Obituaries

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...

GUILDERLAND – Francis G. “Frank” Zell, 84, of Guilderland, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2016.  Frank was born in Albany, the son of the late Francis J. and Ruth deSeve Zell.  He lived in the area all his life.  He was a graduate of Vincentian Institute in Albany, and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War as...

 

GUILDERLAND – Thomas J. Kuczenski died on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at home with his wife by his side.  Tom was born August 17, 1939 in Fredonia, the son of the late Irene Mixtacki and William Kuczenski.  He was employed by National Fuel Gas for forty-seven years, retiring from the Dunkirk service center in February 2005.  He was a...

ALBANY – Thomas F. Hogan, 78, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, December 10, 2016 after a long illness.  Born in Albany on October 4, 1938, he was the son of the late Cyril E. and Ernestine Judge Hogan.  Tom was a graduate of Vincentian Institute (1956) and Siena College (1960) with a degree in Accounting.  He was commissioned...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – Juanita “Judy” Lawrence, born September 22, 1939, died surrounded by her loving family and beloved care givers on November 22, 2016 at the Wesley Nursing Home in Saratoga Springs.  Judy was employed by the State of New York, where she worked with the disabled.

Judy is survived by her brother Fletcher Pate (Shizuko); her son Brian Lawrence...

VOORHEESVILLE – Anthony Marotta, 82, of Voorheesville, passed away on Wednesday, November 30, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Anthony was born in Scotia, the son of the late Giuseppe and Rosa Fasulo Marotta.  He lived in the Capital District all his life.  He was a graduate of Philip Schuyler High School, and attended Ithaca College before serving in the U.S....

GUILDERLAND, NY – At the age of 99, the Rev. Arthur H. Gerhardt joined his beloved wife, Edith Bender Gerhardt, and passed into eternal glory on November 17, 2016.  Known as the people’s pastor, he was a humble and devoted servant of the Lord, whose ministry spanned over 74 years.

Arthur was a graduate of Concordia College, Bronxville, NY and...

EAST GREENBUSH – Anne Riendeau died quietly September 28, 2016 at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush, New York.

Anne was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 4, 1934 to the late Lillian Louise Freeman Ransdell and William Moore Ransdell.  Her childhood was spent in Indianapolis and she graduated from Shortridge High School in 1951.

Anne then enrolled at Wellesley College,...

SARATOGA SPRINGS – M. Barrett Hans, 56, of Saratoga Springs, passed away on Friday, November 11, 2016, at the Hudson Park Nursing Home in Albany.  Barrett was born in Glens Falls, the son of the late William Dollard Hans and Cynthia Ann Scullen Hans.  He was raised in Lake George, and was a graduate of Lake George High School.  He...

WATERVLIET – On November 9, 2016 Martha McCann passed away at her home on Boght Road in Watervliet.  She was predeceased by her parents Bettie and Paul McCann in 2005 and 2008 respectively.  Martha was born in Albany on December 10, 1955 and within days was placed in the care of St. Catherine’s Infant Home.  For the remainder of her...

ALBANY – Kathryn Kelly Garrett, 84, of Albany, passed away on Saturday, November 5, at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mrs. Garrett was born in Oneida, the daughter of the late Thomas L. Kelly and Margaret Farley Kelly.  She was a graduate of Oneida High School, earned a B.A. degree in Pre-Professional Social Work from Utica College of Syracuse University and an...

ALBANY – Mary Louise Wren Horick, 76, of Albany, passed away on Monday, November 7, 2016.  Mary Louise was born in Mississippi, but lived in the Albany area most of her life.  She was employed by the State University at Albany for many years.

Mary Louise is survived by her children Ronald C. Horick, Jr., Robert Horick, Michael O’Dell, and...

DELMAR – Ann E. VandenBergh Marshall, 74, of Delmar, passed away on Friday, October 28, 2016, at St. Peter’s Hospital while surrounded by her family.  Ann was born in Albany and lived in the area all her life.  She was employed by the New York State Education Dept. for several years, and by the New York State Teachers Retirement System...

ALBANY  – Patricia Ann Little-Savage, 77, passed away on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Hudson Park Rehabilitation & Nursing Center  after a long illness. Patty was the daughter of Richard Little and Lucille Salisbury Morocco and a lifelong resident of the Albany area. She was predeceased by her parents and her husband, David Savage.  She is survived by her brother,...

ALBANY – Therese M. Conti, 90, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2016 with her family by her side at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Therese was born in Japan, and came to the United State in 1952.  She was a homemaker for a number of years, then went to work at the Albany Public Library – Harmanus Bleecker Branch, from which...

ALBANY – Clara H. Pelton Conti, 92, of Albany, passed away peacefully at home on Monday, October 17, 2016, while being cared for by her devoted son Tom and daughter-in-law Judy.  Clara was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Ezekiel and Eliza Garrison Pelton.  She worked for the S.S. Kresge Co. for many years and retired from the...

COLONIE – Paula Rokeach, 91, of Colonie, passed away on Monday, October 17, 2016 at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Center.  Paula was born in Brooklyn, but had moved to Loudonville in 1956.  She was employed for a time on Wall Street, but devoted the majority of her life to the care of her family.

Paula was predeceased by her husband...

ALBANY – Dolores J. Chambers, 75, of Albany, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2016.  Dolores was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Louis and Helen Shumsky Molitor.  She lived here all her life. She was employed by the New York Telephone Co., Shop Rite, Albany County, and by the New York State Dept. of Taxation & Finance....