Obituaries

CLIFTON PARK –Jane Elizabeth Murphy Ryan, 82, died peacefully on Sunday, March 13, 2011, surrounded by her loving family. She was a resident at the Schuyler Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Clifton Park. Jane grew up in Brookview, N.Y. and graduated from Castleton High School. Jane worked as a secretary at Fort Orange Radio and later was the program...

GUILDERLAND – Carl M. Bellinger, 86, of Guilderland, died peacefully Saturday, March 5, 2011 at his home surrounded by his family.  Mr. Bellinger was born in Schoharie, but lived most of his life in Albany and Guilderland.  He proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, and fought in the South Pacific battles of Saipan, Tinian and...

ALBANY – Elizabeth C. “Betty” Bishop, 87, died Wednesday, March 2, 2011, at St. Peter’s Hospital with her family by her side.  Betty was born in Cohoes on August 28, 1923 and grew up the beautiful and vibrant daughter of Edmund Connery and Josephine Betonia Connery.  Betty graduated from Keveny Academy in 1939. 

She met her husband Frank J....

VOORHEESVILLE  – John J. Brophy, 85, of Voorheesville, died Saturday, February 19, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center in Delmar.  Mr. Brophy was born in Oneonta, and lived in Copiague, East Greenbush and Guilderland.  He was employed as a teacher at high schools in Amityville and Plainview before coming to Columbia High School in East Greenbush.  He...

NISKAYUNA – Carol George, 71, passed away peacefully on her birthday February 17, 2011  in her home with her family and pets;  her long courageous battle with cancer is now over.  Carol moved to Schenectady as a newlywed in June of 1962.  After a brief nursing career, she was devoted to raising her two children.  She performed volunteer work for...

ALBANY – Dr. Paul J. Centi, PhD, of Albany, passed away peacefully with family by his side on Friday, February 11, 2011 at the Albany Medical Center.  Dr. Centi was born in Amsterdam on September 20, 1923 to Anthony and Mary (Agosta) Centi.  He was a veteran of service in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he first...

AMSTERDAM – Helen M. Haywood Lennebecker, 73, of Amsterdam, died on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at St. Mary’s Hospital.  Mrs. Lennebecker was born in Amsterdam, where she lived most of her life.  She was a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church, where she was also a member of the Ladies Sewing Circle and the Heralders.  She also was an avid...

BETHLEHEM – Thelma M. “Jill” Hallenbeck, 82, of North Bethlehem, died Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at her home.  Mrs. Hallenbeck was born and raised in Stillwater, moved to Albany after high school, and had lived in North Bethlehem for 51 years.  She was employed by Albany Savings Bank, St. Peter’s Hospital in Maternity Admitting, and by the New York State...

ALBANY – Marjorie A. Berney DuCharme, born May 3, 1934, died February 1, 2011 at her home.  The daughter of Benjamin and Mildred McKenna Berney, she grew up in the Bronx, New York.  She graduated from the College of New Rochelle in 1956 with a degree in education.  Marjorie loved art and enjoyed teaching art to elementary school children.  In...

PLEASE NOTE: SERVICES FOR MRS. GAFFNEY HAVE BEEN MOVED TO FRIDAY, 2/4/2011, AT 12:00 NOON AT THE TERESIAN HOUSE.

ALBANY – Georgiana Gaffney, 94, of Albany, died Friday, January 28, 2011 at the Teresian House Nursing Home.  Mrs. Gaffney was born and raised in Syracuse, lived in Schenectady for a time, then moved to Albany in 1954, and later for...

ROTTERDAM – Scott R. Smith, 27, of Rotterdam, died unexpectedly on Sunday, January 23, 2011.  Scott was born in Albany and raised in Canton, Binghamton, and Cortland.  He was a graduate of Cortland High School, and was trained as an electrician through the electrical unions in Albany and El Paso, TX.  He then was employed by Electrical Staffing, Inc.

Scott...

ALBANY – Mary P. Horick, 92, of Albany, died Saturday, January 22, 2011 at her home.  Mrs. Horick was born in Albany and lived here all her life.  She was employed by a laundry service, and during World War II by the General Electric Co.  After the war she was employed by the Montgomery Ward department store for 35 years. ...

ALBANY – Frances M. Amodeo DiNovo, 97, of Albany, died Saturday, January 15, 2011 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehab Center. Mrs. DiNovo was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Pasquale and Mary Amodeo. She was a graduate of the St. Peter’s Nursing School, and was employed as a visiting nurse by the VNA of Albany. She was...

ROME, ITALY – John Mancini, 79, passed away on December 22, 2010 after a short illness.  Born on Feb. 1, 1931 in Villalago P. Aquila, Italy, he came to Albany, NY in 1947 to live in the neighborhood of Madison Ave. & Grand St.  He became a mason in 1950 and joined the membership of Bricklayers and Allied Craftsworkers Local...

TROY – Norma Maria DeMaios, 84, nee Norma M. Baldani passed on to eternal rest, on January 5, 2011.  Born in Pawtucket, RI, she was the daughter of Angelo & Nella Baldani and the loving partner of Joseph DeMaios of Troy. She attended and graduated from the public schools in Pawtucket, then enrolled in the Vesper George Art School in...

ALBANY – Margaret J. Smith, 92, of Albany, died Wednesday, December 15, 2010 at the home of her son.  Mrs. Smith was born in Norfolk, VA, the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Ellen Hartnett Garfield.  She was raised in Portsmouth, NH and Albany, where she lived most of her life.  She was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High...

ALBANY – Doris E. Egan Breyette, 88, of Albany, died Monday, December 13, 2010 at her home.  Mrs. Breyette was born in Lowell, MA, the daughter of the late John W. Egan and Doris E. MacKenney Egan, and was raised in Chazy and Dannemora, NY.  She lived for many years in Morrisonville, NY before moving to Albany in 1982.  She...

SOUTH BETHLEHEM – Paul F. Rogan, 59, of South Bethlehem, passed away suddenly at St. Peter’s Hospital after a short illness.  Born in Manchester, NH, he grew up in Boston, MA and served in the U.S. Army in Vietnam.  Paul was a truck driver for 35 years, owning his own company and also working for Langer Transport in Jersey City,...