Obituaries

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...

GUILDERLAND – Thomas Martin Reimer passed away on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 at home surrounded by family in Guilderland, New York. Inspired by the Japanese poet Basho, he met death “gracefully.”

He was born October 11th, 1956 in New York City, as the oldest child of chemical engineer Ulrich Max Reimer and Waltraut Martha b. Alexy. His parents had at...

ALBANY – Jane M. Kubisch, 97 of Albany, the beloved wife of the late John J. Kubisch entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Grand Nursing Home in Altamont.  Jane was born on March 25, 1925, in Albany, the younger daughter of the late George J. and Esther C. Keenan Murray. In addition to her parents...

ALBANY – Paul F. Pezzolla, 69, of Albany passed away peacefully at home on Friday March 17, 2023 after a long illness. Paul was born in Albany on January 6, 1954 , son of the late Francis P. Pezzolla Jr. and Marcia V. Fish Pezzolla. Paul resided in Albany and East Greenbush all of his life and was a graduate...

BETHLEHEM, GA – Michael A. Gaudio, 77, of Bethlehem, Georgia passed away on February 28, 2023, surrounded by family. Mike was born January 3,1946 to Michele and Ida Gaudio in Albany, NY. After graduating from Albany High School in 1964 he attended Hudson Valley Community College before serving on USS Constellation and USS Coral Sea in the Navy during the...

ALBANY – Francesco “Frank” Multari, 95, of Albany, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 3, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Giuseppe and Elisabetta Multari. Frank was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and came to the United States after World War II. Frank and his dear wife Angelina grew...

ALBANY – Regina Nisch, 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 24, 2023 at the Teresian House Nursing Home.  Regina was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Harry and Anna Samycia.  She married George H. Nisch in 1956 and they settled down in Albany and raised two children, Christina and Eric, who they adopted.  They loved them as...

TROY – Susan G. Blais, 71, of Troy, passed away after a long illness on Tuesday, February 21, 2023 at Samaritan Hospital with her family by her side.  First and foremost, Susan loved the Lord. She served Him with all of her heart, especially as she spent 30 years serving as a member of a worship team, first at the...

ALTAMONT – James Edward Bunkoff, 75, of Altamont, entered eternal life on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at St. Peter’s Hospital with his loving family at his side. Jim was born in Albany and lived in the area all his life, eventually settling in Altamont, NY.

He served in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1970, and upon returning home, joined...

CLIFTON PARK – Lucille Rosa Calsolaro Gutto was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven with open arms on Sunday, February 5, 2023 after a brief illness.  The eldest of three children, she was born in Albany, NY on February 17, 1928 to Dominick Calsolaro and Angela Rose Yavonditte Calsolaro.  In 1946 she graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names...

GUILDERLAND – Virginia C. Collins, with her daughters by her side, died peacefully on Monday,  January 31, 2023 at the Teresian House. Born on November 28, 1928, the daughter of the late Neil and Anna Childs, she was a lifelong resident of Guilderland. A graduate of Vincentian Institute and an enduring parishioner of All Saints (St. Margaret Mary’s) Parish. She...

ALBANY – Helen Ann Mooney, 87, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2023, at home surrounded by family.  Helen was born and raised in the Bronx and Manhattan, the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Mary A. Cahill Neeson.  Helen was a graduate of Fordham University.  With her beloved husband, Harry Mooney, she lived in Saugerties and,...

VOORHEESVILLE – Mary Catherine “Cathy” Lawler, 78, of Voorheesville, passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023 at St. Peter’s Hospice.  Cathy was born in Ogdensburg and raised in Rouses Point, where she became a graduate of St. Mary’s Academy.  She moved to Albany to attend Albany Business College and was employed for many years by the New York State Dept....