Obituaries
Elizabeth J. Beck
Jul 21, 2015
North Greenbush- Elizabeth J. Beck, 81, of Van Rensselaer Manor died suddenly on Tuesday July 21, 2015. Born in Southwick, MA. Betty was the daughter of the late Charles J. and Mabel Cook Weston. Betty was raised and educated in Massachusetts and in 1968 along with her young family moved to the Averill Park area residing on Edgewood Drive for...
Bernice R. Jones
Jul 18, 2015
Delmar- Bernice R. Jones, 89, of Cherry Ave. died on Saturday July 18, 2015 at St. Peters Hospice Inn after a long illness. Born in Schenectady Bernice was the daughter of the late Percy and Fannie Reed Hotchkiss and wife of the late Franklyn R. Jones. Bernice had resided in Orangeburg NY for 42 years and had moved to the...
Daniel N. Malcolm
Jul 18, 2015
Poestenkill- Daniel N. Malcolm, 70, of Vosburgh Road died on Saturday, July 18, 2015, after a long illness. Born in Troy, Daniel was the son of Charlotte Esa DeAugostino of Tacoma, Wash., and the late Clarence Malcolm. Daniel was a lifelong resident of Poestenkill and attended the Averill Park Schools. Daniel had worked for Asbestos Containment in Watervliet where he...
Norman T. Goodell
Jul 7, 2015
Poestenkill- Norman T. Goodell, 79, of Cathlie Drive died on Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy after a long illness. Born in Bremare, PA. Norm was the son of the late Carroll and Edith Goodrich Goodell and husband of Leona Palmer Goodell. Norman had resided in the Capital District area for most of his life and...
Donna R. Gordon
Jun 25, 2015
Averill Park- Donna R. Gordon, 75, of Holcomb Road, died on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady after a long illness. Born in Elmira, NY, Donna was the daughter of the late Carl and Dorothy Smith Swimelar and wife of the late Richard D. Gordon and the longtime companion of the late Arnold Hoch. Donna had resided...
Alan R. Fuess
Jun 18, 2015
Averill Park- Alan Reynolds Fuess, 73, died on Thursday, June 18, 2015 at his home of gallbladder and liver cancer. Born on October 17, 1941 at Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY, he was the younger son of the late Rev. Forest and Ruth Reynolds Fuess. Growing up in northern New Jersey, he never lived anywhere more then five years as his...
Gerald R. Cole
Jun 1, 2015
Averill Park- Gerald R. Cole, 66, of Miller Hill Road died unexpectedly on Monday, June 1, 2015 at St. Peters Hospital in Albany. Born in Albany Jerry was the son of the late Jesse C. and Virginia VanBuren Cole. Jerry was a lifelong resident of Averill Park and was a 1966 graduate of the Averill Park High School. Jerry had...
Charles L. Hancox
May 31, 2015
Averill Park- Charles Leonard Hancox, 74, of Averill Park died on May 31, 2015 following a long illness. He was born in Troy on November 26, 1940 son of Charles Leonard Hancox Sr. and Maria (Roberts) Hancox Dillon, he was also predeceased by his wife Dorothy, his daughter Eve R. (Hancox) Grogan and his brother Kenneth Hancox. He married Dorothy...
David B. Cohen
May 26, 2015
Troy- David Byron Cohen, 72, of Diamond Rock Terrace Apartments died at his home surrounded by his extended family at the ARC on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 after a brief illness. David was the son of the late Joseph E. and Elvira Coonradt Green Cohen. He was born in Troy on February 10, 1943, at a time when many children...
Martin J. Pelcher
May 17, 2015
Averill Park- Martin J. Pelcher, 58, of Edgewood Drive died suddenly on Sunday, May 17, 2015 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Born in Troy, Marty was the son of the late Joseph W. and Trudy Comeau Pelcher and the beloved husband of Helen Kielb Pelcher. Marty grew up in Cohoes and was a graduate of the Cohoes High School Class of...
Brittani N. Peters
Apr 15, 2015
Albany - Brittani Noel Peters, 25, of South Allen Street died suddenly at her residence on Wednesday, April 15, 2015. Born in Albany, Brittani was the daughter of Joseph F. (Elisa) Peters and Pamela DuVal (Tracy) Finnerty. Brittani had resided in Averill Park early in her life and had attended school there and at Monroe – Woodbury. She had resided...
George A. Schnoop Jr.
Apr 14, 2015
Averill Park- George A. Schnoop Jr., 68, of Snake Hill Road died suddenly on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at his residence. Born in Troy, George was the son of the late George A. and Bernadine Cann Schnoop. George was a lifelong resident of Averill Park. George served in the Army during Vietnam and had been stationed in France. Most recently...
Theodore E. Lyman III
Apr 9, 2015
West Sand Lake- Theodore E. Lyman III, 54, of Rte. 150 died suddenly on April 9, 2015, at his residence. Father of Jessica R. Lyman of West Sand Lake and the late Jeremiah E. Lyman. Son of Rose V. DeMarco of Albany and the late Theodore E. Lyman II. Brother of Donna, Linda, Karen and Diane. Longtime former companion of...
Elizabeth Anne Corie
Mar 18, 2015
Wynantskill- Elizabeth Anne Corie, infant daughter of James and Alyssa Corie became an angel in heaven on Wednesday March 18, 2015. Granddaughter of John and Alicia O'Bomsawin, Fred and Robin Corie. Great Granddaughter of Mary Smith and Joseph Pasinella and Great Great Grandddaughter of Etola Beers. Also survived by several Aunts Uncles and Cousins. Funeral Services private at the convenience of...
Robert M. Ketchum
Mar 16, 2015
Averill Park- Robert Milton Ketchum, 92, of Boylan Road, Glass Lake, passed to the next life on Monday, March 16, 2015 at the Hospice Unit at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Richmond Hill, NY Robert was the son of the late Warren and Charlotte Saunders Ketchum and husband of the late Shirley Carr Ketchum. Bob attended Delaware...
Jeffrey A. Lawrence
Mar 15, 2015
Averill Park-Jeffrey Allen Lawrence, 57, beloved husband, son, father, brother, “pop-pop,” mentor and friend, passed away suddenly at his home on Glass Lake in Averill Park on Sunday, March 15, 2015. A life-long resident and champion of the Capital District, he earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering and MBA from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He was the executive vice president at...
Alan T. Legg Sr.
Mar 8, 2015
Averill Park- Alan T. Legg Sr., 70, of Harriman Road Ext. died on Sunday, March 8, 2015 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a long illness. Born in Albany, Alan was the son of the late Harold and Lillian Sweeney Legg and husband of the late Carol Bix Legg. Alan had resided in Rensselaer before moving to Averill Park in...
Anita Lange-Burns
Mar 5, 2015
North Greenbush- Anita Lange-Burns, 81, of Van Rensselaer Manor formerly of Rensselaer died on Thursday, March 5, 2015 at the Manor after a long illness. Born in Throggs Neck, NY, Anita was the daughter of the late Herbert O. and Selma Martinson Lange. While in middle school the family moved to Averill Park where her father built a home on...
Ronald L. Babcock
Mar 2, 2015
Stephentown- Ronald L. Babcock, 46, of Horse Heaven Road, Averill Park entered into eternity on Monday, March 2, 2015 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany after a brief and sudden illness. Born on September 14, 1968 in Pittsfield, MA, Ron was the son of Donna Stetson Babcock of Hancock, MA and the late Richard W. Babcock. Ron grew up in...
Peter L. Tomlinson
Feb 26, 2015
Averill Park-Peter L. Tomlinson, 51, of Route 43, died suddenly on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Albany Memorial Hospital from injuries sustained from a fall at his home. Born in Albany, Peter was the son of the late Charles H. and Jane Wharton Tomlinson, and the husband of Cassandra Mohos Tomlinson. Peter was raised in New Lebanon and was a...
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