Obituaries

Olin d dewitt jr
May 16, 2013
Wynantskill – Olin D. DeWitt Jr. 57, of Hillcrest Ave. died suddenly on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Born in Troy Olin was the son of Georgianna Wilday Proctor of Wynantskill and the late Olin D. DeWitt Sr. Olin was a lifelong resident of Wynantskill and was a 1974 graduate of the Troy High School. Olie...

Philip h walters
May 7, 2013
Poestenkill-Philip H. Walters, 76, of Columbia Hill Rd. died on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 at the Community Hospice at St,. Mary's Hospital in Troy after a long illness. Born in Poestenkill, Phil was the son of the late Violet Kaiser Walters and the husband of Shirley J. Morelli Walters. Phil was a lifelong resident of Poestenkill and was the owner...

Jeffery mcfee
Apr 20, 2013
Sand Lake- Jeffery McFee, 70, of Walk Road, died on Saturday April 20, 2013 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital after a long illness. Born in Troy, Jeff was the son of the late Elnathan and Catholene Honsinger McFee and the husband of Barbara Parsons McFee. Jeff was a lifelong resident of Sand Lake. Jeff was a roofer starting with...

Austin h emery
Apr 14, 2013
Dunham Hollow, Nassau - Austin Hart Emery, 87, went home to be with the Lord on April 14, 2013 at his home surrounded by his loving family after a lengthy battle with melanoma. Born December 16, 1925 in Green Springs, Ohio, he was the son of the late Orrin J. and Annie Crockett Emery. After losing his parents at a...

Harold e gardner
Apr 13, 2013
Poestenkill- Harold E. Gardner, 91, died peacefully at home on Saturday, April 13, 2013. Born in Nassau, Harold was the son of the late Arnold P. and Beatrice Cummings Gardner and the beloved husband of Mildred Garner Gardner for 69 years. He was a lifelong resident of the area and had served in the Navy during WWII. Harold began his...

Maria catherine hull
Apr 12, 2013
Brunswick- Maria Catherine Daley Hull, 59, of Old Siek Road, a professor emeritus at Hudson Valley Community College, died on Friday, April 12, 2013 at the Community Hospice at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Born in Albany, Maria was the daughter of the late Francis and Rafaella LaRosa Daley and wife of Douglas R. Hull. Maria was raised in...

Kristian a pelletier
Apr 12, 2013
Mechanicville-Kristian A. Pelletier, 46, of South Main St., a former resident of Averill Park, died on Friday April 12, 2013. Born in Southington, CT., Kristian was the son of George and Patricia Lappa Pelletier of Millinocket, ME. Kristian lived in Averill Park from 1972-1985 and had attended LaSalle Institute and was a 1984 graduate of the Averill Park High School....

Fred j wurtemberger
Apr 3, 2013
Averill Park- Fred J. Wurtemberger 80, of Beach Lane died on Wednesday April 3, 2013 at the Fairview Commons Rehabilitation Center in Great Barrington, MA after a long illness. Born and raised in Troy, Fred was the son of the late Jacob and Rose Betzwieser Wurtemberger and was the husband of the late Mary Ellen Teal Wurtemberger. Fred was a...

Landon j hathaway
Apr 1, 2013
Poestenkill- Landon James Hathaway, son of James and Heidi Dodge Hathaway was born on April 1, 2013 with angel wings and went to heaven. Services will be private with interment in the Woodside Cemetery, East Poestenkill.

Lucy e herman
Mar 2, 2013
New Baltimore, NY- Lucy E. Herman, 89, of Tower Road Ext. and a longtime resident of Sand Lake died on Saturday March 2, 2013 at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Grafton, Lucy was the daughter of the late Lorenzo Green and Elvira Coonradt Cohen and wife of the late Fred W. Herman. Lucy was a homemaker and...

William h ackner jr
Feb 28, 2013
RIVERSIDE, Calif. William H. Ackner Jr., 61, of Riverside, died on Thursday, February 28, 2013 at his residence surrounded by loving family, after a long illness. Born in Troy, N.Y., Bill was the son of the late William H. Ackner Sr. and Beatrice Jones Shibley and husband of Rebecca Vinet Ackner. Bill grew up in East Poestenkill and was a...

Marion c robelotto
Feb 19, 2013
AVERILL PARK Marion C. Robelotto, 90, a longtime resident of the Averill Park area died on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at the Community Hospice at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Born in Meriden, Conn., Marion was the daughter of the late Leo and Catherine Masoni and wife of the late Vincent Robelotto. Marion grew up in Troy and moved...

Nelson t williams
Feb 15, 2013
Averill Park- Nelson T. Williams, 90, a longtime resident of Averill Park, died on Friday February 15, 2013 at Cranesville Place Nursing Home in Dalton, MA after a long illness. Born in Scranton, PA. Nelson was the son of the late David W. and Laura G. Parry Williams and husband of the late Edith Woolcock Williams. Nelson was raised in...

Anita m scott
Feb 13, 2013
AVERILL PARK Anita M. Scott, 71, of Vosburg Road died unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Born in Athol, Mass., Anita was the daughter of the late Robert Leonard and Virginia Whitney Leonard Gerard. She grew up in Rensselaer, was a graduate of Van Rensselaer High School where she was a member of the...

Garry b chamberlin
Feb 7, 2013
AVERILL PARK Garry B. Chamberlin, 57, of Alps Mountain Road, died peacefully on Thursday, February 7, 2013 surrounded by those closest to his heart after a short illness. Born in Albany, Garry was the son of Theodore Chamberlin of East Greenbush and the late Elizabeth Karl Chamberlin. A lifelong resident of the area, he was raised in East Greenbush and...

Gary r cusson
Jan 14, 2013
Averill Park- Gary R. Cusson, 53, of Taborton Road, Town of Nassau died on Monday January 14, 2013 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy after a brief illness. Born in Troy Gary was the son of the late Leo J. and Frances T. McClay Cusson and husband of Linda Shackett Cusson. Gary was raised in Poestenkill and was a 1977...

Audrey k cook
Jan 6, 2013
West Sand Lake- Audrey K. Cook 70, of Rte. 43 died on Sunday January 6, 2013 at the Community Hospice at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness. Born in Berlin, NY Audrey was the daughter of the late LeRoy F. and Martha Beaton Thomas and wife if the late Clyde C. Cook who died on January 28, 1995. Audrey was a...

Anthony f mancino
Jan 6, 2013
Averill Park- Anthony F. Mancino 89, of Sheer Road died on Sunday January 6, 2013 at the Community Hospice at Samaritan Hospital after a short illness. Born in Troy, Tony was the son of the late Antonio and Angelica Cardegna Mancino and husband for 63 years to the late Mary E. Butler Mancino who died on August 6, 2011. Tony...

Kristopher l nichols
Jan 6, 2013
Poestenkill- Kristopher L. Nichols, 42, of Taft Way, passed away on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a long illness. Born in Troy, Kris was the beloved son of Lawrence Nichols of Poestenkill and Rebecca Teal Lobdell of Averill Park and the devoted husband of Shelley Dushane Nichols. Kris was a lifelong resident of Poestenkill and...