Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York
Thomas DiFrancesco
Mar 13, 2014
DELMAR - Thomas A. DiFrancesco, 95 of Delmar, NY died March 13, 2014 at St. Peter's Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He lived in Albany his entire life. Mr. DiFrancesco was a Public Accountant and Vice President of the former Albany Public Markets. He was a graduate of Christian Brothers Academy and the College of the Holy Cross. He served his...
Mary Vitillo
Mar 10, 2014
DELMAR- Mary E. Vitillo, 90 died Monday, March 10, 2014 in the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Pellegrino and Stella (Pomarico) Michele. Mrs. Vitillo worked as a cook and baker for the Bethlehem Central School District for over 20 years. She was a longtime communicant of St. Thomas...
Barbara Ferrari
Mar 5, 2014
DELMAR - Barbara Ann Ferrari, 80, died peacefully on March 5, 2014 after a brief illness. Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Mrs. Ferrari grew up in Cayuga, Ontario and was the only child of the late Earl Gruer Bennett and Iva Jane (Kingsley) Bennett. She graduated in 1956 from the Macdonald Institute (now the University of Guelph) in Canada, then received...
Frederick Bilyeu
Mar 2, 2014
ALBANY - Frederick Eugene Bilyeu, 89, of Albany died peacefully on March 2, 2014 at the Stratton Veterans Administration Medical Center. He was born at home in Baldwinsville, N.Y. on June 1, 1924 to Milton and Lucia Bilyeu. He was a graduate of Baldwinsville Academy. A combat veteran of WWII with the 3rd Cavalry, Fred was one of Gen. Patton's...
Helen Montysko
Feb 26, 2014
ALBANY: Helen Margaret Montysko, 93, died peacefully after a brief illness on Wednesday February 26, 2014 at the St. Peter's Hospice Inn surrounded by her loving family. Born in Albany, NY on May 20, 1920, Helen was the daughter of the late Edward and Helen Keegan O'Donnell. Helen attended Albany High School and on August 6, 1941 she was united...
Amos J. Bastiani
Feb 19, 2014
DELMAR -Amos J. Bastiani, Jr., 70, of Delmar passed away on Wednesday, February 19, 2014 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn. Amos was born on December 12, 1943 in Albany, the son of the late Amos J. Bastiani, Sr. and Teresa Mazzero Bastiani. A U.S. Army veteran, he was stationed in Germany serving as a helicopter navigator in the 1st Air...
Johanna Gottfried
Feb 15, 2014
FEURA BUSH -Johanna Gottfried, 85, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2014. Born in Germany on February 26, 1928, she was the daughter of the late John and Lena (Hintermair) Ruckerbauer and wife of the late John Walter Gottfried. Survivors include cousins, Michael Wiesmaier (Patti) and Ricky Wiesmaier (Kathy), several cousins in Germany and good family friends, Franz Von Bank...
Betty Rapp
Feb 10, 2014
COLONIE - Betty H. Rapp, 87, of Colonie passed away on Monday, February 10, 2014 at her home after a long illness. Born on June 23, 1926 in Albany, she was the daughter of the late Hans and Florence (Frost) Herzog. Betty was a homemaker for many years before she returned to work. She worked as a secretary for Walter...
Kenneth Bauer
Feb 6, 2014
DELMAR -Kenneth S. Bauer Sr., 90, has now fulfilled his lifelong adult dream of being reunited with God on Thursday, February 6, 2014. At the time of his passing he was residing at the Bethlehem Commons Residential Care Center. Ken was born on May 21, 1923 in Baltimore Maryland, the son of the late Ernest and Ruth Bauer. In 1943...
Tilman H. Moody
Jan 31, 2014
DELMAR- Tilman Hammond Moody, much loved by Mommy and Daddy, James and Felix, Wizzy, Sofia and Rufus, died accidentally at home on Friday, January 31, 2014. Tilman was born in Glasgow, Scotland on April 9th, 1989. He was a natural rebel who the world diagnosed with autism at age 3 years, 4months. As one of the earlier generations of children...
James Carusone
Jan 23, 2014
DELMAR - James Andrew Carusone, 29, of Delmar, passed away suddenly on the evening of Thursday, January 23rd due to natural causes. He was born on Christmas Eve, 1984. James is survived by his loving family, parents Susan and Leonard Carusone, Sr.; siblings, Claudia (Eugenia Kozlowski), Leonard, Jr. (Jodie), Liza Cline (Benjamin) and Joseph (Sadrina Burney); his grandmother, Olive Champine;...
Ernest Moak
Jan 13, 2014
COHOES - Ernest J. Moak, 101, entered into eternal rest on Monday, January 13, 2014, at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes. Ernest was born in Albany and raised in Delmar, the son of the late Harry and Anna (Riggs) Moak. He graduated from Bethlehem High School where he was an outstanding athlete. He married Eleanor Pemberton and they were...
Stanley Lacy
Jan 13, 2014
ALBANY - Stanley Force Lacy of Albany, 71, passed away January 13, 2014 after a brief illness. Stanley was born and raised in Albany. After attending Schuyler High school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving honorably in the U.S. and Panama. He then held various jobs in Albany and Maryland. Survivors include his sons, Stanley Force Lacy Jr., and...
Margiana Benza
Jan 10, 2014
DELMAR - Margiana T. Benza, 78, of Delmar passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, January 10, 2014. Born in Liberty, NY on June 15, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Lee R. and Grace E. (Meyer) Tompkins and sister of Nancy T. Steele and Lee R. Tompkins, Jr. Mrs. Benza was a graduate of Knox...
Bernice Miller
Jan 8, 2014
DELMAR - Bernice A. Miller, 82, passed away on Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Augusta, NY, she was the daughter of the late Ralph G. and Reba M. (Van Slyke) DeNauro and was also predeceased by three brothers and two sisters. A longtime resident of Utica, Bernice came to the Albany area in 1986. Prior...
Frank Davis
Jan 8, 2014
DELMAR - Frank Davis, 93, of Delmar passed away Wednesday, January 8th, 2014 at Albany Medical Center Hospital . A native of Decatur, NY he was the son of the late John and Mary (Sernel) Davis. Frank honorably served his country as a Sergeant in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a life member of the American...
Katherine M. Griffin
Jan 3, 2014
GLENMONT - Katherine M. Griffin, 57, of Glenmont died Friday, January 3, 2014 after a long battle with cancer and sarcoma. She is survived by her husband, Rick; her son, Alex; her mother, Jennie (Brognano) Surace; aunts, Patricia Grillone and Ann Brognano; uncle, Dr. James Brognano; several cousins and in-laws. Her strong -willed Italian relatives, who predeceased her, never left...