Obituaries

ALBANY – Maddalena “Lena” Massimino Pellegrino, 88, of Albany, died Tuesday, March 12, 2013 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Pellegrino was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, where she lived until emigrating to the United States in 1956 to join her husband who came before her.  She was employed for over 30 years as a seamstress at...

ALBANY – Marie C. Irvin, 96, of Albany, died Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Teresian House.  Born on May 12, 1916 she was the daughter of James and Anna Burns.  She was predeceased by her husband Orvis Irvin, brother Robert Burns, and sisters Ann Steiner, Fedalia Harter and Agnes Irvin.  Survivors include her daughter Marie (Thomas) Mullen, granddaughter Kerrie...

ALBANY – Michele T. Leonard, 67, of Albany, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Michele was born in Albany, the daughter of the late James J. Leonard and Emma Michela Leonard.  She was a graduate of Cathedral Academy grade school, Cardinal McCloskey Memorial High School, and the College of Saint Rose.  She was employed by the Albany...

BALLSTON LAKE – Kevin McClune, 65, of Ballston Lake, died Thursday, March 7, 2013 at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was my dad, and it doesn’t make sense to me to write this obituary from any other perspective.

Dad was born and raised in Albany, and lived here in the Capital District all his life. He grew up in the McClune...

ALBANY – Edward L. Holdridge, 66, of Albany, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness.  Mr. Holdridge was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and attended Siena College.  He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war.  In the early...

ALBANY – Alice Bannister Hoogkamp, 90, of Albany, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehab Center, Albany.  Mrs. Hoogkamp was born and raised in Hudson, but had lived in Albany since marrying Bill, the love of her life, in 1949.  She had a beautiful singing voice and during World War II, sang  regularly as part of...

NORTH GREENBUSH – Christine A. Hook, 41, daughter of Deacon Neil and Carol Hook died unexpectedly at her residence on Friday, February 8.  She was a graduate of Guilderland High School.  She attended Junior College of Albany and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University.  She received two masters degrees in Literacy and Special Education from the...

ALBANY – David A. Caprood, 52, of Albany, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy.  Dave was born and raised in Albany and was a graduate of Albany High School, the Junior College of Albany (JCA), and the State University of New York at Albany. He pursued his love for basketball while playing for Albany High...

ALBANY – Alice Mary Cariseo passed into the loving arms of God on February 5, 2013, at St. Peter’s Community Hospice. She was 87 years old. Alice most recently lived at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center, Albany.  She was born in Catskill on January 30, 1926, the daughter of Nora Stoly Kozloski and Frank S. Kozloski, Sr.

Alice was an...

ALBANY – Keith E. Dunn, 68, of Albany, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mr. Dunn was born in Rome, NY, but lived most of his life in Albany.  He was employed for a time by Armory Garage in Albany, and then for 41 years by Albany International Corp. in Menands and East...

ALBANY – Alfred V. Testa, 96, of Albany, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at his home.  Mr. Testa was born in Albany, the son of the late Rosario and Maria Casella Testa.  He lived here all his life.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945, including service aboard the destroyer USS Ingraham (DD-694),...

GUILDERLAND – Andrew R. Haas, 57, of Guilderland, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Albany Medical Center after being stricken with a brain aneurysm on Tuesday.  Andy was born in the Bronx, and spent two years in Europe as a child.  His father being employed by the federal government, the family moved to the Washington area and...

WESTMERE – Joan A. Bucci Garcelon, 77, of Westmere, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Sunday, January 13, 2013.  Mrs. Garcelon was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Anthony Bucci and Grace Rapisarda Bucci.  She lived in the area most of her life, but had lived in Arizona for four years and...

GUILDERLAND – Anna M. “Ann” or “Angrit” De Alleaume, 78, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Thursday, January 10, 2013.  Mrs. De Alleaume was born in Manheim, Germany, the daughter of the late Paul Koch and Elisabeth Schrader Koch.  She emigrated to the U.S. with her family at age 15, settling...

ALBANY – Margaret M. “Jackie” Stafford, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Teresian House.  Mrs. Stafford was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Herman and Loretta Durand Mendel.  She was employed for many years by the New York State Dept. of Education, and later by Honigsbaum’s Store in Stuyvesant Plaza.  She...

ROSWELL, NM – Thomas P. Brophy, 56, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at his home in Roswell, New Mexico.  He was born September 1st 1956 in Albany, the son of the late John J and Mary (Holmes) Brophy.  He was raised in Copiague, Long Island, and in East Greenbush.  Tom graduated from Columbia High School, Hudson Valley Community...

WESTMERE – Wyman Albert Soule, 92, of Westmere, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Albany County Nursing Home.  Mr. Soule was born in Palmyra, New York.  He was employed by Curtis Wright Aircraft in Buffalo prior to entering service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He returned to Curtis Wright after the war, and then attended Rensselaer...

GUILDERLAND – With great sadness, the family of Albert W. “Al” Huba, 94, announces his passing at Albany Memorial Hospital on Monday, December 31, 2012.  Mr. Huba was born in Albany, the son of the late William and Mary Huba.  He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Rita M. Johnson Huba.

Mr. Huba was a 1935 graduate of...

ALBANY – Barbara Potter Batty, 84, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Center).  She was born in Seneca Falls, NY, and lived most of her life in Utica until moving to the Albany area in 1995.

Barbara’s family cannot thank the staff of the Center enough for the care...

GUILDERLAND – Marjorie Alice Van Decar Stephens, 88, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2012, in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Marjorie was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Names  and the Mildred Elley Business School. She was a communicant...