Obituaries
Michael L. Swint
Jul 14, 2024
Michael L. Swint
February 5, 1957 — July 14, 2024, Sloansville
Michael Lawrence Swint passed away at 8:35 a.m. on Sunday July 14, 2024, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous long-term battle with his health.
He was born on February 5, 1957, in Albany NY to Giles Williams Swint and Hazel Anne (Sisson.). Mike and his family grew up in Berne...
Kathleen A. Jackson
Jul 5, 2024
Kathleen Abbott Jackson (March 24, 1956 – July 5, 2024)
Kathleen (Kathy) A. Jackson of Altamont passed away peacefully on Friday, July 5, 2024, at age 68. She leaves behind multiple unopened boxes of pudding, blank sheets of Sudoku puzzles, and many loving friends and family. She passed at Albany Medical Center after struggling in her fight against cancer for months...
Dorothy H. Taber
Jun 21, 2024
Dorothy H. Taber, 94, passed away peacefully on Friday June 21, 2024, after months of in-home hospice care. Dorothy was married to her late husband Neil A. Taber in 1949 and soon started raising a family of four boys and two girls in a home they bought on Altamont Blvd., where she has continued to live with her son Ronald,...
Arlene P. Nykorchuck
Jun 16, 2024
Arlene P. (Chrysler) Nykorchuck passed away peacefully on Sunday June 16th, 2024, in St. Peter's hospital. Born in Voorheesville, she was the daughter of the late Olin "Happy" and Edna Loux Chrysler. Beloved wife of the late William Nykorchuck.
Arlene worked several jobs in the area as a cashier, insurance claim clerk and ultimately worked at a pharmacy tech in Rite...
Vall Pulliam
Jun 9, 2024
The steadfast rock of the family has taken his leave of this earthly world and is probably letting St. Peter know how he can spruce up the place. Vall Pulliam passed away on June 9, 2024. He was born at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady on June 24, 1934, to Henry Abbett Pulliam and Charlotte Lawrence Pulliam Wilcoxen.
Early on, recognizing that...
Brian R. Hoover
Jun 7, 2024
Brian Hoover (51) died unexpectedly on June 7, 2024, at his home in Albany, NY. He had a 30-year career as a maintenance worker. He was known and appreciated for his unique sense of humor.
He is survived by Carol Hoover(mother), Debra Hoover and Pamela Fleischman(sisters), Althealin (Amber) Hoover and Jillian (Alyzalin) Hoover(daughters), Evelyn (Clover)Marquez(granddaughter), Zachary Murray(nephew), Austin Sisson(nephew), Laura...
Leah A. Bartell
Jun 1, 2024
Leah A. (Pollard) Bartell, 80, of East Berne, New York, passed away on June 1, 2024. Leah graduated from Guilderland high school in 1962.
The majority of Leah's life was devoted to her husband, children and grandchildren. Children were her passion and motivation in life. She and her late husband, Leo, took in and cared for many of their own children's...
Thelma I. Elgie
May 30, 2024
Elgie, Thelma I. - Altamont
Thelma I. Elgie, longtime resident of Altamont, passed away peacefully on May 30th in Albany with her loving family by her side. Born in 1922, she was the daughter of the late George and Hattie Spawn Gade. Beloved wife of the late Augustus "Jim" Elgie Jr. who died in 1956.
Thelma spent her childhood growing up on...
Anne Margaret Oldick
May 20, 2024
Oldick, Anne Margaret - Berne
Anne Margaret Oldick, 56, of Berne died peacefully Monday May 20th, after an extended struggle with many health issues.
Daughter of the late Alvin D. and Anne F. Higgs, she grew up in the village of Florida NY. After graduating from the SS Seward Institute, she earned a bachelors degree in education from Alfred University. Anne...
David L. Romey
May 13, 2024
Romey, David L. - Knox
David L. Romey of Knox died in Albany on May 13th, 2024. Son of the late Gary and Betty (Mayfield) Romey. Beloved husband of Roberta whom he shared 34 years of marriage.
David was a proud employee of the Vinyl Works in Latham, where he was on the manufacturing floor of swimming pool liners and was the head...
Barbara J. Girodias
Apr 28, 2024
Barbara Jane Girodias died peacefully at her family homestead on April 28th, 2024, surrounded by family. She was 94.
Barbara was born on September 16th, 1929 in Brooklyn, NY to the late Lester and Grace Hearn (Sand). She lived on Long Island and graduated from Hempstead High School in 1947. She remembered her summers growing up being spent at the family...
Dennis A. White
Apr 19, 2024
On Friday, April 19, 2024, Dennis A. White, loving husband and father of five, passed away at age 77. Denny was born in Niskayuna, NY to Frank W. and Martha White (nee Sticht). He is survived by three younger sisters: Eileen Bender (Ed), Kathy Cornell (Don) and Mindy Briggs.Denny was a devoted husband and exceptional provider to his wife Mary...
Warren F. Willsey
Apr 16, 2024
Willsey, Warren F. “Mike” – East Berne
Warren Francis Willsey “Mike” of East Berne passed away on April 16, 2024.
He was born at the family farm in East Berne on June 24, 1926, and was sleeping in the room he was born in until he was recently hospitalized. He used to say, “I still sleep in the room where I was...
Diane P. O'Connor
Apr 12, 2024
Diane P. O'Connor, long-time resident of Altamont, passed away peacefully in Albany on April 12th, 2024, with her loving family by her side. Daughter of the late Robert and Lorena Carpenter Fenzel and beloved wife of Bruce whom she married March 3, 1973.
A graduate of Linton High School and Ellis School of Nursing, Diane worked in nursing care until the...
Toni A. Feinman
Apr 7, 2024
Toni Feinman, our beloved Toni, entered this world on December 11, 1947-and though she left us on April 7, 2024, her spirit remains vibrantly alive within us all. We, her adoring family and friends, honor her in the present tense because that's precisely what she wants: her profound love for life standing tall against the injustice of death.
Toni's faith in...
Dorothy N. Kesser
Apr 5, 2024
Kesser, Dorothy N. Kesser of Altamont passed away at home with her loving family by her side Born in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Sadie Bennett Ganey. Beloved mother of Michael Payne of Altamont. Funeral services and interment will be arranged in Jessup Georgia under the care of Rinehart & Sons Funeral Home. Arrangements to return Mrs. Kresser...
Robert E. Shaver
Feb 18, 2024
Robert Elmer Shaver, of Berne NY, born to Cleo and Elmer Shaver on December 14, 1939, in Troy, New York, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 18, 2024 at the age of 84.
Robert, known affectionately as "Bob" to his friends and family, was a beloved husband, father, brother and friend.
Mr Shaver is a graduate of Troy High School, class...
Laura M. Simons
Feb 4, 2024
Laurie, 72, passed away quietly in her home on Sunday, Feb. 4 after a long illness while spending her final days surrounded by loving family.
Laurie was born in Albany and lived her earliest years in Altamont with her siblings, Janet, Jack, and (later) Vickie with their loving parents Jacob and Janet Simons. When their father’s...
Marshall F. Easton Jr.
Jan 31, 2024
Marshall F. Easton, of Schenectady, NY passed away peacefully on January 31, 2024, at 88 years young. A lifelong resident of New York State, Marshall was born on February 9, 1935 in Manhattan, NY. He was the son of Marshall F. Easton, Sr. and Helen Arthur Leach, and oldest brother of the late Bill and Rodney Easton. Marshall grew up...
Laurien G. Fan
Dec 13, 2023
Laurien Gail (Babcock) Fan long time resident of Altamont passed away peacefully on December 13th, 2023, in Albany. She was 83. Daughter of the late Edward and Florence Engdahl Babcock. Beloved wife of the late John Fan.
Laurien is survived by her children Sean T. Ward and Shannon T. Ward; Grandchildren Sean (Seamus) T Ward II, Savannah Ward, Devin Vinehout...
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