Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

Lora H. McComas

Lora H. McComas

Nov 29, 2017

DELMAR, NY - Lora Hotchkiss McComas, 84, formerly of Port St. Lucie, Florida, died on November 29, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Care Center in Delmar, NY. Lora was born on February 22, 1933, in the town of Eagle, NY to the late Edith Metcalf Closser and Elmer Vasco Hotchkiss, and was the younger sister of the late Lyle...

Alicia Katherine Diegel

Alicia Katherine Diegel

Nov 24, 2017

DELMAR – Alicia Katherine “Ali” Diegel, 12, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 24, 2017.Ali was born in Tampa, FL on January 11, 2005.  Survivors include her parents, Harlow Diegel and Mona (Guerette) Manning Diegel; siblings, Edward Manning, Brandon (Jen) Manning, Betsy Manning (Donald Neese) and their children, Sakura, Tsubaki, Lincoln and Olivia, Jason (Tabitha) Manning and their children, K.K.,...

Peter A. Salomone

Peter A. Salomone

Nov 14, 2017

BOYNTON BEACH, FL - Peter A. Salomone, 97, of Boynton Beach, FL, died on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017.Born in Dobbs Ferry, NY to Pietro and Angelina (Coppolla), he attended Yonkers Public Schools, graduating from Saunders High School.  He served honorably during WWII in the US Navy in Europe and the Pacific. He was stationed on the destroyer escort USS Gleaves...

Charlene A. Sykora

Charlene A. Sykora

Nov 9, 2017

DELMAR – Charlene A. Sykora (Bonesteel), mother, grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, friend and queen list-maker, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. Charlene was predeceased by her loving husband Don. Charlene was an avid history buff of Albany who adored William Kennedy, anything Old Albany and growing up on Elk Street. The best place to find Char was in her...

Anne B. Sauer

Anne B. Sauer

Nov 5, 2017

DELMAR – Anne Beattie Sauer passed away on Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Anne was born on December 12, 1934 in Boston, Mass. She was the daughter of the late Bella Fowlie Beattie and James Beattie. She graduated from Girls Latin School in 1952 and from Simmons College in Boston in 1956 with...

John R. Haines

John R. Haines

Nov 1, 2017

DELMAR – John R. Haines of Delmar, NY and East Orleans, MA died on November 1, 2017 at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland, NY. He was born in 1929 in Mount Holly, NJ, the son of Kathryn Hitchings and J. Ralph Haines and grew up in Tabernacle, NJ before moving to Ocean City, NJ to attend high...

Thomas Louis Junco

Thomas Louis Junco

Nov 1, 2017

VOORHEESVILLE – Thomas L. Junco, 67, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 1, 2017. Born in Albany, NY on February 15, 1950, he was the son of the late Louis and Helen (Coulter) Junco. He is survived by his children, Ashley (Ryan) Lombardo and Blair Junco; their mother, Vicki Martin; grandchildren, Anthony and Julianna Lombardo; and siblings, Barry and Laura...

Bryan Bailey Marler

Bryan Bailey Marler

Oct 28, 2017

GLENMONT - Bryan Bailey Marler passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on October 28, in Albany, NY, at the age of 71. A devoted husband and father, Bryan is survived by his wife, Janet, and two sons, Peter and Andrew, who were raised in Ithaca and Delmar NY and two brothers, David Marler, of Quebec, Canada and Jonathan Marler, Oakville, Canada....

Helen I. Mosher

Helen I. Mosher

Oct 25, 2017

DELMAR – Helen I. Mosher, 87, a longtime Delmar resident, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017. Born in Albany on April 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Edward and Katherine (Fisher) Peasley and sister of the late Betty Lou Fountain and Katherine Borger. Helen was a graduate of RCS, Class of 1949. Over the years, her...

Teresa G. McNary

Teresa G. McNary

Oct 22, 2017

SELKIRK - Teresa G. McNary, 55, of Selkirk NY, passed away October 22, 2017 after a long, courageous battle of 17 years with Huntington’s Disease. She was surrounded by her loving family and passed peacefully. Teresa was born in Longview, Washington on August 29, 1962.After graduation, she moved to Dallas, Texas and met her future husband Mike McNary while they...

David H. Baim

David H. Baim

Oct 16, 2017

DELMAR – David H. Baim passed away on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 at the Albany VA Medical Center. David was born in Easton, PA, the only child of W. Harvey and Ruth Baim. The Baim family moved to Albany when Harvey went to work for the Knickerbocker News. Dave attended School #16 and the Milne School. He continued his education...

Mary Frances L. Hoff

Mary Frances L. Hoff

Oct 16, 2017

DELMAR – Mary Frances Hoff, nee Mary Frances Livingston, born June 5, 1922, died on Monday, October 16, 2017 while residing at St. Peter's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She is survived by a nephew, William Hoff, Jr., his sister Sheila, a niece Anne Marie Truppi, and many friends. Her husband, Francis X. Hoff predeceased her in 1989. She was employed...

Regine S. Wheatley

Regine S. Wheatley

Oct 16, 2017

DELMAR-Dr. Regine Sartaine Wheatley, passed away on October 16, 2017 in Delmar, NY. Regine is survived by her daughter, Diane Wheatley Betts, and Diane's husband, Chris Betts, of Delmar; and her son, Richard Wheatley, and his wife, Adrienne Rosenberg, of Sharon, MA. Regine's grandchildren include Joseph, Henry and Sidney Betts and William Wheatley. Regine is the daughter of Joseph and...

Jeanne Margaret Parr

Jeanne Margaret Parr

Oct 15, 2017

SLINGERLANDS - Jeanne Margaret Piehler Parr of Beverwyck in Slingerlands, 94, passed away in St. Peter's Hospital on October 15, 2017. Jeanne was the much beloved wife of David Parr for 69 wonderful years. One blind date turned into a shared lifetime together. She is survived by David and her sons Brian Alan Parr of East Greenbush and Christopher Jon...

Wayne Donald Platzer

Wayne Donald Platzer

Oct 14, 2017

DELMAR – Wayne D. Platzer, born at Albany Medical Center in 1939, died on Saturday, October 14, 2017. He taught biology at Niskayuna High School for 26 years. A graduate of Hope College, Holland, Michigan, he completed a Master's Degree at Syracuse University in 1961 and was awarded three NSF graduate study awards in bacteriology, genetics and cytology for summer...

Inez Caroline Tristram

Inez Caroline Tristram

Oct 9, 2017

SLINGERLANDS – Inez Caroline (Horn) Tristram, 93, passed away on Monday, October 9, 2017 at the Eddy Village Green at Beverwyck.Inez was born in Sonestown, PA on Dec. 5, 1923 to Augusta and Herbert Horn.  She married Charles A. Tristram in June of 1941 in Beacon, NY.  Charles predeceased her in March of 1964.  Inez was a longtime resident of...

Herbert S. Fox

Herbert S. Fox

Oct 8, 2017

DELMAR – Herbert S. Fox, Jr., 93, passed away on Sunday, October 8, 2017. Born in Jamaica, NY on August 2, 1924, he was the son of the late Herbert S. Fox, Sr. and Margaret M. Fox. He received his early education at public schools in Queens, NY participating in many sports at the high school level. Herb proudly served...

Albert John Rodriguez

Albert John Rodriguez

Sep 28, 2017

SLINGERLANDS - On September 28, 2017 at the age of 52, Albert Rodriguez left us much too early. Albert was born in Manhattan, New York on June 5, 1965.  He was raised in Garnerville, New York and is a graduate from the State University of Albany, beginning his career in telecommunications.  Family is where he focused his attention.  Al was...

Alice Mae Mattice

Alice Mae Mattice

Sep 19, 2017

SELKIRK – Alice Mae (Byrnes) Mattice, 88, died Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany she worked for Farm Family in Glenmont for 10 years and then as a bus aide in the Ravena Coeymans Selkirk School Dist. for 17 years retiring in 2010. Alice was a longtime communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in...

Jane M. McMahon

Jane M. McMahon

Sep 19, 2017

DELMAR - Jane Marie McMahon, of Delmar, died Sept. 19 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's in Albany after a yearlong illness. She was 91. She was born in the Bronx, the daughter of William A. and Fawn Shine, and raised in Westchester County, N.Y. communities including Hawthorne, White Plains and Briarcliff. She was a graduate of Briarcliff High...