Obituaries

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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ALBANY – Robert A. Blendell, 86, of Albany, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Bob was the first in his family to earn a diploma, graduating from Albany High School in 1950.  He served as a private first class and tanker in the command headquarters of the 1st Armored Division of the...

COLONIE – Elizabeth M. Logan, 93, of Colonie, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Logan was born in Albany, the daughter of the late William Sager and Lillian Hammann Sager.  She lived in Albany and Colonie all her life.  She was employed by the First Trust Bank in Albany, and by the New York...

DELMAR – Marion Daly Berbrick, 102, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Delmar.  Marion was born in Albany, the daughter of the late John and Anna Daly, and except for a brief time living in Springfield, MA, during World War II, lived in the area all her life.  While Marion held several jobs outside the home, her primary...

GUILDERLAND – David A. Bosworth, Jr., of Guilderland, NY passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Albany Medical Center Hospital, surrounded by family and friends after a long illness.  David was born in Albany on October 10, 1947 to the late David A. Bosworth, Sr. and Betty Jane Cowen.  He received his undergraduate degree from the State University of...

COLONIE – Donald J. Fittizzi, 85, of Colonie, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Albany Medical Center.  Donald was born in New Jersey, but moved to Albany in the early 1970s.  He was an executive with the Grand Union Supermarkets for 25 years, employed in New Jersey and Syracuse.  After moving to Albany, he founded Bumby Bakeries, which...

ALBANY – In loving memory of John C. Corelli, 86 who passed away in his sleep after a long illness at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn on Monday, April 10, 2017.  Born August 6, 1930 in Providence, RI to Italian immigrants, he was first generation Italian American. He graduated from Providence College in 1952, received his MS degree from Brown University...

SLINGERLANDS – Phillip George Kranz, 87, of Slingerlands NY, peacefully passed away Sunday, April 9, 2017.  Phil was born April 21, 1929 to Phillip and Blanch Kranz, in Beacon, NY and as a young boy, the family moved upstate where Phil grew up on their farm in Scriba, NY just outside of Oswego.

Phil served in the Navy during the...

ALBANY – James E. “Jim” Moran, age 91, passed away peacefully on April 10, 2017 surrounded by family and friends at home. Born in Binghamton, NY, Jim survived having polio as a child, and enlisted into the Army Air Corps after graduating from Binghamton North High School. He proudly served in the Fifth Air Force, as a nose gunner on...

ALBANY – Helen M. Casey, passed away peacefully on April 6, 2017, after a brief illness.  Helen was born and raised in Watervliet, New York, the daughter of the late William A. and Catherine Mahar McDermott.  She graduated from Catholic Central High School in 1945 and attended The College of St. Rose.  Helen worked for the New York Telephone Company,...

ALBANY – George F. McKittrick, 89, and his wife Estelle M. Baker McKittrick, 87, passed away suddenly within an hour of each other after being stricken at their home on Wednesday, April 5, 2017.

George was born in Glens Falls and lived in Comstock for a time until moving to Albany.  He was a graduate of Albany High School and...

ALBANY – Kimberly L. Helm Thomas, 49, of Naples, Florida, formerly of Guilderland, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at St. Peter’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family.  Kim was born in Albany, and lived here all her life until moving to Naples, Florida two years ago.  She was a graduate of Guilderland High School and Utica College,...

ALBANY – Irene E. Mack Riley, 83, of Albany, passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at the Teresian House.  Irene was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Raymond Mack and Catherine Taggart Mack.  She lived here all her life, and was a graduate of Cathedral Academy, and attended Siena College.  She was employed by AT&T as an office...

GUILDERLAND – Linda C. Mastro of Guilderland peacefully embraced the angels on her birthday, Wednesday, March 29, 2017, after an infinite, hopeless and relentless struggle with MSA. MSA is an extremely rare incurable progressive neurological disease that strikes only 3 out of every 100,000 people. To the bitter end as always, Linda displayed grace and dignity as she valiantly fought...

GUILDERLAND – Robert Leo LaFave, Sr., 76, of Guilderland, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center.  Bob was born in Albany, and lived in the area all his life.  He was employed for many years by the Albany Country Club, and then by Laborers’ Local 190.  Bob enjoyed hunting and horses, but mostly...