Obituaries

GUILDERLAND – Donald M. “Nash” Nasholds, 92, of Guilderland, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2017 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Nash was born in Albany, the son of the late Craig Nasholds and Maud Pitcher Nasholds.  He lived in the area all his life, and was a graduate of Albany High School.  He served in the...

ALBANY – Barbara “Bobbie” Nerf Ebel, 87, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 16, 2017 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital after a brief illness.  Born in Albany, she was a graduate of The Cathedral Academy of Albany and worked for New York State Retirement System.

Barbara was predeceased by her loving husband of 58 years...

GUILDERLAND – Thomas E. Breedlove, 75, of Guilderland, passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2017 at Ellis Hospital.  Tom was born in Albany, the son of the late Horace F. Breedlove and Margaret L. McDonald Breedlove.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Cardinal McCloskey High School and Siena College, and retired from the...

ALBANY – John J. Caporta, Sr., 98, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 9, 2017 with his loving family at his side. He was born on February 11, 1918.  John lived in Albany nearly all his life and was a graduate of Vincentian Institute.  He served in the U.S. Navy Submarine Service for the duration of World War...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY – Jerry Kenneth Scoggins, our beloved husband, father, brother and friend passed away peacefully on Friday, February 3, 2017, at age 79 in Saratoga Springs, NY.  Ken was born Jan. 21, 1938 in Marietta, Ga.  He was raised in Chattanooga, Tenn., where he graduated from Kirkman High School.  Upon graduation, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force,...

KNOX – Danielle Courneen, 38, of Knox, died suddenly on Saturday, January 28, 2017.  Danielle was born in Albany, and raised in Guilderland.  She was a 1996 graduate of Guilderland High School, where she played girls softball.  She also was a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College, and was employed as a dental hygienist by the dental offices of William...

VOORHEESVILLE – William H. “Bill” Allen, Jr., 90, of Voorheesville, passed away on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Bill was born in Albany, the son of the late William H. Allen, Sr. and Helen Huth Allen.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy...

GLOVERSVILLE – Tonilee Javarone Almazan, 69, of Gloversville, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the Mountain Valley Hospice House.  Tonilee was born in Gloversville, and lived all her life in Gloversville and Mayfield.  She was a graduate of Gloversville High School, and was employed as an Administrative Assistant at the Lexington Center, and also worked at MCA Records. ...

GUILDERLAND – Richard J. “Dick” Dewey, 79, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 22, 2017, with his loving family by his side.  Dick was born in Albany, the son of the late Ashton F. Dewey and Margaret D. Murray Dewey.  He lived in this area all his life, and attended St. Margaret Mary’s Grade School, Albany High School, and Siena...

ALBANY – Rosamunde “Rose” Spadaro, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 19, 2017 at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady.  Rose was born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late William Strobel and Babette Nothling Strobel.  She lived in Albany most of her life.  She was a graduate of Albany High School and one...

ALBANY – Frank A. Rocco, Sr., 93, of Albany, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the VA Hospital in Albany.  Frank was born in Albany, the son of Joseph Rocco and Rose Costa Rocco.  He lived in Albany all his life.  He served in the U.S. Army Medical Corps during World War II, was employed by the Fuller...

DELANSON – Joseph Armand Hebert, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 13, 2017 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Albany surrounded by his loving children while praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet.  He was born at home on Wylie Street in Schenectady, the son of Elie and Imelda (LaBranche) Hebert.  He was a loving and hardworking man, but...

SCHENECTADY – Gene “Lilac” Smith, 93, passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the Capital Living Nursing & Rehabilitation Centre in Schenectady, NY.  She was born May 10, 1923 to Harry Mackey and Grace Kelsey in Medusa, NY.  She graduated Greenville Central School in 1941.  She was married to Delos Smith for 44 years who predeceased her in 1989.

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DELMAR – Audrey B. Madison, 99, of Delmar, NY, died peacefully on Thursday, January 12, 2017 in Niantic, CT. She was born in Coxsackie, New York on November 4, 1917 to the late John and Edith (Fyfe) Burlingham.  Fondly remembered as a devoted, loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she loved reading, volunteering, birding, bowling, bridge and...

ONEONTA – On January 9th, 2017, Justine “Jus” Butler entered eternal life and joined countless relatives and friends who have been patiently awaiting her arrival.

Jus was born in Montclair, New Jersey and grew up in Bloomfield, NJ where she began “breaking glass ceilings” without realizing it and well before it became a fashionable term.  She graduated from Bloomfield High...

EAST GREENBUSH – Susan Doran-Russ, 62, passed away Monday, January 9, 2017, after a long illness.  Born in Pennsylvania, Susan lived in many states before settling in East Greenbush.  She received her BA from SUNY New Paltz and a Masters in Social Work from SUNY Albany.  She worked at St. Peter’s Hospital and Catholic Family Services before starting a successful...

LATHAM – Ruth A. Hooks Malossi, 92, of Latham, formerly of Albany, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016.  Ruth was born in Jackson Springs, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Ellen Meacham Hooks.  She lived in the Albany area since the late 1940’s.  Ruth was employed for a time by the Blue Cross Blue Shield...

ALBANY – Richard J. “Dick” O’Brien, 73, of Albany, formerly of Blackstone, MA, passed away Thursday, December 29, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Dick was born in Albany, the beloved son of the late John T. O’Brien, Jr. and Eileen E. Ruth O’Brien.  He was a 1961 graduate of Cardinal McCloskey High School, and a 1965 graduate of Siena College,...

ALBANY – Mary Catherine Mirabile, 92, passed away peacefully on Christmas Day.  Mary was born in Albany on February 7, 1924.    She attended Albany public schools and worked for several years at the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles.  Faith, family and friends were the center of Mary’s life.  Mary loved people and was always there to lend a hand and...

LINCROFT, NJ – Brother John Joseph Wilson, 75, passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at De La Salle Hall in Lincroft, NJ.  Brother John was born December 29, 1940 in Troy, the son of the late Henry Guy Wilson and Margaret Kelly Wilson.  He was a 1958 graduate of La Salle Institute in Troy, and in that year joined the...