All Obituaries
Elsie Iwanowicz East Greenbush
East Greenbush - Elsie Behnke Iwanowicz, 84, of Luther Road died Friday, January 17, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Elmer H. Behnke and Alida Folderman Behnke. She had resided in the Troy area most of her life and was a graduate of Averill Park High School.
Mrs. Iwanowicz was a secretary for St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Troy for many years and prior to that worked at General Refractories in Troy and Montgomery...
East Greenbush - Elsie Behnke Iwanowicz, 84, of Luther Road died Friday, January 17, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a long illness.
Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Elmer H. Behnke...
Patricia Bing North Greenbush
North Greenbush - Patricia Anne Ross Smith Bing, 92, born in 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and died Friday, January 17, 2020 in Wynantskill, New York.
Her parents, Gerald Grant Ross Smith and Angela (Munro) Ross Smith, had emigrated to Canada from England a few years earlier. After Patricia’s birth she came with her parents to the United States, living in Ogdensburg and Morristown, New York, before settling in Rochester. Patricia was educated in the Rochester schools and...
North Greenbush - Patricia Anne Ross Smith Bing, 92, born in 1927 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and died Friday, January 17, 2020 in Wynantskill, New York.
Her parents, Gerald Grant Ross...
Nancy Zalucki Troy
Troy - Nancy A. Zalucki, 80, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at her residence after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Joseph J. Zalucki and Henrietta M. Martin Zalucki. She had resided in Troy all her life and was a graduate of Troy High School.
Ms. Zalucki was a tax preparer for Fleet Bank in Menands for many years,
She was a former communicant of St. Williams Church and later St. Joseph's Church. She was a great animal lover, loved...
Troy - Nancy A. Zalucki, 80, died Sunday, January 12, 2020, at her residence after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, she was daughter of the late Joseph J. Zalucki and Henrietta M. Martin...
Charles Zehner, Jr. "Chuck" Troy
Troy - Charles N. Zehner, Jr. “Chuck”, 68, died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Albany, he was son of the late Charles N. Zehner, Sr. and Marilyn Canam Zehner.
Chuck resided in Troy all of his life and attended Troy High School. He worked as a route salesman for Morgan Linen Service Inc. in Menands and Golden Krust Bakery in Cohoes.
Chuck was a kind and giving person; a friend to everyone he met. He enjoyed spending time with...
Troy - Charles N. Zehner, Jr. “Chuck”, 68, died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Albany, he was son of the late Charles N. Zehner, Sr....
Mildred Gardner Poestenkill
Poestenkill - Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Mildred B. Gardner has gone home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at age 97. She will be missed with a great sadness yet joy in our hearts knowing she is in heaven. Millie was born to Moses and Florence Brown Garner on February 14, 1922, in Saranac Lake. She was a graduate of Troy High School and Mildred Elley. She was employed by Montgomery Ward where she met...
Poestenkill - Loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, Mildred B. Gardner has gone home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, January 9, 2020, at age 97. She...
Wynantskill - Gisela Schwahn Ruffinen, age 87, of Wynantskill, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, with family by her side.
She was born January 20, 1932, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, the daughter of Emil and Barbara (Neff) Schwahn.
Gisela was preceded in death by her adoring husband of 60 years, Leo H. Ruffinen. Their story is one of beauty; where after a chance encounter in Europe, the tall, handsome American soldier penned love letters to the beautiful, young German woman for months,...
Wynantskill - Gisela Schwahn Ruffinen, age 87, of Wynantskill, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, with family by her side.
She was born January 20, 1932, in Ludwigshafen, Germany, the daughter...
Nicholas Sowaskie West Sand Lake
West Sand Lake - Nicholas A. Sowaskie, 76, of Breigle Lane Sand Lake died Saturday, January 4, 2020, at his residence after a long illness.
Born in Troy, he was son of the late Nicholas Sowaskie and Ethel Mae Hankle Sowaskie He was raised in West Sand Lake and resided in Albany and West Sand Lake all his life and was a graduate of Averill Park High School and attended Hudson Valley Community College.
Nick was employed several years as a Meter Reader for the City of Albany...
West Sand Lake - Nicholas A. Sowaskie, 76, of Breigle Lane Sand Lake died Saturday, January 4, 2020, at his residence after a long illness.
Born in Troy, he was son of the late...
John 'Jack' Dwyer West Sand Lake
West Sand Lake - John 'Jack' F. Dwyer, 73, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, he was son of the late James Edward Dwyer Sr. and Julia Swiderski Dwyer and husband of Martha Monroe Dwyer. John and Martha had resided in the Sand Lake area for 41 years.
John was Chief of Surveillance for the Watervliet Arsenal retiring in 1998 After his retirement John was a project engineer at Smith Control in Hudson. John...
West Sand Lake - John 'Jack' F. Dwyer, 73, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, he was son of the late James Edward Dwyer Sr....
Elsa Boyce Watervliet
Watervliet - Elsa Keitzer Boyce, 90, of Bell Tower Drive died Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at her residence after a long illness, eight weeks after the passing of her husband of sixty-four years.
Born in Munhall, PA, she was daughter of the late Walter Keitzer and Elsa Leuschner Keitzer and wife of the late Professor William Edward Boyce. She was raised in Pennsylvania, moved to Providence in 1955 and to Troy in 1957. She was a graduate of Duquesne University, where she earned...
Watervliet - Elsa Keitzer Boyce, 90, of Bell Tower Drive died Tuesday, December 31, 2019, at her residence after a long illness, eight weeks after the passing of her husband of sixty-four...
Robert St. John, Sr. Troy
Troy - On December 31, the Christmas angels lifted up our dad, Robert W. St. John, Sr., to sleep in Heavenly Peace. Now he finds comfort and joy with his lifelong dancing partner, Anna, who predeceased him in 2009 and his namesake, Robert, Jr., who died in 1992.
When you look up “generous” in the dictionary, you will find a photo of our dad.
To say that Bob—spelled forward or backward the same way—was a generous soul is an understatement. He was a gentleman’s...
Troy - On December 31, the Christmas angels lifted up our dad, Robert W. St. John, Sr., to sleep in Heavenly Peace. Now he finds comfort and joy with his lifelong dancing partner, Anna, who...
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