COLONIE – Stephen F. Macejka, 67, of Colonie, passed away suddenly at his home, in the arm's of his wife, after a long and courageous battle with Parkinson's disease on Wednesday, May 31, 2006. Born in Schenectady, he was the son of the late Stephen and Anna Macejka. Mr. Macejka was a resident of Colonie for over 40 years. Steve...
ALBANY – Carmen J. Prinzo Sr., 70, of Albany, passed away on Monday May 29, 2006 at his residence , surrounded by his loving family. He died as a result of mesothelioma, a rare form of lung cancer. Carmen was born in Jersey Shore, PA and was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Tenenini Prinzo. Carmen was a...
LOUDONVILLE - Anthony "Tony" V. Tocco, 75, passed away to his loving Lord Jesus Christ, peacefully and with dignity on Saturday, May 27th, 2006. Tony was born on September 22, 1930 in Albany to his loving mother, the late Stella Whimple. Tony was a life long Albany resident and attended Albany High School. He served in the US Army during...
Slingerlands- Patricia A. (Stangle) Guynup, 71, passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 27, 2006. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Stangle. Patricia had worked as a claims adjuster for Albany Medical Center Hospital for a number of years until her retirement. She is predeceased by her sisters, Katherine, Helene, Joan and Mary and...
ALBANY – Patrick Lanza, 84, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2006 at Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing Home. Patrick was born on May 31, 1921 in Albany and was the son of the late Sergio and Stella Sasso Lanza. He served in the US Army during WWII. He owned and operated Lanza Brothers Painting in Albany for many years. Patrick...
Colonie- John P "Jack" Vigars, 63, passed away on Friday, May 26, 2006 at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Chester and Helen Vigars. Jack worked in the Pure waters Department for the Town of Colonie for a number of years until his retirement. Jack is survived by his daughter Kellie Vigars of...
COLONIE – Harold J. Schaeffer, 94, of Colonie, passed away on Thursday May 25, 2006 at St. Clare's Hospital after a long illness. He was born in Schoharie County and was the son of the late Joseph and Lena Safford Schaeffer. Harold was predeceased in 1992 by his beloved wife, Blanche Schartrand Schaeffer. He was a machinist at the General...
ALBANY – Anna R. Brady, 87 of Albany, passed away on Thursday May 25, 2006 at Albany County Nursing Home after a long illness. She was born in Greenwich, NY and was the daughter of the late William and Frances Galloway and Donald and Mary Wolfe.Anna had worked at the former Armour Meat Packing, Albany Memorial Hospital, Albany City &...
AVERILL PARK – Leonard J. "Kal" Kalamejski, 84, of Averill Park, passed away on Thursday, May 25, 2006 at Albany Memorial Hospital. He was born in Depew, NY and was the son of the late Frank and Martha Kalamejski. Mr. Kalamejski was a U.S. Army Aircorp.veteran, serving his country during World War II. Kal worked for the New York Central...
CLIFTON PARK – Antonios Katsoudas, 71, of Clifton Park, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2006. He was born in Greece and came to the United States 37 years ago, living in the Capital District. Mr. Katsoudas operated the Miss Glenmont Diner and the Watervliet Diner. More recently, he owned and operated Tony's Diner in Greenwich, NY until he retired....
Schenectady- LeRoy E. Kretzler, 62, passed away on Wednesday, May 24, 2006, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Albany he was the son of the late LeRoy Kretzler and Anna Bowles. LeRoy was a veteran of the U.S. Navy serving his country on the U.S.S. Ajax. He enjoyed completely restoring his 1964 El Camino and taking it to various...
GUILDERLAND – Margaret "Peg" A. Schumacher, 78, entered into eternal life on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center surrounded by her loving family. Peg is survived by her loving daughters, Judi Pelky and Deb Knapik and several grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Donald Schumacher, who died in 1996. A special thanks to Peg's...
ALBANY- Ann E. Baldwin Olmo, 37, passed away on Tuesday May 23, 2006 at Albany Medical Center after a long illness. She was born in Albany and is the daughter of John Baldwin Sr of Watervliet and the late Ruth Dowen Baldwin. Ann had worked at Price Chopper in Latham for several years. She is the wife of Carlos Olmo....
ALTAMONT – Doris E. Nicholas, 67, of Altamont, passed away at home on Monday, May 22, 2006 after a long illness. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Caroline Zimmerman. Doris had resided in the Capital District for most of her life. She owned Creative Fabrics, an interior design company, with her husband, while living...
Altamont- Robert S. Thorsland, 77 passed away at St. Peter's Hospital, on Monday May 22, 2006 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Lansingburgh, he was the son of the late David E. and Bertha Thorsland. Bob graduated from Lansingburgh High School in 1945. He enlisted in the U.S. Army serving in Occupied Japan in 1946. After...
Albany-Marie A. DiNova, 79, of Albany, passed away suddenly on Thursday May 18, 2006 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late Dominick and Angeline Costa Silvano. She was the wife of the late August V. DiNova. Marie had worked many years ago at Sterling Winthrop. She was currently employed with...
Colonie- Sigmund "Ziggy" Rydelnik, 58, went into the presence of the Lord on Wednesday, May 17, 2006, in New Haven, CT. Born on February 15, 1948 in Berlin, Germany, he was the son of the late Meyer and Ruth Rydelnik. Ziggy emigrated to the United States in 1952 at the age of four with his family. Living in Brooklyn, Sigmund...
ALBANY – Anthony Mucci, Sr., 86, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. Born in St. Giovanni, Rotundo, Foggia, Italy, he was the son of the late Patsy and Concetta Mucci. Mr. Mucci was a U. S. Army veteran, serving as a Master Sergeant during World War II. He worked for over 25 years at Capital City Container...
COLONIE-Mary D. Adams, 85, of Colonie, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday May 17, 2006 at Albany Memorial Hospital. She was born in Watertown and was the daughter of the late Raymond and Alice Dillin. Mary was a registered nurse and worked at the former Brady Hospital in Albany for many years. She had also worked with Dr.'s Pankin and...
WESTMERE-Judith A. Foley, 66, of Westmere, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday May 16, 2006 at St. Peters Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late Edgar S. Walsh and Jean Weir. Judy was a breast cancer survivor. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward J. Foley in 1993. Judy and...