Obituaries

Lois Laier
Oct 18, 2013
Lois Laier Malden Bridge Lois Jean Laier, 85, of Malden Bridge passed away October 18, at Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush surrounded by her loving family. Born in Rensselaer she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Margaret (Schilling) Brown, stepdaughter of the late Grant Babcock and loving wife of 62 years to the late Frederick D. Laier. Before...

James Murphy
Oct 7, 2013
James F. Murphy East Greenbush James F. Murphy, 81, of East Greenbush passed away October 7, 2013 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. Born in Albany he was the son of the late John and Alice (Ghaney) Murphy and loving husband to his wife Barbara Jean (Lout) Murphy. James was a truck driver for 29 years with the Tobin Packing...

Patricia Baltzel
Oct 2, 2013
Patricia Baltzel Nassau Patricia Baltzel, 79, of Nassau passed away October 2, 2013 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Auburn NY she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Dorothy (Talbot) Heath, and loving wife of the late C. Stanton Baltzel. Patricia, once a Registered Nurse at Auburn Memorial Hospital, started her family in Binghamton where she resided until...

Donald Winters
Sep 30, 2013
Donald Charles Winters, 93, of Inverness FL, died Sept. 30, 2013, under the care of his family and Hospice of Citrus County. Donald was born June 2, 1920, in Nassau, N.Y. to the late Charles G. and Jeannette (Groat) Winters. He served our country in the United States Air Force. Donald was employed by the Department of Defense as an...

Alonzo Carpenter
Sep 28, 2013
Alonzo John Carpenter Florida Alonzo John Carpenter, 81, of Mims Florida, a former 32 year resident of Nassau NY, passed away at his home on Saturday September 28th. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Alonzo L. and Beatrice (Pratt) Carpenter. He faithfully served our country and was a veteran of the United States Navy. John was...

William Villeneuve
Sep 24, 2013
William A. Villeneuve Nassau William A. Villeneuve, 80, of Nassau, passed away Monday September 23rd, 2013 at his home. Bill was born November 1st, 1932. He was the son of the late Lester and Ethel Villeneuve and was predeceased by his brother, Arnold and his sister, Loretta LaPlante. Bill was a retired Master Sergeant, USAF with 22 years of service....

Linda Lopresti
Sep 21, 2013
Linda L. LoPresti Schodack Linda L. LoPresti, 67, of Schodack passed away at home on Saturday, September 21st. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Harold Robertson and Hattie Brazee Robertson. She was the beloved wife of the late Phillip LoPresti Jr. Linda loved to crochet and also loved to go camping. Most of all she was...

Manuel Tobio
Sep 2, 2013
Manuel P. Tobio Nassau Manuel P. "Manny" Tobio, 80, of Nassau passed away September 2, 2013 at his home. Born in Pontevedra Spain he was the son of the late Eduardo and Orencia (Periera) Tobio. He was a member of the North Chatham Fire Co., former member of the Nassau Hose Co. #1, Nassau Ambulance and the Nassau Lions Club....

Margaret Hook
Aug 26, 2013
Margaret E. Hook Nassau Margaret E. Hook, 87, passed away peacefully, Monday August 26th 2013 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Born Dec. 5, 1925 to the late Eugene and Emma Hook, she resided most of her life in Nassau N.Y. Margaret retired as a rural route carrier and was employed by the Times Union Newspaper for over 33 years. She...

Arthur Dalton
Aug 1, 2013
Arthur J. Dalton Nassau Arthur J. Dalton, 82, of Nassau NY passed away August 1st 2013. Born in Edgewater NJ he was the son of the late Thomas F. and Katherine (McCann) Dalton. Mr. Dalton was a United States Army Veteran. Arthur had lived in Nassau for 34 years and was a communicant of St. Mary's Church. He was previously...

Fred Coy
Jul 31, 2013
Fred W. Coy Troy Fred W. Coy, 64, of Troy formerly of Nassau died Wednesday July 31, 2013 at his home. Born in Albany Fred was the son of the late Frederick and Marian (Hooper) Coy. Fred retired as an Albany Police Department officer after twenty years of service and went on to work for Prestige Delivery Systems. Fred's main...

Francis Cellery
Jun 10, 2013
Francis J. Cellery Nassau Nassau-Cellery, Francis (Frank) Jerome went to be with the Lord on Monday, June 10 after a brief hospital stay. Frank was the son of the late Anthony and Agnes (Van Order) Cellery. Frank was born on June 18, 1942 and lived his entire life in Nassau and was proud of his community. He retired from the...

Mary Herrick
Jun 8, 2013
Mary E. Herrick Pittsfield 1928-2013 Pittsfield After a brave battle with cancer, Mary Elizabeth Herrick, 85, of Rose Manor, Pittsfield, joined our Heavenly Father and her very much missed previously passed loved ones and friends on June 8, 2013. Mary was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, on June 20, 1928, and was the only daughter of the late Austin and Geneva...

Fulvia Strevell
Jun 6, 2013
Fulvia W. Strevell Nassau Fulvia W. Strevell, Age 99 ½ , passed away peacefully on June 6, 2013 at Evergreen Commons surrounded by her loving children. Born in Chicago on January 13, 1914 to Charles and Laura Washburne she was predeceased by her husband of 62 years Donald W. Strevell, Sr. in 1999 and her sister Laura in 1970. Fulvia...

Brian Chute
May 25, 2013
Brian Michael Chute, age 30, formerly of Nassau went to be with his Heavenly Father on May 25, 2013 with his loving family at his side. Brian was born March 16, 1983, graduated from Columbia High School in June 2002 and attended SCCC where he earned 39 college credits. This was a wonderful accomplishment for someone with Down Syndrome. He...

Michael Romeling
May 15, 2013
East Nassau-Michael J. Romeling, 65, died suddenly Wednesday May 15, 2013 at his Hayes Rd residence. Born in Burlington, VT moving to East Nassau in 1977 he was the son of the late Waldemar and Lisel Winbauer Romeling and the husband of Elizabeth Dean Romeling. Michael worked as a supervisor for the NYS Dept. of Education in the Talking Book...

James Arrant
May 13, 2013
Nassau, James M. Arrant of Nassau passed away at his home Monday, May 13, 2013. James was an Army Veteran with the 82nd Airborne, a former truck driver for Ryder Trucks and also had worked for the Mobil Station in Nassau. He is survived by his wife Linda S. Arrant, a son James Arrant, stepchildren Nicole Thomas, Shawn Puzio and...

June Tuthill
May 10, 2013
Nassau - June M. Tuthill, 87, longtime resident of Irish Hill Road, Nassau, died peacefully Friday, May 10 at Van Rensselaer Manor. Born in Newburgh, NY she was the daughter of the late Walter McDowell and the late Frances Brennan Denny, and wife of the late Arthur M. Tuthill. Mrs. Tuthill worked as a bookkeeper for many years, most recently...

Thomas Colligan
May 10, 2013
Nassau-Thomas L. Colligan, 62, of Nassau died suddenly on Friday May 10 at his residence. Born in Trenton NJ he was the son of the late Robert E. and Helen Louise Currier Colligan. Before retiring Mr. Colligan was employed by Puro-Clean in North Chatham as a fire and water restoration technician. He was a past chief and life member of...

Veronica Henighan
May 2, 2013
Veronica Henighan Nassau Veronica M. Henighan, 68, of Nassau passed away May 2, 2013 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Saturday May 4th, 1:30 pm at St. Mary's Church in Nassau. Relatives and friends are invited to call at the Thomas P. Mooney Funeral Home 11 Elm St. Nassau, today,...