Obituaries

WESTERLO – Roy Francis Elk passed away Dec. 12, 2022 after a brief illness. Born April 9, 1941 to Edwin Eugene and Edna Mae (Charlebois) Elk, and raised in Union Hill New York on the family farm.  Roy attended Webster High School (’59), SUNY Morrisville (’63) and SUNY Albany (’66) earning a Master of Science Degree in Business Administration. He...

GUILDERLAND – William A. De Alleaume, 88, of Albany, peacefully passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023 at Teresian House.  Bill was born in New Rochelle, NY, and resided in Albany after completing a bachelor’s degree in German with a French minor, and a master’s degree in library science at the State University at Albany.  He was employed by the...

ALBANY – Anne Marie Feily Delehanty, beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on June 17, 2023, at Teresian House. Anne was born August 8,1919, at the family home at 53 Riverside Avenue, Rensselaer, NY. She always attributed her longevity to “faith and family” and she cherished a simple life for almost 104 years.

Anne was a graduate of St....

ALBANY – Joel Multari, 66, of Albany, passed away at home on Saturday, June 3, 2023. He was the son of the late Francesco “Frank” and Angelina Multari. Joel was born in Albany and lived there all his life.  He was a graduate of Guilderland Central High School and owned and operated JM Plumbing and Heating. He was a skilled...

ROCKLEDGE, FL – Michael J. Kravitz, age 68, of Rockledge, FL and formerly of Albany, NY passed away unexpectedly on May 30, 2023.  Mike was a graduate of Vincentian Institute in Albany and a 1980 graduate of Union College with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering.  Mike was an exceptional civil engineer, who worked on numerous public infrastructure projects throughout...

LOUDONVILLE – Joanne G. Tinker, 88, of Loudonville, passed away peacefully with her beloved family around her on Friday, May 12, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospice.  Joanne was born in Little Falls, NY, the daughter of the late John and Katherine Kryla Gielarowski.  She was a graduate of Little Falls High School, and was employed for a time by the...

GUILDERLAND – Merton “Joe” McElwain, 89, of Guilderland, NY died Wednesday, May 10, 2023. He was born on May 27,1933 in Fort Covington, NY, son of the late George and Eva Smiddy McElwain. He graduated from New York State Teacher’s College, Albany in 1955 and attended numerous National Science Foundation courses during the following summers. Mr. McElwain taught high school...

ALBANY – Rose Mary Murphy, 92, of Albany, passed away on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center.  Rose was born in Ravena, where she lived until marrying and moving to Poughkeepsie in 1961.  She was a graduate of Cathedral High School. Rose worked as a typing supervisor at Loyalty Group in Albany prior to her...

ALBANY – Mario Maioriello, 76, of Albany, passed away peacefully with his family at his side on Thursday, May 4, 2023.  Mario was born in Bellona, Province of Caserta, Italy, the son of the late Antonio Maioriello and Antoinetta Stellato.  He emigrated to the U.S. in 1966, shortly after his mother’s arrival here.  He was employed by J. DeBeer &...

ALBANY – Carolyn S. Scanlon, 65, of Albany, NY entered eternal life on Monday, April 10, 2023, after a long battle with kidney disease.  Born in Albany, NY, she was a graduate of Albany High School and the University of Maryland (summa cum laude). She was predeceased by her mother Helena C. Scanlon and father Francis L Scanlon.  She is...

GUILDERLAND – Howard F. Murphy, 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 1, 2023 at the Teresian House. The son of Frank and Esther (Maxwell) Murphy, he was born and raised in Watervliet, N.Y. He was a graduate of Catholic Central High School (CCHS), Class of 1945. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was a...

ALBANY – Donald Richard Adams, 74, of Albany, passed away on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.  He was employed by the New York State Department of Taxation & Finance.

Donald is survived by his loving daughter Samantha Adams; his brother Robert L. Adams (Nancy); and his nephews Michael and Bradley Adams.  He was predeceased by his parents Catherine T. Adams and...

GUILDERLAND – Denis Zunon, 81, of Guilderland, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2023 after a long illness.  Denis was born in Niouboua, Côte d’Ivoire, Africa.  He came to the United States in 1972 to study at the State University of New York at Albany, earning his doctorate in 1978.  He returned to Côte d’Ivoire after graduation, where he was...

GUILDERLAND – Thomas Martin Reimer passed away on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 at home surrounded by family in Guilderland, New York. Inspired by the Japanese poet Basho, he met death “gracefully.”

He was born October 11th, 1956 in New York City, as the oldest child of chemical engineer Ulrich Max Reimer and Waltraut Martha b. Alexy. His parents had at...

ALBANY – Jane M. Kubisch, 97 of Albany, the beloved wife of the late John J. Kubisch entered into eternal rest on Sunday, March 19, 2023, at the Grand Nursing Home in Altamont.  Jane was born on March 25, 1925, in Albany, the younger daughter of the late George J. and Esther C. Keenan Murray. In addition to her parents...

ALBANY – Paul F. Pezzolla, 69, of Albany passed away peacefully at home on Friday March 17, 2023 after a long illness. Paul was born in Albany on January 6, 1954 , son of the late Francis P. Pezzolla Jr. and Marcia V. Fish Pezzolla. Paul resided in Albany and East Greenbush all of his life and was a graduate...

BETHLEHEM, GA – Michael A. Gaudio, 77, of Bethlehem, Georgia passed away on February 28, 2023, surrounded by family. Mike was born January 3,1946 to Michele and Ida Gaudio in Albany, NY. After graduating from Albany High School in 1964 he attended Hudson Valley Community College before serving on USS Constellation and USS Coral Sea in the Navy during the...

ALBANY – Francesco “Frank” Multari, 95, of Albany, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on Friday, March 3, 2023, at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was the son of the late Giuseppe and Elisabetta Multari. Frank was born in Reggio Calabria, Italy, and came to the United States after World War II. Frank and his dear wife Angelina grew...