Obituaries

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...

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL –  Grace E. Amodeo, 83, of Port Charlotte, Florida died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Tidewell Hospice, Port Charlotte.  Grace was born in Albany, and moved to Port Charlotte in 1984.  She was formerly the acting public relations director at St. Peter’s Hospital, and former President of the Women’s Press Association in Albany.  In Port Charlotte, she...

ALBANY – Ramona Lauder Hart, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully at the Teresian House on Tuesday, December 18, 2012.  Mrs. Hart was born in Canandaigua, the daughter of the late John Adair Lauder and Elizabeth French Lauder.  She was raised in Victor, but lived most of her life in the Albany area.  She was employed by the Bausch &...

ALBANY – Charles J. DiMura, 87, known locally as “Charley Taps DiMura”, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Albany County Nursing Home.  Charley was born in Albany, the son of the late Joseph DiMura, Sr. and Josephine Scuderi DiMura.  He lived here all his life.  He was employed by the General Electric Co. during World War II, and served...

Today in Newtown, CT, twenty children and six adults were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Such a horrific tragedy leaves us wanting to do something to ease the pain of those affected.  We invite you to leave a message here for the families of the victims and for the survivors at the school.  Condolences will be gathered here...

ALTAMONT – Alfreda E. Pruskowski Matulewicz, 91, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home.   Alfreda was born in Schenectady, and lived in the town of Guilderland since the age of ten.  She was employed by the New York Telephone Co. and by General Electric Co.  She also served as a volunteer at the VA Hospital in Albany, was a...

ALBANY – Bernice A. Murack Rudzinski, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, December 2, 2012, and is now with the angels she so adored.  Mrs. Rudzinski was born in Torrington, CT, the youngest of ten children of Frank and Angiela Piaszizyk Murack.  She was raised in Torrington and graduated from Torrington High School.  After marrying,...

ALBANY – Francis E. Logan died Saturday, November 24, 2012.  He was born Aug. 23, 1923 to the late Louisa Karl Logan and Thomas Logan, and was raised by Elizabeth Karl Otto and Harry Otto.  He was baptized by the Rev. Brahm at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Albany, and grew up in First Lutheran Church of Albany, where he became...

GUILDERLAND – Annlee E. Murphy, 76, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday, November 22, 2012.  Mrs. Murphy was born in Troy, the daughter of the late John W. and Elizabeth Reilly Gilmore.  She was a graduate of Catholic Central High School in Troy, attended Russell Sage College, and was a graduate of the Ellis Hospital School of Nursing...

GUILDERLAND – Donald A. Robinson died Tuesday, November 20, 2012, at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center.  Donald was born at Sidney, NY on Dec. 3, 1927, son of the late Arthur L. Robinson and Luella (Geertgens) Robinson.  He lived most of his young life in Franklin, NY and graduated from the Delaware Literary Institute and Franklin Central School in...

ALBANY – Harold J. Kircher, Jr. “Bud”, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 17, 2012, while surrounded by his loving family.  Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Harold J. Kircher, Sr., and Loretta Hennessey Kircher.  He was a graduate of CBA, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  After the war, he was...

COLONIE – Paul J. Vadney, 85, of Colonie, died Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at Albany Memorial Hospital.  Paul was born in Albany on February 28, 1927, the son of the late Edward P. and Catherine H. Pinion Vadney.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was employed as a firefighter by the Albany Fire Dept., and as a...

ALBANY – Mary A. Johnas, 96, of Albany, died Friday, November 9, 2012 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Mrs. Johnas was born in Troy, the daughter of Louis and Helena Morrissey Stratta.   She lived in Watervliet for a time, but lived most of her life in Albany, where she was a communicant of St. Vincent DePaul...

ALBANY – Peter J. Andres, 84, of Albany, died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Mr. Andres was born in Albany and lived here all his life.  He was employed for many years by the D&H Railroad in Albany, and he was a 1968 graduate of Siena College.  He lived with his sister Catherine Andres for many...

NORTH BLENHEIM, NY – Jill A. Zichichi, 70, of North Blenheim, NY, died Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Jill was born in Newark, NJ, and raised in Millburn, NJ.  She was a graduate of Millburn High School, and attended Emerson College in Boston, MA.  She also loved to cook, and cared about her community, serving...