Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York
Mary Theresa Hooper
Jan 16, 2023
Mary TheresaRocheHooper "Theresa",born November 13, 1929, of Glenmont, NY, passed away peacefully onJanuary 16, 2023, in her home with her beloved family surrounding her.Theresa was a creative and passionate artist, an avid lover of nature and the world around her, and a faithful member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. Theresa was an inquisitive person who loved to learn. Her...
Robert Matthew Cushing
Jan 3, 2023
Robert Matthew Cushing, 53, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.Born July 13, 1969 in Miami, FL, he is survived by his mother, Angela A. Cushing; sister, Mary A. McVey; step-sister, Alison Kinsey; three children, Devon Radzewicz, Ashley Wands and Hunter Yancey; two nieces, Taryn Cushing and Kya Davis, and grandchildren, grandnieces and grandnephews.Robert graduated from Prattsville High School in...
Rev. James D. Daley
Dec 26, 2022
Father James D. Daley, 95, son of the late John H. and Margaret (Harpinger) Daley, died Monday, December 26, 2022 at Ellis Hospital.Father graduated from Vincentian Institute in Albany. After serving in the Army during WW II and studying at Siena College, he entered Mount Saint Mary’s Seminary in Emmitsburg, MD. Ordained in 1954, Father Daley served at Saint Patrick’s...
Judith A. Ragone
Dec 25, 2022
Judith Anne Ragone, 76, passed away on December 25th, 2022 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.Judi was born May 12th, 1946 to the late George W. Chesbro and Maxine (Sharpe) Chesbro. She lived most of her life in Delmar and graduated from Bethlehem Central in 1964. She was married over 48 years to her high school sweetheart Richard...
Nancy E. Poehlmann
Dec 15, 2022
Nancy Elizabeth Poehlmann left this world in the early morning hours of December 15th, 2022. She was born in Winston-Salem, NC and when she was 8 weeks of age, her parents moved to Avondale Estates, GA, where Nancy and her 3 siblings were raised. She is a graduate of Agnes Scott College, and was a double major in English and...
James W. Fossett
Dec 15, 2022
James W. Fossett, PhD, 72, died peacefully at home December 15, 2022 at his home in Delmar, New York.Jim was born in Emory, GA and raised in suburban Atlanta. He earned a bachelor’s degree with honors in political science from Vanderbilt University, and a doctoral degree in political science from the University of Michigan. Jim was recently retired from a...
Mary Frances Griffin
Dec 13, 2022
Mary Frances Griffin, née Cavanagh, 81 of Delmar, NY, formerly of Riverdale, NY and Clearwater Beach, FL, peacefully entered into eternal life on December 13, 2022.Born on September 8, 1941 in The Bronx, NY, Mary is predeceased by her parents William H. and Delia Cavanagh, as well as her loving husband Edward Griffin.After attending St. Anselm’s Grammar School and graduating...
Marie Louise Millspaugh
Dec 10, 2022
Marie Louise Millspaugh, 92, entered into eternal life on Saturday, December 10, 2022.Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George and Clara (Rottenberg) Schwemler and sister of the late Luella Schwemler.Marie graduated from Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Cleveland and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio where she earned a B.S. in Education...
Shirley A. Lewis
Dec 8, 2022
Selkirk - Shirley A. Lewis, age 87, entered into eternal life Thursday, December 8, 2022. Born in Ilion, NY she was the daughter of the late Howard and Anne (Seaver) Haman.She attended West Schuyler School (Utica Free Academy) and graduated from UFA High School in 1952. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in 1956 and her Master’s Degree in 1959 from...
Brian Emmett Kennedy
Dec 7, 2022
Brian Emmett Kennedy of Slingerlands, NY, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2022, surrounded by his family, after a short illness. He was 78 years old.Born January 11, 1944 to Harold Thomas Kennedy and Anna Egan Kennedy, Brian grew up in New York City where he became a lifelong lover of jazz. He went on to study English at the...
John J. Canning
Nov 24, 2022
John (Jack) James Canning died November 24, 2022 in Albany, New York. Jack was 95 years old.Jack was born in Babylon, New York on 17 June 1927, the fifth of six children of William Canning and Gertrude Keogh. He enjoyed a Roman Catholic primary education in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan and later attended secondary school in Queens, New...
Mary K. DeAngelis
Nov 21, 2022
DELMAR - Mary K. DeAngelis (Dunigan), 87, a Delmar, N.Y. resident who also had a home in Chatham, MA for almost 50 years, passed away on November 21, 2022, at her Delmar residence. She was born in Cambridge, N.Y. on February 24, 1935, to James B. and Margaret E. (Arnold) Dunigan. Mary was singing and dancing from the time she...
Melody H. Brennan
Nov 18, 2022
Melody Hilt Brennan, beloved wife and mother passed away on November 18, 2022 in the house that she made a home for more than 50 years surrounded by her family.Born June 6, 1945, she was the daughter of Evelyn A. Hilt and Harold Hilt of Schenectady. She graduated from Colonie High School in 1963 and earned her Associates Degree from...
Ted Kansas
Nov 16, 2022
Soterios "Ted" Kansas of Delmar, NY, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family in the early hours of November 16, 2022.Born on March 30, 1945 in Ilion, NY and raised in Herkimer, Ted was the son of George and Helen (Panarites) Kansas.Ted was a well-known and respected optician and contact lens fitter in the Capital District, but he was...
Kenneth G. Fisher
Nov 13, 2022
Kenneth George Fisher, 79, of Delmar, NY, passed away in his home on November 13, 2022 from complications related to cancer.Kenneth was born on May 6, 1943 to his loving mother, Georgianna Bird Murray and father Kenneth A. Fisher, in Albany, NY. He spent his childhood in Rensselaer and Selkirk, graduating from Ravena Coeymans Selkirk High School in 1961 and...
Sheila Ann Otto
Nov 13, 2022
Sheila Ann Otto (nee Reilly), a beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend passed peacefully at her home on November 13, 2022. She approached her illness as she did her life - with dignity, courage, conviction and humor. She was 76.Born in Orange, New Jersey to Frank and Winifred Reilly, Sheila received an exemplary Catholic education at St. Patrick School, Bayley-Ellard...
David W. Keefe
Nov 10, 2022
David William Keefe, 93, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. David was born in Poolville, NY on July 9, 1929 to Frances and Donald Keefe. David was predeceased by his beloved wife, Virginia Ann, sister Mary Frances Keefe, brothers Donald J. Keefe, S.J., Richard Francis Keefe, and Charles Keefe. He is survived by his...
William F. McMillen
Nov 9, 2022
William (Billy) McMillen, age 81 of Glenmont New York passed away quietly at home on November 9th. Billy was born on Staten Island and lived there for his entire life until he retired and moved to Glenmont in 2003.Anyone who met Billy even briefly knew what a savant he was. A master, truly, of many trades, he could grain paint...
Paula A. Wilcox
Nov 5, 2022
Delmar – Paula A. WilcoxPaula A. Wilcox, age 74, passed away suddenly at her residence, Saturday, November 5, 2022. Born, raised and educated in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Jane (Nitscke) Dunster.Paula was a CNA with Visiting Nurses for many years before retiring. She enjoyed word search puzzles and yarn crafts. Paula would look forward...
Dorothy R. Kelleher
Nov 5, 2022
Dorothy Rose Kelleher 92, passed peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, November 5, 2022.Dorothy was the daughter of the late Michael and Helen Connors and was born in Schenectady where she spent her childhood. She graduated from Saint Columba’s High School and attended Mildred Elley secretarial school. She married the love of her life, William Kelleher, in 1951,...
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