Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York

Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams

May 5, 2012

SELKIRK - Sarah "Faye" Williams, 76, of Selkirk, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at Albany Medical Center. Born in La Follette, TN on April 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Jessie James and Lula (Freeman) Lawson. Faye loved to garden and cook and had worked as a cook for over 30 years at the Selkirk...

Ann Donohue

Ann Donohue

May 2, 2012

DELMAR - Ann R. Donohue, 96, daughter of Margaret Bray and William Tilden Ryan, passed away on Wednesday, May 3, 2012 at the Good Samaritan Health Care Center in Delmar. She was predeceased by her husband Paul F. Donohue, son Michael and sister Peggy Decker. Survivors include her sons, Paul Donohue, Jr. of Albany, William Donohue (Anette) of Homer, Alaska...

Clifford Thompson

Clifford Thompson

May 1, 2012

SELKIRK - Clifford D. Thompson, 93, of Selkirk, died on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at the Albany VA Medical Center. Born in Ravena on July 12, 1918, he was the son of the late Harold F. and Dora (Dabrunz) Thompson. A U.S. Army veteran, he honorably served his country during WW II and was the recipient of the Purple Heart....

Dominick Tocci

Dominick Tocci

May 1, 2012

DELMAR - Dominick P. Tocci, 77, of Delmar passed away on Tuesday, May 1, 2012. Born in Utica on July 1, 1934, he was the son of the late Joseph A. and Rose (Lovaglio) Tocci. Dominick was a graduate of Proctor High School in Utica, Hamilton College and Syracuse University Law School. He began his law practice in Gloversville where...

Marie Filkins

Marie Filkins

Apr 30, 2012

SUMMERFIELD, FL - Marie "Rita" (Turmel) Filkins, age 88, of Summerfield passed away with her loving son and his wife Sheila by her side Monday, April 30, 2012. She was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts and came to Summerfield, FL from Delmar in 1987. Mrs. Filkins was a retired clerk for Montgomery Wards, Trading Port and A & P Markets and...

Richard Schwab

Richard Schwab

Apr 25, 2012

GLENMONT - Richard Joseph Schwab, 84, of Glenmont passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 4, 1927, Richard was the son of the late Arthur and Christine (Holtgrefe) Schwab. The oldest of ten children, Richard enlisted in the US Navy at age 17, serving his country proudly for 22...

Maureen Moran

Maureen Moran

Apr 24, 2012

DELMAR - Maureen (Magovern) Moran, 75, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 at home after living with ovarian cancer for 6 years. A resident of Delmar for forty years, "Maurie" was born in South Orange, NJ to the late George and Josephine Magovern. She is survived by her loving husband, James of 50 years, her four cherished children; Noel (Dan) Vickers...

Spc. Corey Pieper

Spc. Corey Pieper

Apr 19, 2012

COPPERAS COVE, TX - Spc. Corey K. Pieper, 26, a native of Cedar Hill, passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2012 from injuries sustained while doing something he loved. Born in Albany on December 21, 1985, he was the loving son of Stephen and Donna (Holliday) Pieper of Cedar Hill. Corey was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas after enlisting...

Robert Heineman

Robert Heineman

Apr 15, 2012

Robert K. Heineman Jr. of Delmar, 77, died Sunday, April 15 after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in August, 2010. Born December 19, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, Rob was one of two sons born to the late Dorotha Warren and Robert K. Heineman, Sr. of St. Louis, Missouri. Rob graduated from Mount Lebanon High School in Pennsylvania (1952), Cornell University...

Charles Greenblatt

Charles Greenblatt

Apr 15, 2012

SELKIRK - Charles Greenblatt, 81, formerly of Long Island, died Sunday, April 15, 2012. He was the husband of the late Barbara Ann Greenblatt. Survivors include a son, Dr. Michael J. Greenblatt and his wife, Carol of Selkirk; two daughters, Karen Anita Bodmer and her husband, Steven of San Diego, CA and Debra Mendez-Chicas and her husband, Gregorio of Mt....

Catherine Mosmen

Catherine Mosmen

Apr 12, 2012

DELMAR - Catherine L. "Kay" Mosmen, 97, a longtime resident of Delmar died Thursday, April 12, 2012 at Our Lady of Hope Residence in Latham. Born in Middle Granville, NY on May 11, 1914, she was the daughter of the late James and Nora (Ryan) Lawler. Kay had been employed as the secretary to the Planning Board for the Town...

Louise Hughes

Louise Hughes

Apr 4, 2012

SLINGERLANDS, NY - Louise A. Hughes, 85, was welcomed into Heaven on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. A native of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, Louise was a longtime resident of Olean, New York, where she and her husband of 62 years, Dr. William F. Hughes, raised their six loving and devoted children. More recently, they have been living in Slingerlands, N.Y. Louise received...

Elsie Rudolph

Elsie Rudolph

Apr 3, 2012

DELMAR - Elsie Yvonne Rudolph, 92, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012. Born in Albany on May 9, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Elmer and Elizabeth Filkins. Elsie had been a lady of strong faith and a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Delmar. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Columbiettes and...

Helen Burns

Helen Burns

Apr 1, 2012

DELMAR - Helen Burns passed away unexpectedly at home on March 30th. She was predeceased by husband Robert Burns 16 months earlier. Helen is survived by her beloved children from an earlier marriage to Laszlo Nemeth (also deceased); son, Chris Nemeth (Adrienne Bonilla) of Albany, daughter, Kimberly (Tom) Crawshaw, two treasured grandsons, Dylan and Liam Crawshaw of Geneva, Illinois; three...

H. Smith

H. Smith

Mar 30, 2012

DELMAR - H. Neil Smith, 87, a longtime resident of Delmar and recently of Evergreen Commons passed away peacefully Friday, March 30. Neil and his wife Margaret, who predeceased him had been members of Delmar Reformed Church. Neil was born November 24, 1924 in Crewe, England and was raised by his parents, Percy Smith and Bertha Bebbington Smith, and his...

James Shanholtz

James Shanholtz

Mar 25, 2012

SLINGERLANDS - James "Fred" Shanholtz died Sunday, March 25, 2012. Husband of the late Jean. Father of Mark and David. Beloved grandfather of Steven, Eric and Benjamin. Father-in-law to Judith and Christine and grandfather-in-law to Amber and Amy. Viewing Tuesday, March 27 from 5 to 8 pm and Wednesday, March 28 from 9:30 to 10:30 am at the Applebee Funeral...

Janet Baxter

Janet Baxter

Mar 20, 2012

DELMAR - Janet T. Baxter died suddenly on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Julian and Antonina Moskwa. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth Baxter. Janet was a retiree of the Bethlehem Central School District where she taught French for many years. She will always be cherished by her children, Valerie Slattery,...

Viva Klim

Viva Klim

Mar 18, 2012

DELMAR - Early Sunday morning March 18, 2012, Viva Lela (Hunt) Klim entered into eternal peace after a brief hospitalization at St Peters Hospital. Viva was 93 years old, and had led an involved life in her community of Delmar, NY until health issues in her later years. She was born in Gloversville, NY October 2, 1919, the daughter of...

Joseph Simon

Joseph Simon

Mar 14, 2012

DELMAR - Joseph E. Simon, 91, of Delmar died on Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn. Born in Albany on March 17, 1920, he was the son of the late Frank and Mary (Fisch) Simon. Joseph was a graduate of Vincentian Institute and attended Siena College. He honorably served his country in the U.S. Army in the...

Peter Strand

Peter Strand

Mar 10, 2012

GLENMONT - Peter George Strand, 81, entered into eternal peace suddenly on Saturday, March10, 2012 at St. Peters Hospital and Hospice surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 28, 1931 in Catskill, New York. He was a foundling who was lovingly adopted when he was two years old by his parents Karl Magnus Strand (Germany) and Elsie Bareiss...

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