Obituaries

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...

ALBANY – Rose Mary Murphy, 92, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Rose was born in Ravena, where she lived until marrying and moving to Poughkeepsie in 1961.  She was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Rose worked as a typing supervisor at Loyalty Group in Albany prior to her...

ALBANY – Mario Maioriello, 76, of Albany, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Thursday, May 4, 2023.  Mario was born in Bellona, Province of Caserta, Italy, the son of the late Antonio Maioriello and Antoinetta Stellato.  He emigrated to the U.S. in 1966, shortly after his mother’s arrival here.  He was employed by J. DeBeer &...

ALBANY – Carolyn S. Scanlon, 65, of Albany, NY entered eternal life on Monday, April 10, 2023, after a long battle with kidney disease.  Born in Albany, NY, she was a graduate of Albany High School and the University of Maryland (summa cum laude). She was predeceased by her mother Helena C. Scanlon and father Francis L Scanlon.  She is...

GUILDERLAND – Howard F. Murphy, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Teresian House. The son of Frank and Esther (Maxwell) Murphy, he was born and raised in Watervliet, N.Y. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School (CCHS), Class of 1945. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a...

GUILDERLAND – Denis Zunon, 81, of Guilderland, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023 after a long illness.  Denis was born in Niouboua, Côte d’Ivoire, Africa.  He came to the United States in 1972 to study at the State University of New York at Albany, earning his doctorate in 1978.  He returned to Côte d’Ivoire after graduation, where he was...

ALBANY – Donald Richard Adams, 74, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.  He was employed by the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance.

Donald is survived by his loving daughter Samantha Adams; his brother Robert L. Adams (Nancy); and his nephews Michael and Bradley Adams.  He was predeceased by his parents Catherine T. Adams and...