All Obituaries

Troy - Mary E. Ormsby McCue, 65, died Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at her residence after a long illness surrounded by her loving family. Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late James W. Ormsby and Valetta E. Ray Ormsby and wife for 46 years of Edward D. McCue, Jr. She had resided in Troy all her life and was a 1972 graduate of Troy High School.  Mary was an Administrative Assistant for 40 years for various businesses including A&M Contracting in Colonie, Davis Acoustical in Troy...

Troy - Carol Joan Parkinson Bailey, 80, of Beechwood Apartments Troy died in her sleep Sunday, March 29, 2020, at Eddy Memorial Geriatric Center after a two year illness. Born in Montreal, Canada, she was daughter of the late John Wesley Parkinson and Doris  Smith Parkinson and wife for 59 years of  Prof. Ronald A. Bailey. She was raised in Montreal and St. Lambert PQ, and after her marriage to Ron, they moved to Troy in 1961. She graduated from Chambly County High School in St....

Troy - Jane M. Lawless  Manna, 79, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Eddy Heritage House Nursing Center after a brief illness, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Troy, NY, she was daughter of the late Everett Lawless and Marie  McChesney Lawless and wife of the late Claude P.  Manna, Sr. She had resided in the Troy, Brunswick and Grafton areas all her life and was a graduate of Troy High School.  Jane was a retired bookkeeper for several area businesses and...

North Greenbush - Norman L. Frazee, 100, died Monday, March 23, 2020, at Van Rensselaer Manor. Born in Lansingburgh NY, Norman was son of the late Norman & Bertha Kraus Frazee, and devoted husband of the late Vivian M. Nadeau Frazee for 66 years. Norman & Vivian initially resided in Speigletown, moving to the town of Brunswick in 1948 where they raised their seven children.  Norman was a graduate of Lansingburgh High School class of 1933. He apprenticed and later worked at the...

Brunswick - Sandra McGuirk Fortin, 76, died Friday, March 20, 2020, at St. Peter's Hospice Inn Albany after a courageous battle with sepsis. Born in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Joseph McGuirk and Olga L. Lasky McGuirk. She was raised in Troy and Averill Park and later resided in Troy. She was a 1961 graduate of Catholic Central High School and attended Troy Beauty School.  Sandra worked in the personnel department of New York State Taxation & Finance Building 9...

Troy - Billy L. Blake, 69, died Thursday, March 19, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Plattsburgh, he was son of the late Lawrence and Alfreda Bushy Blake and husband of Dianne Wunsch Blake. Billy resided in the Troy area most of his life. He was a truck driver for the City of Troy, Department of Public Works for 32 years, retiring in 2005. He was a true outdoors man; he loved fishing, hunting, boating, and working on cars.   Survivors in addition to...

Clifton Park - P. Todd Fryer, 72, of Barkwood Lane died Wednesday, March 18, 2020, at his residence after a long illness. Born in Cohoes, he was son of Hilda Goodermote Fryer of Troy and the late Carl F. Fryer and husband for 49 years of Elizabeth Kurtzner Fryer. He was raised in Troy, resided for 45 years in Clifton Park and was a graduate of Troy High School and earn his Bachelor's degree from State University of New York  Geneseo.  Todd was an Examiner for the New...

NISKAYUNA - On March 16, 2020 Irving Eugene (Gene) Lindman, 73, lost his courageous battle against cancer, passing away at home with his wife and son by his side. Gene was the son of the late Irving Lindman and Alyce Conklin Lindman. He was raised in Munster, IN, was an Eagle Scout, and studied art and architecture at the University of Illinois, Chicago. As a student activist Gene worked for community development in Chicago and was an organizer of the first Earth Day, to which he lent his...

Rensselaer - On March 15, 2020, William George Muller, Jr.  76, of Rensselaer, NY, loving husband, father of three and grandfather of three, passed away after a long illness. Arriving in the wee hours of January 1, 1944 in Queens, New York, Bill was delivered by a doctor in a tuxedo who was called away from New Year’s festivities. He was the son of Gladys (Flood) Muller and William G. Muller.  Bill was a champion debater in high school and college and went to St....

Philadelphia, PA - Alice Jean Williams Rigaud Fox, 92, formerly of Troy died Friday, March 13, 2020, at Wesley Enhanced Living at Stapeley Germantown Philadelphia after a long illness. Born in Utica, NY, she was daughter of the late John Williams and Leola Bauerle Williams and wife of the late Albert J. Fox and many years ago, the former  wife of Sidney Rigaud.  She had resided in the Loudonville and  Troy areas and was a Valedictorian from Utica Free Academy and Summa...