Obituaries

ALBANY – Frederick Farrand, 70, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at the Albany County Nursing Home.  Frederick was born in Albany and lived here all his life.  He was employed by the Albany County Dept. of Social Services.

Frederick was predeceased by his parents H. Frances Cain Farrand, and Robert I. Farrand, and by his brothers...

ALBANY – Anthony E. “Nino” Crisafulli, 86, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, with his family by his side.  Nino was born in Albany and lived here all his life.  He was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War.  He later graduated from Siena College, and co-founded...

ALBANY – Harold D. “Hal” Stephens, 96, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 24, 2018, at the Teresian House.  Born in Springfield, MA, he was the son of the late Harold D. Stephens, Sr. and Mary Gilkerson Stephens.  He was a lifelong resident of Albany, and a graduate of the former Vincentian Institute.  He proudly served in the...

ALBANY –  Marion D. Luther Pezzulo, 96, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, December 22, 2018 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehab.  Marion was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Ernest and Marion Nead Luther.  She lived in Albany nearly all her life, and graduated from the Cathedral Academy.  She lived in Arlington, VA, during World War II,...

DELMAR – George Frommer, 97, died peacefully on December 13, 2018. Born in Albany on November 26, 1921, he was the son of George and Ida Frommer. George was a devoted husband and father and last worked for the Agway Corporation in Albany.

As a member of the Greatest Generation, George served bravely in the Army Engineer Corp in Europe...

COMMERCE TOWNSHIP, MI – Diane Frances Miller Mazoway aged 81, of White Lake, MI, formerly of Albany, passed away on Monday, December 10, 2018.  Diane was born in Albany and lived there most of her life until moving to Michigan 2 years ago.  She was a graduate of the Cathedral Academy, and of Maria College, and worked hard throughout her...

SCHENECTADY – Karen Greenhalgh Giminiani, 62, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2018. She is survived by her son Mark D. Giminiani; granddaughter McKenzie Giminiani; sisters Elizabeth Winchester, Susan Thompson, Constance Strassburg, and Joyce Croce; and several nieces and nephews. Karen was predeceased by her husband Mark A. Giminiani; father Robert Greenhalgh Sr.; mother Elizabeth (Greenhalgh) Heaney; brothers Robert Greenhalgh...

ALBANY – Jo Anne Dollard, 89, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, November 27, 2018 at the Teresian House with her family by her side.  Jo Anne was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Edmund P. Burke and Helen Hans Burke.  She lived here nearly all her life, and was a graduate of Vincentian Institute.  She worked in...

ALBANY – Francis P. Hodge passed away peacefully on the morning of November 5, 2018, at The Teresian House in Albany, NY.  He was born on June 16, 1931 in Massena, NY to Lawrence and Pauline (Setty) Hodge.  From an early age, he loved books and they would take center stage in the entire odyssey of his life.   Frank graduated...

ALBANY – Mary Contompasis Albertin, born in Albany September 9, 1949, died Saturday, October 27,2018.  A lifelong resident of Albany, Mary (or Mariah as she preferred to a few close friends) was a woman of passion, intelligence and kindness. She was a renaissance person who cannot begin to be captured in this short piece. She never stopped learning and growing...

LOUDONVILLE – Joseph R. Metzger, 94, of Loudonville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018 at St. Peter’s Hospital, surrounded by his family.  He was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Davis Metzger. Joe was born in Albany, and lived in the area all his life.  He was particularly proud of his roots in North Albany, and...

ALBANY – Rosa Ortolano Ilardo, 95, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2018, with her family at her side.  Rosa was born in Lascari, Palermo, Sicily, and emigrated to the United States with her family in 1966.  She was employed as a seamstress for many years at Cotrell & Leonard, and by Sherry’s Department Store.  Rosa loved...

ALBANY – Susan S. Caruso Heiserman, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, October 11, 2018, at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehab Center.  Sue was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Patsy and Mary Carpenter Caruso.  She was employed by the State of New York for a time, and also worked...

ALBANY – Mary A. Femia, 81, went to heaven on Sunday, October 7, 2018 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital, with her family and friends at her side. Mary was born on August 4, 1937 in Albany, NY and was the daughter of John and Mary Martin.

Mary graduated from the St. Peter’s Hospital School of Nursing and...

ALBANY – Sarah Jane (Quinn) Beeler, 62, died Thursday, October 4, 2018, unexpectedly. Sarah was born in Albany on August 1, 1956, to Shirley and Joseph (deceased) Quinn, and made it her home during her entire life. Sarah is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Edward; her four children, Christopher, Kathryn and her husband Mark Bradford, Genevieve and...

ALBANY – Mary V. Liese, age 91 Albany, passed away peacefully in her home during the early morning on October 3, 2018. Known by her family as “Ma,” she was born on November 28, 1926, in Brooklyn to the late Florence E. and Joseph S. Macken and grew up in Rockville Center, Long Island.

Those who were lucky enough...

GUILDERLAND – Michael J. Palmer, 64, passed away Thursday, September 27, 2018, at home after a long battle with cancer. Michael was born in Albany on September 10, 1954. He was the son of the late James and Margaret Palmer. Michael worked for Niagara Mohawk and National Grid since 1973. He loved his scratch-off lottery tickets and was always one...

ALBANY – John J. Byrne Jr., 86, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, September 27, 2018. John was born in Albany, the son of the late John J. Byrne Sr. and Laura Dubuque Byrne, and he lived here all his life. He was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, class of 1950, and studied in the seminary for five years, during...

ALBANY – James J. Woodard, 87, formerly of Albany, passed away on Sunday, September 23, 2018.  James was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was employed for many years by the painting firm of Harold O’Connor & Sons, and by Tougher Heating & Plumbing, and then for many years at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Albany.

James...