Obituaries

SLINGERLANDS – Thomas Raymond Collins, 95, passed away peacefully on January 25, 2014 at the Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck.  Thomas was born on October 7, 1918 in Newark, New Jersey. He was the son of Raymond Taylor Collins and Marian (Amole) Collins. He grew up in the Atlantic City area and graduated from Pleasantville High School. He served in...

GUILDERLAND – Edward C. Zyniecki Jr., age 88, passed away peacefully on Friday,  January 24, 2014.  Ed was born, September 30, 1925 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to Anna Zyniecki nee Blochowiak and Edward C. Zyniecki .  Edward graduated in 1943 from East Milwaukee High and attended Marquette University where he received a Mechanical Engineering Degree.  Ed went into the boiler business...

ALBANY – Mary A. Stang, 88, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mary was born in Catskill, the daughter of the late John Allardice and M. Alice Wayne Allardice.  She was raised in Nashville, TN, and Cairo, IL before moving to Albany for several years after high shool.  She then lived for many...

ALBANY – Alice L. Wehr, 92, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at the Westmere Home for Adults.  Alice was born in Albany, lived here all her life, and was a longtime resident of Russell Road.  She was employed for many years by the State Education Dept., and was a member of the New Covenant Presbyterian Church. ...

ALBANY – Kathleen A. Linehan, 70, of Albany, passed away in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital on Friday, January 10, 2014.  Kathleen, the daughter of the late Richard and Marjorie Linehan of Roslyn Heights, was born in Albany, and raised on Long Island.   She was a graduate of Syracuse University and resided in Albany continuously after college. ...

ALBANY – Dolores A. Engel, 80, of Albany, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, January 12, 2014.  Dolores was born in Albany, and lived here all her life.  She was a dental assistant for several area dentists.

Dolores is survived by her husband Arthur W. Engel; son Bob Engel; brother Eugene Fiset; sister Yvonne Briggs; 12 nieces and...

ALBANY – Suzanne M. (Berdar) Testa, 62, passed away peacefully on January 11th, 2014 after a long and courageous battle with cancer.  Suzanne, or “Sue”, as lovingly known by her family and friends, was born on September 28, 1951 in Pfaffenhofen, Germany, to Vincent and Berta Berdar.  Shortly after her first birthday, Sue moved to the United States where she...

MECHANICVILLE – T. Matthew Donnelly, 74, passed away peacefully on January 7, 2014, at his home after a long illness, while under the devoted care of his wife, Karen, and Community Hospice of Saratoga.

Matt was born on October 8, 1939, as the only child of Thomas and Mary (Conway) Donnelly in Port Leyden, NY.  Matt grew up and attended...

ALBANY – Earl F. Austin, 86, of Albany, passed away Monday, January 6, 2014 at his home with his loving family by his side.  Earl was born in Providence, RI, but had lived in Albany since he was a child.  He served in the New York National Guard.  He also served on the Albany Police Department for 31 years, beginning...

ALBANY – Theodore Barry Skerritt, 90, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at the Riverside Center for Nursing and Rehab in Castleton.  Ted was born in Syracuse, and attended Syracuse University School of Speech and Dramatic Arts including Summer Theatre at Oneida Castle and Bridgeport, NY.   He served in the Army Air Force during World War II...

TROY – Sydney Ross, Emeritus Professor of Colloid Chemistry at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, died peacefully in his sleep of natural causes on December 4, 2013. Born July 6, 1915, in Glasgow, Scotland, he was the son of Jack and Lia Blint Ross. In 1933, he followed his father, who was extending the family distillery business to North America, to Montréal....

BALLSTON SPA – Nancy Scott Coryea, 85, died Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at Maplewood Manor Nursing Home in Ballston Spa.  She was born on Dec. 26, 1927 in Ellenburg Depot, to Lois Chilton Scott and William F. Scott, Sr.  A memorial mass is scheduled for Friday,  January 3, 2014, 11 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ballston Spa.

SCOTIA – Frank C. O’Connor, Jr., 83, spouse of Marian A. Wemple, died peacefully with his loving family present on December 11, 2013 at Ellis Hospital. 

Born April 1, 1930 in Albany, NY to Frank C. O’Connor, Sr. and Essie (Kearney) O’Connor, Frank graduated from St. Joseph’s School, Albany and from Christian Brother’s Academy in the class of 1948. ...

GREEN ISLAND – Herbert R. Gibson, 64, of Green Island, died peacefully at Albany Medical Center on December 7. He was born in Oneonta, the son of the late Herbert A. and Grace Paris Gibson. He graduated from Delhi Tech and the University of Georgia, and was employed by the NYS Health Department, working first as a food service inspector...

ALBANY – Elisabeth Kappeller, 91, died at home on November 26, 2013 after a brief illness. Elisabeth was born in Hungary.  She, her late husband Henry, and their three children emigrated to America in the early 1950s.  They settled in Hudson, NY  where she lived until moving to the Albany area 15 years ago.  She and her husband loved gardening...

ALBANY – Marie J. Harden, born on February 24, 1924 in St. Johnsville, NY, daughter of Christine and Philip Francisco, died on Monday, November 25, 2013 after a long and beautiful life.  Marie was a registered nurse, graduating from St. Peter’s Hospital School of Nursing.  Additionally, she initiated the school nurse program at St. Catherine of Siena School and later...

ALBANY – Barbara A. “Bobbi” Jeffers, 63, passed away Sunday, November 24, 2013 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Bobbi was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Edward J. Banagan and Carolyn A. Hinman Banagan.  She lived for a time in Rochester, but lived most of her life in Albany.  Bobbi was employed by the Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co....

ALBANY – Kathleen H. Vreeland, 53, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  She was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Ramon LaHera and Evelyn Lafave LaHera Vreeland.  Kathy was a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College, and was employed as a nursing assistant at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  She...

LATHAM – Evelyn  A. Dowen, 81, of Latham, passed away on Saturday, October 26, 2013 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Evelyn was born in Albany, and lived in Albany and Altamont for many years before recently moving to Latham.

Evelyn is survived by her husband of 57 years, Robert L. Dowen, Sr.; her sons Robert L. Dowen,...

ALBANY – Rose M. Lemme, 96, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Springs Nursing Home in Troy.  Mrs. Lemme was born in Albany, and lived here all her life.  She was a communicant of the former St. Margaret Mary’s Church and a member of the church seniors group.  She also was employed for many years...