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Sophie Makovich

Sophie Makovich

Oct 16, 2009

Sophie Makovich 86 formerly of Schenectady died Friday October 16, 2009 at home in Greenfield, MA. Born in the Bronx, Sophie was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Kiriluk. A homemaker, she was a long time volunteer with the Mt Pleasant Public Library. The wife of the late Stephen E. Makovich who died in 1966, Sophie is...

William Hesler

William Hesler

Oct 4, 2009

William Hesler, 85, of Guilderland died at home on Sunday October 4, 2009. Born in Schenectady, NY, he was the son of the late Frederick and Mary (Dunn) Hesler. William served in the Army in World War 2. He was employed as a Supervisor for the General Electric Company retiring in 1984. William was a member of St. Madeleine...

Althea L Baier

Althea L Baier

Aug 1, 2009

Althea L. Baier 95 died Saturday afternoon August 1, 2009 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Home in Schenectady. Born in Barnerville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Mabel (Kniskern) Stanton and a graduate of Cobleskill High School. A homemaker, Althea was a member of the former Calvary Baptist Church in Schenectady. Althea was the wife for...

Mary A Lundergan

Mary A Lundergan

Jul 25, 2009

Mary Mineconzo Lundergan 91 died early Saturday morning July 25, 2009 at The Avenue Nursing Home. Born in Rotterdam Jct., NY she is the daughter of the late Cataldo and Magdalene Mineconzo. A licensed practical nurse, Mary was the mother of the late Andy Lundergan who passed away in 1985. She was also predeceased by her brothers, Angelo, Paul...

Betty Jane Whelan

Betty Jane Whelan

Jul 25, 2009

Betty Jane Whelan, 82, of Burnt Hills, died Saturday July 25, 2009 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Home in Schenectady. Born in Ballston Lake, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Helen (Kinum) McMillian. She was a graduate of Burnt Hills Ballston Lake High School. Betty Jane was employed for the General Electric Company in Schenectady in Turbine...

Patricia M Berry

Patricia M Berry

Jul 22, 2009

Patricia M. Berry 69 died Wednesday morning July 22, 2009 at Ellis Hospital. Born and educated in Scotia, Patricia was the daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn (Gordon) Martin. A licensed practical nurse, Patricia worked at St Clares Hospital, for Dr Hernandez. She was also a seamstress, and Founder and co-owner of Pamela Real estate.She was predeceased in...

Florence T Holmes

Florence T Holmes

Jul 20, 2009

Florence T. Holmes 91 died Monday July 20, 2009 at Mary Washington Hospital after a long illness. Born in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Caterina Martiniano. Florence was predeceased in 1965 by her husband John P. Holmes and also by her brothers Louis, Joseph, Dominic, Armando and Jule Martiniano and sisters, Constance Sirpilla, and...

D Adele Barter

D Adele Barter

Jul 19, 2009

D. Adele Barter 91 died Sunday evening July 19, 2009 at Maplewood manor in Ballston Spa, NY. Born in Garden City, Kansas, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Carolyn Diesem. A graduate of Nott Terrace High School, she attended Syracuse University. She worked for Carl Company, FW Woolworth Co. the State Unemployment Service in Monticello and...

Donald A Yahn

Donald A Yahn

Jul 14, 2009

Donald A. Yahn 84 of Scotia died Tuesday evening July 14, 2009 at home after a short illness. Born in Schenectady, he was the son of the late Chester and Doris (Roehrer) Yahn. An Army veteran of WWII, Donald worked for New York State in the Naval Commissary for over 35 years. Donald was predeceased by a brother, Ellis...

Lt Virginia L Sweet Col

Lt Virginia L Sweet Col

Jul 12, 2009

Lt. Col Virginia L. Sweet 88 died Sunday morning July 12, 2009 at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia after a short illness.Lt Col. Sweet was born on February 12, 1921. At the age of 12, she read a story about the flight of Amelia Earhart across the Atlantic. This started her great love for the sky...

Mary P Van Loan

Mary P Van Loan

Jul 7, 2009

Mary P. Van Loan 89, of Burnt Hills died Tuesday evening July 7, 2009 at Albany Medical Center from injuries suffered in a July 3, 2009 accident. Born and educated in Schenectady, she was a graduate of Mont Pleasant High School and the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary (Fotheringhan) Petersen. For more then 40 years Mary worked...

Timothy Donovan

Timothy Donovan

Jun 29, 2009

Timothy M. Donovan 52 of Acworth, NH died tragically in a glider accident on Monday June 29th in Ephrata, WA. Born in Schenectady, Timothy was a graduate of Scotia Glenville High School and Florida Institute of Technology. Tim was the founder and former president of Optimum Manufacturing Corporation in Charlestown, NH for the past 25 years. A successful businessman...

Glenn J Dunlavey

Glenn J Dunlavey

Jun 25, 2009

Glenn J. Dunlavey 82 of Rotterdam died at his home on Thursday evening June 25, 2009. Born in Rotterdam, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elinor (Taylor) Dunlavey and a graduate of Draper High School. A World War II Marine Corp veteran, Glenn worked as a machinist at the Gazette Newspapers for over 36 years before...

Elizabeth Gorden

Elizabeth Gorden

Jun 12, 2009

Elizabeth B. (Betty) Gorden passed away on Friday, June 12, 2009, at Hickory House Nursing Home in Honey Brook, PA. Born on October 22, 1914, she was 94 years old. She was predeceased by her parents, G. Homer and Ida G. Brown, by her husband Robert H. Gorden in 1951, and by her sister, Jane A. Storck, in 2004....

Quintin A Jones Sr

Quintin A Jones Sr

Jun 12, 2009

Quintin A. Jones Sr. 46 of Schenectady died Friday evening June 12, 2009 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born in Port Smith, NH, Quintin attended Mont Pleasant High School and was the son of George Jones and Eva (Hampton) Jones both of Fayetteville, NC. He was a pressman at Vincy's Printing in Schenectady for the past 20 years. A...

Melinda Cone

Melinda Cone

May 17, 2009

Melinda Cone, 20, of Rotterdam died Sunday May 17, 2009 at Ellis Hospital. She was born in Troy, NY and attended the Langan School. Melinda was the little girl who could never talk but could respond with a smile. She was deeply loved and will be missed. Melinda is survived by her mother Veronica (Thornton) Cone of Rotterdam, one...

Richard Bodek

Richard Bodek

May 2, 2009

Richard Bodek, of Scotia, passed away suddenly May 2, 2009. He is survived by his son, Ken Bodek of Burlington ,VT, daughter Alison Bodek of Seattle ,WA, sister Elaine (Paul)Pytel, nieces Katie (John)Haney and Lisa (Mark) Adams, nephew Jim (Dayl) Pytel, great niece Hailey Pytel and great nephew Nathan Adams. Richard graduate from Clarkson University in 1972 and worked...

Luella Q Kellerman

Luella Q Kellerman

May 1, 2009

Luella Quay Kellerman, 65, of Guilderland entered into rest Friday, May 1st at her daughter's home after a 2 year battle with cancer. Born in Niskayuna, she is the daughter of Pauline (Sand) Quay and the late Willis Quay. She was a graduate of Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School and SUNY Oneonta. For most of her 25 year teaching career she...

Viola May Jasinski

Viola May Jasinski

Apr 9, 2009

Viola May Jasinski, 77, of Stuart, Florida formerly of Schenectady, wife of Samuel Jasinski, died Thursday April 9, 2009 at Martin Nursing Restorative Care Center in Stuart, Florida. Funeral Services will be Friday 11AM at the Bond Funeral Home Broadway and Guilderland Avenue in Schenectady. A Calling Hour will be Friday morning 10-11AM prior to the service. Internment will...

Betty Sorella

Betty Sorella

Apr 6, 2009

Betty Sorella 87 of Schenectady died Monday Morning April 6, 2009 at Sullivan County Health Care in Claremont, NH after a long illness. Born in Burlington, VT, Betty was the daughter of the late Augustus and Victoria (Roscoe) Brown. A homemaker, Betty was a self employed hairdresser and a former member of Our Lady of the Assumption Church... Betty...

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