Joseph J Collura
Dec 27, 2016
Schenectady - With great sadness, we mourn the loss of Joseph J. Collura, who passed peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at age 95. Like many members of Our Greatest Generation, Joe was born to immigrant parents, persevered through the Great Depression, proudly served our country during WWII, and thanks to the G.I. Bill had the privilege to earn a...
Adeline (Dicarlo) Martino
Dec 23, 2016
Schenectady – Adeline Martino, 93, passed away surrounded by her family on December 23 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Facility. She was the daughter of Augustine and Jennie DiCarlo. In addition to her parents, she was predeceased by her loving husband of 21 years, Pat. She was also predeceased by her sisters Olympia Rocco Borgia, and Viola DeMatteo and granddaughter Teresa...
Catherine Rose (Roberts) Grant
Dec 23, 2016
Schenectady, New York Mrs. Catherine Rose Grant, 79, passed away with family by her side, Friday Dec. 23, 2016 at Ellis Hospital. Catherine was born on December 12, 1937 in Plattsburgh New York and was the daughter of the late Henry and Elizabeth (Collins) Roberts. Catherine enjoyed cooking, baking, camping, and spending quality time with her family. In addition to...
Gladys L (Priddle) Warner
Dec 23, 2016
Gladys L. Warner, 87, of Rotterdam died on Friday, December 23, 2016 at Ellis Hospital. Born in Schenectady the daughter of the late James and Esther Marks Priddle, Gladys was a 1948 Graduate of Draper High School. Gladys was employed as an accountant with Guy Buick, Elliot Buick and Rudd Pontiac. In 1963, she became a homemaker. She was a...
Sandra Ann Ferri
Dec 20, 2016
Rotterdam - Sandra Ann Ferri passed away on December 20, 2016 with her cousin by her side. Born in Albany on January 20, 1943 Sandra was the daughter of the late Ralph L. and Florence M. DeLorenzo Ferri. She wasa lifelong resident of Schenectady and Rotterdam. Sandra graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1960 and from Albany Business College...
Ferdinando "Freddie" Mastroianni
Dec 18, 2016
Rotterdam – Ferdinando “Freddie” Mastroianni, 66, passed away on Sunday, December 18th, 2016 at Ellis Hospital surrounded by his loved ones. Born in Alvignano, Italy on March 2nd, 1950, Freddie is the son of Caterina (DiSorbo) Mastroianni and the late Giuseppe Mastroianni. After coming to the US from Italy and marrying his beloved wife, Angela, Freddie worked in construction for...
Timothy Joseph Proper
Dec 15, 2016
Rotterdam – Timothy Joseph Proper, 74, passed away at his home on Thursday, December 15th, 2016 with his family by his side. Born in Troy, NY, Tim was the son of the late Leo and Stella (Dombeck) Proper. Tim honorably served his country in the United States Airforce from 1960 to 1964. He worked for many years as an HVAC...
Frances L (Sangalli) Hubel
Dec 14, 2016
Rotterdam – Frances L. Hubel, 88, passed away on Wednesday, December 14th, 2016 at Ellis Hospital. Born in Sondrio, Italy to Stephen Sangalli and Natalie (DeBernardi) Sangalli, Frances worked for many years at Schenectady County Social Services. During younger years Frances was an active member of the American Legion Auxiliary. She was predeceased in 1985 by her husband, William J....
Nancy Articolo
Dec 12, 2016
Rotterdam- Nancy Articolo, 98, of Cindy Crest Drive, passed away peacefully at home on Monday December 12, 2016 after a short illness. She was born in Fort Plain NY, on October 12, 1918; a daughter of the late Anthony and Pacifica D’Alesandris Martorelli. She was educated in the former Nott Terrace Schools. Nancy married her beloved husband George Articolo on...
Evelyn Marie Niedhammer
Dec 10, 2016
Mrs. Evelyn Marie Niedhammer aged 91, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 10th at Ellis Hospital. Born on May 31 1925 in Schenectady, to Thaddeus and Marie Zaborowski. She attended Mount Pleasant High School, served in the Drafting Department in The General Electric Company during WWII. She was known to all as a model homemaker, whose family and friends were...
Victoria "Theresa" (Spaziani) Alteri
Dec 9, 2016
Victoria “Theresa” Spaziani Alteri, 87, of Rotterdam, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Elmira, NY, Theresa was the youngest of nine children born to the late Ulisse and Victoria Oddi Spaziani. She graduated from Elmira free academy and was a factory worker for several years. After she married, Theresa moved to Schenectady...
Carmen M (Francisco) Mazzacua
Dec 7, 2016
Schenectady – Mrs. Carmen Mazzacua (Francisco), died peacefully in her home on December 7, 2016 in Schenectady, NY at the age of 95. She is survived by her sons Mark Mazzacua and his wife Patty along with stepson Dylan of Summerville, SC and Nicholas Mazzacua of Schenectady, NY, grandson, Jarrett Hess of Schenectady, NY, a brother, Manuel (Charlotte) Francisco, and...
Mackenzie Kate Malone
Dec 6, 2016
Colonie- MacKenzie Kate Malone, 24, passed away suddenly on December 6th, 2016, while travelling with her love, Joey Masciocco, in South East Asia. Her passion for adventure led her to experience more in her short 24 years on earth than most would experience in their lifetime, and the number of lives she has touched along the way reaches far beyond...
Jane E (Gresham) Vitek
Dec 6, 2016
Jane Elizabeth (Gresham) Vitek died peacefully after a short illness on Tuesday, December 6, 2016, in Schenectady, New York, just one day after her 93rd birthday. She was born in Schenectady, New York on Wednesday, December 5, 1923, daughter of Edward and Myrtle Gresham. A graduate of Nott Terrace High School, Jane worked in the blueprint department of General Electric...
Joseph F Masciocco
Dec 6, 2016
Joey Masciocco, 29, passed away suddenly on December 6, while touring Southeast Asia with his love, MacKenzie Malone. Joe was the loving son of Joseph and Sharonand “partner in crime” to Michael, his brother. Born on July 27, 1987, he graduated from Guilderland High School in 2005 and Northeastern University in 2010 earning degrees in entrepreneurship and finance and as...
Stella L Pugliese
Dec 5, 2016
Rotterdam- Stella L. Pugliese, 77, formerly of Masullo Parkway and more recently Providence Rhode Island passed away peacefully on December 5, 2016 after a short illness She was born in Rochester on June 10, 1939 the daughter of the late Philip and Josephine Cardarelli Taluto. Stella married her beloved husband Thomas Pugliese on October 11, 1958 and enjoyed 52 years...
Erwin "Ej" Adams
Nov 29, 2016
Rotterdam- Erwin J. "EJ" Adams , 71 of Greenpoint Ave, passed away at home on November 29, 2016 surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Battle Creek Michigan a son of the late Clarence and Ella Adams. EJ was employed by the City of Schenectady. He is survived by his wife Dottie (Dorothy) his children EJ, Joseph and...
Walter E Cieszynski
Nov 29, 2016
Schenectady- Walter E. Cieszynski, 72, passed away on November 29, 2016 at Ellis Hospital after a courageous 34 year battle with cancer. He was born on October 7, 1944, the son of the late Edward and Irene Cieszynski. Left to cherish his memory is his beloved wife Martha, his son Jeffrey and wife, Katherine; his grandchildren, Jeffrey Jr., Nathan and...
Helen C Evans
Nov 28, 2016
Helen C. Evans, 99, died Monday, November 28, 2017 at Kingsway Nursing Home, Schenectady. Born on August 6, 1917 in Hankins, NY, Helen was the daughter of Alvah and Lena Chandler. She attended school in Deposit, NY where she proudly played on Deposit High School’s 1934 champion girls’ basketball team. Helen received her nursing degree from Mountainside Hospital School of...
Kevin R Newcomb
Nov 27, 2016
Rotterdam - Kevin Roger Newcomb, 63, passed away on Sunday, November 27th, 2016 at his home with his family by his side. Born in Norfolk, VA, Kevin was the son of Jacqueline Newcomb and the late Kenneth R. Newcomb. Kevin worked for many years as a dispatcher for the Schenectady Police Department. He is predeceased by his dad, Kenneth Newcomb...
