Obituaries
Walter J. Mackiewicz
Oct 20, 2013
Walter J. Mackiewicz 95, life resident of Congress Street, Schenectady, passed away Sunday October 20, 2013, at home surrounded by loving family. Walter was born in Schenectady, a son of the late Walter A. and Julianna Milewski Mackiewicz. Walter served in the Army during WW II and was honorably discharged in 1946. He worked at General Electric as a material...
Vera Stears
Oct 12, 2013
Vera Grogan Stears 84, former resident of Ravena, passed away Saturday October 12, 2013 at Evergreen Commons, East Greenbush. Vera was born in Petersburgh, NY, a daughter of the late Alonzo M. and Gertrude Crandall Grogan. Vera worked at Cluett Peabody in Troy and Montgomery Wards in Menands. She enjoyed sewing and gardening. Vera is survived by her children, Kathleen...
George T. Hunter
Oct 11, 2013
George Thomas Hunter, passed away after a long battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his loving wife and family at the time of his passing. George was born in Shamokin, PA on May 24, 1945. He was the son of the late George R. and Nancy J. Hunter. He graduated from Albany High School and Hudson Valley Community College....
Lillian K. Smith
Oct 1, 2013
Schenectady - Lillian K. Smith, of Glen Eddy Drive and formerly of Hawthorn Road, Niskayuna, died peacefully at home on October 1, 2013. She had just turned 94 years old. Born in Schenectady on September 30, 1919, she was the daughter of William H. and Edna (Heider) Kruger. She grew up in a close and loving family in Mont Pleasant....
Armond Mastro
Sep 27, 2013
Armond L. Mastro 84, of River Road, Niskayuna passed away peacefully on September 27. He is the son of the late Anthony and Jennie Mastro. Armond is survived by his daughter, Tracy (Joseph Sacco) of Leesburg, VA; son, Scott (Connie) of Katy, TX; and three grandchildren: Gabriela (19), Samuel (17) and Stephanie (14) all of Katy, TX. Other survivors include...
Edward J. Smith
Sep 15, 2013
Edward J. Smith passed away Sunday September 15, 2013. Edward was born in Patterson, NJ, a son of Estel and Marie Mrouse Smith. He honorably served his county in the United States Air Force from 1942 to 1946. Edward was a Professor at RPI in Troy for 30 years, retiring in 1992. Survived by his wife Anita Levens Smith; predeceased...
Robert J. Moran
Sep 13, 2013
Robert "Bob" Moran 57, of Alplaus, passed away Friday September 13, 2013 at Ellis Hospital after a long illness. Bob was born in Schenectady, son of Ruth Phillips Moran and the late Robert W. Moran. He was a life resident of Schenectady and graduated from Draper High School. Bob's greatest love was riding his Harley and where ever it took...
Frank J. Leva
Aug 28, 2013
Frank J Leva passed away Wednesday August 28, 2013. Born in Schenectady on July 22, 1917, Frank was the son of the late Americo Leva and Florence Focusi. Frank was a stellar athlete and excelled at golf, bowling, swimming and diving. He coached the Schenectady CYO basketball team and the American Legion baseball team. He founded the United States Post...
Richard G. O'Connor
Aug 26, 2013
REXFORD-Richard G. O'Connor, 78, passed away peacefully Monday evening at Ellis Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. Richard, or as he was more commonly known as Dick, was born in Cambridge, MA, a son of the late George and Helen O'Connor. Dick was a graduate of Brookline High School and received a Bachelors Degree from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy in...
Hans H.L. Hustedt
Aug 24, 2013
Hans H. L. Hustedt, 93 of Niskayuna and Cherry Plain, New York - departed this world at Ellis Hospital on Saturday, August 24, 2013 surrounded by his loving family. Hans was born in Spaden, Germany on July 2, 1920 to Johann and Frieda Hustedt and lived in nearby Elmlohe until he finished school and joined the German merchant marine. He...
Margaret M. Schaninger
Aug 20, 2013
At the age of 89 years old, Margaret Marie (Happold) Schaninger of San Mateo, California passed away on August 20th in Belmont, California. Born on June 26th, 1924 as a twin sister and (Barbara Happold Sherman, deceased) and a younger brother Ernest Happold (deceased). She was born in in East Liverpool, Ohio, but was raised in Schenectady, NY and graduated...
Gertrude W Adamec
Aug 19, 2013
Gertrude Hilde Freya Wolf Adamec 89, passed away at home on August 19, 2013 with her loving children by her side. Born on January 9, 1924 Gertrude grew up in New Hyde Park, New York. She graduated from Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, NY in 1939, Adelphi University in 1943, and completed her Master's Degree in Mathematics from Columbia...
Cameron Rowe
Aug 18, 2013
On Sunday, August 18, 2013, Cameron Barrie Rowe, the beloved infant son of James and Jessica Rowe of Glenville, NY died at birth. Cameron is survived by his big brother Colin Rowe, his grandparents James and Jo-Ann Rowe of North Smithfield, RI, Kenneth and Nancy Rimany of Niskayuna, NY, his great grandmother Jeanette Barrie of Woonsocket, RI, his aunts and...
Alf A. Thyrring
Aug 15, 2013
Alf Aage Thyrring, 92, passed away July 15, 2013 at Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Scotia, New York. Born in Copenhagen, Denmark on July 30, 1921, Alf was the son of the late Arthur Thyrring and the late Blenda (Mortensen) Thyrring. He was predeceased by his loving wife Charlotte (Dunbar) Thyrring who passed on May 30, 2006 and...
Louise D. Liermann
Jul 18, 2013
Louise D. Liermann, 79, passed away on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Ellis Hospital surrounded by her loving children and devoted home aide. Louise was born in Burlington, VT in 1934 and raised in the Boston area. A 1952 graduate of Chelmsford High, she went to secretarial school and was working in Syracuse where she met her husband of 53...
Anthony J. Orsino
Jul 14, 2013
Anthony J. Orsino passed away in the presence of his family on Sunday July 14, 2013. He was born on October 18, 1919 in Utica, New York a son of the late Joseph and Rosina Orsino. He is survived by his loving wife of 62 years Lena, his son David M. Orsino of Grand Rapids, OH, his daughter Kathryn A....
Paul Raymond Hitchcock
Jul 5, 2013
REXFORD-Paul R. Hitchcock, 84, passed away peacefully Friday evening at Wesley Health Care Center after a long illness. Paul was born in Moulton, Iowa and was a graduate of Drake University in Des Moines with a business degree. He honorably served his country in the United States Army. Paul moved to New York in 1955 and lived in a variety...
Richard Neuber
Jun 28, 2013
Richard Augustave Neuber, of Port St. Lucie FL, formerly of Schenectady, NY, died peacefully on June 28, 2013 at Palm Garden of Port St. Lucie. Dr. Neuber was the devoted husband of Marilyn Burns Neuber for the past 12 years. He was predeceased by Jean Stewart Neuber, with whom he shared 49 years of marriage. Dr. Neuber practiced family dentistry...
Barbara B. Couchman
Jun 22, 2013
Barbara Blake Couchman 73, of Clifton Park passed away suddenly June 22, 2013. Barbara was born in Maryland, a daughter to the late Francis and Josephine Stillwell Blake. She attended the University of Maryland, as an Art major, where she met the love of her life, Robert S. Couchman, who she was married to for 54 years. She later attended...
Alice T. Wagner
Jun 22, 2013
Alice T. Wagner (Gaby) passed away just shy of her 99th birthday on Saturday June 22, 2013 surrounded by her loving family. She was predeceased by her parents Edward and Helen Tamm, her husband Captain Bernard F.Wagner of the Niskayuna Police Department, her sister Helen and brother-in law Mitchell Mindel, her son-in-law John Vittas and her great granddaughter Emily Lastinger....
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