Obituaries

RENSSELAER – Donald C. Hoen passed away Sunday April 17, 2011 at the age of 61. Don was born in Baltimore, MD. He moved to the area in the early 50’s, was educated by CBA, and graduated from Siena in 1971 with a B.A. He worked throughout his life as a corporate pilot, flying more than 16000 hours throughout his...

ALBANY – Grace Scalzetto Anderson passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 13, 2011.  Born in Albany on August 9, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Gelardo and Angelina Fiato Scalzetto.  Grace graduated from Philip Schuyler, and worked for the NY State Dept. of Labor for twenty years, retiring in 1972.  Grace enjoyed going to the races and doing...

ALBANY – Josephine M. DeMase Sebast, at the age of 103, died Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at the Teresian House.  Mrs. Sebast was born in New York City, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Marguerite Cozzi DeMase.  She lived in Albany since the age of seven.  She was employed by the New York Telephone Co. in Albany for thirty...

Albany, NY – Marie A. Lynch, 70, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011 at St. Peters Hospital in Albany. Mrs. Lynch was born in Albany, NY and lived here most of her life. Mrs. Lynch was the wife of the late James V. Lynch Jr. Mrs. Lynch had a passion for crafting and created most her own decorations for the holidays....

COLONIE – John Siy, 88, died peacefully on Friday, April 8, 2011. Born in Albany on September 16, 1922, he was the son of Lucas and Sofia Siy. John last worked for the Nashua Corporation in Watervliet. He was a devoted husband and father, and enjoyed a close relationship with his sister and brother and many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.    As...

ALBANY –  Alice McDermott Pinckney, 91, of Albany, died peacefully Tuesday, March 22, 2011,  at the Teresian House , surrounded by her loving family.  Alice was born in Watervliet, but lived most of her life in Albany. She spent many happy years with her devoted husband, Andrew, raising their seven children. Her greatest joy in life was being surrounded by...

TROY – James J. Phillips, 87, of Syracuse, died Thursday, March 10, 2011 at the Diamond Hill Nursing Center in Troy.  Mr. Phillips was born in Kane, PA, but lived most of his life in Syracuse.  He attended the University of Notre Dame, and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II aboard the USS Selfridge.  He worked as...

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. ...