Albany County, New York Obituary and Death Notices Collection
(Searches various funeral homes and newspapers in the Albany, Altamont, Berne, Bethlehem, Coeymans, Cohoes, Colonie, Green Island, Guilderland, Knox, New Scotland, Ravena, Rensselaerville, Slingerlands, Voorheesville, and Watervliet areas.)
Lorraine Smith
GLENVILLE - Mrs. Lorraine K. Smith, 89, of Jennifer Road, died Tuesday at Ellis Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Smith was a lifelong area resident.
She was a clerk for the former General Electric Maqua Co., retiring in 1972 after 23 years of service.
Mrs. Smith was a member of the East Glenville Community Church.
Her husband of 63 years, P. Sheridan Smith, died in 1993.
Survivors include a son, Phillip H. Smith of Glenville; a sister, Mary Clemons of Scotia; three grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the White Funeral Home, 264 N. Ballston Ave. (Route 50), Scotia.
A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Park Cemetery, Scotia.
Contributions may be made to the American Lung Association of Northeastern New York, 3 Winners Circle, Suite 300, Albany, NY 12205.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Julius Stankus
COLONIE - Julius R. Stankus, 78, of Caveson Lane, died Tuesday at home.
Born in Albany, Mr. Stankus had been a Colonie resident for 46 years.
He was an Army veteran of World War II, serving in Europe. He received the Bronze Star.
Mr. Stankus worked for the Servomation Corp. in Saratoga Springs for 31 years, retiring in 1988.
Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Patricia A. Stankus; five sons, Robert T. Stankus of Schenectady, Gerald P. Stankus of Pennsylvania, Richard E. Stankus of Guilderland, and Donald J. and James M. Stankus, both of Colonie; four brothers, Alfred Stankus of Wynantskill, William C. Stankus of Schenectady, Richard Stankus of Colonie and Leo Stankus of Guilderland; three sisters, Vera Smith of Albany, Frances Russo of Rotterdam Junction and June Stankus of Schenectady; and 12 grandchildren.
Services will be held at 8:15 a.m. Saturday at the New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Road, followed at 9 a.m. at the Church of Saint Clare, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden.
Contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Albany, 315 S. Manning Blvd., Albany, NY 12208.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Josephine Molello
ALBANY - Miss Josephine Molello, 88, of the Albany County Nursing Home, died Tuesday at St. Peter's Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Rome, Italy, Miss Molello lived in Albany all of her life.
Until retiring, she was a payroll clerk at the Freihofer Baking Co.
Miss Molello was a Navy veteran of World War II.
Survivors include a brother, Peter R. Gerace of Albany; and a sister, Judy Fiscaletti of Slingerlands.
A service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Friday at the Chicorelli Funeral Home, 331 Delaware Ave., where a calling hour will begin at 8:30.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
John Manchester
GLOVERSVILLE - John "Jack" Manchester Jr., 64, of County Highway 112, died Tuesday at Nathan Littauer Hospital after being stricken at home.
Born in Gloversville, Mr. Manchester was a 1954 graduate of Johnstown High School and was an Air Force veteran, serving from 1955 to 1963.
He was a member of the Johnstown Loyal Order of the Moose and attended the former Garoga Methodist Church.
Mr. Manchester worked at General Electric Co., Schenectady, retiring in 1995.
Survivors include his wife, June Knoblauch Manchester, whom he married Nov. 16, 1957; two sons, John R. Manchester of Santa Monica, Calif., and Fred A. Manchester of Bleecker; a daughter, Brenda L. Manchester of Gloversville; two sisters, Betty Hulsaver of Caroga Lake and Connie Smith of St. Johnsville; and three grandchildren.
There are no services or calling hours.
Cremation will be in Vale Crematory, Schenectady.
Contributions may be made to the Caroga Lake Volunteer Fire Department.
Arrangements are by the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, Johnstown.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Jane Hess
GUILDERLAND - Mrs. Jane McKamey Hess, 73, of East Lydius Street, died Tuesday at an area health care facility after a short illness.
Born in Berwick, Pa., Mrs. Hess was a 1945 graduate of Berwick High School.
She was a member of the Guilford Church of Christ in Berwick.
Mrs. Hess was a secretary for the American Car and Foundry in Berwick.
After moving to Madison, Conn., in 1951, she was a secretary for the Madison School District and then the North Madison Congregational Church before retiring in 1984 and moving to Schenectady.
Mrs. Hess was a member of the Lynnwood Reformed Church.
Her husband, Derl J. Hess, died on 1998.
Survivors include two sons, Jeffrey J. and Michael J. Hess, both of Guilderland; two brothers, Warren McKamey Jr. of Williamsport, Pa., and Francis Roll of Berwick, Pa.; and four grandchildren.
A graveside service will be held in the Pinegrove Cemetery, Walnut Street, Berwick, Pa., at a later date.
There are no calling hours.
Contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Schenectady, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308.
Arrangements are by the New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home, Colonie.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
George Kavoukian
CLIFTON PARK - George Kavoukian, 72, of Southbury Road, died Tuesday at home after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Albany, Mr. Kavoukian was a graduate of Bethlehem High School. He was a yard foreman for Leaseway Transportation in Selkirk for 22 years, retiring in 1988. He and his father were co-owners and operators of Pearl Cash Market in Albany for 25 years.
Mr. Kavoukian was a member of the Watervliet Elks Lodge 1500 and attended St. Mary's Historic Church of Albany.
He was the widower of Peggy Duffy Kavoukian.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Kavoukian of North Greenbush and Chris Deyo of Latham; a brother, Martin Kavoukian of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; his fiancee, Peggy Pendel Deyo of Clifton Park; and three grandchildren.
Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Saturday at the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9, followed at 9:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Historic Church of Albany, corner of Pine and Lodge streets, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Ella Harppinger
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Ella E. Harppinger, 81, formerly of Helwig Street, died Tuesday at the Fulton County Regional Health Care Facility after a long illness.
Born in Amsterdam, Mrs. Harppinger attended the Gloversville Wesleyan Church.
She was a homemaker.
Ruskin Harppinger, whom she married in 1942, died in 1945.
Survivors include two sons, Ralph and Ellsworth E. Whitbeck, both of Gloversville; a daughter, Kathleen Meacham of Ravena; a sister, Gladys Bania of Johnstown; a brother, Robert L. Cline of Gloversville; and five grandchildren.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the A.G. Cole Funeral Home, 215 E. Main St., Johnstown.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Maple Avenue Cemetery, Fultonville.
Contributions may be made to the Ayers Memorial Animal Shelter, 133 Hilltop Road, Sprakers, NY 12166.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Edward Cuomo
SCHENECTADY - Edward Cuomo, 77, of State Street, died Nov. 1 at Ellis Hospital.
There are no known survivors.
Burial will be at 1 this afternoon in Vale Cemetery.
There are no calling hours or services.
Arrangements are by the Jones Funeral Home, 1503 Union St.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Catherine B. McBride
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mrs. Catherine B. McBride, 79, of the Wesley Health Care Center, died Wednesday at the residence.
Born in Troy, Mrs. McBride attended Emma Willard School and was a graduate of Catholic Central High School in Troy.
She also attended Troy Business College.
For more than 20 years, Mrs. McBride worked at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where for 15 years, she was senior secretary in the Physics Department.
She was a volunteer for Samaritan and Saratoga hospitals.
Mrs. McBride was a communicant of St. Clement's Roman Catholic Church and a member of the Ladies Guild of Charity.
Survivors include her husband of 56 years, Robert B. McBride; four daughters, Linda Antes of Pittsburg, Pa., Dr. Edna Ann Pytlak of Brooklyn, Maria Bucciferro of Saratoga Springs, and Mary Joan Bluemich of Aachen, Germany; a son, Dr. R. Bruce McBride of Delmar; a brother, Charles P. Boland of Troy; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Clement's Church, 231 Lake Ave.
Burial will follow in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery, Troy.
Calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home, 628 N. Broadway.
Contributions may be made to the Wesley Health Care Center's "With a Heart, Choose A Friend" program, in care of Patricia Schaffer, 131 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
Bertha Root
POESTENKILL - Mrs. Bertha Miller Root, 84, of Flint Drive, died Tuesday at home after a short illness.
Mrs. Root was born in Watervliet and graduated from Watervliet High School.
She was a nurse's aide at Samaritan Hospital in Troy from 1958 to 1968. She subsequently worked as a transcriber for the New York Court of Claims from 1968 until her retirement in 1979.
Mrs. Root was a member of First Wesleyan Church of Watervliet and served as Primary Department superintendent, the Young Missionaries Workers' Band superintendent, Sunday school superintendent and Wesleyan Missionary Society president. She was also church pianist, church board member and a trustee.
She served as an officer of the Eastern New York Holiness Association.
Survivors include three daughters, Lois Merritt of Fayetteville, N.C., Joyce Dombrosky of East Poestenkill and Rebecca Lynn Root of Troy; a son, Timothy P. Root of North Greenbush; a sister, Ruth Jazarnski of Troy; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at the First Wesleyan Church of Watervliet, 529 Fifth Ave., Watervliet.
Calling hours are 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the church.
Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church, 529 Fifth Ave., Watervliet, NY 12189.
Arrangements are by the Morris-Stebbins-Miner & Sanvidge Funeral Home, 312 Hoosick St., Troy.
[Published 9-Nov-2000]
