Obituaries
Matthew J. Allen
Sep 26, 2020
Matthew "Mickey" James Allen, 65, died unexpectedly of a sudden heart attack on Saturday, September 26, at his home in Nassau, NY. Born in Lowell, MA, on September 21, 1955, Matthew was the son of Matthew S. Harris, Jr. and Florence Allen. Most recently, he was a member of the Schenectady SDA Church.Educated in Lowell, MA, Mickey also spent many...
Donald J. Swartz
Sep 21, 2020
Donald John Swartz, 95, of Schodack Landing passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020. He was born in Albany to the late John and Mildred Swartz and was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Anna Sager. Don was a lifetime farmer in Schodack and worked for the Rensselaer County Highway Dept. He loved to travel, enjoyed...
Colin D. Hedrick
Sep 17, 2020
Colin D. Hedrick, 86, of Castleton passed away on Sept. 17, 2020 at home. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Ivan and Alice Hedrick. Colin was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoyed wood carving and spending time at his camp on Sacandaga Lake. He was a WWII Army Veteran having honorably served. Colin was a former...
Ruth Edmonds
Sep 14, 2020
Ruth Edmonds was laid to rest peacefully next to her husband Bob Edmonds in a private ceremony. She had a beautiful private memorial in Florida as well with her pastor and beloved ones that will hold her dear in their hearts forever. Please make any donations or contributions in her honor to the alzheimers association. She is so loved and...
Deborah Robertson
Sep 10, 2020
Deborah A. Robertson, 57, of Troy passed away on Sept. 10, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Charles Robertson and Edith VanAlphen. Deborah enjoyed attending church at Faith and Love Fellowship in Rensselaer. She is survived by her life partner Curtis Rusk; sons, Gary Robertson, Bruce Williams Jr. (Shannon Warner) and...
Dolores E. Travers
Sep 8, 2020
Dolores E. Travers, 77, of East Greenbush passed away at home on Sept. 8, 2020. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian (Johnson) Kelly. Dolores was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church in Nassau. She was a former employee of the City of Albany Clerks Office, a former Geriatric Aide and retired from Questar...
Thomas Delmar Saxby
Aug 30, 2020
Thomas Delmar Saxby, 82, of Hoags Corners, NY passed away in Loup City, Nebraska on Sunday after a long term illness. Thomas was born on April 2, 1938 in Hoags Corners, NY, the son of the late Harry A. and Cecelia M. (Brustman) Saxby. He is a graduate of Averill Park High School, class of 1955. Saxby served in the...
Warren M. Pettit
Aug 22, 2020
Warren M. Pettit, 54 of Nassau passed away after a brief illness on August 22, 2020. Born in Troy he was the son of the late Wayne and Pauline Pettit. Warren was employed by the Freihofer Baking Company for over 30 years. He enjoyed volunteering with the Nassau Baseball Association, was an avid golfer, a devout Miami Dolphins fan and...
William Knight
Aug 17, 2020
William Knight of Nassau died peacefully on August 17, 2020. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY he was the husband of Elaine M. Knight of Nassau. Bill was raised on Nassau Lake and graduated from Columbia High School in 1954. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served 21 years as a cryptologist retiring as a Master Chief Petty...
Thomas F. O'Neill
Aug 16, 2020
Thomas F. O’Neill, 60, of Nassau passed away on August 16, 2020 at Albany Medical Center after a year long battle with cancer. Tom enlisted in the Army after high school and went on to work for the Town of Schodack. He was an avid collector of antique beer cans and all Breweriana. Tom loved his family and will be...
Ernest J. Gier Sr.
Jul 30, 2020
Ernest J. Gier Sr. “Butch”, 77, a USAF Veteran and resident of Wynantskill died on Thursday, July 30th 2020 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany after a long illness. Born in Schenectady, he was the son of the late Ernest Gier and Miriam Ostrander Gier. He was raised in Schenectady, attended Burnt-Hills Schools, and most recently resided in...
Donald A. Foisy
Jul 27, 2020
Donald A. Foisy, “Fuzzy”, 92, a Korean War Veteran and resident of Niverville, NY, formally from Woodstock, CT, passed away on Monday July 27th, 2020 at the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home Center at Barnwell in Valatie. Born and raised in Marlborough, MA, he was the son of the late Frank Foisy and Mederise (Rougeau) Foisy. He attended Marlborough High...
Maria Altagracia Perez
Jul 24, 2020
Maria Altagracia Perez 89; passed peacefully on Friday July 24, 2020. Loving Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and great predecessor. Maria will be cherished fondly. May her loving soul be carried in the hearts of her family forever. A gracious Thank You to the Van Rensselaer Manor for their loving and compassionate care. Additionally, we would like to express our gratitude to...
Helen M. Bartlett
Jun 30, 2020
Helen (Babcock) Bartlett, aged 97, passed peacefully on June 30, 2020. Helen was born in Arlington, VT to Merritt and Myrtle Pratt. She graduated from Troy High School and attended business school in Bennington. Helen worked in several office positions for many companies including her first husband’s (Cedric Babcock) trucking business, Stub’s Express, Tacy’s Express, and Martin Business Equipment.Helen was...
Benjamin J. Geracitano
Jun 16, 2020
Benjamin J. Geracitano of Nassau died peacefully at home on June 16, 2020, following a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease. Born in Troy, NY on April 22, 1939, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Helen Pappas Geracitano.Upon graduation from Catholic Central High School Ben served in the US Coast Guard. After returning to the area, Ben had...
Ronald Quattrini
Jun 14, 2020
Ronald Quattrini, 80, of Nassau passed away at home with his family by his side on June 14, 2020. Born on May 21, 1940 to the late Emma Fergin and James Quattrini he grew up in Bethpage on Long Island where he met his future wife Lynn in sixth grade. Upon graduating from Bethpage High School he attended Emporia State...
Margaret S. Hall
Jun 8, 2020
RensselaerMargaret Hall, 90 a long-time resident of Rensselaer, NY peacefully passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital June 8, 2020. She was a Bookkeeper for Albany Linoleum and loved to bowl.Born in NJ, March 21, 1930 she was the daughter of the late Willis and Aurelia Schaus of Nassau, NY and the sister of the late John Schaus (Grace) of NJ,...
Wanda J. Lindsey
May 30, 2020
Wanda J. Lindsey, 55 of Pittsfield passed away at home on May 30, 2020. Born in New Lebanon she was the daughter of Roy Herrick Sr. and the late Mary (Paff) Herrick. Wanda was a parishioner at St. Mark’s Church and volunteered to help citizens in need with Meals On Wheels. She was a former kick boxer instructor with the...
Shirley Rowe
May 10, 2020
Shirl A. Row, 77, of Nassau passed away at The Grand at Barnwell in Valatie on May 10, 2020. She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Clara Pirozzi. Shirl was passionate about her religion, loved taking care of her plants and enjoyed crocheting. Her children and grandchildren were the light of her life and gave her immense joy....
Dorothy E. Burtt
May 5, 2020
Dorothy Ellen Burtt (Dot, Dotty) passed away on May 5, 2020. Born in Kellyville, Oklahoma on March 19, 1926, Dorothy was 94 years old. To her family, Dorothy was a seamstress, a Sunday-school teacher, a nurse, a chef, a fanatic fan, a steadying compass, a psychiatrist, a fearless protector, an inspiration, a story-teller, the keeper of secrets, the bringer of...
