Obituaries

ALBANY – William Hoogkamp, 91, of Albany, passed away on Thursday, July 20, 2017, at the Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home in Clifton Park.  Bill was born in Colonie, the son of the late Marinus and Anna Roehr Hoogkamp.  He lived in the area all his life.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and was employed as...

ALBANY –    Mary Agnes Hogan LaPlante, 96, of Albany, passed away after a brief illness on Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital with her family by her side.  Mary was born in Troy, the daughter of the late John and Elizabeth Nally Hogan.  She was a graduate of St. Peter’s School and Catholic Central...

ALBANY – John Austin Fox, 68, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, June 29, 2017, after more than a two-year courageous struggle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s Disease).  John was born in Albany, the son of the late John B. Fox and Elinor Austin Fox.  He lived in the area all his life.   He was a graduate of Cardinal McCloskey...

ALBANY – Anthony M. Salerno, 98, of Albany, passed away on Friday, June 16, 2017.  Anthony was born in Clyde, NY, and served in the U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.  He was awarded the Victory Medal, Good Conduct Medal and the American Theater Ribbon.  He was a graduate of the Sage College Evening Division with a BS...

ALBANY – Veronica “Ronnie” Carney of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2017.  Ronnie was born in Albany, and lived here all her life.  She was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, and was employed by the State of New York for many years.  She was a communicant of the former Holy Cross Church in Albany, and was a member...

COLONIE – Terry J. “Zeke” Wetmiller, 66, of Colonie, passed away on Thursday, June 8, 2017 with his family by his side.  Terry was born in Troy, and graduated from Catholic Central High School.  He lived in Colonie for many years, and was employed by the former Hanley Sign Company, and retired from Saxton Sign Corp.  Terry was the consummate...

DELMAR – Charlotte M. Hummel, 91, formerly of Albany, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Delmar.  Charlotte was born in Schenectady, the daughter of the late Walter R. Hummel and Rose Oswald Hummel.  She lived in Schenectady most of her life and moved to Albany in retirement.  She was a graduate of...

SCHENECTADY – Claire H. Gavin, 96, of Rotterdam, passed away on Monday, May 29, 2017 at Ellis Hospital.  Claire was born in Schenectady on November 1, 1920, the daughter of Joseph & Mary Ziolkowski.  She attended Schenectady schools and graduated from Mont Pleasant High School.  She graduated from nursing school and worked as a child nurse at Brady Maternity Hospital...

ALBANY – Harvey Lee Bigger, Jr., 61, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2017.  Harvey was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was a graduate of Albany High School, served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam, and was employed by the City of Albany for many years.  Harvey was a caring and loving...

TROY – Rita (Adler) Block, 87, of Troy, NY, died peacefully at home on Sunday, May 7, 2017.  Rita was well-known in the Capital District duplicate bridge world.  She was in love with the game and one of her most exciting events was becoming a Life Master.  Even after Rita lost her eyesight and could no longer play the game,...

GUILDERLAND – Margaret W. Cenci, age 94, died May 2, 2017 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, where she had lived since November 2016.   Mrs. Cenci, daughter of Anna S. Williams, was born in Albany, New York on October 17, 1922.  She graduated from St. Joseph’s High School.  She was married to the late John J. Cenci for forty-three years during...

GLENVILLE – The Reverend George R. Richards, 80, entered into eternal rest on May 13, 2017 at Ellis Hospital.  Richards was born in Scranton (PA) and graduated from Scranton Central High School and Wilkes University, then the Episcopal Theological Seminary in Philadelphia.  Following ordination in the Episcopal Church, Richards was pastor of churches in Pennsylvania, Clifton Springs, and E. Rochester,...

LINCROFT, NJ – Brother Casimir Gundlach, F.S.C., 85, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2016 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, New Jersey.  Brother Casimir was born Alfred Carl Gundlach in Albany on February 3, 1931, the son of the late Emil Gundlach and Mary Michalski Gundlach.  He was a graduate of St. Ann’s Academy, and Christian Brothers Academy,...

ALBANY – Linda A. Mariani, 63, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, May 6, 2017 surrounded by her family.  Linda was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was a graduate of Guilderland High School, and was employed by New York State for eighteen years.  She also operated her own floral nursery for many years.

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ALBANY – Robert A. Blendell, 86, of Albany, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Bob was the first in his family to earn a diploma, graduating from Albany High School in 1950.  He served as a private first class and tanker in the command headquarters of the 1st Armored Division of the...

COLONIE – Elizabeth M. Logan, 93, of Colonie, passed away on Monday, May 1, 2017, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Logan was born in Albany, the daughter of the late William Sager and Lillian Hammann Sager.  She lived in Albany and Colonie all her life.  She was employed by the First Trust Bank in Albany, and by the New York...

DELMAR – Marion Daly Berbrick, 102, passed away on Friday, April 28, 2017, in Delmar.  Marion was born in Albany, the daughter of the late John and Anna Daly, and except for a brief time living in Springfield, MA, during World War II, lived in the area all her life.  While Marion held several jobs outside the home, her primary...

GUILDERLAND – David A. Bosworth, Jr., of Guilderland, NY passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Albany Medical Center Hospital, surrounded by family and friends after a long illness.  David was born in Albany on October 10, 1947 to the late David A. Bosworth, Sr. and Betty Jane Cowen.  He received his undergraduate degree from the State University of...

COLONIE – Donald J. Fittizzi, 85, of Colonie, passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at Albany Medical Center.  Donald was born in New Jersey, but moved to Albany in the early 1970s.  He was an executive with the Grand Union Supermarkets for 25 years, employed in New Jersey and Syracuse.  After moving to Albany, he founded Bumby Bakeries, which...