Obituaries

Elizabeth Malik deJong

Elizabeth Malik deJong

May 7, 2022

Averill Park- Elizabeth Malik deJong, 91, of Birds Hill Road passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at  Samaritan Hospital surrounded by her family. Born in Sand Lake and a lifelong resident, Betty was the daughter of the late Paul W. and Ruth Lobbick Malik and the wife of the late Renny deJong. Betty attended the Averill Park Schools and...

John E. McMaugh

John E. McMaugh

Apr 29, 2022

John E. McMaugh, 84, of Mammoth Springs Road, Wynantskill, passed away suddenly on Friday, April 29, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center after being stricken at home. Born in Plattsburgh, John was the son of the late Arthur and Veronica Wyrocki McMaugh and the beloved husband of Linda Meracle McMaugh.  John grew up in Albany and attended the Albany Schools....

Benjamin F. Pratt Jr.

Benjamin F. Pratt Jr.

Apr 24, 2022

Mansfield, MO- Benjamin F. Pratt Jr., 98, a longtime resident of Rte. 43 “Alps” in Averill Park passed onto eternal life to be with his beloved DeEtte on Sunday, April 24, 2022. Ben passed at the Jacob House in Rogersville, MO after a time of declining health. Born in Austerlitz, NY, Ben was the son of the late Benjamin F....

Clara Leavenworth Radz

Clara Leavenworth Radz

Apr 22, 2022

 Plattsburgh, NY- Clara Leavenworth Radz, 92, of No. Catherine St. a longtime resident of the Averill Park area, died on Friday, April 22, 2022 at the Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh after a short illness. Born in Troy, Clare was the daughter of the late John Henry and Clara Craver Leavenworth and the wife of the late Donald W....

Jeannette C. Link

Jeannette C. Link

Apr 11, 2022

Niskayuna- Jeannette C. Link, 83, of Ascot Lane and a longtime resident of First Dyke Road in Averill Park, passed away on Monday, April 11, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center after a period of declining health. Born in Rhinebeck, NY. and raised in Stuyvesant, Jeannette was the daughter of the late Richard and Dorothy Sheffer Scism and the beloved...

Eugene A. Teal

Eugene A. Teal

Apr 1, 2022

Sebastian, FL.- Eugene A. Teal, of Mango Ave. and a lifelong resident of Oak Hill Road in Sand Lake, passed away on Friday, April 1, 2022, at the age of 84. After a hard-fought battle, Gene died peacefully with loved ones by his side at the William Childs Hospice House in Palm Bay, FL.Gene was born in Troy on September...

Verna E. von den Driesch

Verna E. von den Driesch

Mar 23, 2022

Clifton Park- Verna E. von den Driesch, 91, of Sparrow Hawk Circle a longtime resident of Poestenkill, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Born in Niskayuna, Verna was the daughter of the late Willis and Beulah Bisgrove Grinter and the wife of the late Harry von den Driesch. Verna had resided in Poestenkill...

Linda J. Hill

Linda J. Hill

Mar 22, 2022

Averill Park- Linda J. Hill, 70, of Eastview Road, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, March 22, 2022 with her loving family by her side.  Born on March 12, 1952 in Troy, Linda was the daughter of the late Morell and June Brookman Kinney and the beloved wife of 37 years to John W. Hill. Linda was a lifelong resident of...

Alfred P. Horton

Alfred P. Horton

Mar 10, 2022

Cohoes- Alfred P. “Hot Dog” Horton, 85, of Waterside Way, a longtime resident of Rte. 351 in Poestenkill, died on Thursday, March 10, 2022 under Hospice care at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Born in Sand Lake, Al was the son of the late Charles H. and Bertha Fowler Horton Sr. and the devoted husband of the late Arlene...

Edward F. Showers

Edward F. Showers

Mar 7, 2022

Poestenkill- Edward F. Showers, 94, of Snyder’s Corners Road died on Monday, March 7, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a short illness. Born in and a lifelong resident of Poestenkill, Ed was the son of the late Edward and Margaret Kehn Showers and the husband of 70 years to the late Shirley Heffner Showers. Ed served and...

Elizabeth Sophia Goodermote Reynolds

Elizabeth Sophia Goodermote Reynolds

Mar 7, 2022

Berlin- Elizabeth Sophia Goodermote Reynolds died March 7th in the home that she treasured in Echo Park, Berlin, NY, aware and grateful that her family was by her side.  Even at the age of 104 years, she still had a formidable will to be fully present, commanding the moments that she could, and reaching out to give her love to...

C. Judith Parks

C. Judith Parks

Mar 7, 2022

Wynantskill- C. Judith Parks, 85, of Acker Ave. died on Monday, March 7, 2022 at the St. Peters Hospice inn in Albany after a time of declining health with family at her side. Judy was born in Troy; the daughter of the late Frank H. “Bliz” and Bernice “Bernie” Blanchet Shoemaker Sr. Judy grew up in Sand Lake and was...

Carol A. Gaunay

Carol A. Gaunay

Mar 6, 2022

Sand Lake- Carol A. Gaunay, 55, of Lindeman Road passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at her home surrounded by friends and family after a brief illness. Born in Troy and raised in Wynantskill, Carol was the daughter of Harold T. Gaunay of East Greenbush and the late Margaret “Midge” Brearton Gaunay.Carol was educated in the Gardner Dickinson School...

Bernice Jean Jarvis

Bernice Jean Jarvis

Mar 6, 2022

Averill Park- Bernice Jean Jarvis, 75, of Eastern Union Turnpike died on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at her residence after a long illness. Born in Watervliet to John and Sadie Reinhart Edwards, Bernice resided in Troy for many years with her late husband, Harold Jarvis, before moving to the Averill Park area in 2011.  Prior to her retirement, Bernice worked...

Albert A. Yerdon

Albert A. Yerdon

Mar 4, 2022

Wynantskill- Albert A. Yerdon, 91, of Streamview Lane, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 4, 2022 at the Samaritan Hospital after being stricken ill at home. Born in Berlin, NY, Albert was the son of the late Charles and Christine Kline Yerdon and the husband of the late Mae Snyder Yerdon. Albert had resided in Berlin, Stephentown and Troy before...

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Mar 2, 2022

East Greenbush- Agnes M. Decker, 67, of Huntington Court, died on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 at her home, in the company of her family, after a short illness. Born in Troy and a lifelong resident of the area, Agnes was the daughter of the late Earl E. and Bernadette Turner Wilcox. Agnes was a homemaker and enjoyed OTB and her...

Veronica M. Ruppert

Veronica M. Ruppert

Feb 20, 2022

Poestenkill- Veronica M. Ruppert, 71, of Main Street entered eternal life on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at her residence. Born in Goshen and raised in Middletown, Roni was the daughter of the late Louis F. and Martha Krzyzczuk Wengenroth III and the beloved wife of David I. Ruppert Sr.  Roni was a graduate of the Middletown High School and following...

Frances Radley

Frances Radley

Feb 18, 2022

Averill Park- Frances Radley, 63, of Radley Road, passed away on Friday, February 18, 2022 at her home with her family at her side. Born in Hudson, NY, Fran was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Frances DiCapua Alessi and the beloved wife of Leslie E Radley. Fran was raised in Chatham and was a 1976 graduate of the...

Andrew D. Johnston Sr.

Andrew D. Johnston Sr.

Feb 13, 2022

Averill Park/Gouverneur- Andrew D. Johnston Sr., 39, a longtime resident of Totem Lodge Road Averill Park and more recently of Gouverneur died suddenly on Sunday, February 13, 2022. Born in Troy Andy was the son of Andrew R. Johnston of Brunswick and Linda Susan Mousaw Dahl of Arizona. Andy grew up in Brunswick and was raised by his grandparents Ted...

Wesley Albert Krahl Jr.

Wesley Albert Krahl Jr.

Feb 13, 2022

Sand Lake-Wesley Albert Krahl Jr., 83, of Taborton, Sand Lake, New York, husband of the late Barbara Krahl, died February 13, 2022, of sudden cardiac arrest.  He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut to the late Wesley Albert Krahl, Sr. and Edna Horton Krahl and is survived by a brother, Roger Krahl, of Roswell, Georgia, three stepchildren, Linda Marshall of Gilbert,...