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Barbara Shea Noonan
Mar 31, 2021
Barbara Shea Noonan, 71, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 after a long, hard-fought battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born in Astoria, Queens on February 24, 1950 to the late Eugene Shea and Muriel Gillis, Barbara was raised in Uniondale, Long Island where she graduated from Uniondale High School in 1968. She went on...
Judith R. McMillen
Mar 27, 2021
Judith Rees McMillen, age 78, passed away peacefully in Albany, NY on Saturday, March 27, 2021 after a brief illness. She was born in Canton, Ohio and grew up in LaPlata, Maryland, attending nursing school at the University of Maryland in Baltimore.She found her life’s work in history when she met her second husband, William and worked in the education...
Margaret C. Schimpf
Mar 20, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we report the passing of Margaret Schimpf. Maggie passed peacefully Saturday, March 20 after a brief fight with cancer complicated by her chronic illnesses. She was 83 years old. Maggie accomplished many things in her life. She was a devoted mother and wife. She had two wonderful careers - first as an occupational therapist...
Dr. Felix S. Ira, Jr.
Mar 20, 2021
Felix S. Ira, 91, peacefully passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021 surrounded by his family.Born in Manila, the Philippines Oct 14th, 1929, he was the son of Carmen Salumbides Ira of Lopez, Quezon (PI) and Felix Ira-Concepcion of Meycauayan, Bulacan (PI). As a 12 year old during WWII, he served as tent boy for American GIs in Manila; he...
Walter W. Eck, Jr.
Mar 19, 2021
Walter W. "Bill" Eck Jr., 61, passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021. Bill was born in Albany on June 29, 1959, the son of the late Walter W. Eck Sr. and Annette "Cookie" Eck. He had been employed at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory in Niskayuna for 35 years as a current Fire Protection Engineer and a past Captain of...
Joann Stannard
Mar 13, 2021
Joann Stannard (Hausmann), 63, died on March 13th, 2021, at New York-Presbyterian Hospital surrounded by loved ones. She overcame a 10 year battle with alcoholism, then entered the arms of her mother and father after losing her fight with liver disease. Joann was born June 2, 1957 in Albany, NY, to the late James and Geraldine Hausmann. She is survived...
Linda J. Ashline
Mar 11, 2021
Linda Jean Ashline passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Born on October 14, 1956, she is the daughter of Elena Rissacher and the late Jean Rissacher. She is the cherished mother of three children, Glenn (Fabiola) Ashline, Marie (Michael) Zabinski, and Michael Ashline and four granddaughters Emma, Isla, Ava, and Ella. Throughout Linda’s career she held positions at the...
Esther Ann Cornell
Mar 10, 2021
Esther Ann Murphy Cornell of Altamont, New York passed away on March 10, 2021 after a valiant battle with cancer. She was 78 years old. Esther was born on February 21, 1943 in Pittsburgh, PA to William and Grace Murphy. She was a 1961 graduate of Bethlehem Central High School, where she was the Class Treasurer and a member of...
Claude Joseph Scialdone
Mar 9, 2021
Claude J. Scialdone, MD, 61, passed away peacefully at St. Peter’s Hospital surrounded by his three daughters on March 9th, 2021, after a decade long battle with renal cancer.Claude was born in Yonkers, NY on December 5th, 1959 to Rosemarie and Sebastian Scialdone. He attended SUNY Oneonta and completed his medical degree and residency at Albany Medical Center, both places...
Michael W. Rooney
Mar 8, 2021
Michael W. Rooney of Delmar and Venice, Florida passed away peacefully on March 8, 2021 in Venice, FL. Michael was born on March 25, 1946 in Hornell, NY to the late William L. Rooney and Margaret Karl Rooney. He is also predeceased by his sister Sarah Ann “Sally” Rooney. He is survived by his fiancé and loving companion/caretaker, Ann Marie...
George W. Harder
Mar 6, 2021
George W. Harder 95, of Delmar, died peacefully at home on Saturday, March 6, 2021. Born in Albany on October 10, 1925 he was the son of the late Elizabeth Slavin, George W. Harder and stepfather John E. Burke. George attended Albany Academy, St. Lawrence University, and Albany Law School. He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII in the...
William J. Kelleher
Mar 4, 2021
William J. Kelleher, 93, passed away on Thursday March 4, 2021. Bill was the son of the late Daniel and Margaret (Bounds) Kelleher and was born in Schenectady, NY. He graduated from Nott Terrace High School and then caught the tail end of World War II in the US Army. After getting a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from RPI he...
Elizabeth S. Jones
Mar 4, 2021
Betsy Jones of Albany, NY, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 62. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert H. Jones III. She is survived by her three sons, Kevin and Tyler Jones, and Kegan Shreffler, her brothers, Bob, John, and Tim Jones, her mother, Betty Clark, and many nieces and nephews.Betsy grew up in Delmar, New...
Margaret M. Berenger
Mar 4, 2021
Margaret M. Berenger, 83, of Clarksville passed away peacefully after a brief illness on March 4, 2021. She was predeceased by her parents, Richard and Elizabeth Leonard; husband, Charles E. Berenger, Sr. and siblings, Madeline Brooks and John Leonard. Survivors include her children, Charles E. Berenger, Jr., Richard (Noreen) Berenger, Sr. and Elizabeth (Robert) Smith; grandchildren, Michael (Kate) Smith, Jamie...
Mariana V. Crosier
Mar 1, 2021
Mariana “Vicki” Crosier, 82, of East Berne passed away on Monday, March 1, 2021 at The Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. Born in Albany on October 6, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Thomas F. and Anna Wood. She and her husband, John, ran the Village Pantry, and later Crosier Realty, in East Berne for many...
Stella A. O'Brien
Feb 27, 2021
Stella A. O’Brien was together with family when she passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2021 at the age of 85. She is now in Heaven reunited with her devoted husband James. Stella was the daughter of Josef and Gisela Schlener, born in Allentown Pennsylvania, and raised in Poppendorf, Austria. Her life was interesting from the very beginning. After surviving...
William M. Bullard
Feb 26, 2021
William “Bill” Bullard, died peacefully on February 26th, 2021 with loved ones by his side. Bill was born in Patchogue, NY, the son of late Vincent Bullard and Virginia Benson. He was the beloved brother of the late Donna Denison. He was a graduate of SUNY Brockport and dedicated his life work to public health and emergency management, which allowed...
Martha Davis Schroeder
Feb 25, 2021
Martha Schroeder died with dignity at home on the afternoon of February 25, 2021. She was 90 years old. Her fear of losing control to dementia and blindness was peacefully put to rest. Martha Powell Davis was born on November 10, 1930 in Brooklyn, NY to her parents, Mildred and Wesley Davis. During formative childhood years, she was raised by...
Sheryl Y. Sheraw
Feb 24, 2021
Sheryl Youde Sheraw, 83, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her children, on Wednesday, February 24, 2021, at Teresian House in Albany NY. Sheryl was born on July 21, 1937 in Sunderland Iowa to Lyle L. Youde and Beulah V. (Wilson) Youde. She moved to Grants Pass Oregon with her family, where she was an accomplished member of 4H and graduated...
Stephen L. Babcock
Feb 16, 2021
Stephen Louis Babcock, age 78, of Hornell NY, departed this life peacefully on Tuesday, February 16, 2021. He was surrounded by his family and in the loving arms of his wife of fifty-seven years, Marie, when the Lord came to take his hand. Steve was born June 25, 1942 in Hornell NY to Louis and Helen (Dexter) Babcock. He was...
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