Obituaries

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...

Alice D. Reiniger

Alice D. Reiniger

Nov 9, 2022

Averill Park- Alice D. Reiniger, 81, of Fisher Road died on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush after a long illness. Born in Troy, Alice was the daughter of the late Elnathan J. and Catholene Honsinger McFee and the wife of the late Donald J. Reiniger. Alice grew up in Taborton, Sand Lake and attended...

Theresa W. Testo

Theresa W. Testo

Nov 8, 2022

North Greenbush- Theresa W. Testo, 81,  a resident of the Van Rensselaer Manor, went home to her heavenly father on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 with her children at her side, after an extended illness. Born in Hoosick Falls, NY, Theresa was the daughter of the late Anthony Waitekus and Margaret Winston Gathen. Theresa grew up in South Troy and resided there...

Rosalie H. Mackey

Rosalie H. Mackey

Nov 6, 2022

Poestenkill- Rosalie H. Mackey, 75, of Plank Road a longtime resident of Cohoes, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at St. Peters Hospital after a time of declining health. Born in the Village of Cooperstown, Rosalie was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Marion M. Montayne Gomiller Sr. and wife of the late Gary W. Mackey. Rosalie grew...

Warren D. Law

Warren D. Law

Nov 5, 2022

 Troy-Warren D. Law, 65, of First Street, died on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the St. Peters Hospice Inn in Albany after a long illness. Born in Troy, and a resident there most of his life, Warren was the son of the late Edward V. and Rita Ebere Law.  Warren attended the Troy Schools and worked in the construction field...

Clifford J. Dunworth

Clifford J. Dunworth

Oct 28, 2022

Poestenkill-Clifford J. Dunworth, 78, of Rte. 351 died suddenly on Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. Born in Rhinebeck, NY, Cliff was the son of the late George and Dorothy Johnson Dunworth and the beloved husband of Patricia Chartrand Dunworth. Cliff grew up on the Burden Lake Road and was a 1962 graduate...

Jane E. Beach

Jane E. Beach

Oct 26, 2022

North Greenbush- Jane E. Beach, 100, of the Van Rensselaer Manor died at her residence on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 after an extended illness. Born in Utica, Jane was the daughter of the late William B. and Joyce Buckbee Edmunds and wife of the late Frank M. Beach of West Stephentown. Jane grew up in Queensbury, was a graduate of...

Ronald E. Jewett Sr.

Ronald E. Jewett Sr.

Oct 17, 2022

Berlin- Ronald E. Jewett Sr., 79, of Dyken Pond Road, died on Monday, October 17, 2022 at his residence with his family at his side. Born in Cohoes, Ronny was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy Leonard Jewett and the beloved husband of Marjorie Teal Jewett. Ronald was a lifelong resident of Berlin and a lifelong diesel mechanic...

Cathy D. Sagendorf

Cathy D. Sagendorf

Oct 17, 2022

Poestenkill- Cathy D. Sagendorf passed on to the next life on Monday, October 17, 2022, after a 5-year battle with cancer. Cathy was a lifelong resident of Poestenkill and member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poestenkill. She was a graduate of the Averill Park High School, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY Oswego followed by a Master’s Degree from...

Laurence B. "Larry" Malone

Laurence B. "Larry" Malone

Oct 16, 2022

Newton,MA-Laurence B. (Larry) Malone, a resident of Averill Park, NY for more than 50 years, passed away on October 16, 2022 at The Falls at Cordingly Dam in Newton, MA. Larry was born on December 20, 1927 in Lansingburgh, NY, son of the late Edward J. and Dorothy Bebernitz Malone. In 1945 he graduated from Lansingburgh High, and attended Rutgers...

Phyllis E. “Polly” Kimmey

Phyllis E. “Polly” Kimmey

Oct 15, 2022

West Sand Lake- Phyllis E. “Polly” Kimmey, 95, of Rte. 43 died on Saturday, October 15, 2022 at her residence after an extended illness. Born in Troy, Phyllis was the last surviving child of the late Arnold and Beatrice Cummings Gardner and she was wife of the late Willis “Bud” Kimmey. Phyllis grew up in the “Alps” and later resided...

Virginia D. Eckert

Virginia D. Eckert

Sep 30, 2022

North Greenbush- Virginia D. Eckert, 71, of the Van Rensselaer Manor died on Friday, September 30, 2022 at the Manor after an extended illness. Born in Troy, Ginny was the daughter of the late Arthur E. and Jeanette Culver Smith. Ginny was raised in Sand Lake and was a 1969 graduate of the Averill Park High School. Ginny had been...

Linda L. Bradley

Linda L. Bradley

Sep 27, 2022

Poestenkill- Linda L. Bradley, 80, of Dater Hill Road died on Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at her residence with her family at her side after a long illness. Born in Brandenburg, KY, Linda was the daughter of the late Vernie and Ella Benham Streible and the devoted wife of 61 years to William E. Bradley. Linda was raised in Kentucky...

Nancy A. Kiehl

Nancy A. Kiehl

Sep 3, 2022

Rensselaer- Nancy A. Kiehl, 69, of Van Allen Way, formerly of Schenectady, died on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at the Evergreen Commons Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in East Greenbush after a short illness. Born in Troy, Nancy was the daughter of the late Joseph and Helen MacDonald Honsinger and the wife of James W. Kiehl. Nancy grew up in Troy...

Fred R. DeCamp Jr.

Fred R. DeCamp Jr.

Aug 28, 2022

West Sand Lake- Fred R. DeCamp Jr., 75, of Brookside Way died on Sunday, August 28, 2022 at his residence surrounded by his devoted family. Born in Freeport, Long Island he was the son of the late Fred R. and Audrey Morrison DeCamp. The DeCamp family moved to the area when Fred was in his teens and he attended the...

Lt. Commander William Eden Waldin II

Lt. Commander William Eden Waldin II

Aug 18, 2022

William Eden Waldin II, 66, the husband of Valerie Lang Waldin of Glass Lake, entered eternal life on August 18, 2022, following a mighty and heroic battle with lung cancer. When diagnosed, William had been expected to survive six to 12 months at best; yet he continued to defy the odds and lived for over five years with the disease."Billy"...