Obituaries

ALBANY – William W. Roylance, Sr., 89, of Albany, passed away at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center on Friday, November 6, 2015.  Bill was born in Saratoga Springs and raised in Cohoes.  He attended Cohoes High School, and joined the U.S. Navy during World War II, serving in the South Pacific.  After the war he completed high school and...

ALBANY – Mary Florence Schofield, 93, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady, NY.  Mary was born in Montréal West, Canada, where her grandfather was mayor 20 years earlier.  In 1950, she married Frederick David Schofield, a decorated World War II fighter pilot.  Mary was employed as a draftsman by the Canadian Pacific...

ALBANY – Charlotte A. Mullen, 74, of Saratoga Springs, formerly of Albany, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Charlotte was born in  Arlington, MA, but lived in this area most of her life.  She was employed by the former W. T. Grant, Co., and also by Friendly Home Parties in Albany.  She also enjoyed playing cards...

ALBANY – Rose Mary Wildman, 87, of Albany, passed away Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Capital Living Nursing & Rehab Centre in Schenectady.  Rose was born in Brooklyn, the daughter of the late Constantino and Bella “Adele” Ferrenti Marullo.  She moved to Albany in 1946, and here she was employed by the Whitney’s, Myers, and Muhlfelder’s department stores.  Rose...

GUILDERLAND – Mary D. Griswold, 95, of Guilderland, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center.  Mary was born in Albany, the daughter of the late John J. and Margaret E. Ketzer Douglas.  She lived in the area all her life, and was a graduate of the Cathedral Academy and the Mildred Elley Business School. ...

GUILDERLAND – Joseph Patrick O’Connor, 49, of Guilderland, passed away on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, in Boston, surrounded by his family. Joe was as strong as he was unselfish, as positive as he was generous, as loving as he was loved, and Joe will be deeply missed by everyone who knew him.

Joe leaves behind the most important thing to...

ALBANY – Joseph E. Pickett, 93, of Albany, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2015 at the Eddy Heritage House.  Joe was born in Rensselaer, the eldest of six children of the late Joseph and Anna Stormier Pickett.  He moved to the Albany’s South End, living on Catharine St since 1955. He attended Philip Schuyler High School, where he ran...

ALBANY – Thomas E. Joyner, 90, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2015, at St. Peter’s Hospital. Thomas was born in Oxford, Ohio, the son of the late Fred B. and Mae Joyner. He was raised in Miami, Ohio where he played high school football under legendary coach Weeb Ewbank who led the Baltimore Colts to NFL championships in 1958...

 

GUILDERLAND – Barbara A. Coogan, 79, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her loving family on Sunday, October 25, 2015.  A lifelong resident of Guilderland, Barbara was the daughter of the late Neil D. and Anna Childs of McKownville.  Barb graduated from Guilderland High School in the late fifties and later went back to her alma...

ALBANY – On the morning of October 13, 2015, Ed passed away peacefully after a three-year battle against cancer.

Ed O’Brien was born in the City of Albany, New York on August 23, 1956.  He was the fifth child of six, third son, of Eileen E. Ruth and John (Jack) T. O’Brien, Jr.

As a toddler, Ed would sit in...

RAVENA – Patricia Ann Rafferty, 74, of Ravena, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2015 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Patricia was born in Albany, where she lived until marrying and moving to Ravena.  She was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, and was employed by New York Telephone Co. for several years, and then by the Federal Government for many years until...

GUILDERLAND – Susan Marie Macri, 55, of Guilderland, passed away after a sudden illness on Thursday, October 1, 2015.  Sue was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was a graduate of Mercy High School, class of ’79, and attended Maria College.  She was employed for many years by the Albany County Dept. of Social...

ALBANY – Nancy A. Peters, 75, of Albany, left the love of her life, best friend of 60 years, and husband of 22 years, Fritz Peters, on Friday, September 25, 2015.  Nancy was born in Albany, and was a proud graduate of Vincentian Institute Class of 1957.  She was employed by British American Publishing.

Her seven children Kelly Stratton, Jennifer...

Richard P. Riendeau died quietly in his sleep September 20, 2015 at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush, New York.

Born September 22, 1932 in Springfield, Massachusetts to the late Estelle (Gagnier) Riendeau and Arthur Riendeau he graduated from Springfield Technical High School in 1950 and received a Bachelors of Science from Springfield College in 1954 and a Masters Degree in...

ALBANY – Frederick M. Sano, Sr., 88, of Albany, passed away Tuesday, September 22, 2015.  Fred was born in Copake, but lived in Albany most of his life.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, receiving three medals, and after the war was employed in the insulation industry and by the Watervliet Arsenal.  He then began a...

TROY – Loretta M. Washock, 75, of Troy, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Sunday, September 20, 2015.  Loretta was the daughter of the late Thomas B. and Bertha (Orr) McNeff.  She was born July 29, 1940 in Coney Island Hospital, Brooklyn.  She moved to Watervliet when she was 5 years old and grew up in the Port...

BALLSTON SPA – Roy C. Frederick, 75, of Ballston Spa, passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Albany Medical Center Hospital.  Roy was born and raised in Albany, the son of the late Roy A. and Mary E. Keenan Frederick.  During his career he lived in Rutland, VT, Liverpool, Greene, and Ballson Spa, NY  He was a 1958 graduate...

HALFMOON, NY – Claire Terese Ventosa, 85, passed away in the arms of her beloved husband, John, surrounded by their children and grandchildren on Saturday evening, September 19, 2015.

Though a city girl through and through – raised in Highbridge, Bronx and a longtime resident of Staten Island- Claire was happiest at the home she made with John on Great...

ALBANY – Cynthia (Cindy) Costonia Alston-Harris was born on March 7, 1959, and transitioned into eternal rest on Sunday, August 30, 2015 surrounded by her children, family and friends.

Cynthia is the daughter of Reverend Joseph S. Forte’ Sr. (deceased) and Mrs. Vera C. Forte.  She accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Mount Moriah Baptist...