Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Delmar, New York
Sharon Fisher
Jun 7, 2011
DELMAR - Sharon VanHensbergen Fisher, 62, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at home with her husband by her side. She was diagnosed with ALS on December 23, 2009 and bravely fought this battle with determination, elegance and courage. Sharon was born in Albany to Edwin VanHensbergen and the late Marion Dennis VanHensbergen. She married Kenneth Fisher in 1970. They...
Nancy Farr
May 30, 2011
DELMAR - Nancy M. Farr died suddenly on Monday, May 30, 2011 at her residence in Delmar. Nancy was born on August 9, 1938 in Detroit, Michigan and spent most of her adult life in Delmar. Nancy was a graduate of Bethlehem Central High School and she was a 1961 graduate of Russell Sage College. Following graduation she worked for...
Keith E. Kiernan
May 27, 2011
DELMAR: Keith E. Kiernan, 46, died suddenly Friday, May 27, 2011. Born in Albany he is the son of Mary Jane (Marsh) Kiernan and the late Edwin Kiernan. Keith was a chef in the US Navy, stationed on the USS Tripoli. He formerly worked at Sam's Italian American Restaurant in Albany and Delmar Place in Delmar. Keith joined the Adamsville...
Marie Kebbon
May 24, 2011
DELMAR - Marie (Dobby) Kebbon passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the age of 97. Born in Brooklyn in 1914, she was the daughter of the late William and Veronica (Carberry) Dobby and was predeceased by four sisters and two brothers. Marie attended St. Joseph's College, graduated from Hunter College and studied Public Relations at New York...
Diane Boileau
May 20, 2011
RIO RANCHO, NM - Diane Jeanne Boileau, 95, formerly of Albany, entered into eternal life on Friday, May 20, 2011. Born in Montreal, Canada on January 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Julia Guertin. She was a former schoolteacher at St. Teresa's School in Albany and was a communicant of the Church of St. Vincent...
Helga Smith
May 19, 2011
DELMAR - Helga Wohlert Smith, 99, of Albany, died Thursday evening, May 19, 2011. She was born in Philadelphia on September 16, 1911 to Anton Emil Wohlert and Elizabeth Olmes Wohlert, and grew up in Narberth PA attending the Lower Merion School and the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art. She met William B. Smith, DDS who was graduating from Penn's...
John F. Edwards
May 11, 2011
ALBANY - John F. Edwards, 86, of Albany died Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Rome, NY on April 12, 1925, he was the son of the late John and Evelyn (James) Edwards. A U.S. Navy veteran, John honorably served his country in the South Pacific during WW II. John was a graduate of Syracuse University...
Francis Gelzheiser
May 11, 2011
GLENMONT - Francis L. Gelzheiser died at home on May 11, 2011, in the warmth of his wife's and family's love. Fran was born in 1921 to Joseph and Josephine Morrison Gelzheiser in Pittsburgh, PA. He and his sister Marie spent much of their childhood at Saint Joseph's Orphan Home. Fran served three years as an Electrician's Mate in the...
Susan Lackner
May 10, 2011
DELMAR - Susan Lackner, 57, of Delmar, passed away on Tuesday May 10, 2011 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn surrounded by her family. Susan was the most loving and cherished wife of Ted Lackner. They married in September 1976, soon after Susan graduated from Cornell. Susan was the devoted and beloved mother of Tom and Sarah. Susan had a lifelong...
Vivian I. Snook
May 5, 2011
DELMAR - Vivian Inez Snook, 88, a Delmar resident from 1952 to 2010, passed away May 5, 2011 at the Daughters of Sarah Senior Community, Albany. Born January 23, 1923 in Astoria, Queens, NY, she was the first daughter of the late Charles R. and Inez Emma (Gagliano) Mead. A 1940 graduate of Albany High School, she was employed as...
Henry Radzyminski
Apr 29, 2011
DALTON, MA: Henry W. Radzyminski, 78, of Delmar, died Friday, April 29, 2011 at Craneville Place in Dalton, MA. Born on January 22, 1933, he was the son of the late Waclaw and Jadwiga Radzyminski. Henry graduated from R.P.I. as an architect and obtained masters degrees from St. Rose College and SUNY Albany. He was an architect for New York...
Patricia Genovesi
Apr 28, 2011
SLINGERLANDS - Patricia E. Genovesi, 72, of Slingerlands passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 28, 2011 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Voorheesville on February 26, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Emily Flansburg. Patricia loved animals, especially her dog, Dozer, and had many hobbies and enjoyments. She loved crocheting and needlepoint,...
John Keller
Apr 13, 2011
DELMAR - John Carlton Keller, 92, of Delmar, beloved husband of Grace Keller, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at the Albany Stratton VA Medical Hospital, 113 Holland Avenue, Albany, NY, 12208. John was born in Syracuse, N.Y. and resided in Delmar with his wife for almost all of their 69 years of married life. He was a veteran...
Joan Collen
Apr 11, 2011
DELMAR - Joan F. Collen, 80, a longtime resident of Delmar, died on Monday, April 11, 2011. Born in Albany on November 14, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Rudolph and Anna (O'Sullivan) Kraft. A longtime member of the Delmar Reformed Church, Joan had served as treasurer for the Sunday School as well as being involved in many...
Harold Smith
Apr 3, 2011
WESTERLO - Harold E. Smith, II, 74, of Westerlo, died on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the Albany Medical Center Hospital. Born in Albany on March 18, 1937, he was the son of the late Harold E. and Helen (Shoeldefer) Smith. Harold was employed for many years with the Carpenters Local #370 and as a driver for Troy News Company,...
Patricia Conophy
Apr 3, 2011
DELMAR: Patricia M. (Sartori) Conophy, 42, entered into eternal life on April 3, 2011 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her beloved husband, Peter T. Conophy, her two beloved sons Alain Ackerman and Peter T. Conophy Jr., and her precious daughter Jamie. Born in Hudson, NY, Patty is the daughter of the late Marcia Sartori. She is...
Jean Shanholtz
Mar 31, 2011
SLINGERLANDS - Jean Robbins Shanholtz of Slingerlands died on Thursday, March 31, 2011 after a long illness in her 79th year. Beloved wife of James Frederick Shanholtz. Cherished mother of Mark and David. Adored grandmother of Steven, Eric, and Benjamin. Loving mother-in-law to Christine, Judith, Amber and Amy. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to your favorite charity benefiting...
Audrey Harrison
Mar 24, 2011
DELMAR, NY - Audrey Fenton Harrison died peacefully on March 24, 2011 from complications of dementia at the Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Delmar, NY, Thursday, March 24, 2011. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jim Harrison, three children, Jean Harrison Danver of Los Altos Hills, CA, J. Bryan Harrison of Saratoga Springs, NY, and Sue Ellen...
Dorothy Ennis
Mar 22, 2011
DELMAR - Dorothy Alsid Ennis, of Delmar, died on Tuesday March 22, 2011 at the age of 92. Born in Catskill, NY, she was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Cobb Alsid, who had resided in Saugerties, NY. Dorothy was the wife of the late John V. Ennis, both of whom worked for the New York Telephone Co. and had...
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