Francis Reese
May 27, 2005
Frances E. (Lott) Reese 76 of Rotterdam died Friday morning May 27, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Rotterdam, Frances Attended Draper School system and was the daughter of the late Frank and Hazel (Markel) Lott. Frances was a homemaker and devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Survivors include her children; Darlene E. Bush of...
Peter Parashak
May 16, 2005
Peter Parashak 82 of Rotterdam died Monday evening May 16, 2005 at St Clares Hospital. Born in the Ukraine he was the son of the late Peter and Maria (Tomyn) Parashak. He was the husband of Anna Behrend whom he met and married in Germany after World War II. They arrived in the United States in 1951, settling in...
Wellington Van Buren
May 15, 2005
Wellington B. Van Buren 84 of Hetcheltown Rd. formerly of Rotterdam died Sunday May 15, 2005 at Glendale Nursing Home. Born in Summit, NY he was the son of the late Clyde and Jane (Woodbeck) Van Buren. A dairy farmer, Wellington worked for the Earl Kelly farms in Rotterdam for many years. Survivors include three nephews; Clyde Van Buren...
Richard Tullock
May 14, 2005
Richard M. Tullock, 61, of Princetown Road in Rotterdam died suddenly at Ellis Hospital on Saturday May 14,2005. Richard was born in Schenectady and was the son of the Late Raymond Tullock and Gladys ( Kettler) Tullock. He was employed as a Teamster in the Warehouse of Service Liquor Distributor in Colonie. Richard is predeceased by his brother Raymond...
Elwyn Harlow
May 10, 2005
Harlow, Elwyn Walter Rotterdam -Elwyn Walter Harlow, passed away May 10, 2005 peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Oppenheim, NY on May 9,1930, he was the son of Willard "Bill" Walter Harlow and Leona "Nonie" Elizabeth Gyer.. Mr. Harlow grew up in Schenectady, graduating from Mont Pleasant High School in 1949. He served as a...
Laura Decker
May 10, 2005
Laura (Lacomb) Decker 86 of Fernandina Beach and formerly of Schenectady died Tuesday May 10, 2005 at Quality Health Care. Born in Norfolk, NY she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Mary Lacomb. Laura worked as a senior account clerk for New York State in Albany, retiring in 1977. She lived in the Schenectady area for over...
Robert O'Neill
May 4, 2005
Robert James O'Neill 58 of Pumpkin Hollow Road died suddenly May 4, 2005. Born in Jacksonville , Fl., Bob was a graduate of Bishop Gibbons High school and Hudson Valley Community College and the son of Robert O'Neill of Schenectady and the late Angela Molloy O'Neill. A Vietnam War marine corps veteran, Bob worked as a police office for...
Sarah Briggs
May 2, 2005
Sarah J. (Potter) Briggs 79 of Frank Street, died May 2, 2005 at Glendale Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Ella Potter. A home maker, Sarah is survived by 4 sons; Francis Polomaine of Rotterdam, Donald Briggs of Schenectady and Alexander Loika and Joseph Briggs both of...
Gladys Deschenes
May 2, 2005
Gladys Hickey Deschenes 97 died Monday may 2, 2005 at St. Peter's Hospice in Albany, NY after a short illness. Born in Scotia, NY, Gladys was the daughter of the late Marcel and Grace (Keeler) Hickey. A homemaker, she had worked at the Army depot in Scotia during WWII. Gladys was predeceased in 1972 by her husband for 48...
Shirley Adair
Apr 27, 2005
Shirley L. (Schubert) Adair 74 of Schenectady died Wednesday morning April 27, 2005 at the Avenue Nursing Center after a long illness. Born and educated in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Marguerette (Marsh) Schubert. Shirley work as a cook for many years retiring in the mid 1980's from Veeder's Restaurant in Colonie after 30...
Mary Norton Costello
Apr 27, 2005
Mary C. Premore 88 of Rotterdam died Wednesday afternoon April 27, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Rockaway, NJ, Mary was the daughter of the late Joseph and Angelina Costello. A homemaker, Mary was the wife for over 40 years of the late George B. Premore who died in 1980. Survivors include five children; Angelina...
Mary Kearney
Apr 25, 2005
Mary K. Kearney 74 of Clifton Park died Monday morning April 25, 2005 at Eddy Heritage House Nursing Center in Troy after a short illness. Born in Harrisburg, PA., Mary was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Dougherty) Hopkins. A homemaker, she was the wife for 42 years of the late Thomas J. Kearney Sr. who died...
Anna Sophie Rostkowski
Apr 10, 2005
Anna Sophie Rostkowski passed away Sunday April 10, 2005 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center, where she'd been a resident since January. Born in Schenectady on April 2, 1916, she was the daughter of Alexander and Antonina (Tomaszewski) Rostkowski. Ms. Rostkowski was a life long resident of Schenectady. She was a waitress for many years, and then went to work...
Donald Durrer
Apr 9, 2005
Donald F. Durrer 67 of Colonie died Saturday April 9, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a very sudden illness. Born in Schenectady, Don was the son of the late Jacob and Anna (Graham) Durrer. Donald was the owner of Don's Repair Service in Colonie for the last 35 years and was also a member of the Rotterdam Elks #...
Edward Buehler
Apr 8, 2005
Edward W. Buehler 90 of Rotterdam died Friday afternoon April 8, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a long battle with emphysema. Born in Stuttgart, Germany, Edward was a graduate of Albany High School and the son of the late William and Maria (Mayer) Buehler. Edward worked for the General Electric Company for over 35 years retiring as a manufacturing...
Capitola Williams
Apr 3, 2005
Capitola "Betty" (Sanders) Lake Williams 86 died Sunday April 3, 2005 at Ellis Hospital After a short illness. Born in Au Sable Forks, NY, she was the daughter of the late Orrie and Ethel (Doty) Sanders. A homemaker, Betty had a love for gardening and nature. She was predeceased by her husband Harry Williams in 1976 and was also...
Irvin T Blanchard
Mar 27, 2005
Irvin T. (Bud) Blanchard died Easter Sunday morning, March 27, 2005 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady. Bud was born on Christmas Day 1921 in Watervliet, NY. He was the son of Elsie Schmidt and Irvin T. Blanchard. A proud 1939 graduate of Watervliet High School, he joined the Apprentice Program at GE. He enlisted in the U.S....
Alice Owen
Mar 24, 2005
Alice E. Owen 94 of Wade Lupe Towers died Thursday March 24, 2005 after a short illness. Born in Carbondale, Pa. she was the daughter of the late Chester and Cora ( Waxman Eldred. Alice worked for the General Electric Company for over 35 years before her retirement. She was a member of the Broadway United Methodist Church, the...
Anna Starks
Mar 23, 2005
Anna B. (Cavallaro) Starks 80 of Shun Pike in Sloansville died Wednesday March 23, 2005 at the Eastern Star Home. Born in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Josephine Cavallaro and the wife for 43 years of the late Charles Starks Sr. who died in1990 and sister of the late Alfred Cavallaro. Anna worked for...
Donald Wall
Mar 19, 2005
Donald E. Wall 72 died Saturday March 19, 2005 at the Avenue nursing Center. Born in Pittsburgh, KS. He was the son of the late Clyde and Ruth Wall and a graduate of Pittsburgh State College. Donald was an Insurance agent for over 30 years retiring in the early 1990's. He was active in many organizations in the Schenectady...
