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Richard E. Krause
Aug 12, 2014
DELMAR – Richard E. Krause, 83, died Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Health Care Center. Born in Delmar, he was the son of the late Durrell and Mary (Richards) Krause. Mr. Krause was a graduate of Bethlehem Central High School, Baldwin Wallace University and the University of Illinois where he earned a Master's degree in music....
Priscilla R. Wing
Aug 8, 2014
DELMAR - Priscilla Wing passed away quietly in her sleep on August 8. She was a survivor of a serious stroke on July 11, 2008, and had been living at home in Delmar since August of 2009. The stroke had left her unable to independently perform any Activities of Daily Living. Priscilla was born in Hingham, MA in 1940. Her...
William R. Bannan
Aug 2, 2014
DELMAR - William "Bill" R. Bannan, age 84, died Saturday evening, August 2, 2014 after a long illness. He passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Born in Albany in 1930, Bill was the son of the late John W. and Madeline (Bremm) Bannan. He was a 1948 graduate of Cathedral Academy in Albany. After high school, Bill served stateside...
Dr. John Elton Hotchin, PhD
Aug 1, 2014
DELMAR – Dr. John Elton Hotchin, PhD, 93, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 1, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Born April 7, 1921 in Sutton-on-Sea, England, he received his MD from Kings College, London and PhD from Cambridge, England. Dr. Hotchin worked in medical research in the US at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore and Cal Tech...
Howard R. Gmelch, Sr.
Jul 24, 2014
DELMAR- Howard Robert Gmelch, Sr., Colonel, US Army, (Ret), 96, died Thursday, July 24, 2014, at Danbury Hospital, CT. where he lived to be near his daughter. Born in Ridgewood, Queens, NY he lived in Long Island, Tennessee, Texas, Oklahoma and Delmar since 1957. His career assignments included service in the United States Army where he retired in 1964 having...
Wayne F. Wilson
Jul 19, 2014
SLINGERLANDS – Wayne F. Wilson, 91, died peacefully on Saturday, July 19, 2014, at his home at the Beverwyck with his loving family by his side. Born in Chicago, Illinois, he was the son of the late Charles and Elva (Loehndorf) Wilson. Mr. Wilson attended Syracuse University where he earned his degree in electrical engineering. He worked for over forty...
Robert R. W. Green
Jul 15, 2014
Delmar - Robert R.W. Green, 83, passed away on July 15, 2014, surrounded by his family. He was born in Albany on March 8, 1931, the son of Reno and Frances (Martin) Green of Delmar. Bob was predeceased by Barbara (Pakenham), his wife of 52 years. He is survived by his beloved companion, Mildred Smith, of Latham and by his...
Nelly A Odondi
Jul 14, 2014
Nelly Adhiambo Odondi, age 48, a resident of Guilderland, NY passed away on July 14, 2014 surrounded by family following a long battle with breast cancer. Born December 5, 1965 in Bondo, Kenya to Benjamin Odero Ojoo and Millicent Hulda Akelo, she attended Alliance Girls High School. She was married to Dr. Maurice Odondi of Excelsior College with whom she...
Lois L. Aldinger
Jul 12, 2014
SLINGERLANDS - Lois Lallman Aldinger passed away on July 12, 2014 at Albany Medical Center. A devoted wife and mother, she is survived by her beloved husband of nearly 69 years, Donald; her two daughters, Sharon (Gary) Masline of East Greenbush, and Nancy (Paul) Nakai of Larkspur, CA, as well as four grandchildren (Jeffrey Masline, Sara Kelly, Stephanie Nakai and...
Samuel R. Whiting
Jul 7, 2014
DELMAR - Samuel Robert Whiting, 85, died peacefully at home on Monday, July 7, 2014. Sam was born February 28, 1929, in Vernon, N.Y., to Robert Edward Whiting and Esther Louise (Shafer) Whiting. The family lived in Sherrill, Round Lake and Albany, and moved to Delmar when Sam was in the third grade. He was schooled at Delmar Elementary and...
Mary E. DeGroff
Jul 3, 2014
DELMAR - Mary E. DeGroff, 73, passed away on Thursday, July 3, 2014 at her home with her family at her side. Born in Millerton, NY on December 9, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Wilma (Cook) Brusie. A longtime area resident, Mary had been active in many activities, especially the Delmar Progress Club and the...
Mary M. Reilly
Jul 3, 2014
GLENMONT – Mary M. Reilly, 85, passed away peacefully Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital surrounded by her daughters. Born in Buffalo on April 17, 1929, she was the daughter of the late Wallace and Katherine (McCarthy) McClellan. Mary was the first woman in her family to graduate from college receiving her degree in...
Joan F. Siler
Jun 25, 2014
SELKIRK – Joan F. Siler, 86, passed away on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany on May 7, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John J. and Gertrude Gates Fox and sister of the late John Fox. A graduate of Albany High School, Joan worked at the NY Telephone...
Donald D. Foley
Jun 7, 2014
ALBANY – Donald D. Foley, 96, beloved husband of Elizabeth M. (Shafer) Foley, formerly of Delmar, son of the late Alice D. Rose and James Rose, passed peacefully at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center in Albany on Saturday, June 7, 2014 after a long illness. He is also survived by a daughter, Carol A. Vanne of Greenwich, NY; daughter, Patricia...
Mary C. Mahony
May 30, 2014
DAVENPORT, FL – Mary C. Mahony, 108, died Friday, May 30, 2014 in Davenport. Born is Gainesville, NY, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Margaret (Goetten) Calmes, and wife of the late Peter H. Mahony. Mrs. Mahony was a graduate of Geneseo and the NY State College for Teachers. She resided in Delmar and was a teacher...
Marian Van Woert
May 26, 2014
DELMAR - Marian Van Woert, 94, passed away peacefully after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease, Monday, May 26, 2014 at the Village Green at Beverwyck. Born in Albany, Marian was the daughter of the late Irving and Harriet Holmes Van Woert. She was raised in Delmar, and attended Bethlehem Central High School, the site of the present day Middle...
Nigel G. Wright
May 24, 2014
DELMAR - Nigel G. Wright, 83, died suddenly at his home in Delmar on May 24, 2014. He enjoyed an active and involved life until the end. The son of William Wright and Annie Dimmick, he was born in Schenectady on February 2, 1931. A graduate of Cornell University and Harvard Law School, Nigel worked for the State of New...
Frances J. Adams
May 7, 2014
DELMAR – Frances J. Adams, 89, died Tuesday, May 7, 2014 at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush. Born in New York, NY she was the daughter of the Edmund and Lucia (Quattrine) Ardizone. Mrs. Adams moved to the Capital District as a small child and was a 1942 graduate of Bethlehem Central High School. She married her high school sweetheart...
Eleanor L. Wiedemann
Apr 24, 2014
GLENMONT – Eleanor (Luther) Wiedemann, aged 94, died peacefully at her residence in Glenmont on April 24, 2014. She was cared for by her granddaughter who lived with her and predeceased by her husband James who died in 1996. Born on July 29, 1919 in Oneonta, NY, she was one of three children of the late Rev. Philip and Daisy...
Mary McCusker
Apr 23, 2014
DELMAR - Mary Frances McKnight McCusker, the blue-eyed Frank Sinatra aficionado, born in Newark, NJ August 31, 1931 died peacefully on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at her home surrounded by family. Our mother Mary (nicknamed Mrs. Sinatra) was an extraordinary woman who lived life to the fullest, with great passion, humor and love for her family and friends. She loved...
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