Anthony Troiano
Apr 3, 2020
Anthony Troiano, 93, passed away on April 3, 2020 at the Schenectady Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation. Born in Schenectady in 1926, Anthony was the son of the late Carlo and Theresa (Pitaccio) Troiano. Anthony was a graduate of the former Mont Pleasant High School and served in the United States Coast Guard during WWII. He retired from the United...
George Sheldon Devernoe Jr
Mar 31, 2020
Rotterdam – George Sheldon “Shell” Devernoe Jr., 79, passed away at home on Tuesday morning March 31, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Troy he was the son of George S. Devernoe Sr. and G. Edna Schloupt Devernoe. A lifelong Rotterdam resident Shell graduated from Draper High School and went on to graduate from Union University-Albany College of...
Joanne (Desimone) Ruscio
Mar 28, 2020
Schenectady – Joanne Ruscio, 84, passed away at her home on Saturday, March 28th, 2020. Joanne was born and raised in Amsterdam, NY. She was the daughter of the late Margaret (Cenzano) and Carl Desimone. Joanne married her high school sweetheart, Peter Ruscio, on May 23, 1954. Joanne was a communicant of St. Luke’s Church in Schenectady. The centers of...
Mary Jane (Kay) Safford
Mar 26, 2020
Mary Jane Safford, 89, a lifelong Guilderland Center resident, passed peacefully on Thursday March 26, 2020 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center. Born at home in Guilderland Center, Mary Jane was the daughter of the late Richard and Margaret Moak Kay. She graduated from Vooreesville High School. A gifted seamstress, Mary Jane made custom Wedding Gowns for many years...
Marcia L (Bott) Moody
Mar 25, 2020
Rotterdam - Marcia L. Moody, 87, passed away peacefully at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady on March 25th, 2020. Marcia was born on October 9, 1932 and grew up in South Troy, NY. She was the daughter of the late Clarence and Viola Bott. She graduated from Troy High School and was a long time employee of the NYS Workers’ Compensation...
Joseph F Bellantoni
Mar 20, 2020
Rotterdam- Joseph Frank Bellantoni passed away peacefully in Rotterdam, New York on March 20, 2020 at the age of 84. He was born in Greenwich, Connecticut on December 11, 1935 to Anthony Bellantoni and Julia Mazza Bellantoni. He grew up in the working-class area of Greenwich with his parents and sister, Nancy. Joseph attended Davis and Elkins College in West...
Thomas Edward Provencher
Mar 18, 2020
Thomas Edward Provencher was born on February 19, 1960 and passed away on March 18, 2020 after a brief and difficult battle with cancer. Thom was loved fiercely and will be forever missed by his partner Tracey Murray, and children Shawn (Heather) Provencher, Amy (Phil) Provencher, Amanda (Dan) Reisman, and Genna (Joe) VanBlarcom. Thom found immense joy in his grandchildren...
Graham F Lord
Mar 16, 2020
Guilderland – Graham Frederick Lord, PE, 79, formerly of Williamsburg Dr., passed away Monday March 16, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. Born April 24, 1940 in New Haven, CT, to Frederick and Charlotte Hopkins Lord, Graham was raised in Newtown, CT and lived in Guilderland from 1965-2018. A graduate of Newtown, CT High School, Graham received his Bachelor of Science...
David M Schrom
Mar 13, 2020
Rotterdam - David Michael Schrom, 65, born in 1954 in Schenectady NY passed away on March 13, 2020 at home in the company of his loving family and friends. Born in Schenectady NY, he was the son of Robert and Marion Schrom . He was a graduate of Schalmont high school, 1972. He proudly served in the United States Marine...
Louise J Favata
Mar 12, 2020
Cocoa, FL – Louise J. Favata, 75, passed away peacefully with family by her side on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Rockledge Regional Medical Center in Florida after a long illness. Louise was born on May 28, 1944 in Schenectady, NY and was the daughter of John and Viola DiCaprio. She graduated from Linton High School in 1963. Louise worked...
Michael R Caldwell
Mar 12, 2020
Rotterdam - Michael R. Caldwell, 60, of Rotterdam, died on Thursday, March 12, 2020 at Ellis Hospital. Born in Albany, Michael was the son of the late Thomas and Rose Hart Caldwell. He worked as a Mason through the Bricklayers and Allied Craft Workers Local #2 in Albany. Michael loved hunting and fishing and was a member of the Rotterdam...
Mary N (Dunn) Caprara
Mar 8, 2020
Clearwater, FL – Mary N. Caprara, 80, formerly of Rotterdam, passed away on Sunday March 8, 2020 at the Suncoast Hospice Care Center in Palm Harbor, Florida. Born in Troy, NY she was the daughter of Thomas and Virginia Durnin Dunn. Mary graduated from Catholic High and then went on to work for the New York State department of correctional...
Kieran "Irish" Mj Carney
Mar 7, 2020
Rotterdam- Kieran M.J. Carney “Irish”, 80, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020. He was born in Bronx, New York to the late Earle V.J. Carney and Mary Devery Carney. He was married first to Sharon Walker Janosi, and then to Sally Rorke. Irish served the community as a professional fireman for 30 years in Albany before retiring from Engine...
Merry M (Odom) Sparano
Mar 6, 2020
MERRY MACARTHUR SPARANO, née Odom, 77, born on March 20, 1942, passed away peacefully at home on March 4, 2020, from complications of a stroke suffered several years earlier. Born in Clarksburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Lenora Fernandez Odom and Albert Louis Odom (both deceased), cherished sister of William Claude Odom (deceased), Lenora Virginia Kirby, Penelope Sue...
George Kiraly Ii
Mar 5, 2020
Rotterdam- George Kiraly II, 89, passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2020. He was born in Budapest, Hungary to the late Gyorgy Kiraly and Katalin Somogyi Kiraly. He was married to the late Iren Kiraly. They were happily married for 57 years. He was a Freedom Fighter during the Hungarian Revolution. He came to America as a refugee in 1956,...
Mary T Pizzuti
Mar 4, 2020
Schenectady - Mary T. Pizzuti, 84, of Schenectady, passed quietly with her son Mark at her bedside, and surrounded by her loving family and friends, on Wednesday, March 4, 2020. Mary was born in Schenectady and graduated from Mont Pleasant High School in 1954. She loved working with children and was employed for many years as an Aid at Christ...
Won Ju Choi
Mar 1, 2020
Won Ju Choi died on March 1st, 2020 in Altamont, NY at the age of 64. Won Ju (or simply Won to many) was born on June 13, 1955 in Taegu, Korea, the sixth of seven children and the older of two sons of Jae Hyung Choi and Young Choo Kim. He moved with his parents, youngest sister and younger...
Virginia P "Nan" (Reina) Csontos
Feb 26, 2020
Virginia “Nan” Csontos , 95, passed away peacefully on Ash Wednesday, February 26th, with her family by her side. She was the beloved wife of Oliver “Mike” Csontos who pre-deceased her, and the mother of five children and foster mother of three. Nan, eldest daughter of John and Anna Reina, was born and raised in New York City with her...
Ann T Lenihan-Concannon
Feb 26, 2020
Westhampton, NY - Ann T. Lenihan-Concannon passed away peacefully on February 26, 2020 in Long Island. Born in Bronx, New York on March 17, 1934, Ann grew up in Menands, NY and graduated from Cathedral High School. She married Arthur F. Lenihan in 1954 and raised 4 children in North Albany where she was a homemaker. Ann enjoyed raising her...
Joyce E Ausfeldt
Feb 24, 2020
Rotterdam - Joyce E. Ausfeldt, 58 years old, passed away from metastatic cancer on Monday, February 24, 2020, at The Grand Nursing home in Altamont, NY. Joyce was a life-long Schenectady County resident. She graduated from Mohonasen High School in 1979 and post-graduation, she attended Schenectady Community College. Early on, Joyce was a secretary at the NY State Police Academy...
