Caleb Paine
Jan 27, 2012
Schenectady- Caleb Paine, of Parkland Garden Apartments, Schenectady, NY, died Friday, January 27, 2012, at the age of 94. A son of the late Ernest T. and Louise C. Paine, he was born on March 30, 1917 in Ithaca, NY and attended the Ithaca Public Schools, The Hill School in Pottstown, PA, and Cornell University, where he graduated in 1938....
Ronald C. Groncki
Jan 24, 2012
Schenectady- Ronald C. Groncki 72, formerly of Schenectady, passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2012 at Hudson Park Nursing Center in Albany, where he has been a resident for the past year. Ronald was born in Schenectady, son of the late Chester and Regina Cieplinski Groncki. He graduated from Linton High School, class of 1959. Ronald worked at various restaurants...
Elizabeth Serrell
Jan 4, 2012
Elizabeth "Betty" Serrell passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Ellis Hospital with her family by her side. She was 77. Born in Plattsburgh on May 3, 1934, daughter of the late William B. and Mildred Way Serrell. Betty was a parishioner at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Schenectady. She loved cooking for family and friends and was...
Patricia M. Trenske-Mentink
Dec 12, 2011
Schenectady- Patricia M. Trenske-Mentink, formerly of Schenectady, went home to the Lord Monday, December 12, 2011 at the Teresian House after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's. She was born September 22, 1938 in Johnstown, NY, the daughter of the late Daniel and Violet Garnier Warren. Patricia was a graduate of Johnstown High School, class of 1955, she attended Plattsburg State...
Jean Mihran
Dec 8, 2011
Niskayuna-Jean W. Mihran passed away Thursday evening, December 8, 2011, at Ellis Hospital after a short bout of pneumonia, complicated by long term Alzheimer's. She died five days short of reaching her 85th birthday. Jean grew up in Vermont, which remained her "true home," regardless of where she lived. She worked as an ER and OR RN for 11 years...
Stanley Price
Dec 1, 2011
Schenectady- Stanley Price 57. died suddenly Thursday December 1, 2011 at Ellis Hospital. "Stan the Man" worked at Rotterdam Industrial Park for many years, but his life was collecting metal. Survived by his siblings; Harold A. Price, Ronald Price, Nettie Catherine Price, Catherine Ann Price, Paul A. Price; niece Kelly Price; godson, Kyle Slyman and many other nieces and nephews....
Alice G Fredericks
Nov 17, 2011
Alice G. Fredericks passed away peacefully at the Ellis Residential and Rehabilitation Center, Schenectady, New York on Thursday November 17, 2011. Originally from Pearl River, New York, she was born on April 1, 1919, the daughter of Edna and Ray Marlatt of Newark, New Jersey. She married Harold Fredericks and came to Rockland county in 1940. During WW II she...
Charleen M. Oboyski
Oct 21, 2011
Schenectady- Charleen Martin Oboyski 43, of Schenectady, passed away Friday October 21, 2011 at Ellis Hospital. Charleen was born November 14, 1967 in Schenectady, daughter of Marion Renus Olsen and Donald R. Martin Sr. Charleen graduated from Niskayuna High School in 1986. She was last employed by Callahan Industries Inc. She was a member of the Schenectady Eagles Club. Survived...
Laura L. Moore
Oct 12, 2011
Schenectady - Laura L. Moore, 89, died peacefully with family on Wednesday evening October 12, 2011 at Ellis Hospital. Lauralee was born in Schenectady and lived in the area all her life. A 1940 graduate of Nott Terrace High School, she was an active community volunteer, serving at Ellis and Sunnyview Hospitals for many years. She was a real estate...
Arthur D. Vitalo
Oct 6, 2011
Schenectady- Arthur D. Vitalo 91, formerly of Caldicott Rd., Schenectady, died Thursday, October 6, 2011 at Kingsway Nursing Rehabilitation Center. Arthur was born in Schenectady, son of the late Francisco and Vingenzo Cutugno Vitalo. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and entered the Army Air Force in 1942 and was Honorably discharged in 1946. Arthur was a mail carrier...
Richard R. Relyea
Sep 22, 2011
Rotterdam-Richard R. Relyea 82, of Rotterdam, died peacefully in his sleep on September 22, 2011. Dick was born July 29, 1929 in Schenectady, son of the late Howard and Alice Talerico Relyea Sr.. He was a Sgt.in the Marine Corps, serving in the Korean Conflict. Dick first worked at Mica (now 3M), then went onto work for NYS Canal System...
Robert J. Ryan
Sep 17, 2011
Niskayuna- Robert J. Ryan 73, of Niskayuna, died Saturday, September 17, 2011 at Ellis Hospital. He was born in Buffalo, NY, son of the late Joseph and Frances Hogan Ryan. Bob graduated from Brockport High School and graduated with a BS degree from Cornell in 1960. He then entered the Army and was honorably discharged from active duty in 1962...
Allen J Wood
Sep 10, 2011
Niskayuna - Allen J. Wood of Niskayuna, NY and Brewster MA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, September 10, 2011 after a courageous battle with cancer. Allen was born in Milwaukee, WI October 1,1925 to the late Alfred and Kathleen Wood . He received his BEE from Marquette U in 1949, MS in Electrical...
Richard D Zentmire
Sep 8, 2011
Schenectady-Richard D Zentmire passed away peacefully on September 8, 2011. He was born March 8,1919 to D Harold and Naomi Zentmire in Kirksville, MO. He grew up in Marengo, Iowa where he became an Eagle Scout. He studied engineering at Iowa State in Ames, completed their ROTC program, and graduated in 1940. Employment with General Electric brought him east to...
John A. Kerner
Aug 26, 2011
Schenectady- John A. Kerne 61, of Schenectady, passed away Friday, August 26, 2011, peacefully at home in his sleep. John was born in Albany, son of the late Philip T. and Stella Gibson Kerner. John graduated from Linton High School, he was enlisted in the US Air Force where he attained the rank of SGT and was honorably discharged in...
Edgar S. Read
Aug 25, 2011
Schenectady- Edgar Stillman (Bud) Read died peacefully Thursday evening, August 25th, with family by his side. Born in Poland, New York in 1922, he attended Poland Central School and graduated from Syracuse University. During World War II, he was a member of the First Weather Squadron. Bud taught social studies in Old Forge and Jamesville-Dewitt. As a guidance counselor in...
Polly Mathews
Aug 20, 2011
Polly Putnam Mathews of Schenectady passed away Saturday August 20, 2011. She was born in Hudson, New York on October 15th, 1927. She was the eldest daughter of Colonel Stanley Putnam and Barbara Sweet Putnam. She attended St. Agnes High School and Wellesley College, graduating in 1949. She obtained a Master of Library Science from SUNY Albany and worked as...
Emita R. Cerchione
Aug 16, 2011
Schenectady- Emita Rodriguez Cerchione passed away on August 16, 2011. She lived at Kingsway Village since April 2010 and previously resided in Florida, Texas, New York and New Jersey. Emy was born on March 21, 1928 in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, the only child of Luis Sosa Rodriguez and Emma Mezquita Rodriguez. She grew up in the Bronx and graduated from...
Barbara J. Alling
Aug 11, 2011
Schenectady-Barbara J. Alling, 45, passed away at Ellis Hospital on August 11, 2011. Born on March 8, 1966 in Niskayuna, daughter of the late Lawrence and Marion (Miller) Hubert, Sr. She was employed by MVP Healthcare in Schenectady. Barbara was a devoted and loving mother to her son, Christopher. His care was her first priority. Survivors in addition to her...
Ernest Edward Johnson
Aug 8, 2011
Schenectady - Ernest Edward Johnson of Niskayuna passed away on August 8, 2011 at Ellis Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was 68. Born in Chicago, Illinois on July 15, 1943, son of the late Ernest E. and Marguerite (Hedman) Johnson. On September 19th 1970 he married the former Eileen Caswell. Ed graduated from Lane Tech high school in...
