Obituaries

ALBANY – Glen R. Weatherholtz, 73 of Albany, died Sunday, August 14, 2011 at his home after a courageous battle of esophageal cancer.  Glen’s devoted wife Roz of just under 50 years remained faithfully by his bedside during his final moments. 

Glen was born on September 14, 1937 in New Holland, PA, however Glen has resided in Albany since...

ALBANY – Rosina  (Commisso) DeLeo completed her life here on Monday, August 8, 2011, at her home in Albany, surrounded by her adoring family.  Born September 11th, 1925 in Siderno Marina, Calabria, Italy, Rosina was the daughter of the late Francesco and Maria Commisso.  She emigrated to Albany in 1948 with her family and was an Albany resident the rest...

ALBANY – Ronald Joseph Lue, 73, died Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Albany Medical Center.  Mr. Lue was born in Albany, the son of the late Nicholas P. Lue and Helen Clark Lue.  He was employed for many years by the Stuyvesant Plaza in Guilderland, and was a communicant of Blessed Sacrament Church in Albany.

Mr. Lue was predeceased by...

ALBANY – On August 3, 2011 God reached down from Heaven and took another angel home.  Catherine started life in the prairies of Canada; born in the kitchen of a farm house in Govan, Sask. , April 15, 1936, to a prairie teacher and farmer.  She attended Victoria College, a division of McGill University with a degree in Physical Therapy.  ...

COLONIE – Shawn Patrick Barber, 46, of Colonie, died peacefully on Monday, July 25, 2011 with his family by his side at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Shawn was born in Albany, and lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Albany High School and Bryant & Stratton College, and was employed as a...

VOORHEESVILLE – Janet Claire (Kelly) Kerr, 66, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on July 16, 2011, less than a month after her diagnosis with pancreatic cancer. She was the youngest daughter of the late James M. and M. Isabelle Kelly of Albany. Janet was a woman of faith, who touched the lives of many with her...

MILFORD, DE – Dominic J. Ravida, 90, of Ocean View, DE, died Friday, July 1, 2011 at Delaware Hospice in Milford, DE.  Mr. Ravida was born in Albany, the son of Antonio and Josephine Alberti Ravida.  He lived in Albany and Loudonville most of his life until moving to Rockville, MD and recently Ocean View, Delaware.  Mr. Ravida was a...

ALBANY – Margaret J. Schweigard, 97, of Albany, died Thursday, June 23, 2011 while surrounded by her family at the Hospice Inn in St. Peter’s Hospital. Mrs. Schweigard was born in New York City, but had lived in this area for sixteen years. She was employed for many years by Reader’s Digest in Pleasantville, NY where she also raised her...

ALBANY – Mary Ravida Benoit, 88, of Albany, died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center in Delmar. Mrs. Benoit was born in Albany, and lived here all her life. She was a communicant of the former St. Margaret Mary’s Church, and was employed for many years by the Albany City School District. She also...

ALBANY – Mary Gaffney Lapetina, 88, died at St. Peter’s Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center, Albany, on Monday, June 13, 2011. Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Mary was the daughter of the late Henry and Mary Gaffney. Mary graduated from Vincentian Institute and the College of St. Rose, where she received both a bachelor’s and a master’s degree. She...

ALBANY – Angela M. (Michela) Pezzulo, 90, of Latham, died peacefully Friday, June 3, 2011 at the Teresian House in Albany surrounded by family. Mrs. Pezzulo was born in the South End of Albany, and lived most of her life at the home she built with her husband in Guilderland. As a woman of deep faith, and beloved homemaker, mother,...

ALBANY – Laura M. Beebe, 89, of Albany, died Monday, May 23, 2011 at the Avenue Nursing Center in Schenectady.  Mrs. Beebe was born in Altamont, and lived for ten years in Hendersonville, TN, but lived most of her life in the Capital District.  While living in the Capital District she was a chaperone of a 4H Square Dance Club,...

ALBANY – Jennie A. Siy, 83, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 11, 2011. Born in Albany on February 8, 1928, she was the daughter of Lucas and Sofia Siy. Jennie was a graduate of the College of St. Rose, and earned two Masters Degrees from the State University at Albany. For many years she taught and served as a librarian...

ALBANY – John W. Randall, 84, of Westmere, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Mr. Randall was born in Albany, and lived in the area all his life. He graduated with a B.A. from Siena College, and worked for the State for 20 years, retiring as First Deputy Commissioner of the Division of Substance Abuse Services....

ALBANY – Br. Aloysius Urban Myers (born John Francis Paul Myers) died on Thursday, May 12, 2011 at Riverview Hospital in Red Bank, NJ.  He was born on August 16, 1930, in Manchester, New Hampshire to Arthur J. and Gertrude Boyle Myers.  His early education was at St. Joseph’s in Manchester, and he entered the Juniorate of the Brothers of...

ALBANY – Edward J. Gibson, 89, of Slingerlands died peacefully on May 1, 2011 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland, where he had been cared for lovingly by members of his family, Our Lady staff and hospice for the last seven months.  Born in Buffalo on February 24, 1922, he was the youngest son of Helen Jones...

ALBANY – Anthony T. Mirabile, 88, passed away on April 29, 2011 with his loving wife Mary, of 68 years, by his side.  Tony was born in Albany on January 11, 1923, the son of Patsy and Domenica Mirabile.  He graduated from Philip Schuyler High School where he began his training for a career in the printing industry.  He worked...

WEBSTER – Gloria A. (Crowley) Malone, 76, of Webster, NY, died Monday, April 25, 2011 at Rochester General Hospital. Mrs. Malone was born in Albany, and lived for many years in Gloversville before moving to Webster several years ago. She was employed by General Electric and later retired from the Fulton County Youth Bureau in Johnstown, NY.

Mrs. Malone was...

SLINGERLANDS – M. Dorothy Mazzola, 86, of Slingerlands, died Friday, April 22, 2011 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. Mrs. Mazzola was born in Cohoes, and during her married life lived in Endicott and Poughkeepsie before moving to Albany in 1980. She was a communicant for many years of the former St. Teresa of Avila Church in Albany,...

ALBANY – John J. Sickles, aka “Pop Sickles” and “Uncle Buddy,” 84, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2011 in Naples, FL.  John was a lifelong resident of Albany, and was proud to have served in the US Navy during both World War II and the Korean War.  He was a retiree of National Grid Power Corp where he served as...