ALBANY- Lucille E. Nicpon, 72, of Albany, passed way on Tuesday January 9, 2007 at St. Peters Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late Stephen and Marie Weinlein. Lucille was a lifelong resident of Albany. She was predeceased in 1998 by her husband Edward Nicpon. She is the mother of...
ALBANY – Agnes "Fran" Murtaugh, 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 09, 2007. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late William and Loretta Stein. Mrs. Murtaugh was a resident of Albany for most of her life. Fran worked for the New York State Department of Law and more recently, for the City of Albany from where she...
ALBANY - Lawrence "Larry" Michael Hardy, 55, passed away on January 7, 2007 at St. Peter's Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Lawrence was born on August 30, 1951 in Newark, NJ. He was the first born to Orlando Hardy of Newark, NJ and the late Loretta Hardy. He was a graduate of Albany High School and attended Hudson Valley...
ALBANY- Robert J. Kennelly, 50, of Albany, passed away on Sunday January 7, 2007 in Holyoke, MA. He was born in Albany and was the son of the late Donald J. and Ursaline Mulgrew Kennelly. Bob was a 1975 graduate of Albany High School. He served in the US Army from 1975 thru 1978. Bob drove taxi for Yellow Cab...
Troy- Robert O. Snyder, 66, of Troy, passed away on Saturday January 6, 2007 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Albany. He was born in Bethlehem and was the son of the late Peter Snyder and May Beckman Garret. Bob served in the US Army from 1963 thru 1965. He was a tour mechanic at the Fort Orange Paper Company...
TROY – Helen H. Schrodt, 95, passed away on Saturday, January 6, 2007, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 10, 1911, in Albany, New York, Helen was the daughter of the late Paul and Lena Meade Schrodt. She is predeceased by her siblings, A. Gladys Schrodt, Alyce Lockart, and Paul Schrodt. She was...
LATHAM--Carl Frederick Brockenauer, 72, a man of faith and family, entered into eternal life on January 6, 2007 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Carl was born in New York City on July 22, 1934 to the late Anna and Carl Brockenauer. He was the beloved husband for 46 years of Eileen Storen Brockenauer; loving father to his...
COLONIE - Mary Ann "Grammy" Rasmussen, 92, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2007. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Allen G. and Pam Rasmussen; her grandchildren, Christopher, Jacklynn and Allison and dear friend, Don Reynolds. Service will be private.
Colonie- Stanley E. Skop, 96, of Colonie, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 5, 2007, at Julie Blair Nursing Home. Born in N. Tonawanda, NY he was the son of the late Anthony and Frances Skop. Stanley attended Our Lady of Czestochowa School in North Tonawanda. He was employed by NY Central Railroad retiring in 1972. Stanley was an avid...
ALBANY - Arnold William Peter, Jr., 71, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2007 at the Albany Memorial Hospital. Arnold was born on June 2, 1935 in Albany and is the son of Beulah M. Folmsbee Haines and the late Arnold William Peter, Sr. He served in the US Army from 1958 to 1960, attaining the rank of Private First...
Colonie- Ann M. Gabriel, 81, passed away at St. Peter's Hospital, on Thursday, January 04, 2007. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Joseph F. and Marie G. (Smith) Reinhart. Ann had worked as a clerk for Montgomery Wards for 25 years and went to work for Sears, retiring after 20 years. She enjoyed spending time with...
Guilderland- Dora Tunkel, age 104, of Guilderland passed away on Wednesday January 3, 2007 at Guilderland Center Nursing Home. She was born in Germany and was the daughter of the late Valentine and Maria Prybylski. Dora was predeceased in 1977 by her beloved husband, Fritz Tunkel. She immigrated to the United States in 1925. Along with her late husband, they...
COLONIE – Frances L. Stiffen, 80, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at Albany Memorial Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Frances was born on December 27, 1926 in New York City and was the daughter of the late Catherine Holsinger and Frank Kovaleski. Frances worked as a cashier at Shoprite in Colonie for many years before retiring. She...
GUILDERLAND- Melissa A. McCann Buchanan, 46, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully on January 3, 2007 at the Inn of Community Hospice, surrounded by her loving family. Melissa was born in Albany on April 10, 1960 and is the beloved daughter of Elaine and Jim McCann of Guilderland. She was a 1978 graduate of Guilderland High School. Following her graduation, Melissa...
GLENMONT, NY – Irene M. Pittz, 83, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2007 at Good Samaritan Lutheran Nursing Home. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Louise Meyer. Mrs. Pittz was a resident of the Capital District for all of her life. She was an excellent cook and especially enjoyed cooking for her family....
ALBANY, NY – James V. Futia, 76, died peacefully on December 30, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. A native of Albanian, Jim was the son of the late Anthony and Catherine Caricari Futia. Jim attended St. John's High School and was a member of the International Brothers of Electrical Workers (IBEW Local 724), IBEW Retirees Club, BPOE #49 and...
ALBANY, NY – Dominick R. Cardone, 67, of the Avila, in Albany, passed into the hands of God on Saturday morning, December 30, 2006, surrounded by his family at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. He was born in NewYork City and was the son of the late William and Rose Cardone. Dominick retired from the Albany Times Union...
GUILDERLAND – Pasquale S. Nischo, 75, passed away suddenly at his home on Friday, December 29, 2006. Born in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Samuel and Rose Nischo. He was a U.S. Army veteran, and a recipient of the Purple Heart, serving his country during the Korean War. Mr. Nischo retired from Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. after...
TROY, NY – After a courageous and inspiring battle with cancer, Kathleen Elizabeth Grogan Smith, passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2006. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late Charles and Caroline Grogan. After giving up her career at the New York Telephone Company, Kathleen became the beloved wife of the late Joseph P. Smith,...
COLONIE – Stanley L. Kelly, 78, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2006 at the VA Medical Center in Albany, surrounded by his loving family. Stanley was born on June 19, 1928 in Halcott Center, NY and was the son of the late Emerson D. and Mildred Ballard Kelly. He served in the US Marine Corps from 1948 to 1952,...