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.)
Winifred Coffee
SCOTIA - Mrs. Winifred Davis Coffee, 85, of the Baptist Health Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, died Wednesday at the center after a short illness.
Born in Fort Hunter, Mrs. Coffee lived in Amsterdam and in Albany before moving to Schenectady in 1988.
Mrs. Coffee was a clerk at the Salvation Army store in Albany for 10 years, retiring in 1979. She was a member of the Salvation Army Ladies Auxiliary.
She was a former communicant of Our Lady of Angels Church, Albany.
Mrs. Coffee was the widow of Anthony Mustico, William Gates and Francis Coffee.
Survivors include four sons, Richard Mustico of Saudi Arabia, Robert Mustico of Loudonville, Anthony Mustico of Broadalbin and Thomas Mustico of Sterling, N.Y.; a daughter, Anne Coffee Cole of Charlton; four sisters, Jean Rossi of Johnstown, Helen Oaksford of Manhattan Beach, Calif., Doris Giovanni of Amsterdam and Florida, and Kathrynn Depa of Waynesboro, Va.; 26 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
The services will be held at 9:15 a.m. Monday at the Gleason Funeral Home, 730 Union St., Schenectady, and at 10 a.m. a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at the Immaculate Conception Church, Glenville. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Most Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Niskayuna.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 440 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205.
[Published 8-Dec-2001]
Anna Viano
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Anna Ciaccio Viano, 94, of the Fulton County Residential Health Care Facility, died Friday at the facility.
Born in Gloversville, Mrs. Viano lived in Brooklyn for several years. She moved to facility nearly four years ago.
Mrs. Viano was a sales clerk for the former Meltezer's Fur Shop for many years.
She was a member of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church and the Catholic Daughters of America.
Her husband, Anthony Viano, died in 1962.
Survivors include a sister, Assunta "Sussie" DelSignore of Gloversville.
The services will be held at 8:45 a.m. Monday at the Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St., and at 9:30 a.m. a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
[Published 8-Dec-2001]
Charles L. Eagan, Sr.
GLOVERSVILLE - Charles L. Eagan, 54, of North Street, died Friday at Nathan Littauer Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Eagan was born in Amsterdam.
He was a mechanic for Cars On Credit in Johnstown.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Myers Eagan, whom he married April 26, 1969; a daughter, Deborah Eagan of Gloversville; two sons, Thomas F. and Charles L. Eagan, Jr., both of Gloversville; his mother, Gladys Eagan of Gloversville; three brothers, Richard Eagan of Gloversville, Paul Eagan of Lowville and Timothy Eagan Sr. of Johnstown; four sisters, Carol Eagan, Sharon Colson and Maryann Hayes, all of Gloversville, and Sheila D'Onofrio of Poland, N.Y.; and five grandchildren.
The service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St. Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Fern Dale Cemetery, Johnstown.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 73 N. Main St., Gloversville, NY 12078.
[Published 8-Dec-2001]
Mary Duma
AMSTERDAM - Mrs. Mary A. Duma, 89, formerly of Jay Street, died Friday at the Wilkinson Skilled Nursing Facility after a long illness.
Born and educated in Amsterdam, Mrs. Duma was a lifelong area resident.
She worked for Mohasco Industries at one time. She was also a dressmaker for the former Hanover Dress Co. and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Duma was a member of St. Stanislaus Church and its Rosary Society. She was a member of the Paderewski Choir.
Survivors include her husband, Joseph J. Duma, whom she married July 19, 1941; a son, Donald Duma of Palatine, Ill.; three sisters, Winifred Sumigray, Frances Konieczny and Gertrude Wojtkiewicz, all of Amsterdam; and a step-grandchild.
A memorial Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 9 a.m. Monday at St. Stanislaus Church.
There are no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. Stanislaus Church, 73 Reid St., Amsterdam, NY 12010. Arrangements are by the Jendrzejczak Funeral Home.
[Published 8-Dec-2001].
Thomas Derrico, 96, played in Florida, Johnstown bands
GLOVERSVILLE - Thomas A. Derrico, 96, formerly of the Kingsboro Towers, died Saturday at the Nathan Littauer Hospital Nursing Home after a short illness.
Mr. Derrico was born in Grumo, Veneno, province of Naples, Italy.
He worked for the Fulton County Highway Department for 22 years before retiring in 1968 and moving to New Port Richey, Fla.
He subsequently relocated to Valrico, Fla.
He played the clarinet and the saxophone in many local orchestras and was a member of the Citizens Band in Johnstown.
Mr. Derrico played first-chair clarinet for the 80-piece Clearwater (Fla.) Concert Band and other bands in the area.
He returned to Gloversville in 1999 and was a communicant of St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church.
His wife, Theresa Cole Derrico, whom he married Aug. 11, 1926, died in 1999.
Survivors include a daughter, Marie Otto of Gloversville; a grandson; and two great-grandsons.
Services will be held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Amico Funeral Home, 150 S. Main St., and at 9:30 at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Spring burial will be in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
Calling hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice.
[Published 9-Dec-2001]
Charles W. Plumer, Sr.
WEST SAND LAKE - Charles W. Plumer Sr., 86, of Chamberlin Hill Road, died Friday at the Eden Park Health Center in East Greenbush after a short illness.
Mr. Plumer was born in New York City. He had lived in the Capital Region for 50 years and was a resident of West Sand Lake for 30 years.
Mr. Plumer retired in 1978 from the New York Telephone Co., where he had worked for 48 years.
He was married to the late Virginia Whalen Plumer.
Survivors include three sons, Robert C. Plumer of California, Charles W. Plumer, Jr. of Danbury, Conn., and John M. Plumer of East Greenbush; three daughters, Lauretta Tierney of Mayfield, Virginia "Ginny" Lashoff of West Sand Lake, and Ronnie A. Clark of Albany; 10 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the W.J. Lyons, Jr. Funeral Home, 1700 Washington Ave., Rensselaer, and at 10 at St. John's Church in Rensselaer, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie.
Calling hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
[Published 9-Dec-2001]
Helen Kuziara
WATERVLIET - Mrs. Helen Kawa Kuziara, 83, of 25th Street, died at home Friday.
Mrs. Kuziara was born and raised in Watervliet.
She assisted her husband in the operation of the family store on 25th Street for many years.
Later, Mrs. Kuziara was employed as a cashier at the Central Market in Watervliet, and she worked at Montgomery Ward & Co. in Menands in the catalog phone order department.
She was also a homemaker and a communicant of Immaculate Conception Church.
Her husband, Theodore C. Kuziara, died Sept. 5, 1990.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Tessier of Woodbury, Conn.; a son, Thomas J. Kuziara of Watervliet; two sisters, Mary Novak of Watervliet and Alice Cronin of Madison, Conn.; and two grandchildren.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Parker Bros. Memorial Funeral Home, 2013 Broadway, and at 10 at Immaculate Conception Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will follow in Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Colonie.
Calling hours will be from 3 this afternoon to 6 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer 12144.
[Published 9-Dec-2001]
James D. Barnett, Sr,
CLIFTON PARK - James D. Barnett, Sr., 82, of Tamarack Lane, died Friday at the Samuel S. Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany after a long illness.
Mr. Barnett was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
He retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel and began a second career as a representative for the Mutual of New York Life Insurance Co.
Mr. Barnett was a member of the Clifton Park Center Baptist Church and the board of the Natural Food Associates of New York.
Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Juanita Allen Barnett; four sons, James D. Barnett, Jr. of Auburn, Maine, Thomas D. Barnett of Phoenix, Ariz., Donald A. Barnett of Brentwood, Tenn., and Kenneth G. Barnett of Falls Church, Va.; a sister, Myra Mosley of North Carolina; and six grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Clifton Park Center Baptist Church.
Burial will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Saratoga National Cemetery, Schuylerville.
Memorial contributions may be made to the NYS Natural Food Associates Inc., NY Port Authority Station, P.O. Box 30945, New York, NY 10011.
Arrangements are by the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9.
[Published 9-Dec-2001]
Jill E. Diamond
MIDDLEBURGH - Miss Jill E. Diamond, 26, of Danforth Avenue, died Thursday at Little Falls Hospital from injuries received in an automobile accident earlier that day.
Miss Diamond was born in Cobleskill and was a 1993 graduate of Middleburgh Central School.
She was employed as a customer service representative at the Agway Center in Guilderland.
Survivors include her parents, Lorenzo "George" Diamond, Jr. and Cheryl Pitt Diamond of Middleburgh; three sisters, Valerie Van Aller, Susanne Diamond and Heather Diamond, all of Middleburgh; her paternal grandmother, Beatrice Diamond of Middleburgh; and her companion, Robert Bagley of Middleburgh.
A service will be held at 8 p.m. Monday at the Schoharie Valley Alliance Church, Route 145.
Burial will be in the spring in Grovernors Corners Cemetery.
A calling hour will precede the service at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Schoharie Valley Alliance Church Youth Group Programs, Route 145, Middleburgh 12122.
Arrangements are by the Palmer & Shaylor Funeral Home in Middleburgh and the Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home in Cobleskill.
[Published 9-Dec-2001]
Joan Ryan Legan
SCHENECTADY - Mrs. Joan Ryan Legan, 71, of Prospect Street, died Friday at the Samuel Stratton Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Albany after a short illness.
Mrs. Legan was born in Albany and lived in Rensselaer for many years before moving to Schenectady.
She was a graduate of St. John's Academy in Rensselaer and the Hudson Valley Community College School of Nursing.
She was employed in health care for many years.
Mrs. Legan served in the Marine Corps in 1952 and was a member of the Joseph E. Zaloga American Legion Post in Albany.
While a resident of Rensselaer, she was a communicant of St. John's Church.
Survivors include a son, David M. Legan of Schenectady; a sister, Rosemary Williams of Rensselaer; three brothers, Bernie Ryan, Joseph Ryan and Edward Ryan, all of Rensselaer; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. There will be no calling hours.
Burial will be in Saratoga National Cemetery.
Contributions in memory of Mrs. Legan may be made to the Rensselaer Volunteer Ambulance Inc., 901 Third St., Rensselaer 12144, or to the Sisters of Mercy Retirement Fund, 310 S. Manning Blvd., Albany 12208.
Arrangements are by the W.J. Lyons, Jr. Funeral Home, 1700 Washington Ave., Rensselaer.
[Published 9-Dec-2001]
