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...
Ethel Lavoy
Mar 19, 2005
Ethel M. Lavoy 84 of Schenectady died Saturday March 19, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY on February 17, 1921 she was the daughter of the late Adam and Theresa (Pravica) Zitzmann. Ethel attended Schenectady Schools and then was employed by the General Electric Company for over 40 years retiring in 1983. She...
Mildred Barth
Mar 16, 2005
Mildred L. (Fennell) Barth 88 of Scotia died Wednesday evening March 16, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a short illness. Born in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late Patrick and Lily Fennel and the sister of the late Dorothy Bouck. Mildred was a cook for many years for Scotia Glenville Schools before retiring in the late...
Louise Hotaling
Mar 12, 2005
Louise Eglintine Hotaling 88 of Rotterdam died Saturday afternoon March 12, 2005 at Glendale Nursing Home after a long illness. Born in Scotia, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Anna (Jurosko) Berlin and a graduate of Scotia High School. Louise worked as a waitress for Veeder's Restaurant for over 15 years before retiring in the mid...
Jeannette Frederick
Mar 8, 2005
Jeannette M. Frederick 82 died Tuesday morning March 8, 2005 at The Avenue Nursing Center. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Josephine Frost. Jeannette worked as a receptionist for New York State Department of Audit and Control for over 20 years. She was a member of St. Lucy's Church in Altamont, the Altamont...
Elaine Pittman
Mar 7, 2005
Elaine E. (Harris) Pittman 79 of Mumford St. died Monday March 7, 2005 at home after a long illness. Born and educated in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Griffin and Elizabeth Harris. A homemaker, Elaine was a former member of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and a music lover who enjoyed singing. Survivors include her...
Marjorie Steiner
Feb 27, 2005
Marjorie (Martens) Steiner, 80 of Rotterdam died Sunday February 27, 2005 at Ellis Hospital after a short illness. Born in Saginaw, MI, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Lily (Stubley) Martens. Marjorie attended college at R.P.I. and later worked in jewelry sales for Sarah Coventry. She was a member of George Hope Chapter # 271 of...
Catherine Schermerhorn
Feb 24, 2005
Catherine C. Schermerhorn 89 died Thursday afternoon February 24, 2005 at St. Clares Hospital. At the time of her death Catherine was residing at her daughters home in Rotterdam. Born in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Michael and Elizabeth Estenes and the wife for 56 years of the late John I. Schermerhorn who died in 1999....
Louise Coughlin
Feb 9, 2005
Louise B. Coughlin, 92 of Schenectady died Wednesday February 9, 2005 at Baptist Health nursing And rehabilatation center in Scotia. Born in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Alphonse and Louise Baril and the wife of the late Francis Coughlin. Louise worked for Red Kap Feldman as a bookeeper and was a memeber and former treasurer of...
