Obituaries
Dale R. French
Nov 2, 2020
Dale R. “Dick” French of Nassau, passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital on Nov. 2, 2020. Born in Luken Township Illinois on Feb. 17, 1930 he was the son of the late Hillis and Gladys French. Dick’s family moved to Loudonville in 1932, he graduated from Milne High School in 1947 and was drafted by the U.S. Army and served...
William R. Coonradt
Oct 27, 2020
William R. Cooradt, 75, of Nassau passed away at Albany Medical Center on Oct. 27, 2020. Born in Troy he was the son of the late Richard and Emma Coonradt. Bill lived in Nassau all his life and was employed by the Hamilton Printing Company in Castleton beginning in 1966 as a folder operator, shipping clerk and utility worker until...
Esther W. Poppey
Oct 22, 2020
Esther Winifred Poppey, 83, of New Lebanon, New York, went home with the Lord on October 22, 2020. Born on April 10, 1937 in Herkimer, NY, Esther was the daughter of Arthur C. Smith and Mary A. Smith. Esther worked for Coca Cola for many years before meeting her soulmate, Barry. Shortly thereafter, Esther and Barry were married and moved...
Patricia A. Wambach
Oct 13, 2020
Patricia A. Wambach, 66, of Valatie formerly of Nassau passed away on October 13, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. Daughter of the late Priscilla (Devlin) Visconti she was born in Nassau and resided there for most of her life. Patricia was a graduate of Memorial Hospital Nursing School and was a registered nurse for 44 years with most of her...
Paul Snyder
Oct 4, 2020
Paul Snyder, 82, of Nassau passed away on October 4, 2020 at The Grand at Barnwell in Valatie. Born in Haines Falls, NY he was the son of the late Alfred Sr. and Anna Snyder. Paul was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church in Nassau where he served as an usher. He was a very hardworking man having...
Cathleen R. Face
Sep 30, 2020
Cathleen R. Face, 52, of East Nassau passed away on Sept. 30, 2020 after a brief illness. Born in Pittsfield Mass. she was the daughter of Wayne H. Face Sr. and the late Martha (Mulcahy) Face. Cathleen was a graduate of New Lebanon High School, was employed by Larabee Fuels for 10 years and was a communicant of St. Mary’s...
Matthew J. Allen
Sep 26, 2020
Matthew "Mickey" James Allen, 65, died unexpectedly of a sudden heart attack on Saturday, September 26, at his home in Nassau, NY. Born in Lowell, MA, on September 21, 1955, Matthew was the son of Matthew S. Harris, Jr. and Florence Allen. Most recently, he was a member of the Schenectady SDA Church.Educated in Lowell, MA, Mickey also spent many...
Donald J. Swartz
Sep 21, 2020
Donald John Swartz, 95, of Schodack Landing passed away peacefully on Monday, September 21, 2020. He was born in Albany to the late John and Mildred Swartz and was predeceased by his loving wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Anna Sager. Don was a lifetime farmer in Schodack and worked for the Rensselaer County Highway Dept. He loved to travel, enjoyed...
Colin D. Hedrick
Sep 17, 2020
Colin D. Hedrick, 86, of Castleton passed away on Sept. 17, 2020 at home. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Ivan and Alice Hedrick. Colin was an avid hunter and fisherman, enjoyed wood carving and spending time at his camp on Sacandaga Lake. He was a WWII Army Veteran having honorably served. Colin was a former...
Ruth Edmonds
Sep 14, 2020
Ruth Edmonds was laid to rest peacefully next to her husband Bob Edmonds in a private ceremony. She had a beautiful private memorial in Florida as well with her pastor and beloved ones that will hold her dear in their hearts forever. Please make any donations or contributions in her honor to the alzheimers association. She is so loved and...
Deborah Robertson
Sep 10, 2020
Deborah A. Robertson, 57, of Troy passed away on Sept. 10, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Charles Robertson and Edith VanAlphen. Deborah enjoyed attending church at Faith and Love Fellowship in Rensselaer. She is survived by her life partner Curtis Rusk; sons, Gary Robertson, Bruce Williams Jr. (Shannon Warner) and...
Dolores E. Travers
Sep 8, 2020
Dolores E. Travers, 77, of East Greenbush passed away at home on Sept. 8, 2020. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian (Johnson) Kelly. Dolores was a parishioner of St. Mary’s Church in Nassau. She was a former employee of the City of Albany Clerks Office, a former Geriatric Aide and retired from Questar...
Thomas Delmar Saxby
Aug 30, 2020
Thomas Delmar Saxby, 82, of Hoags Corners, NY passed away in Loup City, Nebraska on Sunday after a long term illness. Thomas was born on April 2, 1938 in Hoags Corners, NY, the son of the late Harry A. and Cecelia M. (Brustman) Saxby. He is a graduate of Averill Park High School, class of 1955. Saxby served in the...
Warren M. Pettit
Aug 22, 2020
Warren M. Pettit, 54 of Nassau passed away after a brief illness on August 22, 2020. Born in Troy he was the son of the late Wayne and Pauline Pettit. Warren was employed by the Freihofer Baking Company for over 30 years. He enjoyed volunteering with the Nassau Baseball Association, was an avid golfer, a devout Miami Dolphins fan and...
William Knight
Aug 17, 2020
William Knight of Nassau died peacefully on August 17, 2020. Born in Mt. Vernon, NY he was the husband of Elaine M. Knight of Nassau. Bill was raised on Nassau Lake and graduated from Columbia High School in 1954. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served 21 years as a cryptologist retiring as a Master Chief Petty...
Thomas F. O'Neill
Aug 16, 2020
Thomas F. O’Neill, 60, of Nassau passed away on August 16, 2020 at Albany Medical Center after a year long battle with cancer. Tom enlisted in the Army after high school and went on to work for the Town of Schodack. He was an avid collector of antique beer cans and all Breweriana. Tom loved his family and will be...
Ernest J. Gier Sr.
Jul 30, 2020
Ernest J. Gier Sr. “Butch”, 77, a USAF Veteran and resident of Wynantskill died on Thursday, July 30th 2020 at the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany after a long illness. Born in Schenectady, he was the son of the late Ernest Gier and Miriam Ostrander Gier. He was raised in Schenectady, attended Burnt-Hills Schools, and most recently resided in...
Donald A. Foisy
Jul 27, 2020
Donald A. Foisy, “Fuzzy”, 92, a Korean War Veteran and resident of Niverville, NY, formally from Woodstock, CT, passed away on Monday July 27th, 2020 at the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing Home Center at Barnwell in Valatie. Born and raised in Marlborough, MA, he was the son of the late Frank Foisy and Mederise (Rougeau) Foisy. He attended Marlborough High...
Maria Altagracia Perez
Jul 24, 2020
Maria Altagracia Perez 89; passed peacefully on Friday July 24, 2020. Loving Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and great predecessor. Maria will be cherished fondly. May her loving soul be carried in the hearts of her family forever. A gracious Thank You to the Van Rensselaer Manor for their loving and compassionate care. Additionally, we would like to express our gratitude to...
Helen M. Bartlett
Jun 30, 2020
Helen (Babcock) Bartlett, aged 97, passed peacefully on June 30, 2020. Helen was born in Arlington, VT to Merritt and Myrtle Pratt. She graduated from Troy High School and attended business school in Bennington. Helen worked in several office positions for many companies including her first husband’s (Cedric Babcock) trucking business, Stub’s Express, Tacy’s Express, and Martin Business Equipment.Helen was...
