Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

William Zabel

William Zabel

May 21, 2012

FEURA BUSH - William G. Zabel, Jr., 58, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at his home. Born in Albany on June 13, 1953, he was the son of William G. and Mary (Towne) Zabel, Sr. of Feura Bush. Bill enjoyed being active with 4H and working on antique engines. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife,...

Hazel D'Ascoli

Hazel D'Ascoli

May 20, 2012

DELMAR - Hazel D'Ascoli, 92, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at St. Peter's Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in New Salem on October 26, 1919, she was one of ten children born to Charles and Minnie (Countryman) Groesbeck. She will be remembered for being a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother always putting the needs...

Mary Beyer

Mary Beyer

May 12, 2012

DELMAR - Mary Bowkley Beyer, 91 of Delmar, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2012. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Hattie Bowkley and wife of the late Ross H. Beyer. She attended Syracuse University and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She volunteered for...

M. Pesnel MD

M. Pesnel MD

May 7, 2012

GLENMONT - M. Edwin Pesnel, MD, 95, died on Monday, May 7, 2012 at the St. Peter's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in New York City October 17, 1916, he moved to Albany with his family in 1926. He attended CBA, Cornell University, where he was a proud member of Phi Sigma Kappa, and Albany Medical College. He served in...

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

May 5, 2012

SELKIRK - Sarah "Faye" Williams, 76, of Selkirk, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Albany Medical Center. Born in La Follette, TN on April 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Jessie James and Lula (Freeman) Lawson. Faye loved to garden and cook and had worked as a cook for over 30 years at the Selkirk...

Ellen Mirabile

Ellen Mirabile

May 5, 2012

SLINGERLANDS - Ellen Mirabile, 72, beloved wife, mother, and grandmother passed away suddenly on Saturday, May 5th at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Sadie Lohre. Ellen was predeceased by her husband, Joseph in 2008. A homemaker for most of her life Ellen graduated from Columbia High School and soon thereafter...

Ann Donohue

Ann Donohue

May 2, 2012

DELMAR - Ann R. Donohue, 96, daughter of Margaret Bray and William Tilden Ryan, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Delmar. She was predeceased by her husband Paul F. Donohue, son Michael and sister Peggy Decker. Survivors include her sons, Paul Donohue, Jr. of Albany, William Donohue (Anette) of Homer, Alaska...

Clifford Thompson

Clifford Thompson

May 1, 2012

SELKIRK - Clifford D. Thompson, 93, of Selkirk, died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Albany VA Medical Center. Born in Ravena on July 12, 1918, he was the son of the late Harold F. and Dora (Dabrunz) Thompson. A U.S. Army veteran, he honorably served his country during WW II and was the recipient of the Purple Heart....

Dominick Tocci

Dominick Tocci

May 1, 2012

DELMAR - Dominick P. Tocci, 77, of Delmar passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Born in Utica on July 1, 1934, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Rose (Lovaglio) Tocci. Dominick was a graduate of Proctor High School in Utica, Hamilton College and Syracuse University Law School. He began his law practice in Gloversville where...

Marie Filkins

Marie Filkins

Apr 30, 2012

SUMMERFIELD, FL - Marie "Rita" (Turmel) Filkins, age 88, of Summerfield passed away with her loving son and his wife Sheila by her side Monday, April 30, 2012. She was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and came to Summerfield, FL from Delmar in 1987. Mrs. Filkins was a retired clerk for Montgomery Wards, Trading Port and A & P Markets and...

Richard Schwab

Richard Schwab

Apr 25, 2012

GLENMONT - Richard Joseph Schwab, 84, of Glenmont passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 4, 1927, Richard was the son of the late Arthur and Christine (Holtgrefe) Schwab. The oldest of ten children, Richard enlisted in the US Navy at age 17, serving his country proudly for 22...

Maureen Moran

Maureen Moran

Apr 24, 2012

DELMAR - Maureen (Magovern) Moran, 75, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at home after living with ovarian cancer for 6 years. A resident of Delmar for forty years, "Maurie" was born in South Orange, NJ to the late George and Josephine Magovern. She is survived by her loving husband, James of 50 years, her four cherished children; Noel (Dan) Vickers...

Spc. Corey Pieper

Spc. Corey Pieper

Apr 19, 2012

COPPERAS COVE, TX - Spc. Corey K. Pieper, 26, a native of Cedar Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from injuries sustained while doing something he loved. Born in Albany on December 21, 1985, he was the loving son of Stephen and Donna (Holliday) Pieper of Cedar Hill. Corey was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas after enlisting...

Robert Heineman

Robert Heineman

Apr 15, 2012

Robert K. Heineman Jr. of Delmar, 77, died Sunday, April 15 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August, 2010. Born December 19, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, Rob was one of two sons born to the late Dorotha Warren and Robert K. Heineman, Sr. of St. Louis, Missouri. Rob graduated from Mount Lebanon High School in Pennsylvania (1952), Cornell University...

Charles Greenblatt

Charles Greenblatt

Apr 15, 2012

SELKIRK - Charles Greenblatt, 81, formerly of Long Island, died Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Greenblatt. Survivors include a son, Dr. Michael J. Greenblatt and his wife, Carol of Selkirk; two daughters, Karen Anita Bodmer and her husband, Steven of San Diego, CA and Debra Mendez-Chicas and her husband, Gregorio of Mt....

Catherine Mosmen

Catherine Mosmen

Apr 12, 2012

DELMAR - Catherine L. "Kay" Mosmen, 97, a longtime resident of Delmar died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Our Lady of Hope Residence in Latham. Born in Middle Granville, NY on May 11, 1914, she was the daughter of the late James and Nora (Ryan) Lawler. Kay had been employed as the secretary to the Planning Board for the Town...

Louise Hughes

Louise Hughes

Apr 4, 2012

SLINGERLANDS, NY - Louise A. Hughes, 85, was welcomed into Heaven on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. A native of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Louise was a longtime resident of Olean, New York, where she and her husband of 62 years, Dr. William F. Hughes, raised their six loving and devoted children. More recently, they have been living in Slingerlands, N.Y. Louise received...

Elsie Rudolph

Elsie Rudolph

Apr 3, 2012

DELMAR - Elsie Yvonne Rudolph, 92, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Born in Albany on May 9, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Filkins. Elsie had been a lady of strong faith and a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Delmar. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Columbiettes and...

Helen Burns

Helen Burns

Apr 1, 2012

DELMAR - Helen Burns passed away unexpectedly at home on March 30th. She was predeceased by husband Robert Burns 16 months earlier. Helen is survived by her beloved children from an earlier marriage to Laszlo Nemeth (also deceased); son, Chris Nemeth (Adrienne Bonilla) of Albany, daughter, Kimberly (Tom) Crawshaw, two treasured grandsons, Dylan and Liam Crawshaw of Geneva, Illinois; three...

H. Smith

H. Smith

Mar 30, 2012

DELMAR - H. Neil Smith, 87, a longtime resident of Delmar and recently of Evergreen Commons passed away peacefully Friday, March 30. Neil and his wife Margaret, who predeceased him had been members of Delmar Reformed Church. Neil was born November 24, 1924 in Crewe, England and was raised by his parents, Percy Smith and Bertha Bebbington Smith, and his...

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