Obituaries

GUILDERLAND – James J. Gianatasio Sr., 79, of Guilderland, passed away on Friday, April 10, 2020.  James was born in New York City, the son of the late Carmine and Julia Gianatasio.  He was a graduate of Manhattan College, and was employed by the New York State Department of Labor for many years, first in New York City, then in...

ALBANY – Salvatore Ilardo, 97, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 2, 2020, with his children by his side. Salvatore was born in Lascari, Palermo, Sicily and was an Armed Forces of Italy WWII Veteran. He emigrated to the US with his family in 1966. He was employed as a Laborer for Laborers Local 190. Salvatore loved to...

ALBANY – Mary E. Dollard Kelleher, 83, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, April 2, 2020.  Mary was born Sept. 28, 1936 in Albany to Mary Rice Dollard and her husband William.  Mary was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, and worked for many years for the New York Telephone Co., retiring from NYNEX in 1989.  She was involved with the...

ALBANY – Leonard P. Bopp, 91, of Albany, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020 at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehab Center.  Leonard was born in Albany, the son of the late Valentine J. Bopp and Catherine Tiernan Bopp.  He was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High School and was employed by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany for 55...

ALBANY – Joan L. Walsh left this world on March 9, 2020. She was born in Albany on April 19th 19 “something,” the daughter of the late Leo and Alvina Somerville. She was the dear wife of the late William F. Walsh.

Joan was predeceased by her brothers Leo Somerville and Richard Somerville, as well as nephew Lee Somerville.  She...

GUILDERLAND – Joan M. Bailey, 65, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020.  Joan was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was employed for a time by New York State.

Joan is survived by her children Shannon Correa of Albany, Kenyon C. Manley, II (Julie) of Albany, and Charles Mendel of Shoreline, WA; her...

COLONIE – Frederic Slover, age 67, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on March 3, 2020.  Fred was born in Albany to Robert (late) and Patricia Slover. He worked for 35 years at Sysco Foods.  Fred met his loving wife, Josie, in 1970. He asked if she wanted to go for a bike ride and the rest is...

ALBANY – Bernice R. Gadomski, 85, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the Teresian House, Albany. Bernice was born in Watervliet and lived in Albany. She was employed by the N.Y.S. Department of Taxation and Finance for over 20 years, retiring in 1996, and prior to that, by the VA Hospital in Albany. Bernice was a communicant of...

MCKOWNVILLE – Betty Jane (Hunter) Casatelli of McKownville, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Betty Jane was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late William J. Hunter and Veronica J. (Lochner) Hunter. Betty Jane was educated in the City of Albany and graduated from Phillip Schuyler, class of 1947...

ALBANY – Teresa “Tess” Salm Austin, born on February 17, 1928, danced through heaven’s gates on Saturday, February 15, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Donald R. Austin and their daughter Donna. Teresa exceeded her life’s goal to be a loving wife and mother. As a member of the musical Salm family Teresa was a lover of song and...

DELMAR – Margaret “Peggy” Slocum, age 99, passed away peacefully on Sunday Feb. 9, 2020, surrounded by friends and family. She was born on Oct. 18, 1920, in Plainfield, NJ. Growing up, she and her four siblings lived in Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, as their large family moved with her father’s employment. She married John H. Slocum in 1941,...

ALBANY – Joseph Figliomeni, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020, at the age of 88.  Born in Siderno, Reggio Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico and Rosa Maria  Figliomeni.  He came to Albany in 1947 at the young age of 15, where he started his lifelong career in...

TROY – Raymond Michael Valerio, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Troy Center.  Raymond was born in Cohoes, the son of the late Erasmus and Carmella Carnibucci Valerio.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High School and attended SUNY Fredonia.  He was employed for many years by...

SCHENECTADY – Jeremy Carl Kuttruff, 51, of Schenectady, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.  Jeremy was born in Syracuse, NY, and was raised mostly around the Syracuse area, graduating from Chittenango High School. He attended Morrisville College for Journalism, and was a graduate of the State University of New...

ALBANY – Joseph Edward Seger, 85, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Grand in Guilderland.   Joe was a graduate of Vincentian Institute and the Albany Business College.  During college, he joined the Army National Guard, serving in the infantry division for eleven years.  After college, he was employed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. as a...

ALBANY – Maureen Duncan, 56, of Albany, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family.  Maureen was born in Albany, and was a lifelong resident. After losing her vision at the age of 24 Maureen began a new path in her life.  She went back to school at Hudson Valley Community College...

ALBANY – Theresa E. Dietz Ostrander, 85, of Albany, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Theresa was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Joseph Dietz and Rose Kot Dietz.  She lived here all her life.  She was employed for many years by the New York Telephone Company.  She and her...

ALBANY – George Anthony Damiano, 81, of Albany, died peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Albany Medical Center.  George was born and raised in New York City, where he lived until moving to Albany in 1966.  He was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hunter College, and a master’s degree in...

WESTERLO – Thelma Virginia Werner Watson, 98, of Westerlo, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Evergreen Commons Nursing Home.  Thelma was born in Kingston, the daughter of the late Louis J. Werner and Margaret Mary Bergan Werner.  She lived in Rensselaer before moving to Westerlo, and was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Rensselaer...

ALBANY – Mary Rogers passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of December 29, 2019, just two weeks shy of her 102nd birthday. Mary was born in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 1918. She was the daughter of Morris Leavitt and Ann Fiestae, both Belgian immigrants. After returning briefly to Belgium following the Great War, they returned to...