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Recent Obituaries in Schenectady, NY
Browse recent obituaries and death notices for the Schenectady, NY area. Each tribute honors a life lived and reflects the diverse traditions, cultures, and stories that shape our community.
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Roger J Archambault
Sep 7, 2005
Roger J. Archambault 84 formerly of Arthur Street, Schenectady died Wednesday morning September 7 at Baptist Health, Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born in Montreal, Canada, Roger was a machinist at the General Electric Company for over 20 years before retiring in 1983. He also enjoyed bowling and golfing for many years. Roger's wife of 48...
Eugene Livingston
Sep 4, 2005
Eugene P. Livingston 80 of Curry Road died Sunday September 4, 2005 at St. Clares Hospital. Born in Albany, Eugene was the son of the late Edward and Ceinwen Livingston and a graduate of Granville High School. For more than 40 years Eugene worked as a plumber out of Local 775 before retiring in the late 1980's. He was...
James Kennedy
Sep 2, 2005
James F. Kennedy, also known as Frederick J. Kennedy, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday September 2, 2005, following a long illness. Mr. Kennedy was born on September 21, 1927, in Lake Placid, New York to George and Marion Kennedy. He was educated in Lake Placid Schools and served in the Navy in World War 2...
Katarina Wennerstrom
Sep 1, 2005
Katarina E. Wennerstrom 90 of Rotterdam died Thursday morning September 1, 2005 at the Avenue Nursing Home after a short illness. Born in Finland, she was the daughter of the late Karl and Elsie Westin. A former seamstress, Katarina was a homemaker and a former member of Our Saviors Lutheran Church. Katarina was predeceased in 1990 by her husband...
Alice R Glindmyer
Aug 29, 2005
Alice I.Glindmyer, 84, formerly of Mechanic Street Ballston Spa died Monday August 29, 2005 at Maplewood Manor in Ballston Spa. Alice was born in Champlain, NY and was the daughter of the late Jacobson Killas and Bertha (Cheeseman) Killas. She was employed as a Lab Worker at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, retiring in 1997. Alice was a member of...
Gabriel Teto
Aug 29, 2005
Gabriel Teto, 86, of Schenectady died at home on Monday August 29, 2005. Gabriel was born in Schenectady. He served in the US Navy. Gabriel was employed for 43 years as a Laborer in the Turbine Department of the General Electric Company in Schenectady. He is survived by his wife Ann Jankovich Teto whom he married May 10, 1943,...
Stanley J Sitors Jr
Aug 11, 2005
Stanley J. Sitors Jr., 57, of Scotch Church Road, Pattersonville died Thursday at Ellis Hospital after a short illness. Stanley was born in Schenectady and was the son of the late Stanley J Sitors Sr. and Shirley Mae (Guiles) Sitors. He is a graduate of Mohanesen High School. Stanley served in the US Air Force in Vietnam. He was...
Paul W Tate
Aug 11, 2005
Paul W. Tate 22 of Scotia died of congenital heart condition Thursday August 11, 2005 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born in Schenectady, Paul is a graduate of Scotia Glenville High School and the son of Corine (Leonard) Lombardo and her husband Randy of Scotia and David Tate and his wife Lauren of Fayetteville, NC. Paul was a member...
Virginia Vanvalkenburg
Aug 4, 2005
Virginia A. VanValkenburg 81 of Gainesville, GA formerly of Broadway, Schenectady, NY died suddenly at home on Thursday August 4, 2005. Born in Schenectady, Virginia was the daughter of the late Aloysius and Evelyn Lescsak and a life long Schenectady resident moving to Georgia two years ago. She worked in the Payroll Department at the General Electric Co. for...
Arthur C Almy
Aug 2, 2005
Arthur C. Almy 80 of Rotterdam died Tuesday afternoon August 2, 2005 at home after a long illness. Born in Schuylerville, NY, he was the son of the late Albert and Mary (Welch) Almy. A Marine Corps veteran of WWII, Arthur work for over 25 years at the General Electric Company retiring as a utility operator in 1986. he...
Lorraine A Ballmes
Jul 29, 2005
Lorraine A. Ballmes 69 of Ballston Spa formerly of Schenectady died Friday July 29, 2005 at Saratoga Hospital after a long illness. Born in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Matthew and Virginia Koral. Lorraine was a graduate of Mont Pleasant High School. Lorraine is survived by her four children Jacquelyn M. Lionarons of Ballston Spa, Christine...
Frances Saddlemire
May 28, 2005
Frances Aveline Saddlemire 93 died Saturday afternoon May 28, 2005 at St. Clares Hospital after a short illness. Born in Baltimore, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Jeptha and Myrtha (Parrish) Keller. A 1931 graduate of Liberty Union High School, Frances worked for Doctor Arony as a housekeeper for many years before she retired. She was a...
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...
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