Albany County, New York Obituary and Death Notices Collection
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David Astor, 89, editor, activist
LONDON - David Astor, editor of Britain's respected Observer newspaper for 27 years and a dedicated anti-apartheid campaigner for decades, has died. He was 89.
Astor died in his sleep Friday, the newspaper said Sunday. It did not give the cause of death.
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president, described Astor as "a loyal friend."
"Under him, the Observer supported the African National Congress from the early years of apartheid, when we most needed it and when most newspapers ignored it," Mandela said Saturday.
"I will always remember the generosity and loyalty of David, both as a friend and supporter of our movement and South African Democracy," Mandela said.
A Buckingham Palace official said Queen Elizabeth II was "deeply saddened" at the news of Astor's death.
In its obituary, The Daily Telegraph said Astor "proved himself one of the outstanding editors of the post-war period, transforming his family's newspaper ... from a staid organ of the Establishment into the leading forum of English liberalism."
He is survived by his second wife, Bridget, whom he married in 1952, and their two sons and three daughters, as well as the daughter from his first marriage.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Anthony J. Maddaloni
ROTTERDAM - Anthony J. Maddaloni, who was a longtime employee of the General Electric Co., died Sunday at the Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland. Mr. Maddaloni, of Merritt Drive, was 88.
Born in Amsterdam, Mr. Maddaloni lived most of his life in the Schenectady area.
Before World War II, he was a member of the Army National Guard 27th Infantry Division.
Mr. Maddaloni worked for 44 years as a supervisor in the insulating materials department for GE in Schenectady, retiring in 1973.
He was a member of the Mount Carmel Holy Name Society and a church usher.
Mr. Maddaloni also was a member of the Rotterdam Senior Citizens and the GE Quarter Century Club.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Antimina Gallo Maddaloni; a daughter, Rose Marie Zanta of Guilderland; two sons, Dominick Maddaloni of Guilderland and Anthony Maddaloni of New Scotland; a brother, Joseph Maddaloni of Schenectady; 11 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:15 a.m. Wednesday at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave., followed by a Mass of Christian burial at 9 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, Pleasant Street.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden, Colonie.
Calling hours will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in care of the St. Peter's Hospital Foundation, 317 S. Manning Blvd., Albany 12208.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Helen Fortune
BALLSTON SPA - Mrs. Helen F. Fortune, 84, of Ballston Avenue, died Friday at Saratoga Hospital.
Mrs. Fortune was born in Brooklyn and was a graduate of John Jay High School there.
She had lived in Rockville Centre, Long Island, for 16 years before moving to Ballston Spa.
Mrs. Fortune worked in the manufactured home business for many years.
She was married to the late George T. Fortune for 30 years.
Survivors include four sons, Gerard Fortune and Joseph Fortune, both of Ballston Spa, Terrence Fortune of Galway and Kenneth Fortune of Schuylerville; and five grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary's Catholic Church on Milton Avenue.
Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Saratoga Springs.
Calling hours will be 7 to 9 tonight at the Armer Funeral Home, 39 E. High St.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Road, Loudonville 12211.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Irene Pingelski
HALFMOON - Mrs. Irene Pingelski, who was employed in the food service department of Shenendehowa Central School in Clifton Park for 13 years, died at home Saturday after a long illness. Mrs. Pingelski, of Fellows Road, was 56.
Mrs. Pingelski was born, raised and educated in Poland and came to this country in 1964.
She retired recently from the Shenendehowa Central School due to illness.
Earlier, Mrs. Pingelski and her husband owned and operated Clifton Country Farms in Halfmoon.
She was a member of the Night Owls Ladies Home Bureau and a communicant of St. Michael's Church in Cohoes.
Survivors include her husband of 35 years, Adam G. Pingelski; two sons, David Pingelski and Derek Pingelski, both of Halfmoon; a daughter, Caroline M. Packard of Ballston Lake; a brother, Roman Zaloga of Poland; and two sisters, Halina Jablonowska and Jadzia Tuszkiewicz, both of Poland.
Services will be at 8:45 a.m. Tuesday at the Gordon C. Emerick Funeral Home, 1550 Route 9, Clifton Park, and at 9:30 at St. Michael's Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery, Waterford.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 this afternoon and 7 to 9 tonight at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Clifton Park Fire Department, 38 Old Route 146, Clifton Park 12065, or to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs 12866, or to St. Michael's Church, 36 Page Ave., Cohoes 12047.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Janet Hughes
SARATOGA SPRINGS - Mrs. Janet L. Hughes, who was an artist and a member of the Saratoga County Arts Council, died at home Saturday. Mrs. Hughes, of the Embury Apartments on Lawrence Street, was 87.
Mrs. Hughes was born in Brooklyn. She attended Cornell University as a member of the Class of 1935.
She was a resident of Saratoga Lake for most of her life.
Many of her works have been displayed at several area shows. She currently has a painting in the traveling art show for the New York State Nursing Home Association.
Her husband, Walter E. Hughes, died in 1960.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Ferradino of Malta; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Services will be private. There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence St., Saratoga Springs 12866.
Arrangements are by the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing Cunniff funeral homes, 628 N. Broadway.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Lillian Dawson
BALLSTON SPA - Mrs. Lillian Lehman Dawson, 90, died Saturday at Maplewood Manor.
Mrs. Dawson was born in Brooklyn and lived there most of her life before moving to Long Island and most recently to Schenectady.
As a young woman, she worked for the New York Telephone Co.
Later, Mrs. Dawson was a waitress on Long Island.
She sang opera in Manhattan and Brooklyn for much of her life.
She was the widow of Lloyd Gessler and Harold Dawson.
Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Nacy of Saratoga Lake, two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, 149 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs.
Burial will follow in North Milton Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 9 to 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Simone Funeral Home, 105 Lake Ave., Saratoga Springs.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Pauline Schwartz
AMSTERDAM - Miss Pauline Schwartz, 88, of Bullshead Road, died Saturday at the Liberty Bullshead Intensive Care Facility, where she had lived since 1990.
Miss Schwartz was born in New York City.
In 1925, she was cared for at the Letchworth Development Center in New York City. In 1981, she moved to the Wilton Developmental Center.
Miss Schwartz had participated in the Liberty Day Treatment program since 1987 and resided at a family care home in Palatine Bridge before moving to her present residence.
She also participated in the Liberty Day Treatment Seniors Program at Bullshead Road.
There are no immediate survivors.
A service will be held at 1:30 this afternoon at the Betz, Rossi & Bellinger Family Funeral Home, 171 Guy Park Ave.
Burial will be in Temple of Israel Cemetery, Cranesville.
A calling hour will precede the service at the funeral home.
Contributions in memory of Miss Schwartz may be made to Liberty or to the Montgomery County SPCA in care of the funeral home.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Phyllis W. Carver
ALBANY - Mrs. Phyllis W. Carver, 93, of the Teresian House, died there Sunday. She had lived at the nursing home since February 1998.
Mrs. Carver was born in Newtonville, Mass., and raised in Worcester, Mass., where she graduated from high school.
She received an undergraduate degree from Springfield College and a master's degree from the University of Connecticut.
Mrs. Carver operated a private kindergarten in her home in Hampden, Maine, for 14 years.
She taught second grade for seven years and served for seven years on the staff of the Cooperative Special Service Center as head of the speech therapy program in the public schools of four towns in Connecticut.
Mrs. Carver was the recording secretary of the Connecticut Speech and Hearing Association for three years.
She was a piano soloist in churches in the Springfield area.
She was a former resident of Largo, Fla.
Her husband, Wells E. Carver, whom she married in 1929, died in 1987.
Survivors include two sons, the Rev. Sherwood E. Carver and Richard Carver of Granby, Mass.; a daughter, Janice Carver of Baltimore, Md.; seven grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Teresian House Chapel.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Robert L. Garner, Jr.
ROTTERDAM - Robert L. Garner, Jr., who had been employed by SOFCO in Scotia since 1975, died Saturday at Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County in Cobleskill. Mr. Garner, of Edgewood Avenue, formerly of Mariaville Road in Princetown, was 54.
Born in Niskayuna, Mr. Garner was a graduate of Schalmont High School.
Mr. Garner served as a sergeant in the Air Force, stationed in Japan.
He was married to Betty A. Garner, who died in 1992.
Survivors include a daughter, Michell Garner of Rotterdam; a son, Robert J. Garner of Rotterdam; his parents, Robert Garner, Sr. and Evelyn Garner of Rotterdam; two brothers, Sheridan Garner of Plattsburgh and William Garner of Rotterdam; two sisters, Karen Rios of Scotia and Linda Laczo of Rotterdam; two grandchildren; and his companion, Phyllis Aldi of Rotterdam.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the DeMarco-Stone Funeral Home, 1605 Helderberg Ave.
Burial will follow in Holy Cross Cemetery, Dunnsville Road.
Calling hours will be 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
Steven Mihalik
MAYFIELD - Steven E. Mihalik, who was a veteran of World War II, died at home Saturday. Mr. Mihalik, of Houseman Street, was 82.
Mr. Mihalik was born in Newark, N.J.
He was employed by Engelhard in Newark and lived in Iselin, N.J., before retiring in 1984.
He was a communicant of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Northville.
During World War II, Mr. Mihalik served in the Pacific as a private first class in the Army's 246th Field Artillery.
His wife, Helen Glosenger Mihalik, whom he married July 19, 1946, died in 1986.
Survivors include a son, Larry Mihalik of Northville; a daughter, Loretta Vitello of Port St. Lucie, Fla.; a brother, John Mihalik of Livingston, N.J.; a sister, Anne Zemla of Mountainside, N.J.; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.
A Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday at St. Philomena Church, 386 S. Livingston Ave., Livingston.
Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover, N.J.
Calling hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Northville Funeral Home, 401 Bridge St., Northville, and 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Quinn-Hopping Funeral Home, 145 E. Mount Pleasant Ave., Livingston.
[Published 10-Dec-2001]
