John J Ettore
Apr 14, 2015
John J. Ettore, 92, of Guilderland, formerly of Schenectady, passed away on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation. Born in Rotterdam, John was the son of the late Joseph and Maria (Leonetti) Ettore. A graduate of Draper High School, John was a Corporal in the US Army during World War II. After World War II,...
Doris M Almstead (Mattfeld)
Apr 10, 2015
Doris M. Almstead of Schenectady, formerly of Clifton Park, passed away Friday, April 10, 2015, at the age of 99. Doris was preceded in death by her husband Francis E. Almstead. Born in Brooklyn, New York, she was the daughter of the late Meta (Ranken) and Frederick Mattfeld. She is survived by her three children and their spouses Karen...
Robert K Hopkins
Apr 10, 2015
Robert K. Hopkins, 66, of Rotterdam, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Ellis Hospital. Born in Schenectady, Robert was the son of the late Robert E. and Mildred (Marks) Hopkins. Robert proudly served his country in the United States Navy. He worked as a control system technician at General Electric in Schenectady for many years before his...
Leo D Mcilroy
Apr 8, 2015
Leo Dale McIlroy, 91, continued on into eternal life on April 8, 2015 at his home in Glenville, NY. Leo was born on May 1, 1923 in Akron, Ohio, the son of the late Leo Dale McIlroy and Edna Hurd McIlroy. Leo spoke of many wonderful times in his childhood having such great fun growing up with his family...
Margaret C Reed (Robertson)
Apr 4, 2015
Margaret C. Reed, 96, of Rotterdam passed away Saturday April 4, 2015 at Capital Living Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Schenectady. Born in Winchendon, MA, she was the daughter of the late William and Eunice (Whittemore) Robertson. She graduated and was in the first graduating class at the University of New Hampshire for Occupational Therapy. Margaret was employed for...
Anna E Looman (Ostrander)
Apr 4, 2015
Anna E. Looman, 93, of Princetown passed away at Kingsway Arms Nursing Home on Saturday April 4, 2015. Born in Schenectady she was the daughter of the late Lee and Beulah (Clute) Ostrander. Anna was a co-owner of Capital Auto Appraisal. She was a member of the Bellevue Reformed Church. Anna was also a member of the Home Bureau...
Alma M Suits
Apr 2, 2015
Alma M. Suits, 89, died Thursday, April 2, 2015 at Glendale Nursing Home. Born January 20, 1926 in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Mae (Ostrander) Suits and the niece of the late Gertrude Suits. Alma moved to the family farm on Suits Road as an infant and resided there until1986 when she relocated to...
Helmut R Hunsicker
Mar 28, 2015
Helmut R. Hunsicker, 95, formerly of Princetown, NY passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Saratoga Center for Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing. Born in Rothselberg, Germany in 1919, Helmut was the son of the late Rudolph and Karoline (Biedinger) Hunsicker. Helmut was a veteran of the US Army, serving in World War II as a Corporal. He...
Norma J Drezelo
Mar 12, 2015
Norma J. Drezelo, 81, died on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Knox, NY, she is survived by her 6 children, 10 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and her sister. A memorial service will be Friday, April 17, 2015 at 4 pm at First Reformed Church of Scotia, 224 N. Ballston Ave, Scotia,...
Nihla Marie Primett Heaney
Mar 10, 2015
Nihla Marie Primett Heaney, 96, passed away on Tuesday March 10, 2015 at the St. Johnsville Nursing Home. Born in Oneonta, Nihla was the daughter of the late Edgar and Ida Primett. After receiving her Associates Degree from Mildred Elley, Nihla worked many jobs including her job as bookkeeper for Senate Plumbing. She was also a wonderful homemaker. Nihla...
Thomas P Fiorillo
Mar 10, 2015
Thomas P. Fiorillo, 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home in Rotterdam. Thomas was born in Schenectady, the son of the late Michael and Carmella (DeVito) Fiorillo. Thomas honorably served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. He was a mason for many years, working for the Local Bricklayers and Allied Craft...
William A Countermine
Mar 10, 2015
William A. Countermine, 68, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home in Rotterdam, with his wife, Mary Lee, was by his side. William was born in Schenectady and was the son of the late Andrew and Dorothy (Hartingstall) Countermine. A US Army veteran, William attended the University of Pittsburgh and graduated from SUNY Albany with his Bachelors...
Doris L Sheedy (Holzmann)
Mar 3, 2015
Doris L. Sheedy, 82, of Schenectady passed away early on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Ellis Hospital. Born in the Bronx, Doris was the daughter of the late Edward and Ellen (Klein) Holzmann. Doris worked as an executive secretary for General Electric and Trustco Bank, later working for CDPHP as a facilitated enroller and H&R Block as a client...
Peter R Parillo
Feb 19, 2015
Peter R. Parillo, 83, of Schenectady, passed away surrounded by his loving family at Ellis Hospital on Thursday February 19, 2015. Born in Schenectady, he was the son of the late Frank and Antoinette (Santorio) Parillo. Peter served in the Army during the Korean War. He was employed as a clerk for NYS-Taxation and Finance. He was a member...
Elizabeth A Hartman
Feb 19, 2015
Elizabeth A. Hartman, 26, of Rotterdam passed away at Ellis Hospital on Thursday February 19, 2015. Born in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of Dolores Hartman of Albany. Lizzie was a very loving, happy, and caring person. She had an infectious personality and a huge heart. Her fantastic sense of humor and laugh would get everyone going....
Rev Charles W Blacklock Jr
Feb 13, 2015
The Reverend Charles William Blacklock, Jr., 87, of Schenectady, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 13th, surrounded by his loving sister, children, niece and friends. Charles was born on November 8, 1927, in New York City and served in the Army during World War II and the Korean War. He worked for Central Hudson as a lineman for...
Charles S Schmidt
Feb 7, 2015
Charles S. Schmidt, 86, of Rotterdam passed away at his home on Saturday, February 7th, 2015. Born in Passaic, NJ, Charles was the son of the late Stephen and Mary (Nick) Schmidt. A US Air Force veteran and GE Apprenticeship Program graduate, Charles worked as a designer at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory until his retirement in 1991. Charles was...
Margaret Mat Tidball (Owen)
Feb 2, 2015
Margaret Owens Tidball Yorktown , VA Margaret Owens Tidball formerly of Rotterdam passed away February 2, 2015. A former bookkeeper at Schenectady Trust Company for over 10 years , Margaret was a graduate of Mildred Elly School of Business. She was a member of Trinity Reformed Church for many years prior to her move to Yorktown to live with...
Dr Frank W Jones
Feb 1, 2015
Dr. Frank W. Jones, 93, died peacefully at his home in Niskayuna on February 1, 2015. Frank was born on May 4, 1921 in Birmingham, England, the son of Wilfred and Bertha Jones and immigrated to Schenectady as an infant. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1939 and Union College in 1943 with a degree in Pre-Med....
Kenneth A Royer
Jan 25, 2015
Kenneth A. Royer, 86, of Rotterdam, passed away on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Guilderland Center Nursing Home. Born in Saratoga Springs, Kenneth was the son of the late Conner and Grace (Noxon) Royer. Kenneth honorably served his country in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Kenneth was employed by Weber Construction where he worked as a...
