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Albert D. Potter
Sep 2, 2014
DELMAR – Albert D. Potter, 93, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center. Born in Albany, Albert was a graduate of Springfield College and received Masters Degrees from Columbia University and Johns Hopkins University. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy, retiring as a Commander after 28 years of service. Following his military...
Charles E. Hotaling
Aug 26, 2014
SCHENECTADY – Charles E. Hotaling, Sr., 68, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy with his family at his side. Born in Albany, Chuck was a graduate of Bethlehem Central High School and honorably served his country in the Marine Corps from 1966 to 1970. He was retired from Hannaford and previously worked...
Mary Lou Wagoner
Aug 25, 2014
GLENMONT - Mary Lou Wagoner, 59, of Glenmont, passed peacefully on Monday, August 25, 2014 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital after a courageous three year battle with cancer. Born in Ithaca, NY on November 9, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Francis and Marguerite Navin. Mary graduated from Oneida High School and attended Canton Tech...
Robert G. Kahnle
Aug 24, 2014
DELMAR- Robert G. Kahnle died Sunday, August 24, 2014 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Bob was born in Albany on November 9, 1926 to the late Andrew and Bertha (Heft) Kahnle, the youngest of four children. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy (Miller) Kahnle (their 40th wedding anniversary would have been on November 8th of this...
Ruth S. Hollner
Aug 19, 2014
BENNINGTON, VT – Ruth S. Hollner, 94 a longtime resident of Delmar, NY and most recently of Watson House in North Bennington, VT died Tuesday, August 19, 2014 at Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington. Mrs. Hollner was born in Delmar on April 6, 1920. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Mary (Caulfield) Smith. Mrs. Hollner worked...
Margaret Leather
Aug 14, 2014
DELMAR – Margaret "Mardie" Leather, 92, passed away on Thursday, August 14, 2014 in the Worcester, MA area. Born in Malone, NY, she was the daughter of the late Royal and Genevieve (Rozon) Gibbo. Mardie attended Alfred University for Ceramic Design and taught art in the Albany School System. She was a very active volunteer, sharing her time and talents...
Ruth A. Crogan
Aug 13, 2014
ALBANY – Ruth A. Crogan, 69, went home to the Lord on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary (McGinnis) Morrison. Ruth worked as a nurse in the office of Drs. Jacobs, Lee and Burack in Albany for 25 years. She was a member of Grace...
Marjorie E. Eilertsen
Aug 13, 2014
DELMAR Marjorie E. Eilertsen, age 78, died August 13, 2014 after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Henry Pointer and Margaret Tyrrell Pointer. She was a homemaker and 25 year volunteer at the former Child's Nursing Home in Albany where she visited residents, led the rosary weekly and served...
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...
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