Obituaries

ALBANY – Angeline DeFlorio, 91, of Albany, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center.  Angie was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Domenica Carpineta DiFlorio.  She was employed for a time by B. Lodge & Co., and by the F.W. Woolworth Company before joining the VA Hospital in Albany on...

ALBANY – Gladys Carr Connelly, 94, of Albany passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Connelly was born in Atlanta, and moved to Albany in the 1940s. She returned to Georgia for a time in the 1950s, and then moved back to Albany in 1960. She worked with her husband in their...

WESTMERE – Salvatore R. “Bob” Dinovo, 78, of Westmere, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.  He was born in Albany, the son of the late August and Rose Sgarlata Dinovo, and he lived in Albany and Guilderland all his life.  Bob served in the U.S. Navy from 1955-1957, serving aboard the USS Sarsfield, DD-837.  He was then employed for...

SURPRISE, AZ – Jeanette M. Kelly, 80, formerly of Guilderland, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014.  Mrs. Kelly was born in Albany, one of seventeen children of the late Cyrille and Clara Terry DuShane.  She lived in Guilderland most of her life, but in recent years lived in Talladega, AL, and more recently with her daughter Kathleen and family...

ALBANY – Elizabeth L. “Betty” Bartkowski, 91, a resident of Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center, entered into eternal rest on July 25, 2014, with her family at her side.  Born on December 8, 1922 to parents Edward Dewey Brooks and Florence Elizabeth Williams in Bennington, Vermont, Betty resided there until she was 20, at which time she moved to Albany...

ALBANY – Catherine T. Smith Armento, 82, of Albany, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Catherine was born in Troy, and lived most of her life in Albany.  She was employed by a number of firms including the Central Warehouse, Huyck Felt Co., the City of Albany, and by the State...

ALBANY – Richard D. Ruprecht, 92, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Richard was born in Albany, the son of the late Berthold and Sophia Moog Ruprecht.  He lived here all his life.  He was a 1940 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, and served in the U.S....

ALBANY – Mary Galish Baleszen, 94, of Albany, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, July 4, 2014.  Mary was born in Carnegie, PA, the daughter of the late Anna and Luke Galish.  She was raised in the Ukraine until returning to the U.S. at the age of 18.  She lived in Voorheesville, and since 1959...

ALBANY – Antonia “Toni” M. Lockman McCarthy, 75, of Albany, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2014 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Antonia was born in Albany, the daughter of the late James and L. Dorothy Walsh Lockman.  She lived in Albany all her life, was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, and was employed for many years...

LOUDONVILLE – Constance K. Sorrentino, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Loudonville on June 17, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Born in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Mildred Keller Watson. She was predeceased by her brother Martin Watson and niece Raphael Celeste. She is survived by her loving husband Joseph, her...

ALBANY – Duane “Dewey” Amsler passed peacefully on June 18, 2014 surrounded by his family after a brief illness.  Dewey graduated from Bethlehem High School and received an AAS degree in Highway Technology from Hudson Valley Community College.  He had over 50 years experience working in highway research, claims and litigation, operations and maintenance and was an internationally recognized expert...

ALBANY – Robert S. Conboy, 90, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.  Mr. Conboy was born in Binghamton, NY, the son of the late James A. and Helen Foster Conboy.  He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces in Europe during World War II from 1942-1945.  He was employed for many...

EAST GREENBUSH – Helen Dalton Yezzi, 100, passed away on Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Evergreen Commons Nursing Home.  Born in Auburn, NY on September 17, 1913, she was the daughter of the late Edward & Leta Aldrich Dalton.  A sister Marjorie also predeceased her.

Helen was married on October 5, 1935, and happily shared over 50 years with her...

BRADENTON, FL – Frederick J. Coyne, 59, passed away on May 16, 2014 in Bradenton,FL.  Fred was employed by the U.S. Postal Service for 28 years.  He will long be remembered for his love of sports, especially coaching youth, his practical jokes and sense of humor.

Fred was the son of the late Charles and Joan Coyne of Albany.  Husband...

SLINGERLANDS – Rosemary Gannon, a longtime Highland Falls resident, passed away on June 5 2014, at the age of 95.  The daughter of Henry Skahen and Catherine Guilfoyle Skahen, she was born on July 31st, 1918 in Newark, NJ, but moved to Garnerville, NY as an infant.  She graduated from Saint Peter’s School and Haverstraw High School, and took college...

GUILDERLAND – Marilyn H. Cantwell (Hebert), a long time resident of Albany, died at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center on May 17, 2014.  Born in Cohoes in 1930 to the late William J and Genevieve (Gildea) Hebert and sister of the late Col. William Hebert (Alice), Marilyn was married for 49 years to the late Edgar D. Cantwell Jr.,...

WESTMERE – Joan E. Dinovo, 78, of Westmere, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2014, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Joan was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Dawson A. “Red” Bonitz and Marion F. Wiley Bonitz.  She lived all her life in Westmere.  She was a very dedicated life member of the Westmere Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, past...

ALBANY – James W. “Jim” Murray, 79 passed away at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Center on Monday May 12, 2014 after a brief illness.  Born in Troy, he was the son of the late Edward and Margaret Murray.  He was a graduate of La Salle Institute. Jim was a proud veteran of the U. S. Army during the Korean...

ALBANY – Sophie Pilitowski Niemiec, 97, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 9, 2014 at the Teresian House.  Sophie was born in Burlington, CT, but lived most of her life in Port Chester and Albany.  Family was the center of Sophie’s life.  She took joy and pride in creating a home where family gathered to enjoy her wonderful...

GUILDERLAND – Bernice E. Hauser Bergeron, 83, of Guilderland, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2014, at Albany Medical Center.  Bernice was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was employed by Albany Medical Center, and also was a communicant of the former St. Margaret Mary’s Church in Albany, and a member of the VFW...