Obituaries

BOOTHBAY HARBOR, ME – Alice Delaney Chichester 96, of Boothbay Harbor, Maine (formerly of Albany New York), peacefully went home to be with her Lord and Savior on May 1, 2018 with her daughter by her side at St. Andrews Village, Boothbay Harbor, Maine.

Alice was born on April 12, 1922 the daughter of Olivia Julia Shiels Delaney and James...

LOUDONVILLE – Gloria Audi Perretta, 70, of Loudonville, passed away suddenly April 30, 2018.  Gloria was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Louis and Marie Audi.  She lived in the area all of her life, and was a devoted animal lover.

Gloria was predeceased by her husband Joseph Perretta, and by her son Louis Perretta. She is survived...

GUILDERLAND – Antoinette Marie Miller (nee Caimano), passed away quietly on April 25, 2018 in Albany, N.Y. at the age of 95.   “Etta” was born June 13, 1922 in Albany into her family of five sisters and two brothers.  She was married to George Norman Miller of Albany (1922-1971) in 1944.  Antoinette worked for the IRS after graduating from Cathedral...

GUILDERLAND – Rose M. McCade Andres, 92, of Guilderland, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center.  Rose was born in Albany, and lived here much of her life.  She was employed by the D&H Railroad, the Dept. of Motor Vehicles, the office of Governor Rockefeller, and the New York State Division of Criminal...

BALLSTON LAKE – Mildred Rose Behrmann Nunez, 92,  of Ballston Lake, passed away peacefully at Saratoga Hospital on Tuesday, April 10, 2018.  Mildred graduated Summa Cum Laude from SUNY at Cobleskill with a degree in Early Childhood Education, and was the first nursery school teacher director at Loudonville Christian School.  She was a gracious, loving, positive person who lit up...

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...