Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York
Alan Guard
Jul 13, 2012
DELMAR- Alan H. Guard, 88, died Friday, July 13, 2012 at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Geneva, NY, second son of Louis H. and Olive Shannon Guard, and moved to Delmar in 1962. Mr. Guard was a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and in 1944 was commissioned an Ensign in the...
Margaret Goldin
Jul 6, 2012
GLENMONT - Goldin, Margaret Mary Peg (Nana) Goldin passed Friday, July 6, 2012 in the comfort of her home with the support of family and friends. Born in Providence, Rhode Island on September 29, 1923 to the parents of Dennis James Meehan and Margaret Mary (Kane) Meehan, she is predeceased by three sisters, Helen, Agnes, and Gertrude and son Peter...
Gerry Clark
Jul 6, 2012
DELMAR - Gerry A. Clark, 84, passed away peacefully July 6, 2012 at his home. Born June 1, 1928 in Los Angeles, California, he was the son of the late Slade F. Clark and Emily (Bancroft) Clark. Gerry spent his childhood in the Sullivan County village of Wurtsboro and graduated from Monticello High School in 1946. He was a Boy...
Arthur W. Jewell
Jul 1, 2012
DELMAR - Arthur "Art" Jewell, 82, of Delmar, peacefully departed this life on Saturday, July 1st, at home amongst his family, after a long illness. Born, 1929, in Scotia to the late James B. Jewell and the late Myrtle Jewell (nee Lape), he was the brother of Lois Conklin and the late Margery Petersen. Following his graduation from Bethlehem High...
Richard Hughes
Jun 25, 2012
DELMAR - Richard A. Hughes, 63, of Delmar passed away on Monday, June 25, 2012 after an eighteen year battle with melanoma of the eye which recently metastasized to liver cancer. Richard was born in Potsdam, NY the son of Kenneth C. and Giovina (Trivilino) Hughes, of Norwood, NY. He graduated from Albany Business College with an Associates degree in...
Beverly Craig
Jun 16, 2012
DELMAR- Beverly J. Craig, 77 died Saturday, June 16, 2012 at the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes. Born in Nyack, NY she was the daughter of the late George and Viola Tett Terhune. Beverly retired from Allstate Insurance Co. in Nanuet, NY where she enjoyed a very successful 20 year career. She moved to Delmar in 2005 to be closer...
Mary Bedrosian
Jun 16, 2012
DELMAR - Mary ("Candy") Canfield Bedrosian of Delmar, beloved wife of Dr. Levon Bedrosian, passed away peacefully at home on June 16 after a brief illness. She was 84. Mary graduated from Columbia High School in 1945 in the first class to graduate from the new school. She received her RN degree from Hartwick College in 1948 and worked as...
Sharon R. McCarthy
Jun 14, 2012
DELMAR- Sharon R. Nettleton McCarthy, 60, died Thursday, June 14, 2012, at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of the late William J. and Rita M. Nettleton. Sharon was a graduate of Vincentian Institute in Albany and a communicant of St. Thomas the Apostle Church. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and enjoyed spending time with...
Richard Beach
Jun 14, 2012
DELMAR - Richard E. Beach, 103, passed away on June 14 at Bethlehem Commons Residential Care Center at Good Samaritan Village, surrounded by his family. Born in Binghamton, New York, he was the son of Floyd and Martha Beach. He was pre-deceased by his wife of 69 years, Leta Clapper Beach. Richard graduated from Clarkson University in 1933. He was...
Gregory J. Dole
Jun 9, 2012
DELMAR - Gregory Joseph Dole, Sr. 91 passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 9, 2012, at Albany Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Greg was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He was born at his family home in Langford, NY on October 9, 1920, to Edward and Rose Dole (Spengler.) He graduated at age 16, Valedictorian,...
Florence J. Canning
Jun 8, 2012
DELMAR - Florence Canning, 87 died peacefully at her home Friday, June 08, 2012 . Born in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of the late James and Frances Poretto Cottone. After marrying her loving husband Jack on June 14, 1952 they settled in West Islip, NY where they raised their four children. In 1975 they moved to Schoharie where they...
Katherine McCartney
Jun 7, 2012
SLINGERLANDS- Katherine A. McCartney, 52, died Thursday, June 07, 2012 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Arlington, VA she is the daughter of Laben and Elizabeth Baron McCartney. Katherine is a graduate of Cornell Law School and currently worked as Deputy Counsel for the NYS Thruway Authority. She was previously employed by the NYS Senate. Katherine...
Katheryn D. Katz
May 30, 2012
DELMAR - Katheryn D. Katz passed away peacefully, with her two children at her side, on May 30, 2012, after a brave battle with breast and brain cancer. She was born September 3, 1933, in Chicago, Illinois. She received her undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley. After a decade-long break to raise her children, Kathy went to law...
Rosemary Brennan
May 23, 2012
DELMAR - Rosemary (Rockford) Brennan, 88, passed away on Wednesday May 23, 2012. Rosemary was a graduate of Northampton High School, Northampton, MA and Smith College. She earned a Master's degree from the Teachers College at Columbia University. Prior to coming to Albany, she lived in New York City and worked as an administrative assistant in one of Nelson Rockefeller's...
Dona Mosher
May 22, 2012
DELMAR - Dona E. Mosher, 84, passed away on Tuesday May 22, 2012. She was the daughter of the late Niles and Zella (Giles) Mosher, Jr.; sister of Irving (Ruth) Mosher; aunt of Mark (Julie) Mosher, David Mosher, Joyce (Peter) Cochetti and Susan (Dennis) Feil; and great aunt of Erika and Julia Mosher, Sam and Alex Cochetti, and Jonathon Feil....
Nancy Hayden
May 22, 2012
SLINGERLANDS - Nancy J. Hayden, 77, of Slingerlands died at home on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 surrounded by her family and friends. Born in Buffalo, NY on September 7, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Wilsey and Betty (Pfister) Sherwin. Nancy received her Bachelor's degree from Florida Southern College, her Master's degree from Siena College and received her...
William Zabel
May 21, 2012
FEURA BUSH - William G. Zabel, Jr., 58, died Monday, May 21, 2012 at his home. Born in Albany on June 13, 1953, he was the son of William G. and Mary (Towne) Zabel, Sr. of Feura Bush. Bill enjoyed being active with 4H and working on antique engines. In addition to his parents, he is survived by his wife,...
Hazel D'Ascoli
May 20, 2012
DELMAR - Hazel D'Ascoli, 92, died Sunday, May 20, 2012 at St. Peter's Hospital with her loving family by her side. Born in New Salem on October 26, 1919, she was one of ten children born to Charles and Minnie (Countryman) Groesbeck. She will be remembered for being a loving and devoted wife, mother and grandmother always putting the needs...
Mary Beyer
May 12, 2012
DELMAR - Mary Bowkley Beyer, 91 of Delmar, went to be with her Lord and Savior on May 12, 2012. Born in Wilmington, DE, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Hattie Bowkley and wife of the late Ross H. Beyer. She attended Syracuse University and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority. She volunteered for...