Patricia Bonitatibus
May 14, 2017
Rotterdam- Patricia ‘Pat” Bonitatibus, 85, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2017 surrounded by her family and friends. She was born in Ghent NY on March 5, 1932 a daughter of the late William Siter and Eleanor Sipperly-Westover. Pat received her education in Medical Laboratory Sciences at Alfred. She was employed at Ellis Hospital until her retirement in 1997. Pat...
Hillary K Urban
May 13, 2017
Guilderland - Hillary K. Urban, age 38, a lifelong resident of the capital district, died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 13th, 2017. Born at Bellevue Hospital, Hillary was the beloved daughter of Donna B. Urban and Patrick J. Urban. She was raised in the loving community of Guilderland New York and was a graduate from Guilderland High School, class of 1996,...
Joan D (Case) Askew
May 13, 2017
Joan D. Askew, 88, of Rotterdam, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Born in Rotterdam, NY, the daughter of the late John and Theresa Hulett Case and graduated from Draper High School in 1945. She was employed by NY Telephone for five years and later worked as a Clerk with the Assessor’s office in the Town...
Doris May Selig
May 12, 2017
Doris May Selig, 90, of Guilderland, passed away on Friday, May 12, 2017. Born in Albany, Doris was the daughter of the late William and Clara Bischoff Selig. She graduated from Altamont High School at the age of 16. Following her graduation, Doris went to work for the Associated Press where she worked for over 50 years, first in Albany,...
William Henry Harrison
May 11, 2017
Rotterdam - William (Bill) Harrison, 83, lifetime resident of Rotterdam, NY passed away on Thursday, May 11. Bill was born November 9, 1933, the son of William J. Harrison, Loretta Y. Newton, and step son of Philip M. Autelitano. Bill graduated from Draper High School in 1952, retired from General Electric after 38 years working in LM&G as a winder...
Ann Marie (Triolo) Morini
May 11, 2017
Guilderland – Ann (Triolo) Morini lived and breathed for her children and grandchildren. Born in Bafia, Sicily to Anthony and Francesca Triolo on April 18, 1925. Her family emigrated to the South end of Albany. Ann loved remembering and sharing her childhood stories and heritage. She was very proud of her accomplishments of the English language and her secretarial skills...
John "Jack" A Dellarocco
May 7, 2017
Schenectady – John “Jack” DellaRocco, 66, passed away on Sunday, May 7th, 2017 at Ellis Residential and Rehab Center. Jack was born in Schenectady on February 14th, 1951 and is the son of Livia (Mammarella) DellaRocco and the late John P. DellaRocco. Jack is survived by his mother, Livia DellaRocco, his brother, Paul DellaRocco and his niece and nephew, Aliana...
Mercedes "Mercy" (Bellaud) Aziz
May 5, 2017
Guilderland – Mercedes “Mercy” Aziz, 86, passed away on Friday, May 5th, 2017 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Manchester, NH, on May 8, 1930, Mercy was the daughter of the late Jean and Urilda (Belanger) Bellaud. She was raised and attended school there and graduated from Notre Dame de Lourdes School of Nursing in 1951. For many years Mercy...
Helene G (Barot) Nelson
May 1, 2017
Helene G. Nelson Helene G. Nelson, 96, passed away on April 29, 2017. Helene was born on February 23, 1921, in Hudson Falls, NY, the daughter of George F. and Josephine Nailor Barot. During her infancy her father called her “Peach”, the name she was known by throughout her life. Following her graduation from Hudson Falls High School Peach met...
Gilbert E Lawyer
Apr 28, 2017
Gilbert E. Lawyer, 82, of Ballston Lake, NY, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 28, 2017 at Ellis Hospital. Gilbert was born in Schenectady, NY and graduated from Middleburg High School. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956. Gilbert was employed as a baker with the Charles Freihofer Baking Co. for over 30 years. He was...
James T Pollacek
Apr 27, 2017
Rotterdam- James T. Pollacek, 82, passed away on April 27, 2017, at home surrounded by his family after a brief illness with lung cancer. Born in Brooklyn, James moved to Rotterdam in 1955 to wed his bride, Theresa A. Capobianco. He took a job with Schenectady Savings Bank as a teller and worked his way up to Vice President at...
Robert C Smith
Apr 25, 2017
Rotterdam - Robert C. Smith, 78, of Rotterdam, died peacefully on Tuesday, April 25th, at Ellis Hospital. Born on August 15, 1938 in Cooperstown, NY, he was the son of the late Mildred L. and John G. Smith. He graduated from Van Hornesville Central School in 1958 and received his AAS Degree in Animal Husbandry from SUNY Cobleskill in 1965....
Eleanor D (Misiewicz) Kaczor
Apr 24, 2017
Eleanor D. Kaczor, 92, of East Campbell Rd. in Rotterdam, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 24, 2017 at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center. Born in Dickson City, PA., Eleanor was the daughter of the late Andrew and Anna Strodoski Misiewicz and was a graduate of Dickson City High School. She was employed for many years with the NYS Dept. of...
James Harper
Apr 22, 2017
James Harper, 87, passed away on April 22, 2017. He was a long time resident of Schenectady. He was born on Friday April 18, 1930. His adoptive parents were Homer E. Marcley and Florence Kiltz Marcley. James was educated in the Schenectady School system and graduated around 1938 from Central Park Elementary and later in 1949 from Mont Pleasant High...
Louise E Cooke
Apr 21, 2017
Schenectady - Louise E. Cooke, 74, of Schenectady, passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017 surrounded by her family after a battle with kidney disease. Born in Long Beach, NY, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emma Merritt. She was a member of The International Order of the Rainbow for Girls and The Order of Eastern Star....
John D'Orazio Jr
Apr 13, 2017
Rotterdam – John D’Orazio Jr., 73, passed away Thursday April 13, 2017 at Ellis Hospital. Born in Eminence, NY, he was the son of John and Maria DiGiacomo D’Orazio Sr. From 1965-67 He served our country in the United States Army. John went on to graduate from the GE Apprentice Program as a machinist retiring in personnel after 36 years...
Martha H (Friello) Quinlivan
Apr 13, 2017
Martha H. (Friello) Quinlivan, 77, of Rotterdam, passed peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Wednesday, April 13, 2017. Martha was born at home on Park Place in Schenectady to the late Anthony and Raffaele Schettine Friello. She was a housewife and mother. Martha was a member of St. Lukes’s Church, Martha’s Ministries, the Marine Corps League Auxiliary...
Carl A Constantino
Apr 11, 2017
Rotterdam – Carl Anthony Constantino, 83, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Born in Schenectady, Carl was the son of the late Carl and Florence (Gentile) Constantino. Carl honorably served his country in the United State Army from 1956 to 1958. Carl worked for the Rotterdam Highway Department in many capacities for 37 years until his retirement in...
Amelia M (Drezelo) Marlow
Apr 10, 2017
Guilderland – Amelia M. Marlow, 87, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 10, 2017 at Glendale Nursing Home. Born in Berne, NY, Amelia was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Drezelo. Amelia was a homemaker, later attending Maria College and working as a teacher’s aide at Guilderland High School. Amelia took great pride raising in her prize-winning flowers,...
Dyanne M Goodale
Apr 10, 2017
Dyanne M. Goodale, 58, passed away on April 10, 2017 at Ellis Hospital after a short illness. Dyanne was born in Patuxent River, MD on October 10, 1958 to Willis and Justyne Goodale. Dyanne worked as a Nursing Assistant for Visiting Nurses Association for many years. Most recently she worked as a grocery associate in seafood and meat departments. There...
