Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

Joseph H. Shaw

Joseph H. Shaw

Feb 13, 2015

ALBANY – Joseph H. Shaw, 65, died Friday, February 13, 2015, at Kingston Hospital. Born in Albany and raised in Slingerlands he was the son of the late Joseph and Marion Gallup Shaw. Joseph was a US Army veteran having served with the 82nd Airborne from 1967-1970. He retired after 30 years as a Lineman / Repairman with the New...

Patricia B. Webster

Patricia B. Webster

Feb 11, 2015

Patricia Webster, 77—mother, grandmother, sister, beloved friend and lifelong lover of music, books and education—died February 11, 2015, in Loudonville with her family by her side. Pat was born July 16, 1937, in Earlville, NY, to Dr. Allan P. and Helen (Jones) Bradley. She grew up in Cobleskill and Buffalo, where she graduated from LaFayette High School. After earning a...

Ronald George Wainwright

Ronald George Wainwright

Feb 4, 2015

GLENMONT- Ronald George Wainwright, 67, passed away on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Albany VA Medical Center after a long battle with ALS. Ron was born on November 10, 1947 in Syracuse and was the son of the late George and Rose (DeRusso) Wainwright. He proudly and honorably served his country as a Seabee in the U.S. Navy during...

Shirley A. Martin

Shirley A. Martin

Jan 29, 2015

DELMAR – Shirley A. Martin, 85, died peacefully on Thursday, January 29, 2015 with her loving family at her side at Albany Medical Center Hospital after heart complications following surgery. Born on March 4, 1929 in North Tonawanda, she was the daughter of the late Merrill F. and Martha R. (Mollnow) Freise. She graduated from high school in 1947 and...

John R. Haines,III

John R. Haines,III

Jan 29, 2015

DELMAR – John R. Haines, III, lived a full and happy life in Delmar, NY with his loving parents Marguerite and John Haines and his cat Abigail. He died on Thursday, January 29, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Health Care Center due to a fall during the Christmas Holidays and it’s effect on Alzheimer’s disease. He was also survived by...

Ann E. Dominelli

Ann E. Dominelli

Jan 27, 2015

DELMAR - Ann E. Dominelli, 91, entered into eternal rest on January 27, 2015 at Teresian House surrounded by her loving family. Born on February 2, 1923 in Albany, Ann was the daughter of Speranza and Luigi Vendetti and wife of the late Edward J. Dominelli. Ann attended the former Philip Schuyler High School and spent summers at her father's...

Frances H. Casper

Frances H. Casper

Jan 26, 2015

ALBANY - Casper, Frances (Betty) of Vero Beach, FL passed away on January 26, 2015 in Albany. She was born June 1, 1929 in New Haven, CT to Marcellus and Helen (Dewey) Hitchcock, and married August 19, 1951 to Reginald Casper in Schoharie, NY. Mrs. Casper was a graduate of Schoharie Central High School and State University of New York...

Jean K. Gardner

Jean K. Gardner

Jan 20, 2015

DELMAR- Beverly Jean Koebel Gardner was born in Berrien Springs, Michigan on September 4, 1929 to Elizabeth C. (Johnson) and George C. Koebel, Sr. She passed away on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at Albany Memorial Hospital after a long illness. Jean graduated from Three Oaks High School in 1947. She attended the University of Michigan graduating from the School of...

Patricia A. Touzin

Patricia A. Touzin

Jan 20, 2015

COHOES – Patricia A. Touzin, 64, of Satsuma, FL died Tuesday, January 20, 2015 at the home of her daughter in Cohoes. She was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Catherine Delong Atkins. Patricia was a member of the Moose Lodge and Eagles Club in Crescent City, FL. She loved singing, playing bingo and being with her family especially...

Robert K. Pangburn

Robert K. Pangburn

Jan 15, 2015

DELMAR- Robert K. Pangburn, 79, passed away on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital after a courageous battle with liver cancer. Born in Albany on February 23, 1935, he was the son of the late Kenneth and Ellen Pangburn and precious husband for over 41 years to his devoted wife and loving caregiver, Maggie....

Christine  Bentzen

Christine Bentzen

Jan 13, 2015

SLINGERLANDS – Christine Bentzen, 89, passed away peacefully January 13, 2015 at Eddy Village Green. Born in Brooklyn, she lived and worked in New York City as a benefits supervisor for B. Altman & Co. on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, a city that she loved. She moved to Delmar twelve years ago to be near her sister and family. After...

Marion M Barrett

Marion M Barrett

Jan 12, 2015

SLINGERLANDS - Marion m. Barrett, age 93, passed away on January 12, 2015 in Albany, New York. Born in Sheridan, Wyoming and growing up in Colorado, Minnesota and Virginia, she is predeceased by her husband, Donald Barrett. A longtime reference librarian in Indiana, she retired and came to live with family in New York. She is survived by her ten...

Inga M. May

Inga M. May

Jan 8, 2015

DELMAR - Inga M. May, 96, passed on to her Lord on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Born October 7, 1918 in Stockholm, Sweden to Theodore and Ruby (Gustafson) Mord, she came to America with her family when she was six years old and spent her early years on Long Island. After residing in East Rockaway, Inga and her husband, Russ...

Patricia A. Black

Patricia A. Black

Jan 6, 2015

DELMAR - Patricia Ann Black passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones on Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Patty is survived by her mother Rita Mary Sanford, her three children Christopher (Laurie), Andrew (Keri), and Elizabeth (Konstantine), her two brothers Thomas Sanford (Mary) and John Sanford (Julie) and her sister Susan Vickery as well...

Tracy A. Risko

Tracy A. Risko

Jan 5, 2015

DELMAR- Tracy A. Risko, 54, passed away on January 5, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Henry Risko Jr. and Marion Risko and predeceased by her brothers Henry Risko III and Gary Risko. She is survived by her nieces and nephews; Jodi (Vinnie) Scavio, Megan (Matthew) Lopez, Katie (Matthew) Walsh, Jason (Jennifer) Risko and Joshua Risko; close companion...

Carol A Card

Carol A Card

Jan 2, 2015

GLENMONT-Carol A. Card, 73, died Friday, January 2, 2015 at her residence. Carol was born on June 27, 1941 in Gt. Barrington, MA the daughter of the late Edward M.Card and Nellie E. (Westfall) Card. Carol graduated from Roeliff Jansen Central School and attended SUNY Oneonta and Mildred Elley Business School. She was formerly employed by Excelsior College and was...

Michael Howard Dawn

Michael Howard Dawn

Dec 27, 2014

DELMAR – Michael Howard Dawn, 58, passed away on Saturday, December 27, 2014 at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. Michael was born in Mineola, NY on December 4, 1956, the son of Howard and Rosemary Dawn. Raised in Westbury and Levittown, Long Island, he resided in the San Francisco Bay Area and Pittsfield, MA before moving to...

Max L. Yeater

Max L. Yeater

Dec 26, 2014

SLINGERLANDS - Max Laverne Yeater, age 97, died December 26, 2014 at The Village Green in Slingerlands, NY. Max was born February 18, 1917 in Detroit, Michigan to Paul Oman Yeater and Bessie Sophia Germann Yeater. Max graduated with honors from Rolla High School in Missouri in 1935. He continued his education at the Missouri School of Mines (later known...

Wilhelmina R. Downs

Wilhelmina R. Downs

Dec 18, 2014

SELKIRK - On December 18, 2014, Wilhelmina (Wil) Rouweler Downs 78, passed away peacefully in Selkirk, NY, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Family members and her husband of 46 years, Stephen (Steve) Downs were at her bedside. Wil was born in the Netherlands on December 18, 1936. She lived through the German occupation of World War II, and...

Patricia L. Metz

Patricia L. Metz

Dec 9, 2014

GLENMONT- Patricia L. Metz, 81, died Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at her home. Born in Seattle, WA, she was the daughter of the late Fred and Gertrude (Langlois) Johnston; wife of the late Harlen W. Metz, Jr.; mother of the late Henry "Duff" Wyatt; and sister of the late Anna Mae Martin, Shirley Regnier and Steven Reed. Pat had worked...

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