Obituaries

VOORHEESVILLE – William H. “Bill” Allen, Jr., 90, of Voorheesville, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Bill was born in Albany, the son of the late William H. Allen, Sr. and Helen Huth Allen.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy...

GLOVERSVILLE – Tonilee Javarone Almazan, 69, of Gloversville, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Mountain Valley Hospice House.  Tonilee was born in Gloversville, and lived all her life in Gloversville and Mayfield.  She was a graduate of Gloversville High School, and was employed as an Administrative Assistant at the Lexington Center, and also worked at MCA Records. ...

GUILDERLAND – Richard J. “Dick” Dewey, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2017, with his loving family by his side.  Dick was born in Albany, the son of the late Ashton F. Dewey and Margaret D. Murray Dewey.  He lived in this area all his life, and attended St. Margaret Mary’s Grade School, Albany High School, and Siena...

ALBANY – Rosamunde “Rose” Spadaro, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady.  Rose was born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late William Strobel and Babette Nothling Strobel.  She lived in Albany most of her life.  She was a graduate of Albany High School and one...

ALBANY – Frank A. Rocco, Sr., 93, of Albany, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Albany.  Frank was born in Albany, the son of Joseph Rocco and Rose Costa Rocco.  He lived in Albany all his life.  He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, was employed by the Fuller...

DELANSON – Joseph Armand Hebert, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2017 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Albany surrounded by his loving children while praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet.  He was born at home on Wylie Street in Schenectady, the son of Elie and Imelda (LaBranche) Hebert.  He was a loving and hardworking man, but...

SCHENECTADY – Gene “Lilac” Smith, 93, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Capital Living Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Schenectady, NY.  She was born May 10, 1923 to Harry Mackey and Grace Kelsey in Medusa, NY.  She graduated Greenville Central School in 1941.  She was married to Delos Smith for 44 years who predeceased her in 1989.

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DELMAR – Audrey B. Madison, 99, of Delmar, NY, died peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Niantic, CT. She was born in Coxsackie, New York on November 4, 1917 to the late John and Edith (Fyfe) Burlingham.  Fondly remembered as a devoted, loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she loved reading, volunteering, birding, bowling, bridge and...

ONEONTA – On January 9th, 2017, Justine “Jus” Butler entered eternal life and joined countless relatives and friends who have been patiently awaiting her arrival.

Jus was born in Montclair, New Jersey and grew up in Bloomfield, NJ where she began “breaking glass ceilings” without realizing it and well before it became a fashionable term.  She graduated from Bloomfield High...

EAST GREENBUSH – Susan Doran-Russ, 62, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, after a long illness.  Born in Pennsylvania, Susan lived in many states before settling in East Greenbush.  She received her BA from SUNY New Paltz and a Masters in Social Work from SUNY Albany.  She worked at St. Peter’s Hospital and Catholic Family Services before starting a successful...

LATHAM – Ruth A. Hooks Malossi, 92, of Latham, formerly of Albany, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016.  Ruth was born in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Ellen Meacham Hooks.  She lived in the Albany area since the late 1940’s.  Ruth was employed for a time by the Blue Cross Blue Shield...

ALBANY – Richard J. “Dick” O’Brien, 73, of Albany, formerly of Blackstone, MA, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Dick was born in Albany, the beloved son of the late John T. O’Brien, Jr. and Eileen E. Ruth O’Brien.  He was a 1961 graduate of Cardinal McCloskey High School, and a 1965 graduate of Siena College,...

ALBANY – Mary Catherine Mirabile, 92, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day.  Mary was born in Albany on February 7, 1924.    She attended Albany public schools and worked for several years at the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.  Faith, family and friends were the center of Mary’s life.  Mary loved people and was always there to lend a hand and...

LINCROFT, NJ – Brother John Joseph Wilson, 75, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, NJ.  Brother John was born December 29, 1940 in Troy, the son of the late Henry Guy Wilson and Margaret Kelly Wilson.  He was a 1958 graduate of La Salle Institute in Troy, and in that year joined the...

GUILDERLAND – Francis G. “Frank” Zell, 84, of Guilderland, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016.  Frank was born in Albany, the son of the late Francis J. and Ruth deSeve Zell.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Vincentian Institute in Albany, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as...

 

GUILDERLAND – Thomas J. Kuczenski died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at home with his wife by his side.  Tom was born August 17, 1939 in Fredonia, the son of the late Irene Mixtacki and William Kuczenski.  He was employed by National Fuel Gas for forty-seven years, retiring from the Dunkirk service center in February 2005.  He was a...

ALBANY – Thomas F. Hogan, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 10, 2016 after a long illness.  Born in Albany on October 4, 1938, he was the son of the late Cyril E. and Ernestine Judge Hogan.  Tom was a graduate of Vincentian Institute (1956) and Siena College (1960) with a degree in Accounting.  He was commissioned...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Juanita “Judy” Lawrence, born September 22, 1939, died surrounded by her loving family and beloved care givers on November 22, 2016 at the Wesley Nursing Home in Saratoga Springs.  Judy was employed by the State of New York, where she worked with the disabled.

Judy is survived by her brother Fletcher Pate (Shizuko); her son Brian Lawrence...

VOORHEESVILLE – Anthony Marotta, 82, of Voorheesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Anthony was born in Scotia, the son of the late Giuseppe and Rosa Fasulo Marotta.  He lived in the Capital District all his life.  He was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High School, and attended Ithaca College before serving in the U.S....

GUILDERLAND, NY – At the age of 99, the Rev. Arthur H. Gerhardt joined his beloved wife, Edith Bender Gerhardt, and passed into eternal glory on November 17, 2016.  Known as the people’s pastor, he was a humble and devoted servant of the Lord, whose ministry spanned over 74 years.

Arthur was a graduate of Concordia College, Bronxville, NY and...