Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

Diane Boileau

Diane Boileau

May 20, 2011

RIO RANCHO, NM - Diane Jeanne Boileau, 95, formerly of Albany, entered into eternal life on Friday, May 20, 2011. Born in Montreal, Canada on January 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Julia Guertin. She was a former schoolteacher at St. Teresa's School in Albany and was a communicant of the Church of St. Vincent...

Helga Smith

Helga Smith

May 19, 2011

DELMAR - Helga Wohlert Smith, 99, of Albany, died Thursday evening, May 19, 2011. She was born in Philadelphia on September 16, 1911 to Anton Emil Wohlert and Elizabeth Olmes Wohlert, and grew up in Narberth PA attending the Lower Merion School and the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art. She met William B. Smith, DDS who was graduating from Penn's...

John F. Edwards

John F. Edwards

May 11, 2011

ALBANY - John F. Edwards, 86, of Albany died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Rome, NY on April 12, 1925, he was the son of the late John and Evelyn (James) Edwards. A U.S. Navy veteran, John honorably served his country in the South Pacific during WW II. John was a graduate of Syracuse University...

Francis Gelzheiser

Francis Gelzheiser

May 11, 2011

GLENMONT - Francis L. Gelzheiser died at home on May 11, 2011, in the warmth of his wife's and family's love. Fran was born in 1921 to Joseph and Josephine Morrison Gelzheiser in Pittsburgh, PA. He and his sister Marie spent much of their childhood at Saint Joseph's Orphan Home. Fran served three years as an Electrician's Mate in the...

Susan Lackner

Susan Lackner

May 10, 2011

DELMAR - Susan Lackner, 57, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday May 10, 2011 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn surrounded by her family. Susan was the most loving and cherished wife of Ted Lackner. They married in September 1976, soon after Susan graduated from Cornell. Susan was the devoted and beloved mother of Tom and Sarah. Susan had a lifelong...

Carl Macri

Carl Macri

May 5, 2011

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Vivian I. Snook

Vivian I. Snook

May 5, 2011

DELMAR - Vivian Inez Snook, 88, a Delmar resident from 1952 to 2010, passed away May 5, 2011 at the Daughters of Sarah Senior Community, Albany. Born January 23, 1923 in Astoria, Queens, NY, she was the first daughter of the late Charles R. and Inez Emma (Gagliano) Mead. A 1940 graduate of Albany High School, she was employed as...

Henry Radzyminski

Henry Radzyminski

Apr 29, 2011

DALTON, MA: Henry W. Radzyminski, 78, of Delmar, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Craneville Place in Dalton, MA. Born on January 22, 1933, he was the son of the late Waclaw and Jadwiga Radzyminski. Henry graduated from R.P.I. as an architect and obtained masters degrees from St. Rose College and SUNY Albany. He was an architect for New York...

Patricia Genovesi

Patricia Genovesi

Apr 28, 2011

SLINGERLANDS - Patricia E. Genovesi, 72, of Slingerlands passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Voorheesville on February 26, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Emily Flansburg. Patricia loved animals, especially her dog, Dozer, and had many hobbies and enjoyments. She loved crocheting and needlepoint,...

John Keller

John Keller

Apr 13, 2011

DELMAR - John Carlton Keller, 92, of Delmar, beloved husband of Grace Keller, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Hospital, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208. John was born in Syracuse, N.Y. and resided in Delmar with his wife for almost all of their 69 years of married life. He was a veteran...

Joan Collen

Joan Collen

Apr 11, 2011

DELMAR - Joan F. Collen, 80, a longtime resident of Delmar, died on Monday, April 11, 2011. Born in Albany on November 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Anna (O'Sullivan) Kraft. A longtime member of the Delmar Reformed Church, Joan had served as treasurer for the Sunday School as well as being involved in many...

Harold Smith

Harold Smith

Apr 3, 2011

WESTERLO - Harold E. Smith, II, 74, of Westerlo, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Born in Albany on March 18, 1937, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Helen (Shoeldefer) Smith. Harold was employed for many years with the Carpenters Local #370 and as a driver for Troy News Company,...

Patricia Conophy

Patricia Conophy

Apr 3, 2011

DELMAR: Patricia M. (Sartori) Conophy, 42, entered into eternal life on April 3, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her beloved husband, Peter T. Conophy, her two beloved sons Alain Ackerman and Peter T. Conophy Jr., and her precious daughter Jamie. Born in Hudson, NY, Patty is the daughter of the late Marcia Sartori. She is...

Jean Shanholtz

Jean Shanholtz

Mar 31, 2011

SLINGERLANDS - Jean Robbins Shanholtz of Slingerlands died on Thursday, March 31, 2011 after a long illness in her 79th year. Beloved wife of James Frederick Shanholtz. Cherished mother of Mark and David. Adored grandmother of Steven, Eric, and Benjamin. Loving mother-in-law to Christine, Judith, Amber and Amy. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to your favorite charity benefiting...

Audrey Harrison

Audrey Harrison

Mar 24, 2011

DELMAR, NY - Audrey Fenton Harrison died peacefully on March 24, 2011 from complications of dementia at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Delmar, NY, Thursday, March 24, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jim Harrison, three children, Jean Harrison Danver of Los Altos Hills, CA, J. Bryan Harrison of Saratoga Springs, NY, and Sue Ellen...

Dorothy Ennis

Dorothy Ennis

Mar 22, 2011

DELMAR - Dorothy Alsid Ennis, of Delmar, died on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at the age of 92. Born in Catskill, NY, she was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Cobb Alsid, who had resided in Saugerties, NY. Dorothy was the wife of the late John V. Ennis, both of whom worked for the New York Telephone Co. and had...

Walter Smith

Walter Smith

Mar 19, 2011

ALBANY, Walter F. Smith, 65, of Westerlo died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany, Walter is the son of the late Peter and Emma Smith. Walter was a 1964 graduate of Bethlehem Central High School and served in the US Army from 1965 to 1971. He was an equipment operator for the Albany County Highway...

Shirley L. Erhardt

Shirley L. Erhardt

Mar 11, 2011

DELMAR - Shirley L. Erhardt, 81, of Delmar, died on Friday, March 11, 2011. She was the beloved wife of 63 years of Richard J. Erhardt, the devoted mother of Richard Erhardt, Jr. and Bruce Erhardt and the loving grandmother of John, Robert, Elizabeth and Peter Erhardt. Survivors also include a sister, Naomi Ruckdeschel and a brother, Harrison Krom. Shirley...

Arline Sumner

Arline Sumner

Mar 1, 2011

ALTAMONT - Mary Arline Sumner died March 1, 2011 at age 67. Born July 25, 1943 in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of Lucy Jean Cady and the late Casimer Sroka. She graduated from Guilderland High School and received a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Cornell University. Arline was as a chemist with the Environmental Conservation Agency of...

Donald Jameson

Donald Jameson

Feb 24, 2011

GLENMONT - Donald Jameson, 84, passed away suddenly on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at home. Don was born and raised in Lowell, MA. He earned a degree in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during WW II in the Pacific Theater. Don married Louise Smiley in 1949. For...

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