Obituaries

ALBANY – Edward L. Holdridge, 66, of Albany, died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness.  Mr. Holdridge was born in Albany, and lived here all his life.  He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and attended Siena College.  He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war.  In the early...

NORTH GREENBUSH – Christine A. Hook, 41, daughter of Deacon Neil and Carol Hook died unexpectedly at her residence on Friday, February 8.  She was a graduate of Guilderland High School.  She attended Junior College of Albany and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Alfred University.  She received two masters degrees in Literacy and Special Education from the...

ALBANY – David A. Caprood, 52, of Albany, died Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy.  Dave was born and raised in Albany and was a graduate of Albany High School, the Junior College of Albany (JCA), and the State University of New York at Albany. He pursued his love for basketball while playing for Albany High...

ALBANY – Alice Mary Cariseo passed into the loving arms of God on February 5, 2013, at St. Peter’s Community Hospice. She was 87 years old. Alice most recently lived at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center, Albany.  She was born in Catskill on January 30, 1926, the daughter of Nora Stoly Kozloski and Frank S. Kozloski, Sr.

Alice was an...

ALBANY – Keith E. Dunn, 68, of Albany, died Sunday, February 3, 2013 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Mr. Dunn was born in Rome, NY, but lived most of his life in Albany.  He was employed for a time by Armory Garage in Albany, and then for 41 years by Albany International Corp. in Menands and East...

ALBANY – Alfred V. Testa, 96, of Albany, died Saturday, January 26, 2013, at his home.  Mr. Testa was born in Albany, the son of the late Rosario and Maria Casella Testa.  He lived here all his life.  He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from 1943 to 1945, including service aboard the destroyer USS Ingraham (DD-694),...

GUILDERLAND – Andrew R. Haas, 57, of Guilderland, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Albany Medical Center after being stricken with a brain aneurysm on Tuesday.  Andy was born in the Bronx, and spent two years in Europe as a child.  His father being employed by the federal government, the family moved to the Washington area and...

WESTMERE – Joan A. Bucci Garcelon, 77, of Westmere, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on Sunday, January 13, 2013.  Mrs. Garcelon was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Anthony Bucci and Grace Rapisarda Bucci.  She lived in the area most of her life, but had lived in Arizona for four years and...

GUILDERLAND – Anna M. “Ann” or “Angrit” De Alleaume, 78, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully at her home with her family by her side on Thursday, January 10, 2013.  Mrs. De Alleaume was born in Manheim, Germany, the daughter of the late Paul Koch and Elisabeth Schrader Koch.  She emigrated to the U.S. with her family at age 15, settling...

ALBANY – Margaret M. “Jackie” Stafford, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at the Teresian House.  Mrs. Stafford was born in Albany, the daughter of the late Herman and Loretta Durand Mendel.  She was employed for many years by the New York State Dept. of Education, and later by Honigsbaum’s Store in Stuyvesant Plaza.  She...

ROSWELL, NM – Thomas P. Brophy, 56, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at his home in Roswell, New Mexico.  He was born September 1st 1956 in Albany, the son of the late John J and Mary (Holmes) Brophy.  He was raised in Copiague, Long Island, and in East Greenbush.  Tom graduated from Columbia High School, Hudson Valley Community...

WESTMERE – Wyman Albert Soule, 92, of Westmere, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at the Albany County Nursing Home.  Mr. Soule was born in Palmyra, New York.  He was employed by Curtis Wright Aircraft in Buffalo prior to entering service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He returned to Curtis Wright after the war, and then attended Rensselaer...

GUILDERLAND – With great sadness, the family of Albert W. “Al” Huba, 94, announces his passing at Albany Memorial Hospital on Monday, December 31, 2012.  Mr. Huba was born in Albany, the son of the late William and Mary Huba.  He was predeceased by his wife of 44 years, Rita M. Johnson Huba.

Mr. Huba was a 1935 graduate of...

ALBANY – Barbara Potter Batty, 84, of Albany, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at St. Peter’s Nursing & Rehabilitation Center (Center).  She was born in Seneca Falls, NY, and lived most of her life in Utica until moving to the Albany area in 1995.

Barbara’s family cannot thank the staff of the Center enough for the care...

GUILDERLAND – Marjorie Alice Van Decar Stephens, 88, of Guilderland, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 21, 2012, in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital.  Marjorie was born in Albany, and lived in the area all her life.  She was a graduate of the Academy of the Holy Names  and the Mildred Elley Business School. She was a communicant...

PORT CHARLOTTE, FL –  Grace E. Amodeo, 83, of Port Charlotte, Florida died Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at Tidewell Hospice, Port Charlotte.  Grace was born in Albany, and moved to Port Charlotte in 1984.  She was formerly the acting public relations director at St. Peter’s Hospital, and former President of the Women’s Press Association in Albany.  In Port Charlotte, she...

ALBANY – Ramona Lauder Hart, 90, of Albany, passed away peacefully at the Teresian House on Tuesday, December 18, 2012.  Mrs. Hart was born in Canandaigua, the daughter of the late John Adair Lauder and Elizabeth French Lauder.  She was raised in Victor, but lived most of her life in the Albany area.  She was employed by the Bausch &...

ALBANY – Charles J. DiMura, 87, known locally as “Charley Taps DiMura”, died Sunday, December 16, 2012 at the Albany County Nursing Home.  Charley was born in Albany, the son of the late Joseph DiMura, Sr. and Josephine Scuderi DiMura.  He lived here all his life.  He was employed by the General Electric Co. during World War II, and served...

Today in Newtown, CT, twenty children and six adults were killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School.  Such a horrific tragedy leaves us wanting to do something to ease the pain of those affected.  We invite you to leave a message here for the families of the victims and for the survivors at the school.  Condolences will be gathered here...

ALTAMONT – Alfreda E. Pruskowski Matulewicz, 91, died Sunday, December 2, 2012 at her home.   Alfreda was born in Schenectady, and lived in the town of Guilderland since the age of ten.  She was employed by the New York Telephone Co. and by General Electric Co.  She also served as a volunteer at the VA Hospital in Albany, was a...