Obituaries

ALBANY – Mary Rose Burke Havern, 91, of Slingerlands, died Saturday, September 12, 2009 at Albany Memorial Hospital surrounded by her family.  Mrs. Havern was born in Troy, the daughter of Patrick and Rose Raleigh Burke.  She was a graduate of Catholic Central High School in Troy and was awarded a full academic scholarship to the College of St. Rose. ...

Schenectady – Clinton C. Lawry, Jr., 92, of Schenectady went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Friday, September 4, 2009 after a long illness.  He was born July 26, 1917 in Somerville, MA to Clinton C. Lawry and Meta Eisenhauer Lawry. He grew up in Dedham, MA and graduated from Dedham High School in 1935.  He received...

ALBANY – Daniel J. Kilmade, Jr., 87, of Albany, died Friday, August 28, 2009 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mr. Kilmade was born in Albany, and graduated from Voorheesville High School.  He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge.  He was employed for a time by the U.S. Army Depot in...

ALBANY – George J. Rocco, 84, of Albany, died Monday, August 24, 2009 with his family at his side just after returning home from St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehab.  Mr. Rocco was born in Albany and lived here all his life.  He served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II in the Pacific Theatre.  He was self employed...

ALBANY – James E. Scully, 76, of Albany died Monday, August 17, 2009 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mr. Scully was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was employed as a plumber and steamfitter through the Plumbers & Steamfitters Local 7 in Albany.  He was employed on the construction of the Empire State Plaza, at Knolls Atomic...

ALBANY – Ruoping Chu, 85, died on August 12th, 2009, at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was born on November 20th, 1923 in Nanzhao County, Henan Province, P.R. China. He worked as reporter, columnist, and then chief editor for financial matters, for the Xinhua News Agency, the Yangtze River Daily, and the Hubei Daily from 1948 to 1959, and was the...

GUILDERLAND – Doris E. O’Brien, 83, of Guilderland, died Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Mrs. O’Brien was born and raised in Lynbrook, Long Island.  She lived for five years in the Rochester area before moving to Guilderland in 1962.  She was employed by the Teresian House nursing home in Albany, and also...

ALBANY – Litterio “Larry” Cassera, 75, walked into the arms of The Lord Thursday, July 9, 2009 at the Stratton DVA Medical Center. Larry was born in Albany, NY on March 5, 1934, the son of the late Anthony “Champ” and Mary Rose Cassera. He moved to Florida in 1983, and in 2000 became a “snowbird,” traveling between there and...

GUILDERLAND – Christine I. Frazzetta, 91, of Guilderland, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Mrs. Frazzetta was born in Bridgeport, CT, and lived for many years in Stamford, CT before moving in retirement to Port Saint Lucie, FL, and then to Guilderland in 1999. Mrs. Frazzetta was a businesswoman and owned several beauty salons in Pound...

ALBANY – Marie L. Bondi, 89, of Albany, died Sunday, May 10, 2009 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. Mrs. Bondi was born in Youngstown, OH, but lived in the Capital District since she was a young girl. She was a graduate of Bethlehem High School, and was employed by the New York Telephone Co., Grant’s Dept. Store,...