and by her son Rocco V. Lia in 2001. She moved to Guilderland in...
COLONIE – Melva (Rendo) DiFlorio, 79, of Wilkins Ave., Colonie, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Albany Memorial Hospital after a short illness. Melva (Mickey) was surrounded by her loving children at the time of her passing. Melva was born on November 1, 1930 in Berne, NY and was the daughter of the late Ethel and Frederick Rendo....
COLONIE – Alice R. Maloney, 73, of Colonie, passed away on Thursday, April 12, 2007 at Albany Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Troy, she was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Jordan. Mrs. Maloney worked as an executive secretary for the former New York Telephone Company from where she retired after 43 years of...
ALBANY – John A. Annello, 81, passed away on Wednesday, April 11, 2007 at St. Peter's Hospital, after a brief illness. John was born on June 12, 1925 in Albany and was the son of the late Angelo and Catherine Rinaldi Annello. He served in the US Navy from 1943 to 1946 and 1947 to 1952, attaining the rank of...
ALBANY - Elizabeth M. Gonyea, 86, of Albany, died Sunday, April 8, 2007 after a long illness with Alzheimer's. Born in Albany on September 28, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Margaret Fisk. Betty was predeceased by her husband, Andrew William Gonyea and three of her five children, Andrew Walter Gonyea, Judith Allen, and Richard Gonyea...
LATHAM – Helen P. Colello, 80, of Latham, passed away on Saturday, April 07, 2007, after a short illness. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late Anthony and Josephine Witamborski. Mrs. Colello had lived in Latham for over 35 years. She enjoyed cooking and especially enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Helen was...
NISKAYUNA – William S. Shallcross, 78, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007. Born in Manhattan, NY he was the son of the late James and Virginia Shallcross. Mr. Shallcross was a U.S. Army veteran serving his country during the Korean War. Bill was a well known radio personality for WALK in Long Island and locally for WROW and WABY....
GREEN ISLAND - Judith A. Grande Vartanian, 63, passed away on Friday, April 6, 2007 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Judy was born on March 12, 1944 in Troy and was the daughter of the late Julius A. and Phyllis Valenti Grande. She attended Troy High School and graduated from Troy Beauty School. Judy...
LOUDONVILLE- Anna M. Churchill, 79, of Loudonville, passed away on Wednesday April 4, 2007. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late William and Anna Haag Murphy. She was predeceased in 1974 by her husband William E. Churchill. Anna was a 1946 graduate of Vincentian Institute. After raising her family, she worked as a teacher's aide...
ALBANY – Ernest W. Bacon, 80, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2007. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Henry Bacon and Elizabeth VanAken. Mr. Bacon was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He retired in 1993 from Armory Garage, Inc. as service manager. Ernie is the beloved and loving husband of Aileen Becker Bacon. He is...
COLONIE – Theresa M. Ramsey, 78, of Colonie, passed away on Tuesday, April 03, 2007. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Verner and Mary Kilts. Mrs. Ramsey was an Albany resident for most of her life. Theresa was a caregiver to all of the children in her family. She especially enjoyed taking care of her grandchildren...
ALBANY – Edward P. Tice, 69, passed away on April 2, 2007 at St. Peter's Hospital. He was born in Schenectady and was the son of the late Peter and Mary Tice. Ed is the brother of Carol O'Connor of South Bethlehem, Lorraine Anyos of Albany and Barbara (Walter) Hoffman of Florida. He is the former husband of Annmarie (Recupero)...
Albany- Edward C. Bent, 74, passed away on Monday, April 2, 2007, at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany he was the son of the late William and Ellen Bent. Ed served his country in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He worked for Corenco Corp. for a number of years and loved traveling cross country with his wife...