Obituaries

GUILDERLAND – Edna G. Greulich, 89, of Guilderland, passed away Wednesday, May 4, 2016, with friends and family by her side, holding her daughters hand.  Edna was born in Schenectady, the daughter of the late Frederick Male and Elizabeth Swatling Male.  She lived in Guilderland all her life.  She and her late husband operated Greulich’s market in Guilderland for many...

ALBANY – Mark A. Tinker, 54, of Albany, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 after a short illness with cancer.  Mark was born Oct. 2, 1961, the son of Joanne Tinker and the late Frank G. Tinker, who passed away in 2009.  He is survived by his mother; his son Treavor; his brother Frank J. (Julie) of Virginia Beach, VA;...

ALBANY – Louise Pellegrino, 80, of Albany, passed away Wednesday, May 11, 2016 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Louise was born in Schenectady, the daughter of the late Joseph DiGesare and Sadie Gerardi DiGesare.  She was a graduate of Mont Pleasant High School, Class of 1953, and upon her marriage in 1957 she moved to Albany where...

SCHENECTADY – Carolyn Ann Thomas, 69, died Saturday, April 30, 2016 at Ellis Hospital. Surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born in Troy, NY and lived in Schenectady most of her life.

Carolyn loved deeply and was passionately dedicated to her family and community. She loved spending time with family and friends especially her trips to Maine with her...

GUILDERLAND – James H. Lee, 86, of Guilderland, passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016 at the Stratton VA Medical Center.  Known as Lee to everyone, he was born in Albany, the son of the late Harold C. Lee and Barbara Vogel Lee.  He served in the U.S. Coast Guard for four years, and was employed by the Central Warehouse and...

DELMAR – Gail L. Gabel Esposito, 81, of Delmar, passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2016.  Mrs. Esposito was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was employed for a time by the New York State Dept. of Envirnonmental Conservation.  She had a great love for animals, and volunteered for Friends of Animals in their...

GUILDERLAND – Margaret Mary “Peggy” Steede Kaufman, 64, passed away on Sunday, April 10, 2016 at her home surrounded by her loving family and friends.  Peg was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Raymond J. Steede, Sr. and Regina A. Ryan Steede.  She was a graduate of Cardinal McCloskey High School in Albany, and was employed for forty...

VOORHEESVILLE – Joseph T. “Joe Tom” Flynn, 78, of Voorheesville, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March  27, 2016, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born March 16, 1938 in Albany to the late Joseph G. Flynn and Elizabeth Parker Flynn. Joe was a career sheet metal worker for Local 83 in Albany.  He was a longtime...

MECHANICVILLE – Alicia Carmella Smith (“Gill A. Gee” to her family) was suddenly taken from us on March 13, 2016.  She was born in Albany on October 9, 1969 to Michael and Marie Smith.  Alicia was a 1986 graduate of Guilderland High School.  Shortly after graduating, Alicia went to California to pursue her career in modeling, personal training, body building...

LATHAM – Suzanne Koster Clayton, 81, of Latham, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2016 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Suzanne was born in Beacon, and was a graduate of Alfred University.  She was employed by Sylvania Corp. in Rochester for a time, and later in her husband’s dental office.  She had lived in the Capital District...

ALBANY – Pauline Foisy Porter, died Sunday, February 28, 2016 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Mrs. Porter was born in Lowell Mass and moved to Guilderland in 1960. Daughter of the late George and Regina Roussel Foisy, she was predeceased by her husband, Raymond, sister Annette Mooney and stepsister Marylou O’Shea. She attended Albertus Magnus College in New...

ALBANY – Ellen M. (Cunningham) Jackson, 76, of Albany, passed away Monday, February 15, 2016.  Ellen was born in Albany, raised in Slingerlands, but lived most of her life in Albany.  She was employed for a time by the New York State Dept. of Health, and left that position to raise her family.  She was an avid reader, and enjoyed...

ALBANY – Jerome G. “Jerry” Bonnabeaux, 78, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 12, 2016.  Jerry was born in Brooklyn to Eugene and Dorothy (Newman) Bonnabeaux on February 9, 1938. He was a graduate of John Adams High School in Queens, and attended St. John’s University in Queens on a full baseball scholarship.  After graduating college, he was...

NORTH BETHLEHEM – Lawrence D. “Larry” Williams, 45, of North Bethlehem, passed away Wednesday, February 10, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Larry was born in Albany, and lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Guilderland High School and Schenectady County Community College.  He was employed by the Warner Brothers Store in Crossgates Mall, the Paradies...

BALLSTON SPA – Marie Elizabeth Masters, 86, of Ballston Spa, died Saturday, January 23, 2016. Born Marie Smith in the Bronx, where she graduated from Walton High School, she attended Hunter College briefly and worked in New York City before moving to Yonkers to marry and raise a family. After her youngest started school, she began work as a church...

DORA, FL – Paulette “Mémé” Jougounoux Jakob, 89, entered into eternal life on Thursday, January 21, 2016, in Mt. Dora, Florida, after a bravely fought battle with lymphoma. A longtime resident of the Albany, NY area, Paulette was born in Chaussenac, France on May 22, 1926. She was the daughter of the late Frédéric Jougounoux and Marie-Rose Raffy, sister of...

GUILDERLAND – Theodore “Al” Blanchette, 86, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully with his beloved family at his side on Thursday, January 21, 2016.  Al was born in Albany, the son of the late Andrew Blanchet and Regina DuBruy Blanchet.  He lived his entire life in the same neighborhood.  He served as a Seabee in the U.S. Navy just after World...

BETHLEHEM – John Adam Prusinski, 84, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  John was born December 15, 1931, in Albany the son of the late Adam Prusinski and Stella Zajkowski Prusinski.  He grew up in Albany and was educated there.  He owned the Ranch Tavern in Albany, and also...

DELANSON – Charles Stephens of Delanson, NY, passed away on January 1, 2016 while on vacation in Panama with his son. Son of the late William Ellsworth Stephens and Barbara Walsh Stephens Nelson Hansen, Charles “You can name him whatever you want but I’m going to call him Chuck” Stephens was born in Kearny, New Jersey in January of 1950....

ALBANY – Charlotte M. Engle Kot, 82, of Albany, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at the Grand at Guilderland.  Charlotte was born in Albany, and lived here all her life.  She was a graduate of Albany High School and beauty school, and worked for many years as a hairdresser, both at the Paula Rose Beauty Parlor and from her...