Lorraine Audrey Marchione
Mar 5, 2021
Lorraine Audrey Marchione, 92, formerly of Rotterdam, NY, passed away on Friday, March 5, 2021, in Austin, TX. She was born in Rotterdam to the late Amalia (“Mollie” Anderson) and Charles P. Burke, Rotterdam Town Supervisor (1964-66). She graduated from Draper High School and attended Columbia College in South Carolina, graduating summa cum laude in 1950. She also attended...
Anne M Hotaling (Podgorski)
Mar 3, 2021
Anne M. Hotaling (80) of Rexford/Clifton Park passed away March 3 at Albany Medical Center after experiencing a stroke at home on February 28. Born in Schenectady in 1940, Anne was the daughter of Joseph T. and Anna Sorensen Podgorski. She grew up in the Electric City, graduating with honors from Mont Pleasant High School in June 1958. Following...
Kenneth Desbois
Mar 1, 2021
Kenneth p. DesBois, 51, passed away unexpectedly at Ellis Hospital on Monday March 1, 2021. Born and educated in Schenectady, Kenneth was the son of Debra (Relyea) Kilmer ( Bill) and Richard DesBois (Late Toni) . A HVAC specialist for Radiant Heating, Kenneth was a graduate of Mont Pleasant High School. Kenny was predeceased by his grandparents, Bertha Sellick...
Luz Morales
Feb 27, 2021
Luz Aurelia Morales, 94, passed away early Saturday morning February 27th at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia, NY, where she had been since 2015. Born in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, Luz was the daughter of the late Julio and Delfina (Ortiz) Rivera. Initially named Aurelia, she was called Luz because of her lively personality as a child....
Edward Sakacs
Feb 25, 2021
Edward W. Sakacs, 95, passed away at St Mary's Hospital in Amsterdam on Thursday February 25, 2021. Born and educated in Rotterdam, NY, he was a graduate of Draper High School and and Edison Vocational and the son of the late Andrew and Elizabeth (Koczai )Sakacs . A United State Navy veteran during World War II, Edward and his...
Ira Harding
Feb 23, 2021
Ira B. Harding,93, passed away on Tuesday evening February 23, 2021 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, Born in Brooklyn, NY,on 3/22/1927, Ira was raised by his cousin Marion(Harding) and Henry Fitzgerald and was the biological son of Ira and Catherine (Haefling) Harding. A graduate of Nott Terrace High School, Ira served with the United States Marine Corps from 1945...
Lana Berry
Feb 21, 2021
Lana Beth Berry, 59, passed away on Sunday evening February 21st at Saratoga Hospital with her sisters by her side. Born in St. Louis, MO, Lana was the daughter of the late Anthony and Patricia (Martin) Berry. A graduate of Draper High School, Lana attended Plattsburgh State University. Lana was disabled at a young age. She was a 31...
Elizabeth Beranek
Feb 20, 2021
Elizabeth A. Beranek, 96, of Schenectady passed away at Ellis Hospital on Saturday February 20, 2021. Born in Gloversville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ina (Abbey) Spohn. She was a graduate of Gloversville High School in 1942. Elizabeth later attended the Ellis School of Nursing and graduated in 1946. She then went on to...
Marie A Therriault (Vandenburg)
Feb 19, 2021
Marie A. Therriault, 97, formerly of Rotterdam passed away on Friday February 19th at Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga, NY. Born and educated in Schenectady, Marie was the daughter of the late Rodman and Emma (Mathias) VanDenburg and a graduate of Draper High School. A former Keypunch Operator for New York State Department of Tax and Finance in...
Maryann Looman
Feb 18, 2021
Maryann F. Looman,72, of Princetown passed away at home on Thursday February 18, 2021. Born in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late William and Celia (Derajtis) Nejman. She was a graduate of St. Adalbert’s Elementary School, Notre Dame High School and Mildred Elley Business School. Upon graduation, she worked for the General Electric Company until her marriage...
Robert Perry
Feb 16, 2021
Robert K. Perry, 73, of Scotia, NY passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. He was born in Schenectady, NY to the late Theda (McKee) and Frederick Perry and graduated from Bishop Gibbons High School before completing his General Electric apprenticeship. He retired from GE as the manager of the Gas Turbine division, after 38 years...
Mary Armstrong
Feb 15, 2021
Mary Kennison Armstrong, beloved wife of Burnham Bryant Armstrong Jr., passed away on Monday, February 15, 2021, at their home in Guilderland, New York. Mary was born on March 4, 1946, to the late Frank and Beatrice (Mary) Keller, in Cedar Hill, Selkirk, New York. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased in death by her parents-in-law, former...
Patrick Foti
Feb 15, 2021
Patrick (Pat) Anthony Foti, 85, passed away on February 15th, 2021 after a long battle with cancer. Pat was born on August 29th, 1935 in Oneonta, NY the (twin) son of Italian immigrants, Giovanni and Gabrelena (Cologero) Foti. Faith, family and friends were at the center of Pat’s life. Pat worked in the family business, Foti’s Italian Bakery through...
William Rossman
Feb 15, 2021
William Donald Rossman (Bill / Donnie), 87, passed into eternal rest at home surrounded in love by family on February 15th, 2021. Born on September 20, 1933 in Kingston, PA he was the son of the late Walter and Ruth (Belles) Rossman. He is also predeceased by his brothers Charles (Charlie), Richard (Rich) and Wayne Rossman, sister Carol Stine...
Joanne M Griffin (Pasquariello)
Feb 14, 2021
Joanne M. Griffin passed away on Sunday, February 14, 2021. She was born on April 13, 1940, in Schenectady, NY. She was the daughter of the late Stephen and Lita Pasquariello. She was a graduate of the former Draper High School in Schenectady, Mildred Elley Business School, Albany, NY and SCCC. She was a secretary for GE Research and...
Evelyn Welk
Feb 14, 2021
Evelyn looked to find joy in every single day, whether it was the sound of a bird singing or the beauty of a changing season. A mother of two, grandmother of ten, great grandmother of 13, she was a member of the Catholic Church, senior center, and a member of the community as well as a retired nurse, she...
Richard Apple
Feb 12, 2021
Richard M. Apple, 86 passed away peacefully on Friday morning, February 12th at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Watertown, NY, Richard was the son of the late Maurice and Iva (Murphy) Apple. A 1952 graduate of Clifton Fine High School, Richard received his Associates degree in Electrical Technology in 1954 from Canton ATI. During his...
Harry G Lampman
Feb 10, 2021
Harry Lampman, 71, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday morning, February 10, 2021. Harry was born in Albany NY, the son of the late Harry and Jeanette Lampman Hansen. He was also predeceased by his step father, Wilbur Hansen. Harry attended Bugbee School in Oneonta, graduated from Oneonta High School in 1967, attended Clarkson University and SUNY...
Robert J Kukla
Feb 7, 2021
Robert J. Kukla, 86, of Albany passed away on Sunday morning February 7th at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY Born in Newburgh, NY., Robert served from 1957 to 1959 in the United States Army. A former Comptroller for the City of Albany, Bob worked for the city for over 25 years prior to his retirement in 1997. A member...
Irma Mastroianni
Feb 5, 2021
Irma M. Mastroianni, a.k.a. Irma Mastrean, 92, of Princetown died in Albany on February 5th. Irma had a long devotion to bringing the past into the hearts and minds of those living in the present. For thirty-nine years Irma served as Town Historian in Princetown, a place she much loved, wrote about, and painted. She was especially proud of...
