Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

Dylan J. Eder

Dylan J. Eder

Jun 1, 2019

Dylan J. Eder / June 22, 1990 – June 1, 2019In an instant everything changed and it will never be the same again.Meer words cannot express what an awesome son/brother/husband-to-be and friend Dylan was.  The world has lost a fun loving young man who gave his all in everything he did.Dylan was unapologetically authentic.  He embraced life wholeheartedly and always...

Carole Mary Martin

Carole Mary Martin

May 26, 2019

Carole M. (Oppenlander) Martin, 76, died peacefully on Sunday, May 26th, 2019, surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of the late George and Dorothy Oppenlander and the beloved wife of 57 years to the late Paul A. Martin. Carole worked for the Thruway Authority and as a self-employed transcriptionist for DMV, the court system and several local...

Judy Ann Waterman

Judy Ann Waterman

May 25, 2019

Judy Waterman (1940-2019)Judy was born in Celina, Ohio on 15 December 1940, the daughter of Ashley and Inez Kincaid Dumbauld. Her father Ashley was a carpenter and foreman at the local furniture factory in Celina. Judy had a happy small-town childhood and met her future husband and love of her life, Larry Waterman, when she was 15 years old. As...

Scott E. Gregory

Scott E. Gregory

May 19, 2019

ALBANY – Scott E. Gregory, 61, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019.  Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Howard and Elaine (Sanefski) Gregory.  He is survived by his siblings, Karen Buyck (James), Alan Gregory (Mary) and Donna Greene and several nieces and nephews.  Scott was a dayabilitation participant at New Visions and will be missed by...

Maureen Ann Bronk

Maureen Ann Bronk

May 19, 2019

DELMAR - With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Maureen Ann (Reilly) Bronk, age 52, on the nineteenth of May, 2019.  Born in Elmira, New York on July 17, 1966 to William Reilly, Sr. (deceased) and Mary Rose Reilly, she was a twin to Eileen Rose (deceased at birth) and the youngest of six children. She attended school in...

Phyllis Howell

Phyllis Howell

May 14, 2019

Phyllis B. Howell, (86) of Delmar, NY passed away at home on May 14, 2019, surrounded by family; her caregiver and friend, Pamela Marshall; and her beloved dog, Bob. A memorialservice honoring her life will be held at the Delmar Presbyterian Church with Pastor Karen Pollan officiating on Wednesday, May 29 at 1:30 pm.Phyllis was born in Cincinnati, OH on...

Billie H. Dye

Billie H. Dye

May 12, 2019

DELMAR - Billie Helena Knott Dye, 102, died May 12, 2019 at Delmar, NY. Born on November 17, 1916 in Carney’s Point, NJ to the late William A. Knott and Ethelyn C. Casto Knott,  she attended New Jersey schools and graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1934, then attended the Woman’s Medical School at East Falls, PA.Billie was married to...

John Wesley Thurlow, III

John Wesley Thurlow, III

May 11, 2019

John Wesley Thurlow, III, age 63, of Norton, MA. passed away unexpectedly but peacefully at his home on Saturday, May 11, 2019 following a courageous battle with esophageal cancer. Son of the late John Wesley Thurlow, Jr. and Marjorie Southwick Thurlow, he was a beloved son, husband, brother, and uncle.John was born September 7, 1955 in Albany, NY.  He graduated...

Ruth Presti

Ruth Presti

May 2, 2019

VOORHEESVILLE – Ruth Marilyn Presti, 63, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Albany Medical Center.  Born April 2, 1956 in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Grace (Thompson) Ryan.  Ruth worked in the clerk’s office at the Albany County Courthouse for many years.  Her enjoyments included knitting, crocheting, floral gardening, especially lilacs, animals and...

Lenore E. Smith

Lenore E. Smith

Apr 30, 2019

DELMAR – Lenore Elizabeth Smith, 93, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes.Lenore was born in Orwell, VT on January 7, 1926, the oldest child of Owen C. and Maude (Blackmer) Balcom.  She grew up in Vermont and graduated from Brandon High School.   On June 14, 1947 she married Robert J. Smith.  They...

Thomas H. Marks

Thomas H. Marks

Apr 30, 2019

DELMAR - Thomas Henry Marks, 55, died April 30, 2019 at the family home on Roweland Ave., following a short but valiant fight against lung cancer.He was born in Delmar on October 4, 1963, the beloved son of Henry R. and Eleanore (Case) Marks who predeceased him.  He graduated from Bethlehem Central and RPI with a degree in business and...

Carl L. Pietrykowski

Carl L. Pietrykowski

Apr 28, 2019

DELMAR - On April 28, 2019, Pete left the fishing that he loved here on earth, to join the fishers of men in Heaven. Born on July 19, 1929 to Joseph and Harriet Pietrykowski, Pete lived his early years in Toledo,Ohio. He enlisted in the Air Force in 1950 during the Korean War and was stationed in England as a...

Elizabeth W. Essex

Elizabeth W. Essex

Apr 26, 2019

DELMAR - Elizabeth (Betty Ann) Wait Essex passed away peacefully on Friday, April 26, 2019.  Born in Newburgh and raised in Delmar, she was the daughter of the late Fletcher Wait and Frances (Kimball) Wait.  Betty Ann was a graduate of Bethlehem Central High School and Flowers Fifth Avenue Nursing School where she graduated with a nursing degree.  She married...

John A. Rathjens

John A. Rathjens

Apr 25, 2019

DELMAR – John A. Rathjens, 87, passed away on Thursday, April 25, 2019.John was born in Queens, NY on October 5, 1931, the son of the late William F. and Dorothea (Kelting) Rathjens.  He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  He received his Bachelor’s degree from SUNY Cortland and his Masters from SUNY Albany. ...

Margarete Theresa Pfluger

Margarete Theresa Pfluger

Apr 20, 2019

Margarete T. Pfluger, age 84, known to all as Margrit, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her loving family in Delmar, NY on April 20, 2019. Margrit was born in November 1934, the daughter of Lisbeth and Theodor Otto of Waldrach, Germany, a premier wine producing region near Trier. She was the middle child and is survived by her...

Robert Joseph Natel

Robert Joseph Natel

Apr 15, 2019

ALBANY – Robert J. Natel, 93, died Monday, April 15, 2019 after a short illness.Born in Long Island City, NY on July 23, 1925, he was the son of the late Antonio and Lena Natel.  Robert honorably served his country in the U.S. Navy during WWII.  He worked for many years as a sheet metal worker and was proud to...

Linda L. Fitzpatrick

Linda L. Fitzpatrick

Apr 15, 2019

SELKIRK – Linda L. Fitzpatrick, 61, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at her home.Born in Albany on August 19, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Kathleen Wagoner and mother of the late Billy Fitzpatrick.  Survivors include her children, John, Linda, Raymond (Karen), Ivan, Bonny and Kathleen Fitzpatrick; siblings, Jacob Wagoner, Madeline Moore and Robin Vessels;...

Antoinette Cantalupo

Antoinette Cantalupo

Apr 6, 2019

DELMAR - Antoinette (Anne) Cantalupo (Fariello), age 78, died after a courageous battle with a long illness on April 6, 2019.  She died peacefully in her home surrounded by loved ones and listening to her favorite music.Anne was born on March 10, 1941 in the Bronx, NY to the late Guiseppe and Angelina (Campanelli) Fariello.  She grew up in a...

Richard R. Bennett

Richard R. Bennett

Apr 2, 2019

RAVENA- Richard R. Bennett entered into eternal rest on April 2, 2019 surrounded by his family.He was born on June 11, 1925, the son of William M. and Jennie Drummond Bennett.  He was a lifelong resident of Selkirk before moving to Delmar in the early 1970’s.  He has resided in Ravena since 1995; he was a veteran of the Merchant...

Peter R. Christoph

Peter R. Christoph

Mar 30, 2019

GLENMONT - Peter Christoph, who died March 30, 2019 was born in Albany, and grew up in Castleton-on-Hudson. He graduated from Hartwick College in 1960, and earned his master of arts in 1964 as well as a Masters of Library Science in 1968, both from SUNY at Albany. He was a member of PsiChi honor society and was awarded the...