Obituaries

Jayne "Robin" Caruso

Jayne "Robin" Caruso

Feb 9, 2023

Averill Park- Jayne “Robin” Caruso, 74, of Averill Park, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 9, 2023 at Samaritan Hospital with loved ones by her side.

Born in Albany, Robin was the daughter of the late John and Carolyn (Killough) Teiper. Robin lived in Wynantskill for many years prior to relocating to Averill Park. At the time of her passing, she...

Stephen A. Malone

Stephen A. Malone

Feb 8, 2023

Stephen A. Malone, 70, of Averill Park, NY passed away after a long illness in his home on February 8th, 2023. He was born in Troy, NY to the late Edward and Joan Malone on October 21, 1952. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War, stationed in Guam, serving the Navy in the Seabees division. He was an avid...

Lynda M. Reohr

Lynda M. Reohr

Feb 8, 2023

West Sand Lake- Lynda M. Reohr, 57, passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home after a long battle with cancer with her loving family by her side.

Born in Cobleskill, on October 24, 1965, Lynda was the daughter of Robert B. and Shirley M. (Salisbury) Quinney Sr. and the wife of over 33 years of Richard C....

Edward J. Maxfield Jr.

Edward J. Maxfield Jr.

Feb 2, 2023

Averill Park- Edward J. Maxfield Jr., 35, of Averill Park passed away on Thursday, February 2, 2023. Born in Albany, Ed was the son of Edward J. Maxfield Sr. and Anna Marie Bliss of Averill Park. Ed grew up in Cherry Plain and Sand Lake where he attended the Averill Park Schools. Ed was an auto mechanic and at the...

Sean W. Conklin

Sean W. Conklin

Jan 24, 2023

Stephentown- Sean W. Conklin, 35, of Stephentown passed away on Tuesday January 24, 2023. Born in Suffern, NY, Sean was the beloved son of Marie A. Shockley Conklin of Stephentown and John H. Conklin of Petersburgh. Sean grew up in Sloatsburg, NY, Spring Creek, NV and Chatham, NY before moving to Stephentown, NY.

During his school years, Sean excelled in...

Nancy M. Allen

Nancy M. Allen

Jan 21, 2023

Sand Lake- Nancy M. Allen, 85, of Locksmith Way, passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in Albany on May 23, 1937, Nancy was the daughter of the late Eugene “Lucky” and Mary Miller Baldwin and the beloved wife of Frank H. Allen. Nancy was raised...

Rosemary Brannock

Rosemary Brannock

Jan 19, 2023

Averill Park- Rosemary Brannock, 65, of Old Rte. 66 passed on to eternal life on Thursday, January 19, 2023 at her residence with loved ones at her side. Born and raised in Albany, Rosemary was the daughter of the late John J. and Rosemary Mara Brannock Jr. and the beloved wife of Timothy W. Howes. Rosemary was a graduate of...

Nancy Jane Coonradt

Nancy Jane Coonradt

Jan 16, 2023

Troy- Nancy Jane Coonradt, 80, of Hutton Street, and a longtime resident of Rte. 66, East Nassau, passed away on Monday, January 16, 2023 at her residence with her children at her side. Born and raised in Troy, Nancy was the daughter of the late Ernest and Bernice Yocus Blanchet and wife of the late Hilton F. Coonradt Sr. Nancy...

Kathleen A. Verenini

Kathleen A. Verenini

Jan 11, 2023

East Nassau - Kathleen A. Verenini, 70, entered into eternal rest on January 11, 2023.  She was most recently employed at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts.  Other past employments included The Church of the Covenant United Methodist, Hallmark Cards, and Joy Department Store.  She took great joy in being like a second mother to the many children she...

Richard F. Fearnley

Richard F. Fearnley

Dec 26, 2022

Berlin-Richard F. Fearnley,76, a lifelong resident of Rensselaer County, NY, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 26th, 2022 at home with his loving wife at his side.Richard was born in Troy on October 8th, 1946 son of the late Albert and Grace Follett Fearnley. He was a graduate of Troy High and became a self-employed carpet Installer. Richard loved his trade...

Eugene E. Arnold

Eugene E. Arnold

Dec 26, 2022

Poestenkill- Eugene E. Arnold, 73, of Oak Hill Road, died on Monday, December 26, 2022 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a short illness. Born in Troy and a lifelong resident of Oak Hill Road, Gene was the son of the late Ernest and Marie Arnold. Gene attended the Averill Park Schools and then worked for GLF in Albany....

Timothy Smead

Timothy Smead

Dec 24, 2022

Timothy Smead, 61, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022, following a prolonged battle with cancer, which he fiercely fought for over a decade, against all odds. Tim was born on January 5, 1961, in Amsterdam, New York, one of the ten children of Rosemary Becker Smead and the late Kenneth W. Smead, Jr. He worked...

William O. “Bill” Ranken

William O. “Bill” Ranken

Dec 23, 2022

​Averill Park- William O. “Bill” Ranken, 77, of Burden Lake Road passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022 at his home with his loving family by his side.Born in Troy, Bill was the son of the late Osbert and Olive Hull Ranken of Poestenkill. Bill was a 1965 graduate of the Averill Park High School where he played baseball, basketball...

Joan M. Vooris

Joan M. Vooris

Dec 22, 2022

Poestenkill-Joan M. Vooris, 89, a lifelong Rensselaer County resident, loving mom and grandmother, passed away on Thursday December 22, 2022, surrounded by loved ones in her final days at the Van Rensselaer Manor. Born in Troy, Joan was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Lillian Cronin Ford and wife of the late Norman R. Vooris. Joan was a...

Joyce Evelyn Rubrecht

Joyce Evelyn Rubrecht

Dec 18, 2022

New Lebanon- Joyce Evelyn Rubrecht, 78, passed from this life on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center after suffering a catastrophic stroke in her home earlier in the week.

Born in Jamaica, Queens, Joyce was the daughter of the late Raymond and Martha Bayer Boll, the much-loved sister of the late Carolyn Parisi, and the beloved wife...

Regina P. Piekos

Regina P. Piekos

Nov 29, 2022

Sand Lake- Regina P. Piekos, 78, of Bauer Road, Averill Park, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a brief illness. Born in Albany, Regina was the daughter of the late Jimmie L. and Elizabeth D. Cook Collins and the wife of the late Stanley J. Piekos. Regina was raised in Albany and Poestenkill...

Marie E. Hoffman

Marie E. Hoffman

Nov 29, 2022

Poestenkill- Marie E. Hoffman, 91, a longtime resident of Snyder’s Corners Road died on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at The Grand at Guilderland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born and raised in Poestenkill, Marie was the daughter of the late Vernon C. and Helen Toussaint Hoffman Sr. Marie had retired from the Averill Park School District where she...

Craig G. Young

Craig G. Young

Nov 26, 2022

Wynantskill- Craig G. Young, 75, of Worthington Terrace passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at home. Born in Troy, Craig was the son of the late E. Stanley and Maude Wynne Young and husband for 54 years of the late Gretchen Dingman Young.Craig was a lifelong resident of the area and was a 1965 graduate of the Averill Park...

Walter R. Bassey

Walter R. Bassey

Nov 24, 2022

Brunswick- Walter R. Bassey, 80, of Lockrow Road, died on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at his residence surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness. Born and raised in Queens, Walter was the son of the late John A. and Catherine Heffernan Bassey. As a young man after his time in the navy, Walter traveled the country on his motorcycle,...

Sharon M. Campbell

Sharon M. Campbell

Nov 16, 2022

Averill Park- Sharon M. Campbell, 79, of Taborton Road, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Hudson, NY, Sharon was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Virginia M. Allen Campbell. Sharon was raised in Rensselaer and raised her children in West Sand Lake. She was a homemaker but...