Obituaries
Kathleen A. Verenini
Jan 11, 2023
East Nassau - Kathleen A. Verenini, 70, entered into eternal rest on January 11, 2023. She was most recently employed at the Sand Lake Center for the Arts. Other past employments included The Church of the Covenant United Methodist, Hallmark Cards, and Joy Department Store. She took great joy in being like a second mother to the many children she...
Richard F. Fearnley
Dec 26, 2022
Berlin-Richard F. Fearnley,76, a lifelong resident of Rensselaer County, NY, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 26th, 2022 at home with his loving wife at his side.Richard was born in Troy on October 8th, 1946 son of the late Albert and Grace Follett Fearnley. He was a graduate of Troy High and became a self-employed carpet Installer. Richard loved his trade...
Eugene E. Arnold
Dec 26, 2022
Poestenkill- Eugene E. Arnold, 73, of Oak Hill Road, died on Monday, December 26, 2022 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a short illness. Born in Troy and a lifelong resident of Oak Hill Road, Gene was the son of the late Ernest and Marie Arnold. Gene attended the Averill Park Schools and then worked for GLF in Albany....
Timothy Smead
Dec 24, 2022
Timothy Smead, 61, of Taylors, South Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2022, following a prolonged battle with cancer, which he fiercely fought for over a decade, against all odds. Tim was born on January 5, 1961, in Amsterdam, New York, one of the ten children of Rosemary Becker Smead and the late Kenneth W. Smead, Jr. He worked...
William O. “Bill” Ranken
Dec 23, 2022
Averill Park- William O. “Bill” Ranken, 77, of Burden Lake Road passed away on Friday, December 23, 2022 at his home with his loving family by his side.Born in Troy, Bill was the son of the late Osbert and Olive Hull Ranken of Poestenkill. Bill was a 1965 graduate of the Averill Park High School where he played baseball, basketball...
Joan M. Vooris
Dec 22, 2022
Poestenkill-Joan M. Vooris, 89, a lifelong Rensselaer County resident, loving mom and grandmother, passed away on Thursday December 22, 2022, surrounded by loved ones in her final days at the Van Rensselaer Manor. Born in Troy, Joan was the daughter of the late Joseph E. and Lillian Cronin Ford and wife of the late Norman R. Vooris. Joan was a...
Joyce Evelyn Rubrecht
Dec 18, 2022
New Lebanon- Joyce Evelyn Rubrecht, 78, passed from this life on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center after suffering a catastrophic stroke in her home earlier in the week.
Born in Jamaica, Queens, Joyce was the daughter of the late Raymond and Martha Bayer Boll, the much-loved sister of the late Carolyn Parisi, and the beloved wife...
Regina P. Piekos
Nov 29, 2022
Sand Lake- Regina P. Piekos, 78, of Bauer Road, Averill Park, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at the Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a brief illness. Born in Albany, Regina was the daughter of the late Jimmie L. and Elizabeth D. Cook Collins and the wife of the late Stanley J. Piekos. Regina was raised in Albany and Poestenkill...
Marie E. Hoffman
Nov 29, 2022
Poestenkill- Marie E. Hoffman, 91, a longtime resident of Snyder’s Corners Road died on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at The Grand at Guilderland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center after a long illness. Born and raised in Poestenkill, Marie was the daughter of the late Vernon C. and Helen Toussaint Hoffman Sr. Marie had retired from the Averill Park School District where she...
Craig G. Young
Nov 26, 2022
Wynantskill- Craig G. Young, 75, of Worthington Terrace passed away on Saturday, November 26, 2022 at home. Born in Troy, Craig was the son of the late E. Stanley and Maude Wynne Young and husband for 54 years of the late Gretchen Dingman Young.Craig was a lifelong resident of the area and was a 1965 graduate of the Averill Park...
Walter R. Bassey
Nov 24, 2022
Brunswick- Walter R. Bassey, 80, of Lockrow Road, died on Thursday, November 24, 2022 at his residence surrounded by loved ones after a brief illness. Born and raised in Queens, Walter was the son of the late John A. and Catherine Heffernan Bassey. As a young man after his time in the navy, Walter traveled the country on his motorcycle,...
Sharon M. Campbell
Nov 16, 2022
Averill Park- Sharon M. Campbell, 79, of Taborton Road, died on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Hudson, NY, Sharon was the daughter of the late Henry E. and Virginia M. Allen Campbell. Sharon was raised in Rensselaer and raised her children in West Sand Lake. She was a homemaker but...
Alice D. Reiniger
Nov 9, 2022
Averill Park- Alice D. Reiniger, 81, of Fisher Road died on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 at the Evergreen Commons in East Greenbush after a long illness. Born in Troy, Alice was the daughter of the late Elnathan J. and Catholene Honsinger McFee and the wife of the late Donald J. Reiniger. Alice grew up in Taborton, Sand Lake and attended...
Theresa W. Testo
Nov 8, 2022
North Greenbush- Theresa W. Testo, 81, a resident of the Van Rensselaer Manor, went home to her heavenly father on Tuesday, November 8, 2022 with her children at her side, after an extended illness. Born in Hoosick Falls, NY, Theresa was the daughter of the late Anthony Waitekus and Margaret Winston Gathen. Theresa grew up in South Troy and resided there...
Rosalie H. Mackey
Nov 6, 2022
Poestenkill- Rosalie H. Mackey, 75, of Plank Road a longtime resident of Cohoes, died on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at St. Peters Hospital after a time of declining health. Born in the Village of Cooperstown, Rosalie was the daughter of the late Frank J. and Marion M. Montayne Gomiller Sr. and wife of the late Gary W. Mackey. Rosalie grew...
Warren D. Law
Nov 5, 2022
Troy-Warren D. Law, 65, of First Street, died on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at the St. Peters Hospice Inn in Albany after a long illness. Born in Troy, and a resident there most of his life, Warren was the son of the late Edward V. and Rita Ebere Law. Warren attended the Troy Schools and worked in the construction field...
Clifford J. Dunworth
Oct 28, 2022
Poestenkill-Clifford J. Dunworth, 78, of Rte. 351 died suddenly on Friday, October 28, 2022 at the Albany Medical Center surrounded by loved ones. Born in Rhinebeck, NY, Cliff was the son of the late George and Dorothy Johnson Dunworth and the beloved husband of Patricia Chartrand Dunworth. Cliff grew up on the Burden Lake Road and was a 1962 graduate...
Jane E. Beach
Oct 26, 2022
North Greenbush- Jane E. Beach, 100, of the Van Rensselaer Manor died at her residence on Wednesday, October 26, 2022 after an extended illness. Born in Utica, Jane was the daughter of the late William B. and Joyce Buckbee Edmunds and wife of the late Frank M. Beach of West Stephentown. Jane grew up in Queensbury, was a graduate of...
Cathy D. Sagendorf
Oct 17, 2022
Poestenkill- Cathy D. Sagendorf passed on to the next life on Monday, October 17, 2022, after a 5-year battle with cancer. Cathy was a lifelong resident of Poestenkill and member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Poestenkill. She was a graduate of the Averill Park High School, earned a Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY Oswego followed by a Master’s Degree from...
Ronald E. Jewett Sr.
Oct 17, 2022
Berlin- Ronald E. Jewett Sr., 79, of Dyken Pond Road, died on Monday, October 17, 2022 at his residence with his family at his side. Born in Cohoes, Ronny was the son of the late Harold and Dorothy Leonard Jewett and the beloved husband of Marjorie Teal Jewett. Ronald was a lifelong resident of Berlin and a lifelong diesel mechanic...
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