Obituaries

DELMAR – Brian J. O’Donnell, Esq., 67, of Delmar, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 6, 2014, with his family by his side.  Brian was born in Albany, the son of the late Harold Daniel O’Donnell and Margaret Veronica Crowley O’Donnell.  He was raised in Schenectady, and he lived for a time in the Bronx, but lived most of his...

ALBANY – William S. Gallup, Jr., 78, of Albany, passed away Monday, October 6, 2014 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Bill was born in Worcester, NY, but lived most of his life in Albany.  He served in the U.S. Army from 1955-1958, and was employed for many years by Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.  He was a communicant...

GLENMONT – Louis Foro, 84, of Glenmont, passed away peacefully Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Teresian House in Albany. He was the son of the late Luigi and Felecia Foro of Coeymans where he spent most of his younger days.  On April 29, 1950 he married Paula Agnes Tateo until her passing in 1991. Lou proudly served in the...

ALBANY – Margaret Rose Glavin Garcia passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, with her family by her side, after suffering a stroke.  She was born in Albany on October 18, 1937 to Dr. James and Cecelia Glavin.  She was a graduate of Port Henry High School and attended the College of St. Rose in...

GUILDERLAND – Tyler J. “Tip” Heiserman, 30, of Guilderland, passed away Monday, September 22, 2014 at his home.  Tyler was born in Albany, and lived all his life in Guilderland.  He was a graduate of Guilderland High School and Hudson Valley Community College with a degree in Human Services, and he was employed by the University at Albany Grounds Dept....

COLONIE – George H. Frisbee, 67, of Colonie, passed away on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital with his family by his side.  George was born in Albany, and lived in Albany and Colonie all his life.  He served in the U.S. Navy Seabee Division during the Vietnam War, and served in Vietnam for...

ALBANY – Theresa A. Dobiel Pipe, 83, of Albany, passed away on Monday, September 15, 2014 at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Theresa was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Michael Dobiel and Kathryne Bozek Dobiel.  She lived here all her life, and was a graduate of St. Casimir’s Grade School, and Albany High Shool.  She was employed for many...

ALBANY—Anna M. O’Connor, 86, of Albany passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 under the care of The Community Hospice at Albany Memorial Hospital. Anna was born in New York City, but lived most of her life in Albany. Anna was a graduate of St. Ann’s High School and Albany Business College. For the past ten years she lived at Avila,...

GUILDERLAND – Carl J. Hoffa, 85, of Guilderland, passed away Sunday, September 7, 2014 at the Guilderland Center Nursing Home.  Carl was born in Schenectady, the son of the late Peter and Julia Hoffa, and he lived all his life in Niskayuna and Guilderland.  He was a U.S. Army veteran, and was employed for many years by the Niagara Mohawk...

ALBANY – Angeline DeFlorio, 91, of Albany, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center.  Angie was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Nicholas and Domenica Carpineta DiFlorio.  She was employed for a time by B. Lodge & Co., and by the F.W. Woolworth Company before joining the VA Hospital in Albany on...

ALBANY – Gladys Carr Connelly, 94, of Albany passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Mrs. Connelly was born in Atlanta, and moved to Albany in the 1940s. She returned to Georgia for a time in the 1950s, and then moved back to Albany in 1960. She worked with her husband in their...

WESTMERE – Salvatore R. “Bob” Dinovo, 78, of Westmere, passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014.  He was born in Albany, the son of the late August and Rose Sgarlata Dinovo, and he lived in Albany and Guilderland all his life.  Bob served in the U.S. Navy from 1955-1957, serving aboard the USS Sarsfield, DD-837.  He was then employed for...

SURPRISE, AZ – Jeanette M. Kelly, 80, formerly of Guilderland, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014.  Mrs. Kelly was born in Albany, one of seventeen children of the late Cyrille and Clara Terry DuShane.  She lived in Guilderland most of her life, but in recent years lived in Talladega, AL, and more recently with her daughter Kathleen and family...

ALBANY – Elizabeth L. “Betty” Bartkowski, 91, a resident of Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center, entered into eternal rest on July 25, 2014, with her family at her side.  Born on December 8, 1922 to parents Edward Dewey Brooks and Florence Elizabeth Williams in Bennington, Vermont, Betty resided there until she was 20, at which time she moved to Albany...

ALBANY – Catherine T. Smith Armento, 82, of Albany, passed away Monday, July 7, 2014 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland.  Catherine was born in Troy, and lived most of her life in Albany.  She was employed by a number of firms including the Central Warehouse, Huyck Felt Co., the City of Albany, and by the State...

ALBANY – Richard D. Ruprecht, 92, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Richard was born in Albany, the son of the late Berthold and Sophia Moog Ruprecht.  He lived here all his life.  He was a 1940 graduate of Christian Brothers Academy in Albany, and served in the U.S....

ALBANY – Mary Galish Baleszen, 94, of Albany, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on Friday, July 4, 2014.  Mary was born in Carnegie, PA, the daughter of the late Anna and Luke Galish.  She was raised in the Ukraine until returning to the U.S. at the age of 18.  She lived in Voorheesville, and since 1959...

ALBANY – Antonia “Toni” M. Lockman McCarthy, 75, of Albany, passed away on Friday, July 4, 2014 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Antonia was born in Albany, the daughter of the late James and L. Dorothy Walsh Lockman.  She lived in Albany all her life, was a graduate of Vincentian Institute, and was employed for many years...

LOUDONVILLE – Constance K. Sorrentino, 83, passed away peacefully at her home in Loudonville on June 17, 2014 after a lengthy illness. Born in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late Walter L. and Mildred Keller Watson. She was predeceased by her brother Martin Watson and niece Raphael Celeste. She is survived by her loving husband Joseph, her...

ALBANY – Duane “Dewey” Amsler passed peacefully on June 18, 2014 surrounded by his family after a brief illness.  Dewey graduated from Bethlehem High School and received an AAS degree in Highway Technology from Hudson Valley Community College.  He had over 50 years experience working in highway research, claims and litigation, operations and maintenance and was an internationally recognized expert...