Obituaries

COLONIE – Frederic Slover, age 67, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, on March 3, 2020.  Fred was born in Albany to Robert (late) and Patricia Slover. He worked for 35 years at Sysco Foods.  Fred met his loving wife, Josie, in 1970. He asked if she wanted to go for a bike ride and the rest is...

ALBANY – Bernice R. Gadomski, 85, passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2020, at the Teresian House, Albany. Bernice was born in Watervliet and lived in Albany. She was employed by the N.Y.S. Department of Taxation and Finance for over 20 years, retiring in 1996, and prior to that, by the VA Hospital in Albany. Bernice was a communicant of...

MCKOWNVILLE – Betty Jane (Hunter) Casatelli of McKownville, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, February 18, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Betty Jane was born in Albany and was the daughter of the late William J. Hunter and Veronica J. (Lochner) Hunter. Betty Jane was educated in the City of Albany and graduated from Phillip Schuyler, class of 1947...

ALBANY – Teresa “Tess” Salm Austin, born on February 17, 1928, danced through heaven’s gates on Saturday, February 15, 2020. She was predeceased by her husband Donald R. Austin and their daughter Donna. Teresa exceeded her life’s goal to be a loving wife and mother. As a member of the musical Salm family Teresa was a lover of song and...

DELMAR – Margaret “Peggy” Slocum, age 99, passed away peacefully on Sunday Feb. 9, 2020, surrounded by friends and family. She was born on Oct. 18, 1920, in Plainfield, NJ. Growing up, she and her four siblings lived in Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, as their large family moved with her father’s employment. She married John H. Slocum in 1941,...

ALBANY – Joseph Figliomeni, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020, at the age of 88.  Born in Siderno, Reggio Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico and Rosa Maria  Figliomeni.  He came to Albany in 1947 at the young age of 15, where he started his lifelong career in...

TROY – Raymond Michael Valerio, 84, passed away on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at the Troy Center.  Raymond was born in Cohoes, the son of the late Erasmus and Carmella Carnibucci Valerio.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High School and attended SUNY Fredonia.  He was employed for many years by...

SCHENECTADY – Jeremy Carl Kuttruff, 51, of Schenectady, passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2020 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany.  Jeremy was born in Syracuse, NY, and was raised mostly around the Syracuse area, graduating from Chittenango High School. He attended Morrisville College for Journalism, and was a graduate of the State University of New...

ALBANY – Joseph Edward Seger, 85, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at the Grand in Guilderland.   Joe was a graduate of Vincentian Institute and the Albany Business College.  During college, he joined the Army National Guard, serving in the infantry division for eleven years.  After college, he was employed by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp. as a...

ALBANY – George Anthony Damiano, 81, of Albany, died peacefully on Sunday, January 26, 2020 at Albany Medical Center.  George was born and raised in New York City, where he lived until moving to Albany in 1966.  He was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School, and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Hunter College, and a master’s degree in...

ALBANY – Maureen Duncan, 56, of Albany, passed away on Friday, January 24, 2020 after a long illness, surrounded by her loving family.  Maureen was born in Albany, and was a lifelong resident. After losing her vision at the age of 24 Maureen began a new path in her life.  She went back to school at Hudson Valley Community College...

ALBANY – Theresa E. Dietz Ostrander, 85, of Albany, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Theresa was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Joseph Dietz and Rose Kot Dietz.  She lived here all her life.  She was employed for many years by the New York Telephone Company.  She and her...

WESTERLO – Thelma Virginia Werner Watson, 98, of Westerlo, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at the Evergreen Commons Nursing Home.  Thelma was born in Kingston, the daughter of the late Louis J. Werner and Margaret Mary Bergan Werner.  She lived in Rensselaer before moving to Westerlo, and was a communicant of St. John the Evangelist Church in Rensselaer...

ALBANY – Mary Rogers passed away peacefully in her sleep the morning of December 29, 2019, just two weeks shy of her 102nd birthday. Mary was born in Los Angeles, California on January 12, 1918. She was the daughter of Morris Leavitt and Ann Fiestae, both Belgian immigrants. After returning briefly to Belgium following the Great War, they returned to...

GERMANTOWN, TN – Newland A. Lesko, 74, of Germantown, TN, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, December 25, 2019.  Newland was born and raised in Livermore Falls, ME, the son of the late George and Joyce Timberlake Lesko.  He was a graduate of Colby College in Waterville, ME, and was employed by the International Paper Corp. for nearly 42...

ALBANY – Grace E. Beck, 74, of Albany, NY, died unexpectedly at her home on December 13, 2019.

Grace was born and raised in Troy, NY, daughter of the late Carl E. and Grace L. Beck. She was a 1964 graduate of Albany Academy for Girls and then Nasson College in Sanford, ME, with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics. While...

EAST CHATHAM – Michael Dutcher of East Chatham, NY passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 3, 2019. He was loved dearly and is sadly missed by his wife Catherine. He was fondly known and loved as Uncle Michael by his family of in laws, nephew, nieces, grand nephews, cousins. He is survived by his wife Catherine, brother Dennis (Ceal), and...

ALBANY – Beatrice M. Walsh, 95, of Albany, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2019 at The Eddy Village Green.  Beatrice was born in Albany, the daughter of Worthington W. Lynk and Madeline Marsch Lynk.  She lived in Albany most of her life, and was employed by the Albany Community Chest, and by the Royal Typewriter Company.  She was a...

ALBANY- Mary T. Aiezza Triolo entered eternal life on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, 2019 with her loving daughter, Jennice by her side. A native of Albany, Mary was born on June 30, 1921 and was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Giovannina Aiezza.

In addition to her parents Mary was predeceased by her loving husbands Larry Donnelly(1977) and Charlie...

ALBANY – Rocco Figliomeni, a loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019, at the age of 81. Born in Siderno, Reggio Calabria, Italy, he was the son of the late Domenico Figliomeni and Rosa Maria Albanese. He came to Albany in 1955, where he started his lifelong career in the restaurant industry starting with his...