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.)
Dorothy Bleekman
FULTONVILLE - Mrs. Dorothy Bleekman, who had been a member of the Ames-Strout Brook Methodist Church for more than 60 years, died Tuesday at Dawn Crest Nursing Home, Fultonville, where she had lived since May. Mrs. Bleekman, formerly of West Grand Street, Palatine Bridge, was 88.
Born in Ames, Mrs. Bleekman moved to Palatine Bridge in 1950. She and her husband wintered in Florida. She worked for Beech-Nut Life Savers in Canajoharie for 40 years.
Mrs. Bleekman had been a member of the Ames-Sprout Brook Methodist Church since age 12. She was a member of the Cross Trail's Square Dancing Club and several other square-dancing clubs over the years.
Oliver Bleekman, whom she married June 24, 1950, died in 1992.
Survivors include nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Jackson & Betz Funeral Home, 15 Main St.
A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fonda.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Mid-County Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 126, Canajoharie, NY 13317.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Elizabeth Yager
AMSTERDAM - Mrs. Elizabeth M. Yager, 82, formerly of Woodrow Road, died Monday at Montgomery Meadows, where she had been a resident.
Born and educated in Amsterdam, Mrs. Yager had been a lifelong area resident.
She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Yager was a member of St. Ann's Episcopal Church.
William A. Yager, whom she married March 9, 1946, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Linda C. Mosconi of Gloversville; two sisters, Katherine Antonewicz of Amsterdam and Lillian Jacyna of Reston, Va.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
The Office of the Burial of the Dead will be read at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Ann's Episcopal Church, Division Street.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 tonight at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave.
Burial will be in Hagaman Cemetery, Hagaman.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association in care of the funeral home.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Frederick Flower, Sr.
DELANSON - Frederick J. Flower, Sr., who was a former member of the Delanson Fire Co., died Monday at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Fla. Mr. Flower, of North Tamiami Trail, North Fort Myers, Fla., formerly of Delanson, was 49.
Born in Schenectady, Mr. Flower was a longtime Delanson resident and attended Duanesburg Central School. He moved to Florida in 1996.
He was an Army veteran of the Vietnam War.
He was a lifelong mechanic, last working at Anker's Construction in North Fort Myers.
Survivors include a son, Frederick J. Flower, Jr. of Owensboro, Ky.; a daughter, Shannon Fulkenson of Owensboro, Ky.; his parents, John and Harriet Moore Flower of North Fort Myers, Fla.; two brothers, Robert G. Flower, Sr. of Delanson and Willard Bink of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.; a sister, Marguerite Heath of Altamont; and a grandson.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the White-Van Buren Funeral Home, 1779 Main St.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Grove Cemetery, Quaker Street.
Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 7 Washington Square, Albany, NY 12205.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Jane Maksail
LARGO, Fla. - A Mass of Christian burial for Jane Maksail, 92, who died June 26 in Largo, will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Church of Saint Adalbert, Lansing Street, Schenectady.
Arrangements are by the Glenville Funeral Home, Glenville.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
John W. Howard
BAREFOOT BAY, Fla. - John W. Howard, who was an Army veteran of the Korean War, died at home Monday after a long illness. Mr. Howard, of Barefoot Bay, Fla., was 65.
Born in Saratoga Springs, Mr. Howard moved from Burnt Hills to Barefoot Bay in 1996.
He retired from the General Electric Co. in Schenectady.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Sebastian, Fla.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Howard; two sons, Jeffrey Howard of Sebring, Fla., and Stefan Howard of Whitefish, Mont.; a daughter, Ellen Howard of Scottsdale, Ariz.; his mother, Ellen Bunyan of New York; four sisters, Beverly Clarke, Marie Figueroa, Betty Wolfe and Mary Vessells, all of New York; and two grandchildren.
There are no services scheduled.
Contributions may be made to the Hospice of Health First, 1900 Dairy Road, Melbourne, FL 32904; or the Petals and Palm Club, 434 Kumquat Drive, Barefoot Bay, FL 32976.
Arrangements were by Indian River Cremation, Vero Beach, Fla.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Judith Allen
CHARLTON - Mrs. Judith Shoemaker Allen, who was a cheerleader coach/advisor for several area schools, died Monday at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Mrs. Allen, of Crawford Drive, was 64.
Born in Jackson, Mich., Mrs. Allen had lived in Charlton for 37 years. She was a 1954 graduate of Jackson High School in Jackson, Mich.
Mrs. Allen was a cheerleader coach/adviser for Union College in Schenectady, Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake High School and Burnt Hills Pop Warner Football. She was also a purebred dog breeder.
Mrs. Allen was a host for New York City Fresh Air Children for 10 years and a local chairman for three years. She was a cheerleader competition and tryout judge, and an exercise instructor.
She was a member of Burnt Hills United Methodist Church and its choir. She was also a confirmation class teacher.
Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Richard R. Allen; a daughter, Richelle J. Modic of Bethlehem, Pa.; a son, Randal J. Allen of Fairfield, Calif.; and five grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 11, at the Burnt Hills United Methodist Church.
There are no calling hours.
Contributions may be made to the Ovarian Cancer Group in care of Caring Together, 167 Winnie Road, Delmar, NY 12054.
Arrangements are by the Townley & Wheeler Funeral Home, Ballston Lake.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Lorraine Maynard
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. - Mrs. Lorraine Kelly Maynard, who held many volunteer positions with the Hudson Valley Girl Scout Council in Albany, died Tuesday at Newton Memorial Hospital in Newton, N.J., after a long illness. Mrs. Maynard, of Hackettstown, N.J., was 89.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Maynard had lived in Albany before moving to Colombia, South America. In 1963, she moved to Allendale, N.J., and in 1980 to Hackettstown, where she had lived with her daughter.
She was a graduate of Ellis Hospital School of Nursing and was a registered nurse.
Mrs. Maynard was a member of St. Helen's Church in Niskayuna.
Her husband, Dudley E. Maynard, died in 1994.
Survivors include two daughters, Marianne Maynard of Allendale, N.J., and Lorraine Maynard of Hackettstown, N.J.
A service will be held at 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Jones Funeral Home, 1503 Union St., Schenectady, followed at 9 a.m. at St. Helen's CHurch, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Calling hours will be from 3 to 4 and 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Marcia Dibble
JOHNSTOWN - Mrs. Marcia Dibble, 81, of Prospect Street, died Tuesday at Nathan Littauer Extension Health Care Facility after a long illness.
Born and educated in Cobleskill, Mrs. Dibble was a homemaker.
She was a Protestant.
Mrs. Dibble was a member of the Johnstown 50 Plus Senior Citizen Center.
Her husband, Floyd Dibble, whom she married in 1941, died in 1983.
Survivors include two sons, Wesley and Lloyd Dibble, both of St. Johnsville; a daughter, Maryann Butler of Johnstown; two brothers, Robert Borest of Florida and Stanley Borest of Cobleskill; two sisters, Beatrice Winnie of Albany and Irene Snyder of Cobleskill; 10 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Barter & Donnan Funeral Home, 1 N. Melcher St.
Calling hours will be from 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Fonda.
Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation or to charity.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Mary Cuoco
WARWICK, R.I. - Mrs. Mary Mollica Cuoco, 86, formerly of Schenectady, died Saturday at Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, N.J.
Born and educated in Schenectady, Mrs. Cuoco was a graduate of the old Schenectady High School. She moved to Warwick in 1995.
She worked with her husband for many years in the family business, Artic Freeze Co. She was also a homemaker.
Mrs. Cuoco was a member of the Senior Citizens Center in Rotterdam.
She was a communicant of St. Madeleine-Sophie Roman Catholic Church in Rotterdam.
Michael J. Cuoco, whom she married Sept. 11, 1938, died in 1995.
Survivors include two daughters, Diane J. Considine of Bridgewater, N.J., and Joan E. DeMarco of Warwick, R.I.; a sister, Thomasina Ferrucci of Charlton; and two grandchildren.
A memorial Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Madeleine-Sophie Roman Catholic Church, Carman Road, Rotterdam.
Entombment will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Central Avenue, Colonie.
Contributions may be made to charity.
Arrangements are by N. Rossi & Sons Funeral Home, Schenectady.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
Pearl Canfield
BROADALBIN - Mrs. Pearl L. Canfield, who worked at the Nathan Littauer Hospital for 29 years, died Monday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady after a short illness. Mrs. Canfield, of Spring Street, was 64.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Canfield attended schools in Ballston Spa. She lived in Broadalbin since 1955.
Mrs. Canfield began as a nursing assistant and later became a ward clerk at the Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville. She retired in 1999.
She was a former member of the Broadalbin United Methodist Church and its Miriam Class.
Mrs. Canfield was also a former member of the Kennyetto Fire Company Women's Auxiliary. She was a member and past president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8690 auxiliary; and a member of the American Legion Post 337 auxiliary.
Mrs. Canfield was a member of several area bowling leagues including the Busy Bees and the Rolling Twenties.
She was a member of the 1976 Sisters of the Brush.
Her husband, Clarence W. Canfield Jr., whom she married Feb. 11, 1955, died this past February.
Survivors include two daughters, Joy C. Canfield of Amsterdam and Judy A. Akers of Latham; a brother, William Coon of Saratoga Springs; a sister, Joan Marie Coon of Broadalbin; and a granddaughter.
A service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home, 38 W. Main St.
Burial will be in Briggs Cemetery, Ballston Spa.
Calling hours are from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Contributions may be made to the Broadalbin Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
[Published 1-Aug-2001]
