James Turk
Aug 1, 2022
James Walter Turk, 91, of Rotterdam passed away at Ellis Hospital on Monday August 1, 2022. He was born in Ilion, NY and was the son of the late J. Raymond and Emma Bell (Brown) Turk. He served his country in the Army. James was later employed as contract designer for Allstate Design, retiring in 1999. James was a...
Helen Mcquade Best
Jul 29, 2022
Helen McQuade Best 99 passed away at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center on Friday July 29, 2022. Born and educated in Amsterdam, Helen was the daughter of the late John and Helena (Savitskas) McQuade. A former employee for over 31 years of the General Electric Company, Helen enjoyed traveling. Predeceased in 2011 by her beloved husband of 58 years Michael...
Linda T Donnelly (Tooey)
Jul 24, 2022
Linda T. Donnelly, 71, of Delanson passed away on Sunday July 24, 2022 at River Ridge Living Center in Amsterdam. She was born in Rochester and was the daughter of the late Jerry and Lila (Gribbroek) Tooey. She was a graduate of Monroe Community College and attended RIT. Linda was a domestic engineer. Linda was an artist. She enjoyed...
Richard Gentile
Jul 19, 2022
Richard W. Gentile Jr. (Dick) passed away on Tuesday, July 19th. He was born in Newark, NJ to Richard and Pat Gentile. He then moved to Rotterdam, NY where he raised his family and was a lifelong resident. Richard was a graduate of Draper School in Schenectady, NY and attended Hudson Valley Community College. He worked for New York...
Gary L Hawkins
Jul 18, 2022
Gary L. Hawkins 76, of Schenectady passed away on Monday July 18th at home under Hospice care. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Gary was the son of the late Arthur Claiborne and Mary Hawkins. A Vietnam era Air Force veteran, Gary had many community jobs but best known for his healthcare work for the former Hallmark Nursing Home for...
Marie A Eglin (Campbell)
Jul 18, 2022
The world lost a beloved mother, daughter, sister and best friend Marie A. Eglin, on July 18, 2022. Marie battled dementia for 12 years, but it never stopped her from giving out the best smiles to anyone who crossed her presence. Marie passed away peacefully at the Baptist Health and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia. Marie was born in Schenectady,...
Louis Williams
Jul 13, 2022
On Wednesday, July 13,2022 Louis “Lou” Eric Williams, 67, passed away at Ellis Hospital. He was born on December 24,1954 in Albany, NY to the late: Deacon Louis H. Williams Jr. and Mary (Moore) Williams. He lived and went to school in Albany until July 1969, when his family relocated to Schenectady, NY. He attended Linton HS and graduated...
Robert Ahles
Jul 12, 2022
Robert (Bob) Ahles passed quietly to his heavenly home in the early morning hours of Tuesday, July 12, 2022. Robert achieved his goal to live to be 100 and was blessed to be able to stay in his home due to the outstanding love and care of his grandson Louis Mancini for over 10 years. Bob graduated from RPI...
Ruth Rosback Turner
Jul 10, 2022
Ruth Rosback Turner,98, of Niskayuna, NY, died peacefully at Kingsway Nursing Home on July 10, 2022. Ruth was born on April 10, 1924 and lived in the Schenectady area her entire life. She was a descendent of the Garnsey family of Clifton Park. Ruth graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and worked at General Electric in the Payroll Department...
Keith D Rolfe
Jul 6, 2022
Keith D. Rolfe, 77 of Rotterdam went home to the Lord on Wednesday July, 6, 2022 at the Schenectady Center. Born in Schenectady, he was the son of the late Louis and Ethel (Dearstine) Rolfe. He served his country in the Navy from 1965-67. Keith was a graduate of the College of St. Rose and the Junior College of...
Nancy J Dugan (Turk)
Jul 5, 2022
Nancy J. Dugan, 89, of Schenectady passed away at the Schenectady Center on Tuesday July 5, 2022. Born in Herkimer, NY, she was the daughter of the late J. Raymond and Emma (Brown) Turk. She was employed as a clerical worker for 62 years for TCAR Inc. Nancy is predeceased by her husband Sherwood Dugan and one daughter Lisa...
Selwyn Harlow
Jul 4, 2022
Selwyn E. Harlow Sr., a World War II veteran, passed away on the 4th of July at his Schenectady home. Sel was truly a member of the Greatest Generation. He was 94 years young. Born in Danube, NY on May 1st, 1928 to the farming family of Willard Harlow and Leona Gyer, Dad learned the values of discipline and...
Jeffery Younes
Jun 28, 2022
Jeffery Leon Younes (Bear) passed away at home on June 28th with his family at his side at age 65. Born in Schenectady on February 15, 1957 to Elwin and Elvira Younes, Jeff graduated from Linton High School in Schenectady in 1977. Jeffery was predeceased by his parents Elwin and Elvira, his maternal grandparents Candalora and Isolina DAlonzo, his...
Nicholas Maura Sr
Jun 25, 2022
Nicholas Maura Sr. passed away at home in Princetown on June 25th at the age of 90 surrounded by family. Born and educated in Schenectady, Nicholas was the son of the late Louis and Mary (Comenzo) Maura and a graduate of Draper High School. Nick was drafted into the U.S Army during the Korean War. While serving as a...
Edward Jess
Jun 18, 2022
Edward William Jess passed away June 18 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Home in Schenectady after a long illness. He was born July 31, 1951 to Edward and Mayzoe Jess in Schenectady, NY. From a very early age, Ed’s passion was digging and collecting rocks and artifacts and that interest never wained. After graduating from Schalmont High School, he attended...
John Konik
Jun 18, 2022
John J. Konik, 79, of Rotterdam passed away on Saturday June 18, 2022 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. He was the son of the late John and Vivian (Morrison) Konik. He was employed for many years as a receiving manager for the Sears Roebuck Company. John was a member of St. Joseph’s Church in Schenectady. John is survived by...
Elizabeth "Betty" Leonard (Hilliker)
Jun 13, 2022
Elizabeth “Betty” Leonard, 86, of Rotterdam passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on Monday June 13, 2022. Born in Gilboa, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Mildred (Decker) Hilliker. Betty was employed for 28 years for Trustco Bank, retiring as a bank auditor. She loved hosting picnics in her backyard. Betty loved...
Donna Hannon
Jun 12, 2022
Donna Lee Hannon peacefully rejoined her loved ones in Heaven, on June 12, 2022, at the age of 60. Donna was born in Niskayuna, NY, and came to Brevard County in 1987 from Albany, NY. Donna’s career spanned 35 years at Kennedy Space Center, working on the Shuttle, Artemis I, & Artemis II projects. She was a consummate organizer...
