Obituaries

ALBANY – Rev. Carl Bierman, 79, of Albany, died Wednesday, January 6, 2010 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Rev. Bierman was born in Hannover, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1935.  He was raised in the Bronx, attended Columbia University, and earned a bachelor’s degree from the City College of New York.  He then earned a Masters...

ALBANY – Rose C. Catizone, 101, of Albany, died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home in Albany.  Miss Catizone was born in Albany and lived here all her life.  She was employed for many years by the Preston’s Pastry Shop in Albany, and was a communicant of the former Holy Cross Church in Albany for...

GUILDERLAND – Alma O. Heisey, 85, of Guilderland, formerly of Ridgewood, NJ, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 at her home.  Mrs. Heisey was born in Manhattan, and lived in New York and Ridgewood, NJ for many years until moving to Guilderland two years ago.  She was employed for many years by Exxon Oil Corp. in New York, retiring as secretary...

VOORHEESVILLE – On Thursday, December 31, 2009, Elaine V. Price Bailey, 64, also known as “Aunt Elaine” was called into Heaven by the Angels of God while surrounded by her loving family after a short battle with lung cancer.  Elaine was born to the late Grace and William Price of Manhattan.  She shared many years of marriage and friendship with...

ALBANY – Rita Gecewicz, 85, of McKownville, died Sunday, January 3, 2010 at the Teresian House.  Mrs. Gecewicz was born in the Bronx, but lived in Albany since 1946.  She was an active member of Christ the King Church and also founded the Arbor Hill Lassie League, a girls softball league, serving as the first president of the league and...

ALBANY – Robert P. Whalen, M.D., 84, died on December 24 at  Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital following a long illness.  He was born in Newburgh, NY, April 28, 1925, son of Mary (Barclay) and William R. Whalen.

After moving to Ravena, NY, he attended Cathedral Academy in Albany and Mount St. Mary’s College in Emmitsburg, MD.  He...

VOORHEESVILLE – John Raymond Brophy, 54, of Voorheesville, died Tuesday, December 22, 2009 in North Carolina.  John was born in Albany, and raised in Copake, NY before moving to the Capital District.  He was a graduate of Columbia High School, and was employed for many years as a truck driver in Selkirk hauling new cars, and more recently for Fink...

ALBANY – Dorothea Margaret (Stephenson) Santen, age 92, passed away peacefully at her home, on Tuesday, December 15th, 2009. Born in Rutland, VT on June 3rd, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Philip and Nona Stephenson. Her family moved to Albany when she was a young girl, where she attended PS-4 and graduated from The Milne School. She...

ALTAMONT – Anne M. LeBlanc DuCharme, 51, of Altamont, died Sunday, December 13, 2009 at her home.  Anne was raised in Waterford, and graduated from St. Ann’s School and Waterford-Halfmoon High School.  She was employed by the New York State Office of Real Property Services, and attended the Grace Fellowship Church.  She also enjoyed collecting teddy bears.

Anne is survived...

ALBANY – Zoe E. Conley Bopp, 76, of Albany, died Friday, December 11, 2009 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Bopp was born in Troy, and lived in the Capital District all her life.  She was a graduate of Vincentian Institute.  She was employed by the Academy of the Holy Names Arts Center, by St. Peter’s Hospice Home Care, and she...

ALBANY – Gary C. Towle, 58, of Albany, died Monday, December 7, 2009 at Albany Memorial Hospital.  Gary was born in Albany and lived here all his life.  He attended Schenectady County Community College and SUNY Albany.  He was employed by Korvette’s Dept. Store.  He served as General Manager for both Big A Auto Parts and T-shirt City.  Most recently,...

ALBANY – John J. Mullen Jr., 70, passed away on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at the Julie Blair Nursing Home in Albany.  Born in Albany, NY on January 2, 1939, John was the son of the late John J. Mullen Sr. and Clara Rifenburgh.  John graduated from Christian Brothers Academy in 1958 and was a veteran of the United States...

LOUDONVILLE – Ann Fahy Boyle, age 89, daughter of the late James and Winifred Fahy of Albany, passed away on Thanksgiving morning, Thursday, November 26, 2009 at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Ann was predeceased by her husband Herbert F. Boyle and her sister Marjorie Panas.  Ann attended St. Anne’s School in Albany. She was a truly elegant lady,...

LATHAM – Elizabeth F. Millet, 46, of Latham, died Monday, November 23, 2009 at her home.  Elizabeth was born and raised in Lancaster, PA.  She was a graduate of Lafayette College in Easton, PA, and she attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy.  She was employed for eighteen years by Rehabilitation Support Services in Albany.

Elizabeth is survived by her loving...

ALBANY – Joseph S. Gibson, 84, of Albany, died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Mr. Gibson was born in Morristown, NJ, and raised in New Jersey, but had lived in Albany nearly thirty years.  He served in the U.S. Marines during World War II, and in the U.S. Army during the Korean...

COLONIE – David R. Lawton, 48, of Colonie, died on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family after a four year battle with cancer.  Born in Colonie to the late Annetta and Harry Raymond Lawton, he was a graduate of Colonie Central High School and Hudson Valley Community College.   Dave was employed by the City of...

ALBANY – Theresa M. Tesoriero, 61, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.   Theresa was born in the Bronx, but lived in the Capital District since the early seventies.  She was employed for many years by Blue Shield, and more recently by Catholic Charities of Schenectady County.

Theresa is survived by her son Richard...

ALBANY – Joseph D. Garrett, 87, of Albany, died Saturday, November 7, 2009 in St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mr. Garrett was born Nov. 22, 1921 in Troy, the son of the late Thomas and Helen Foster Garrett.  He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, Siena College, and the Syracuse University School of Social Work.  During World War II he...

GUILDERLAND – Sarah Veronica McDowell Dolan Ridge Baggesen was blessed with a peaceful passing on Sunday, November 1, 2009.  She was born in New York City but moved to Albany in 1950.  Even now, however, she always considered herself a “New Yorker.”  She worked in the offices of the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company until their closing in the...

SCHENECTADY – Robert D. Curtin, 72, of Scotia, formerly of Albany, died Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at Ellis Hospital.  Bob is survived by his sister Cathy Rudzinski and her husband Tim; his children Daniel, Jennifer and Robert Curtin; his nieces Barbara Spaulding and Danielle Rolfe; his nephew Tim Rudzinski, Jr.; his great nephews Daniel, Andrew & Matthew Spaulding; and his...