All Obituaries

Englewood, FL - Brian Patrick Cooney, 67, died Monday, July 24, 2023, at HCA Florida Fawcett Hospital Port Charlotte following a brief  illness. Born September 11, 1955 in Troy, he was son of the late John James Cooney and Margery Malone Cooney. He had residences in Englewood and Port Charlotte Florida, Troy New York and attended Troy High School.  Brian was employed by Albany Steel and LaCorte Electric for many years before becoming a self-employed General Contractor. Brian was...

Troy - Stephen J. Johnson, Jr. of Troy passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 20 at Samaritan Hospital. A life-long Troy resident, he was born in 1941 to Stephen and Anna (Dougherty Dumbleton) Johnson. He graduated from La Salle Institute and College of the Holy Cross. He married his beloved wife, Janet, in 1964 and they spent many happy years in Troy raising their family. Steve taught at CBA in Albany from 1963 to 1966, before starting a long career with New York State including...

Troy - Joan Whitney Collins Schiesser, 78,  died Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at St. Peter's Hospital Inn Albany after a brief illness. Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Harold D. Whitney and Marion H. Russell Whitney and wife of the late Lloyd  Schiesser and Douglas Collins, Sr. She had resided in East Poestenkill most of her life and attended Averill Park High School.  Joan was the head cook for Canterbury House in Troy for 41 years, retiring in 2016....

Troy - Ann Fitzgerald Briere, 89, died Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Eddy Village Green in Cohoes after a long illness. Born in Troy, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Mary Mitchell Fitzgerald and was predeceased in 2011 by her beloved husband, Armand C. Briere of Cohoes after 54 years of marriage. Ann was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, class of 1952, and retired from the New York State Senate as Executive Assistant to the Majority Leader after 33 years of state...

North Greenbush - Betty Jane Berner, 94, formerly of Geiser Road died Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Albany Medical Center Hospital after a  brief illness. Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Dexter E. Richardson and Anna E. Horton Richardson and wife of the late Harold Edward  Berner. She had resided most of her life in North Greenbush, living within eyesight of the farm she grew up on, on Route 43 and attended Averill Park Schools.  Betty was an engraver on the 6th...

Wynantskill - Eliza Mikhitarian Wronowski,103, passed away peacefully on September 9, 2023. She was born in Troy, NY on December 25, 1919 to Mary (Bezjian) and Harry Mikhitarian. Eliza was a graduate of Troy High School, class of 1937. She worked for the NYS Department of Labor as a senior account clerk for 25 years. Eliza married William Wronowski in 1946. After both retiring in 1981, they were fortunate enough to travel and eventually spend winters in Florida. They enjoyed 60 years...

Hoosick Falls - Shirley J. Goodbred Burr, 92, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Danforth Adult Care Center in Hoosick Falls. Born in Brockton, MA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer Eugene Cobbett and Florence Washburn Cobbett. She was raised in Brockton, MA and resided in Troy and Amsterdam and was educated in Brockton, MA. Shirley was a home health aid for an agency in Albany for 10 years. She enjoyed doing crafts and playing bingo.     Survivors include her children,...

Troy - Gail Anne Riegert Whitefield, 77, died Saturday September 2, 2023, after a short illness. She was born in Troy, New York to Joseph William Riegert and Rosemary “Midge” Harlan. She grew up in Troy as the oldest of five sisters and graduated from Catholic Central High School and Albany Business College. Wanting to explore the world for herself, she became a stewardess for Mohawk Airlines, based in Newark, New Jersey.  There she met Isaac Whitefield, to whom she was...

Auburn, AL - Lynn S. Woodrow, 75 of Auburn, AL died at her home on August 29, 2023 after a long illness. Lynn was born in Troy, NY in 1948 to Laurel B. and Donald L. Scott. She was raised in Troy and graduated from Our Lady of Victory School and Catholic Central High School. She continued her education at Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing and graduated as an RN. Her nursing career started at Samaritan Hospital in the area she loved - labor and delivery. While a student at Samaritan she...

Troy - Lucia C. DeGiorgio Karichkowsky, 82, died Tuesday, August 29, 2023, at St. Peter's Hospice Inn Albany after a long illness. Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Sebastian DeGiorgio and Mary Prezio DeGiorgio and wife of the late Gary Karichkowsky. She resided in Troy all her life and was a graduate of Troy High School.  Lucy was a programmer for New York State Bill Drafting for 35 years and later worked for Price Chopper and Walmart in Brunswick.   Survivors...