Obituaries

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...

GERMANTOWN, TN – Newland A. Lesko, 74, of Germantown, TN, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 25, 2019.  Newland was born and raised in Livermore Falls, ME, the son of the late George and Joyce Timberlake Lesko.  He was a graduate of Colby College in Waterville, ME, and was employed by the International Paper Corp. for nearly 42...

ALBANY – Grace E. Beck, 74, of Albany, NY, died unexpectedly at her home on December 13, 2019.

Grace was born and raised in Troy, NY, daughter of the late Carl E. and Grace L. Beck. She was a 1964 graduate of Albany Academy for Girls and then Nasson College in Sanford, ME, with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. While...

EAST CHATHAM – Michael Dutcher of East Chatham, NY passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. He was loved dearly and is sadly missed by his wife Catherine. He was fondly known and loved as Uncle Michael by his family of in laws, nephew, nieces, grand nephews, cousins. He is survived by his wife Catherine, brother Dennis (Ceal), and...

ALBANY – Beatrice M. Walsh, 95, of Albany, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2019 at The Eddy Village Green.  Beatrice was born in Albany, the daughter of Worthington W. Lynk and Madeline Marsch Lynk.  She lived in Albany most of her life, and was employed by the Albany Community Chest, and by the Royal Typewriter Company.  She was a...

ALBANY- Mary T. Aiezza Triolo entered eternal life on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2019 with her loving daughter, Jennice by her side. A native of Albany, Mary was born on June 30, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Giovannina Aiezza.

In addition to her parents Mary was predeceased by her loving husbands Larry Donnelly(1977) and Charlie...

ALBANY – Rocco Figliomeni, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the age of 81. Born in Siderno, Reggio Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico Figliomeni and Rosa Maria Albanese. He came to Albany in 1955, where he started his lifelong career in the restaurant industry starting with his...

DELMAR – Dr. Henry Antonio Camperlengo passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on Friday, November 15, 2019 at the age of 86.  Henry was born on January 24, 1933 in Brooklyn, New York to Enrico Paolo Amerigo Vespucci and Pasqualena (Gragnano) Camperlengo.  He graduated from New Utrecht High School in 1950, Brooklyn College in 1954 and Albany...

ALBANY – Constance Louise Pogoda, 74 of Albany passed away on Thursday, November 14, 2019 surrounded by God’s angels. Connie, whose name means “Faithful” was a woman whose quiet strength revealed itself in the way she loved her family. Even though Connie suffered illness most of her life, she still maintained a lightness of spirit that was infectious. Though she...

ALBANY – Cyril J. “Cy” Murphy, Jr., 89, of Glenville, passed away on Tuesday, November 12, 2019. Cy was born in Albany, and lived in the area most of his life. He was a 1948 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, and a 1952 graduate of Paul Smith’s College. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and after...

BRUNSWICK – Jayna Jo Schenk, 28, of Brunswick, passed away on Tuesday, November 5, 2019.  Jayna was born in Albany and lived in the Capital District all her life.  She conquered leukemia when she was just 16, and was proud to be a Make a Wish kid.  Jayna went on to graduate on schedule from Bethlehem Central High School and...

ALBANY – John M. Prenderville, 86, of Albany, died Saturday, October 26, 2019 in Samaritan Hospital, Troy, NY. Born in Richmond Hill, Queens, NY, he was the beloved son of the late Raymond and Helen Hally Prenderville. He was also pre-deceased by an infant brother, Robert.  Jack was a graduate of St. Francis Prep, and St. Francis College of Brooklyn....

SCHENECTADY – Donald Francis Thomas, 72, died suddenly Saturday, October 20, 2019. Son of the late Alexander F. and Gertrude Thomas, Donald was born and raised in Schenectady and lived there all of his life. He was a Schenectady City Firefighter and proudly served his country during the Vietnam War. Donald was an avid fisherman and enjoyed hunting.

Donald is...

SUMMIT, NY – Doris M. Blake, 90, of Summit NY went to be with her Lord on Monday, October 7, 2019. She was born in Oceanside, Long Island to Daniel Brown and Ruby (Criddle) Brown on April 1, 1929.  Doris graduated from Oceanside High School in 1946, and was granted an Artist Diploma from New York College of Music in...

GUILDERLAND – Louise M. Kaffo, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, October 13, 2019. She was born on July 1, 1922, in Scranton, PA to Joseph A. and Catherine B. Kaffo. After graduating from St. Vincent’s Hospital School of Nursing in New York she enlisted in the Navy and served aboard the USS Consolation in both WWII...