Obituaries

ALBANY – Grace Barbara (Healey) Yund, 93, of Albany, died peacefully on Friday, April 13, 2018 surrounded by her loving family at St. Peter’s Hospital. Born in Watervliet, Grace was the daughter of the late William  J. Healey and Wilhelmina R. (Pickett) Healey. As the top secretarial graduate from Watervliet High School, she went to work the day after she...

ALBANY – June Edick, 92, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.  June was born in Albany and lived in the area all her life.  She was a graduate of Green Mountain College and was a longtime member of the Hamilton Union Presbyterian Church in Guilderland.  She also drove for Meals on Wheels for many years.

June was...

ALBANY – Barbara Jean Severino Salisbury Larochelle, born April 9, 1953, died surrounded by family on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at St. Peter’s Hospital after a valiant struggle with cancer.  She attended Albany High School, and held several positions within retail and food services throughout her life, but in 1971 she began her most serious profession as a mother.  Barb...

ALBANY – Carol Ann Guilbault King, 74, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, March 25, 2018 with her family by her side.  Carol was born in Albany and lived in the area all her life.  She earned a bachelor’s degree from the Empire State College, and a master’s degree from SUNY Albany.  She was employed by the Bethlehem Public Library...

ALBANY – Joseph P. Young, formerly of Clermont St., died Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Joe was born March 28, 1923, the son of the late William J. and Elizabeth P. Young.  He graduated from Christian Brothers Academy, and attended Siena College.  He then served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in India during...

ALBANY – Helen Homeyer Schaffer, 90, of Albany, passed away on Monday, March 19, 2018 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Helen was born in Brooklyn, and raised in Greenville, but lived most of her life in Albany.  She was employed by Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., and by Altman, Edward & Brown, before joining Fleet Bank in Albany. ...

AMSTERDAM – August Conrad Tiemann, 89, of Amsterdam, NY, passed away on Sunday, March 4, 2018, with his family by his side at Albany Medical Center after a short illness with cancer.  He was born in the Town of St. Albans, Franklin County, Vermont, and served in the U.S. Army Air Corps and the U.S. Air Force at the Griffiss...

CLIFTON PARK – Eleanor M. “Ellie” Smith Bovee, 66, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, February 22, 2018, after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Her life will forever be cherished in the lives of her children, Lisa (Doug) Smalley of Clifton Park and Jason Goldstein of Riverview, FL and most of all her treasured grandson,...

GUILDERLAND – Barbara Jean Valentino-Hawkins, of Guilderland, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2018, at St. Peters Hospice Inn surrounded by her family after a courageous 27 month battle with pancreatic cancer.  Born in Dayton Ohio to the late David R. and Bessie M. (Brewster) Clements, shortly after her birth the family moved to South Bend In. where her dad...

ALBANY – Helen Dorothy Earl Coffey, 95, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Teresian House.  Helen was born in Albany, the daughter of the late James A. Earl and Mary Gill Earl.  She lived here all her life, and was a communicant of the former St. Margaret Mary’s Church and All Saints Catholic Church.  Known...

ALBANY – Mildred Grace (Mead) Logan 92, passed away January 24, 2018.  Mildred was born September 30, 1925 to the late Walter A. and Margaret Miller Mead. She was a lifelong member of First Lutheran Church of Albany where she was very active throughout her life.  Mildred graduated from Albany High School in 1943 and then went to work for...

ALBANY – Joan P. Moran of Albany, died on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at her home after a long illness.  She was a lifelong resident of the Albany area, and attended SUNY and Cornell University.  She was employed by the State of New York for twenty-one years, working for the Department of Health, and then for the Department of Environmental...

GUILDERLAND – John Vanstone, 86, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2018.  He was kind, compassionate, gentle, and eternally polite.  He was a wonderful father and husband, a loving friend and family member.  His interests included military history, natural history, geology, climatology, astrophysics, engineering, economics, college football, British period fiction and spy thrillers.  He loved big band music and often...

ALBANY  – Mary Downes Horan, 72, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, January 4, 2018.  Mary was born in Providence, RI, and lived for a time in Pawtucket, RI, but had lived in Albany since 1948.  She was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, the College of Saint Rose, and earned a Masters degree at the State University at Albany in...

ALBANY – George K. McCarg, Sr., 89, of Albany, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018, at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehab.  George was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was a graduate of the former Cathedral Academy, where he lettered in three sports, playing basketball, baseball, and football.  He served in the U.S. Army, and...

ALBANY – Donald R. Rahm, 87, of Albany, passed away on Friday, January 5, 2018 at Albany Medical Center.  Don was born and raised in Albany.  He lived in Florida for several years, but lived in Albany most of his life.  He attended Albany City schools, and served in the U.S. Navy from 1948-1952.  He then became an electrician, working...

MENANDS – Shirley Jean Herdman Gillett Curtis passed away at her home in Menands, New York on December 24, 2017 at the age of 101.  Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on February 8, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Lorne Herdman and Stella Lynn. She was pre-deceased by her husbands George Herbert Gillett and Walter Stanley Curtis and...

BALLSTON SPA – Jane Hearn passed away on Thursday, December 21, 2017.  She passed as she had hoped, being full of life one day, then peacefully passing the next day, without any period of suffering.  She was predeceased by her husband of 46 years, her son, Garry, and her brother David Sturgis of Hingham, MA. Jane is survived by her...

GUILDERLAND – James Dean Fink, 59, of Guilderland, passed away on Wednesday, December 20, 2017, in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  James was born in Albany on June 2, 1958, and he lived in Guilderland all his life.  He owned and operated Jim Fink General Construction, and also was an...

ALBANY – Rosalie V. (Collandra) Buker, 88, of Albany, passed away on Monday, December 11, 2017, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Rosalie was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Robert Collandra and Mary Ann D’Amelia Collandra.  She was a graduate of the Cathedral Academy, and a communicant of All Saints Catholic Church.  Rosalie loved spending time with her grandchildren...