Obituaries

ALBANY –  Mary Rose Elia, 95, of Albany, died Thursday, November 18, 2010 at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes.  Mrs. Elia was born in Albany and lived here all her life.  She was employed for a time by J. DeBeer & Sons in Albany, and for many years by the John G. Myers and Flah’s department stores.  She was...

ALBANY – Charles C. Canabush, Sr., 82, of Albany, died Sunday, November 14, 2010 at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn.  Mr. Canabush was born in Ravena, the son of Peter and Teresa Fazzone Canabush, and lived all his life in the Capital District.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in the post World War II era, and was employed for...

GUILDERLAND – Robert Lockwood Perry, 82, of Guilderland, passed away on Tuesday, November 9, 2010 at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn.  Born on September 16, 1928, the son of James and Mabel Perry, Robert graduated from Milne High School and earned a BS degree in Chemistry at Union College.  He served in the U.S.  Army during the Korean War and was...

GUILDERLAND – Ruth F. Roper Brown, 82, of Guilderland, died Monday, November 1, 2010 at her home.  Mrs. Brown was born in New York City, but lived most of her life in the Capital District.  She was employed by the New York State Insurance Dept., retiring in 1983.

Mrs. Brown is survived by her beloved husband James E. Brown; her...

AMSTERDAM –  Maureen “Mo/Debbie” (O’Loughlin) went peacefully home in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Thursday, October 28, 2010, surrounded by family at St. Mary’s Hospital in Amsterdam (while overlooking her favorite section of the Mohawk River). This followed two years of “Living” first with Lung and then Brain Cancer.  Maureen donated her earthly body to the...

ALBANY – Shirley S. Swart Caprood, 89, of Albany, died  Sunday, October 31, 2010 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Caprood was born in Albany, and lived here most of her life.  She was employed by the Montgomery Ward department store, and later by the Rose & Kiernan Insurance Co. in Albany.  She was a dedicated and loving mother raising her...

ALBANY – Valery N. Siniapkin, 86, of Albany, died Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at Saratoga Hospital.  Mr. Siniapkin was born in Albany, and lived here most of his life.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II on the Manhattan Project, and after the war returned to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to complete his engineering degree in 1946.  He...

ALBANY – Alexander P. McDonnell, 79, of Albany died on Monday, September 27, 2010 at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by his family. He was born in New Rochelle on June 17, 1931, a son of Alexander and Anne Heffernan McDonnell and attended Regis High School. In the 1950’s, he served in the United States Air Force as an OSI officer...

SELKIRK – William Karins, 90, of Selkirk, died Wednesday, September 22, 2010 at his home.  Mr. Karins was born in Albany, and lived in the area all his life.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and was employed for many years as a sprinkler fitter, retiring from Edward J. Matthews, Inc. of Troy.  He was a...

ALBANY – Philomena Vollaro, at the age of 109, passed away on Sunday, September 19, 2010.  She was born on September 18, 1901 in New York City, and later moved to Hornell, NY, where her father opened a tailor shop.  Philomena graduated from St. Ann’s Academic School in Hornell on June 25, 1916.  She attended high school for one year...

GUILDERLAND – M. Audrey Deso, 91, of Guilderland, died Sunday, September 19, 2010 at the Eddy Heritage House in Troy. Mrs. Deso was born in Albany and was a graduate of Vincentian Institute. She lived for a time in West Orange, NJ, and Norfolk, VA before returning to Albany in 1967. She was a communicant of Christ the King Church...

ALBANY – Carol Ann Lawrence, 65, of Albany, died Thursday, September 16, 2010 of complications from hip surgery.  Carol was born in Albany, the daughter of the late James Norton and Helen Luce Norton.  She lived here most of her life and was a graduate of Mercy High School Class of 1963.  She was employed by the New York Telephone...

ALBANY – Loretta Rose Oppedisano Kelly, 63, of Albany, passed away at St. Peter’s Hospice on Thursday, September 16, 2010 following a courageous 8 ½ year battle with multiple myeloma.  Born in Albany on March 31, 1947, Loretta educated herself and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Russell Sage College.  She loved being a Physical Therapist, especially her work...

BALLSTON SPA – Robert P. Hanley,70, of Ballston Spa, went to be with the Lord, September 1, 2010 at Saratoga Hospital. Bob was born in Cohoes, and lived in the Capital District most of his life. He was a graduate of HVCC and was employed by the Grand Cash Market and later by Xerox Corp. and Crossman Arms before joining...

ALBANY – William O. “Will” Rider, 11, of Albany, died  Monday, August 30, 2010 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Will was born in Albany and lived here all his life.  He was a student at the Wildwood School in Schenectady.  He is survived by his parents Brian and Mary Rider; his sister Katherine Eberle; his grandmother Patricia Rhodes of Albany;...

ALBANY – Joan (St. Onge) Coyne, 82, born in Albany, NY, died Sunday, August 29, 2010 at St. Peter’s Hospital surrounded by her loving family.  She was the daughter of the late Godfrey Joseph and Fabiola St. Onge.

She attended Vincentian Institute High School and graduated from the St. Catherine School of Nursing.  Joan was a member of the Albany...

SLINGERLANDS – Ruth E. Logan, most recently residing in the Beverwyck and Terrace retirement homes in Slingerlands, a lifelong resident of Albany, died Friday, August 20, 2010.  She was 95 years old.  Born in Albany on March 24, 1915, she was the first of two daughters born to John Joseph Duffy and Elizabeth Wicks Duffy.  Growing up in Albany, Ruth...

ALBANY – Paul E. Reynolds, 97, of Albany, died Monday, August 16, 2010 at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  Born in Albany June 29, 1913, he was the son of the late Edward and Catherine Hughes Reynolds.  He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy, class of 1931, and enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at the beginning of ...

MONTGOMERY, TX – Sarah Laviano Burby Campbell, 90, formerly of Albany, died Monday, August 9, 2010 at her daughter’s home in Montgomery, Texas after battling a long illness.  Sarah lived in Albany for many years, and was employed by Blue Cross Blue Shield of NY.  After retiring, she and her husband moved to Port Charlotte, FL for a time, and...