Obituaries

ALBANY – Wesley Hutson passed away on Monday, December 6, 2021 in Albany, New York. He was born on June 13, 1991 in Kansas City, KS to Cynthia and Larry Reginald Hutson. On June 1st 2019 he married Jamie Bonino-Hutson and their daughter Linnea Noelle Bonino-Hutson was born Wednesday, December 8th 2021. Wesley worked passionately for Land O’ Lakes since...

SCHENECTADY – It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the unexpected passing of Adam Richard Ford at the age of 35 years due to natural causes on Tuesday, November 23, 2021.

He will be lovingly remembered by his mother Marcia Ford, father Bradley Ford, brother Brian Ford, sister Stephanie Kreis, brother-in-law Brian Kreis, niece Avery Ford,...

ALBANY – Josephine Oddo Giuliano, 101, passed into eternal life on Sunday, November 14, 2021 after a brief illness surrounded by her loving children who cherished and adored her.  Josephine was born Giuseppina Oddo in the town of Roccella Valdemone, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy on July 1, 1920.  She was the beloved daughter of the late Carmelo Oddo and...

ALBANY – Carlo N. Briscoli, 89, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Carlo was born in the Bronx, and raised in Italy, until his family was able to return to the U.S. after World War II in 1947.  He served in the U.S. Army in Germany from 1955 to 1957.  He worked for many...

ALBANY- Teresa Tricomi, 86, of Albany passed away on Monday, November 8, 2021, at Shaker Place Rehab and Nursing Center. Teresa was born in Albany, the daughter of Anthony Tricomi and Mary Esposito Tricomi. She was a life-long resident of Albany. Teresa was employed by the NYS Department of Unemployment for her entire career. She was a devout Catholic, a...

ALBANY – Ann Elizabeth Barber, 84, of Albany, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021, at Shaker Place Rehab & Nursing Center.  Ann was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Edward Bardon and Cora Colville Bardon.  She lived here all her life.  She served as a child care provider for many years, including years at the Center for...

ALBANY –Frederike “Fritzi” S. Barker, 92, passed away on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Frederike was born in Graz, Austria.  She attended college in Vienna Austria for English.  She emigrated to the United States in her early twenties, and attended New Jersey State College in Glassboro, NJ and received a masters degree.  She  lived in Albany...

ALTAMONT – John Francis Walkuski, 85, died peacefully in his sleep on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at his home in Altamont, NY.  Although John suffered for years with Alzheimer’s Disease, he knew his family and caregivers to the end. He continued  to smile and had a light in his eyes though he no longer could speak. He knew he was...

BALLSTON SPA – Carole-Ann Annis passed away on Saturday, October 16, 2021 in Ballston Spa, NY. She and her husband moved to Ballston Spa, NY from Maine in 2008 to be near their sons and grandchildren. She and her husband lived in Rockport, Maine for 30 years prior. Her loved ones will miss her famous lobster rolls and clam dip,...

ALBANY – Sylvester Filippo “Syl” Battaglia passed away on Tuesday, October 12, 2021.  He was born on Easter Sunday, April 13, 1952, the beloved son of Patricia Hunter Standish and Philip S. Battaglia.  He graduated from the Valley Forge Military Academy in Wayne, Pennsylvania and the University of South Florida.  He followed his father and grandfather in the family’s wholesale...

OCALA, FL – Judy Orbesen Mielenz, 64 of Ocala, FL, passed away suddenly at her home Sunday, September 26, 2021. Judy was born and raised in Barrington, IL, the daughter of Margaret H. Orbesen and the late Robert L. Orbesen. Judy was the owner of Judy’s Tack Shop that she established in 1982 and resided for many years in Germantown,...

CHARLTON – Mary E. Holbrook of Charlton, NY, passed into the tender arms of our Lord on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at home surrounded by her loving family, four-year-old rottweiler Hulk, precious and sweet (but sometimes a handful) puppy Brook, two cats, and a rabbit.

Mary was born on November 28, 1944, in Little Falls, NY spending her formative years...

ALBANY – Frank T. Hammer, 76, of Avila Retirement Community, passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 1st, 2021.  Born in Gulfport, Mississippi on July 3rd, 1945, he graduated from Florida State University and received his PhD in Chemistry from the University of Michigan.  He lived most of his adult life in Chelsea, Michigan working as an environmental toxicologist...

SCOTIA – Marjorie Ellen “Midge” Johnson was called home to the loving arms of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, September 21, 2021.

Marjorie was born in Everett, MA on May 14, 1922 to H. Martin and Ruth Johnson, and lived most of her life in Scotia, NY. She was a graduate of Scotia High School and Trinity...

SCHENECTADY – Anne M. Diedrich 96, of Schenectady, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 22, 2021, eight years to the day of her husband’s passing.

She was born in 1925 to the late Archie and May Miller in Mount Pleasant, PA. They relocated to the Buffalo, NY area in the early 1930’s where she grew up and attended school....

STEPHENTOWN – David Michael Hart of Stephentown passed away peacefully in his home on August 27, 2021 with his wife by his side after a courageous and challenging battle with brain cancer. He fought to the end with hope, humor, and determination.

Born in Hudson, he was the son of Raymond J. Hart and Jean (Pfeil) Rustick. He spent his...