Robert A. Matz
Apr 3, 2009
Niskayuna- Robert A Matz 77, of Niskayuna, passed away Friday, April 3, 2009 at home with his family by his side. Bob was born April 17, 1931 in Bethlehem, PA, son of the late Charles and Margaret Cavey Matz. He graduated from Bethlehem Technical High School, attended Penn State Extension and graduated from Radio & Television School of Allentown, PA....
Dorothy Dietrich
Apr 3, 2009
Schenectady- Dorothy Key Dietrich of North Street in Schenectady's Stockade District died unexpectedly on April 1, 2009. Dorothy was born in Michigan to George and Edith Key on August 1, 1920. She married Boyd Klopfenstine, US Marine aviator. Boyd was killed in a dive-bomber raid in 1942. Dorothy met Neff Dietrich at the University of Michigan and they married in...
Robert M. Prendergast
Mar 30, 2009
Niskayuna- Robert M. Prendergast age 56 passed away suddenly Monday March 30, 2009 at his home in Niskayuna. Born on October 11, 1952 in Utica, NY the son of John and Maria Prendergast. He was a graduate of Niskayuna High School and from Syracuse University. He served as a Value Engineering consultant for a broad array of services throughout the...
Angela M. Butler
Mar 27, 2009
Glenville- Angela Boggus Butler 71, of Glenville, passed away at home on Friday, March 27, 2009, with her loving family by her side. Angela was born in Schenectady, daughter of the late Daniel and Louise Revella Boggus, and graduated from Nott Terrace High School. She worked for 18 years for the Times Union Newspaper in Albany. She also owned Angies...
Clara B. Sedgwick
Mar 20, 2009
Schenectady- Clara B. Sedgwick, a resident of the Ellis Residential Center, Schenectady, formerly of Schaffer Heights apartments left her earthly family to join her Heavenly family on March 20, 2009. Clara was born on June 1, 1914 in Cornwall Hollow, CT. She was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Gertrude (Merwin) Sedgwick. She graduated Pittsfield High School and Berkshire...
Joseph V. Lemmond
Mar 16, 2009
Niskayuna - Joseph Vann Lemmond, a long-time resident of Niskayuna and most recently of Kingsway Village in Schenectady, died on Monday afternoon, March 16, 2009, at Ellis Hospital. Members of his family were with him when he peacefully passed away. Born in 1922 in Monroe, North Carolina, the son of William O. and Vera Lemmond, Joe graduated from Lenoir-Rhyne College...
Joan L. Wagner
Mar 14, 2009
Niskayuna - Joan L. Wagner 77, of Pearse Road, died Saturday, March 14, 2009, peacefully in her daughter's home after a long illness. Born December 12, 1931, in Hoosick Falls, NY to the late Edward and Jennie Cotrell Hay, Joan lived in Niskayuna for 45 years. She retired in 1995 from Grand Union in Niskayuna. Joan married Bernard C. Wagner...
Roy. Stratton Jr
Mar 9, 2009
Niskayuna - Roy O. Stratton Jr,one of the last surviving witnesses to the Hindenburg disaster on May 6, 1937, died at Ellis Hospital on March 9, 2009. He was 80 years old. Mr. Stratton was born in San Diego, California, on December 1, 1928, the second son of an U.S. Navy warrant officer. The Navy moved the Stratton family often....
Victor Mion Jr
Mar 8, 2009
Saratoga Springs - Victor V. Mion Jr., 74 of Saratoga Springs, formerly of Niskayuna, passed away Saturday, March 7, 2009, with his family by his side, from complication of ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease). He was born in Schenectady on October 24, 1934, son of the late Victor V. and Viola Anselm Mion Sr.. Victor was a graduate of Mont Pleasant...
Mark L. Lemieux
Mar 5, 2009
Schenectady- Mark L. Lemieux 58, of Schenectady, passed away at home on Thursday, March 5, 2009 with his family by his side. Born in Niskayuna, son of the late Henry and Ruth Romph. Mark was a self employed painter and carpenter. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, rebuilding Chevy's and taking vacations to Booth Bay, Maine. Survived by his wife Jennifer Schneider...
Harry Apkarian
Mar 3, 2009
Niskayuna - Harry Apkarian, 87, of Niskayuna passed away while vacationing with family in Florida on March 3, 2009. He was born in Watervliet, NY, February 8, 1922. Mr. Apkarian graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1946 with a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was a Lt. J.G. in the Navy during WW II. Harry was an...
Dorothy R. Doyle
Feb 16, 2009
Schenectady - Dorothy "Dot" R. Doyle, age 86, died Monday, February 16, 2009 at her Kingsway Village residence. Mrs. Doyle was born May 1, 1922 in Lowville, NY, the daughter of the late Henry C. and Nina B. (Bingham) Rich. She graduated in 1940 from Lowville Free Academy and also attended Cortland State and secretarial school. Mrs. Doyle was predeceased...
Jane Roes
Feb 13, 2009
Niskayuna - Jane Lamb Crosby Roes, of Brendan Lane, passed away Wednesday, February 11, 2009 at. Ellis Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in Gloversville, NY, on February 7, 1930, the beloved daughter of the late Albert Lamb and Elizabeth McCune Lamb. She moved to Schenectady in 1941, graduating from Nott Terrace High School in 1948. Mrs....
Lois Joyce Mix
Feb 9, 2009
Niskayuna- Lois Joyce Berner Mix, of Grand Blvd, passed away at home on Monday, February 9, 2009 with her loving family at her side. Lois was born in Schenectady, daughter of the late Cecil and Helen Patneaude Berner. She grew up in Colonie, Mont Pleasant and Esperance, she was Schenectady Gazette All City Jacks Champion, played the trumpet with the...
Donald Larocque Sr
Feb 7, 2009
Niskayuna- Donald D. LaRocque Sr, 85, formerly of Story Avenue, Niskayuna, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Kingsway Nursing Center. Don was born in Burlington, VT and was a life long area resident. Son of the late Harold and Estelle Roberts LaRocque. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and Siena College with a degree in Physics. Don...
Thomas Cassella
Feb 7, 2009
Albany - Thomas [Gaetano] Cassella, 74, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at the Stratton VA Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn, NY, he was the son of the late Stephen and Rose Carbone Cassella. As a youth Thomas enlisted in the US Navy. He was assigned to the U.S.S Cromwell, a Carrier Escort vessel, serving his country...
Ottilia A. Reinig
Jan 28, 2009
Schenectady - Ottilia A. Reinig, of The Heritage Home, Schenectady, died Wednesday, January 28, 2009 at The Avenue Nursing Home where she has been a patient since December. Ottilia was born in Amsterdam, NY, the daughter of the late Michael Peter and Bertha (Hepting) Reinig. Ottilia moved to Schenectady in 1955. She was a communicant of St. Helen's Church. She...
Larry Washington
Jan 22, 2009
Schenectady - Larry K. Washington 54, of Guilderland Avenue, went Home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, January 21. 2009 with his loving family by his side. Born in Schenectady on July 26, 1954, son of the late LeRoy and Lillian Mae Washington. Larrry was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School, he was employed by CDTA as a...
J. Szymaszek
Jan 15, 2009
J. Walter Szymaszek of Niskayuna died on January 15, 2009 with his wife at his side. Walter was born in Bedzin, Poland and emigrated to Canada with his family as a young boy. He was educated in Niagara Falls, Ontario and received his BASc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto. Walter did graduate work at MIT and RPI....
Richard G. Gale
Jan 14, 2009
Richard G. Gale, 80, passed away at home on his birthday, January 14, 2009. Born in Middletown N.Y. to Iva (Frasier) and George Gale, he grew up in Glens Falls, N.Y. graduating from Glens Falls High School in 1947. In 1950, he married Jeanne Philo, who predeceased him in 1970, and they resided in South Glens Falls and Schenectady with...
