Obituaries

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.

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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,...

ALBANY – Helen M. Triolo Mirabile, 86, of Albany, died peacefully Tuesday, December 7, 2010 after a long illness while surrounded by her loving family at her home.  Born in Albany on April 16, 1924 to the late Santo and Carmela Triolo, she was a lifelong resident of Albany.  She was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, class of 1941, and...

ALBANY – Joseph Paul Scalzo fell asleep in death on Saturday, December 4, 2010.  Born August 27, 1927 to Doris LaCross and Joseph Scalzo, Sr., he attended Cathedral Academy and served as an altar boy at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception under Father Taft.  Joe proudly served his country in World War II earning both the American Campaign and...

SLINGERLANDS – Helen M. Hughes, 92, of Marie Rose Manor, Slingerlands, died Friday, December 3, 2010 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center, Guilderland.  Mrs. Hughes was born in Boston, and lived there all her life until moving to Slingerlands seven years ago.  She was employed by the New England Telephone Co. in Boston for many years, and was a...

NISKAYUNA – Jeanie Haver, 61, passed away on November 23, 2010 at the St. Peter’s Hospice Inn after a short, but courageous battle with cancer.  Jeanie was born in Ann Arbor, MI to the late Donald and Joyce Haver.  She graduated from Scotia High School and lived in Schenectady county for most of her life.  In April, Jeanie retired from...

ALBANY – Frieda Uellenberg, 89, of Albany passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, November 30, 2010, after a short and patiently endured illness.  Born in 1921 in Steinwiesen, Germany, Frieda immigrated to the United States in 1951. She worked for Tobin Packing Co. until its closing in 1981.  She also was a communicant of All Saints Catholic...

ALBANY – Maureen V. Pellegrino, 83, of Albany, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Pellegrino was born in the Bronx, and lived for many years in Long Island before moving to Albany about two years ago.  She was employed for many years by Sears in Rockville Center, NY.  She also served as...

ALBANY – Katherine M. Hans Waterson, 92, of Albany, died Tuesday, November 23, 2010.  Mrs. Waterson was born in Albany and was a graduate of the Cathedral Academy.  She attended the College of St. Rose, and after marrying a New Scotland Ave. neighbor, she lived in Williamstown, MA, returning to Albany in 1957 to her old New Scotland Avenue neighborhood. ...