Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York
Maureen Ann Cahill
Apr 16, 2024
Maureen Ann Cahill, 88, of Fishkill, NY and formerly of Delmar, NY died on Tuesday, April 16, 2024Born on December 12, 1935 in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Gerald and Viola Magee. She attended and graduated from Cathedral Academy, Albany, NY in 1953 and attended Hudson Valley Community College. She was known in High School as...
Dow Cleghorn Smith
Apr 2, 2024
Dow Cleghorn Smith, 83, passed away peacefully on April 2nd at Albany Medical Center. He was born on June 23, 1940 in San Francisco, CA, to Yancey and Elizabeth Smith. He was predeceased by his sister, Harriet. He is survived by his wife Bonnie, his sons, Neal and Matthew, and his daughters, Elizabeth and Pauline, and his grandchildren, Abigail, Rachel,...
Brian Patrick McCaffrey
Mar 27, 2024
Brian Patrick McCaffrey, 55, of Delmar, NY passed away unexpectedly on March 27, 2024.Brian was born in the Bronx, NY to Aiden and Teresa McCaffrey. He graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy High School in the Bronx and received his Bachelors of Engineering - Civil Engineering from City College of New York.A Professional Engineer, Brian was employed by the State...
Frederick Burleigh, Jr.
Mar 17, 2024
Frederick Burleigh Jr., age 89, of Altamont, N.Y. passed away peacefully at home on March 17, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.Fred was born on July 23, 1934, to the late Frederick Burleigh Sr. and Lyla Irene Morris. He proudly served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Navy, aboard the USS General H.W. Butner (T-AP-113) from 1953-1957....
Lorraine Marie Felter
Mar 17, 2024
Lorraine M. Felter, 86, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, March 17, 2024.Lorraine was the daughter of the late Leo Appleby and Esther (Sutton) Appleby. She was raised on the family farm, and graduated from Ravena High School in 1957. She was employed as a secretary for R-C-S school district and Callanan Industries before retiring as an administrative...
Olin O. Bleau
Mar 12, 2024
Olin O. Bleau, 93, died in his sleep on March 12th 2024 at Rosewood Rehabilitation and Nursing center in Rensselaer after a brief illness. He was born on October 1 1930 in West New York, New jersey. At the age of 6 moved to Selkirk where he lived the remainder of his life.He is pre- deceased by his brother Alva...
Pamela G. Burns
Mar 7, 2024
Pamela Burns died on March 7, 2024 at St. Peter’s Hospital at the age of 81.She was born and raised in Nutley, NJ by her parents Thaddeus Gaitka and Rose Wantuck. She married Paul Burns and started her new family in Bethlehem 50 years ago. She leaves behind her sons Christopher and his wife Stephanie, and Justin and his wife...
Gail P. Ryan-Tannen
Mar 7, 2024
Gail P. Ryan-Tannen, 78, passed away after a long and courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, March 7, 2024 at her home surrounded by her loving family.Gail was born on August 4, 1945 in Bronx, N.Y. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Anna Florence Harnett and sister of the late Edward, Jr. and Robert Harnett. She was...
Frances C. Stasko
Mar 2, 2024
Glenmont, NYFrances Catherine (Lesko) Stasko was born June 2, 1945 to Elizabeth (Roznoy) Lesko and Frank E. Lesko in Irvington, NJ and peacefully passed into the loving arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ on March 2, 2024. Raised in Maplewood, NJ, Frances graduated from Columbia High School and went on to receive her Teaching Degree from Newark State...
John Olkowski, Jr.
Mar 1, 2024
John Olkowski, Jr., 74, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024.Born in Montague, MA on October 31, 1949, he was the son of the late John C. Olkowski, Sr. and Eveline M. Bergeron Olkowski. John proudly served a two year term in the U.S. Army. John worked for Gochee’s Garage and later Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk School District before retiring in 2012. He...
Norman R. Drapeau
Feb 17, 2024
Norman R. Drapeau, 91, of Delmar, New York, passed away Saturday, February 17th, at home with his loving wife, Ann by his side.Born in Seekonk, Massachusetts January 2, 1933 to the late Albert and Grace (Mullen) Drapeau, Norm graduated from East Providence High School in Rhode Island and from the University of Massachusetts where he received a Bachelor of Science...
Thomas J. Marli
Feb 17, 2024
Thomas Marli, 74, of Selkirk, NY, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2024, surrounded by friends and family.Tom was born on May 9, 1949, to philanthropist Lou and Josephine Marli, in Staten Island, NY. Tom graduated from Monsignor Farrell High School in 1967 and as a teenager, worked at the family owned, Bement Pharmacy. In the late 1980’s, he began...
Mark A Wood
Feb 17, 2024
Mark Anthony Wood, age 52 of Ticonderoga NY and Fort Myers Fl, passed away suddenly on Saturday February 17th, 2024, at his home in Ticonderoga.Mark was born on April 16th, 1971, at St Peters in Albany NY. He spent his childhood in Bethlehem, NY. After graduating from Siena College, Mark followed an opportunity to open a restaurant in Ticonderoga, and...
Rose M. Tice
Feb 12, 2024
Rose Marie Tice passed from this life on February 12, 2024. Born March 26, 1933 to Ida and Stephen Ruzzi, she was raised on a cherished Catskill family farm along with her siblings Marcy, Steve and cousin Elaine and graduated from St. Patrick’s High School and Rochester’s Eastman School of Dental Hygiene. Rose then worked as a dental hygienist while...
Judy Doran
Feb 12, 2024
Margaret Judith Doran, Judy to all who knew her, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 12, 2024 in Livingston, New Jersey. Judy was born on September 12, 1943 to the late William and Mabel (Sullivan) Doran.Judy graduated from Catholic Central High School (Troy New York) in 1961, Manhattanville College (Purchase New York) in 1965 and received a PhD in Experimental...
James J. Gallogly
Feb 12, 2024
Greenville – James J. Gallogly III passed away at the age of 55 on Monday, February 12, 2024, after complications from a stroke.Jim was born on September 14, 1968, and raised in Feura Bush, NY. He attended St. Thomas The Apostle School in Delmar thru grade school. He then attended Christian Brothers Academy and graduated from Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk High School in...
Jane A. Perry
Feb 8, 2024
Jane A. Perry, 93, originally of South Bethlehem, passed away on Thursday, February 8, 2024.Born on August 11, 1930 in Albany, she was the daughter of the late John L. Perry, Sr. and Edna Mosher Perry. Jane graduated from Ravena- Coeymans-Selkirk High School in 1948. She continued her education at Lasell University graduating in June of 1950 with a degree...
Dorothy L. Bryant
Feb 5, 2024
Dorothy Leslie Bryant, née Bradley, joined her husband, Eugene Bryant Jr., in heaven on February 5, 2024. Dorothy was known for her kindness, strength, intelligence, passion for music, love for her family, beautiful voice, and generosity.Dorothy was born in Jacksonville, Florida on February 6, 1932. She received her undergraduate degree in English from New York University and a Master’s Degree...
Albert E. Easton
Feb 2, 2024
Albert Eddy Easton, of Slingerlands, passed away on February 2, 2024, at the age of 85 from prostate cancer. Born November 26, 1938 in Providence, Rhode Island, Al grew up in Delmar and attended Elsmere Elementary and Bethlehem Central High School (class of ’56) before Brown University, where he majored in Mathematics. He started his actuarial career in 1960 at...
Jiri Turinsky
Jan 30, 2024
In Loving Memory of Jiri TurinskyJiri Turinsky, age 88, of Delmar, NY, passed away surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, at Albany Medical Center. He was born on April 9, 1935, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, to Josef and Bozena (Balsankova) Turinsky.Jiri's journey through life was marked by exceptional accomplishments and a deep commitment to his family, education, and...