Obituaries

GUILDERLAND – Jane A. Smith, a long time resident of Church Road in Guilderland, passed away peacefully Friday, September 1, 2017, surrounded by family in her home.  Born March 14th, 1930, the daughter of Carl S. Fink and Marian (Zimmerman) Fields, she lived her early life on her family’s farm and graduated from Draper High School and SCCC.  She was...

ALBANY – Margaret R. Prime, 77, died in St. Peter’s Hospice on August 14, 2017.  She was preceded by her husband Thomas, and is survived by her daughters Mary and Henrietta; her five grandchildren: James, Jeanine, Jordan, Joseph, and Jade; and one great grandchild, Jonathan.

A memorial service will being held at The Madison Theater on Sunday, September 10th, at...

ALBANY – Dorothy A. Kircher, 92, of Albany, passed away peacefully with family members at her side on Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Teresian House in Albany. Dorothy was the daughter of the late Walter and Norine McCartan, and was predeceased by her husband of 69 years, Donald.  Dorothy and Don enjoyed their life together in Albany, Cooperstown and winters...

ALBANY – Joanne B. Ketzer Roda went to her eternal rest on Saturday, August 5, 2017, five years to the day after her husband Dominick Roda.  She was born in Albany to the late Norbert and Hazel Ketzer, and was a graduate of the Albany College of Pharmacy.  She was employed by Bender Laboratory in Albany, the Albany City Schools,...

SLINGERLANDS Avis Randall (Gibbs), 92, daughter of the late Kenneth C. Gibbs and Beatrice C. Wilder, died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Eddy Village Green. Born in Albany, and raised in East Greenbush, she attended Columbia High School the first year it opened. After graduating, she went to work at John Hancock Insurance, where she met the love of...

GUILDERLAND CENTER – Gordon Meeusen of Guilderland Center passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 9, 2017 at St. Peter’s Hospital, Albany, having spent most of that day with his entire immediate family.  Gordon was born June 18, 1930 in Holland, Michigan to Simon and Gertrude Meeusen and attended Holland High School where he graduated with Honors in 1948. He was...

ALBANY – William Hoogkamp, 91, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home in Clifton Park.  Bill was born in Colonie, the son of the late Marinus and Anna Roehr Hoogkamp.  He lived in the area all his life.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was employed as...

ALBANY –    Mary Agnes Hogan LaPlante, 96, of Albany, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital with her family by her side.  Mary was born in Troy, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Nally Hogan.  She was a graduate of St. Peter’s School and Catholic Central...

ALBANY – John Austin Fox, 68, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 29, 2017, after more than a two-year courageous struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).  John was born in Albany, the son of the late John B. Fox and Elinor Austin Fox.  He lived in the area all his life.   He was a graduate of Cardinal McCloskey...

ALBANY – Anthony M. Salerno, 98, of Albany, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017.  Anthony was born in Clyde, NY, and served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.  He was awarded the Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the American Theater Ribbon.  He was a graduate of the Sage College Evening Division with a BS...

ALBANY – Veronica “Ronnie” Carney of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.  Ronnie was born in Albany, and lived here all her life.  She was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, and was employed by the State of New York for many years.  She was a communicant of the former Holy Cross Church in Albany, and was a member...

COLONIE – Terry J. “Zeke” Wetmiller, 66, of Colonie, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 with his family by his side.  Terry was born in Troy, and graduated from Catholic Central High School.  He lived in Colonie for many years, and was employed by the former Hanley Sign Company, and retired from Saxton Sign Corp.  Terry was the consummate...

DELMAR – Charlotte M. Hummel, 91, formerly of Albany, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Delmar.  Charlotte was born in Schenectady, the daughter of the late Walter R. Hummel and Rose Oswald Hummel.  She lived in Schenectady most of her life and moved to Albany in retirement.  She was a graduate of...

SCHENECTADY – Claire H. Gavin, 96, of Rotterdam, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017 at Ellis Hospital.  Claire was born in Schenectady on November 1, 1920, the daughter of Joseph & Mary Ziolkowski.  She attended Schenectady schools and graduated from Mont Pleasant High School.  She graduated from nursing school and worked as a child nurse at Brady Maternity Hospital...

ALBANY – Harvey Lee Bigger, Jr., 61, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.  Harvey was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was a graduate of Albany High School, served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, and was employed by the City of Albany for many years.  Harvey was a caring and loving...

TROY – Rita (Adler) Block, 87, of Troy, NY, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 7, 2017.  Rita was well-known in the Capital District duplicate bridge world.  She was in love with the game and one of her most exciting events was becoming a Life Master.  Even after Rita lost her eyesight and could no longer play the game,...

GUILDERLAND – Margaret W. Cenci, age 94, died May 2, 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she had lived since November 2016.   Mrs. Cenci, daughter of Anna S. Williams, was born in Albany, New York on October 17, 1922.  She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School.  She was married to the late John J. Cenci for forty-three years during...

GLENVILLE – The Reverend George R. Richards, 80, entered into eternal rest on May 13, 2017 at Ellis Hospital.  Richards was born in Scranton (PA) and graduated from Scranton Central High School and Wilkes University, then the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.  Following ordination in the Episcopal Church, Richards was pastor of churches in Pennsylvania, Clifton Springs, and E. Rochester,...

LINCROFT, NJ – Brother Casimir Gundlach, F.S.C., 85, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, New Jersey.  Brother Casimir was born Alfred Carl Gundlach in Albany on February 3, 1931, the son of the late Emil Gundlach and Mary Michalski Gundlach.  He was a graduate of St. Ann’s Academy, and Christian Brothers Academy,...

ALBANY – Linda A. Mariani, 63, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 surrounded by her family.  Linda was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was a graduate of Guilderland High School, and was employed by New York State for eighteen years.  She also operated her own floral nursery for many years.

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