Obituaries

ALBANY – Mary (Bosco) Raciti, 99, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Sunday October 8, 2023.  Mary was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Vincent and Josephine (Spano) Bosco.  A life-long resident of Albany, Mary was a graduate of Albany High School class of 1941.  She was employed by the New York State Dept. of Agriculture and Markets...

ALBANY – Elaine M. Mendel-Allen, 64, of Albany, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Thursday, October 5, 2023. Elaine fought cancer for a courageous 7 years and yet always focused on the positives. Most days you wouldn’t have even known she was sick. Elaine was born October 10th, 1958 in Albany and lived here all her...

SCHENECTADY – Paul Michael Harden, 42, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at Ellis Hospital.  Paul was simply the best.  A 1980 New Year’s Eve baby, he was born in Albany to Mary and Phil Harden.  He stayed in Albany through college, where he attended The College of St. Rose, earning a Bachelor of Science degree and eventually taking a...

ALBANY – Joe Arnold passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023 at Albany Medical Center with his family by his side.

Joe was born in Brooklyn, NY to Guy and Elizabeth Arnold and moved to Albany as a child.  He married his high school sweetheart, Judy, when they were 18 and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary before her passing.  Prior...

ALBANY – Phyllis C. Barber, 84, of Albany, passed away on Monday, September 4, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Phyllis was born in the Bronx and lived in Buffalo as a small child before settling in Albany.  She was a graduate of Albany High School and Cornell University, and earned her master’s degree at Russell Sage College.  She was employed...

TROY – Joseph J. Maddex, 80, born in Albany, NY, resident of Troy for the past 12 years, passed away on Saturday, August 26, 2023 at Hudson Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Facility.

He was predeceased by his father Joseph S. Maddex, Sr., his mother Mary E. Maddex (Condon) and two brothers John A. Stuber (Florence) and James Maddex (Wanda)....

GUILDERLAND – Nancy E. Hotaling, 84, of Guilderland, passed away on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Nancy was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Henry Fliegel and Emily Oliver Fliegel.  She was employed by the State University of New York for many years, and by the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home.  She was also a...

SCHENECTADY – Beloved wife and Mother, Barbara Elizabeth Megathlin,79, passed away on Saturday, August 12, 2023 succumbing to a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts on January 25, 1944 to George and Edith Wemyss. The family spent their early years in Lexington, Massachusetts, and then, moved on to Gorham, Maine where she graduated from high...

DUBLIN, OH – Linda Jane Dascher Headley-Walker, 79, passed away peacefully on August 6, 2023 in Dublin, Ohio surrounded by her family.  Born June 9th, 1944, in Albany, New York, Linda was the daughter of the late Fredrick L. Dascher, Jr. and Jane Seim Dascher.  After Graduating from Guilderland High School in 1962, Linda attended SUNY Buffalo earning both a...

ALBANY – Loretto B. Helbock, 98, of Albany, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Wednesday, August 2, 2023 at 3:25pm, at St. Peter’s Hospice.  Loretto was born in Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland, and came to the U.S. with her family in 1928.  She was raised in New Rochelle, and lived in a number of places including Long...

ALBANY – Ruth Travis Occhialino, age 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 29, 2023.  Ruth was born in Albany on March 7, 1928, the oldest child of Adelbert Travis and Barbara Gansle.  When Ruth was 13, her mother died and she stepped in and helped raise her brothers and sister.  She attended the Philip Schuyler High School and graduated...

GUILDERLAND – Donald L. Groat, 90, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, July 18, 2023.  Don was born in Stockport, and during his life lived in Albany, West Albany, and Guilderland.  He served in the National Guard for two years and was employed for many years by the former Albany Felt Company...

WESTERLO – Roy Francis Elk passed away Dec. 12, 2022 after a brief illness. Born April 9, 1941 to Edwin Eugene and Edna Mae (Charlebois) Elk, and raised in Union Hill New York on the family farm.  Roy attended Webster High School (’59), SUNY Morrisville (’63) and SUNY Albany (’66) earning a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration. He...

GUILDERLAND – William A. De Alleaume, 88, of Albany, peacefully passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Teresian House.  Bill was born in New Rochelle, NY, and resided in Albany after completing a bachelor’s degree in German with a French minor, and a master’s degree in library science at the State University at Albany.  He was employed by the...

ALBANY – Anne Marie Feily Delehanty, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on June 17, 2023, at Teresian House. Anne was born August 8,1919, at the family home at 53 Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, NY. She always attributed her longevity to “faith and family” and she cherished a simple life for almost 104 years.

Anne was a graduate of St....

ALBANY – Joel Multari, 66, of Albany, passed away at home on Saturday, June 3, 2023. He was the son of the late Francesco “Frank” and Angelina Multari. Joel was born in Albany and lived there all his life.  He was a graduate of Guilderland Central High School and owned and operated JM Plumbing and Heating. He was a skilled...

ROCKLEDGE, FL – Michael J. Kravitz, age 68, of Rockledge, FL and formerly of Albany, NY passed away unexpectedly on May 30, 2023.  Mike was a graduate of Vincentian Institute in Albany and a 1980 graduate of Union College with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.  Mike was an exceptional civil engineer, who worked on numerous public infrastructure projects throughout...

LOUDONVILLE – Joanne G. Tinker, 88, of Loudonville, passed away peacefully with her beloved family around her on Friday, May 12, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospice.  Joanne was born in Little Falls, NY, the daughter of the late John and Katherine Kryla Gielarowski.  She was a graduate of Little Falls High School, and was employed for a time by the...

GUILDERLAND – Merton “Joe” McElwain, 89, of Guilderland, NY died Wednesday, May 10, 2023. He was born on May 27,1933 in Fort Covington, NY, son of the late George and Eva Smiddy McElwain. He graduated from New York State Teacher’s College, Albany in 1955 and attended numerous National Science Foundation courses during the following summers. Mr. McElwain taught high school...