Obituaries
Licia Rausch
Jan 11, 2016
Licia S. Rausch (Pelliccione) passed away on January 11, 2016, in Falmouth, MA. She is now reunited with her husband, Albert (Bud) Rausch, her parents, Maria Cecili and Ascenzo (James) Pelliccione of L'Aquila, Italy, and her brothers and sisters Andy, Ann, Evelyn, Vin, Louie, and John. Licia was born in Loon Lake, N.Y. and lived in Constable, N.Y. for many...
Evelyn Boyle
Dec 31, 2015
Evelyn K. (Tarrier) Boyle, 93, of North Greenbush, formerly of Nassau passed away on Dec. 31, 2015 at Van Rensselaer Manor. Born and raised in Albany she was the daughter of the late Edward and Catherine Tarrier and wife of the late George E. Boyle. Evelyn had lived in Nassau most of her life where she was a communicant of...
Tonia Gundrum
Dec 18, 2015
Tonia M. Gundrum, 38, of New Lebanon passed away on December 18, 2015. Daughter of Dennis Royce Sr. and Mary Williams she was a graduate of New Lebanon High School and had lived in East Nassau most of her life. She is survived by her son, Scott Gundrum; daughters, Isabella Gundrum and Paige Aldrich; brothers, Dennis Jr., Russell Tibbits and...
Irene Scrum
Dec 17, 2015
Irene B. Scrum Cohoes Irene B. Scrum, 86, of Cohoes, formerly of Nassau, passed away on December 17, 2015 in the Eddy Village Green at Cohoes. Born in Bennington VT to the late Emella and Mary Bruso she was one of thirteen children all of whom predeceased her. Irene was well known in the small village of Nassau, working at...
Jeanine Rowe
Dec 14, 2015
Jeanine Rowe, 63, of Castleton passed away on December, 14, 2015 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany to the late John F. and Corinne Sherman she was a loving and devoted mother who liked to vacation with her family. Jeanine loved birds and was a workaholic. She is survived by her son, Christopher Rowe; daughters,...
Evelyn Lester
Nov 22, 2015
Lester, Evelyn A. A long and remarkable life came to a peaceful conclusion on Sunday , November 22, 2015. Evelyn A. Lester , born in Hudson N.Y. on March 20, 1914 embarked on her journey to be reunited with her beloved husband Jim, her great grandson Lil Jim and many others whose lives she touched in her 101 years. Evelyn...
Robert Shields
Nov 18, 2015
Robert P. Shields, 60, of East Nassau, a Veteran of 10 years in the U.S. Navy, went home to the Lord after a short illness. Survived by his loving wife Susan Delaney-Shields. Also survived by his sister Patricia LaRose (Tom); brothers, David (Mary), Danny (Mary), and Gary (Rod). He was predeceased by his parents, Robert E. and Elizabeth, and his...
Thomas Day
Nov 16, 2015
Thomas G. Day, 60, of Johnstown, formerly of Nassau, passed away on November 16, 2015. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Raymond and Shirley Day. Tom served our country in the U.S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Saratoga before joining the Albany Local Operating Engineers. Tom was an avid music lover and enjoyed both listening to and...
Leslie Hanson
Oct 24, 2015
Hanson, Leslie Peter (Buck), 93, passed peacefully on October 24, 2015 while surrounded by his family at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center. Born on March 11, 1922 in Greenport, NY to the late Peter and Bertha Hanson, Les lived most of his life in Nassau. He was a proud Veteran of WWII, serving in the U.S. Army in Northern Africa...
Jeanne Pelton
Oct 22, 2015
Jeanne P. Pelton, 66, of Coxsackie passed away on October 22, 2015 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late James and Lillian (Johnson) Kelly. She is survived by her husband Michael Pelton Sr., son, James A. Pelton, daughter, Jean P. DeMarco of Seffner FL, sisters, Kathleen Willsey and Dolores...
Mark Teale
Oct 18, 2015
Mark Louis Teale died the morning of October 18, 2015 after a brief illness. Born January 3, 1956, Mark was raised by his parents Charles and Katherine Teale in Loudonville along with his siblings Eric (Laurie), Karen (Andrew DeFeo), Steven (Alison), and Jonathan (Jeanne). After graduating from Shaker High School in 1974 Mark served as an electrician's mate in the...
Alan Weeks
Oct 10, 2015
Alan Edward Weeks, 67, passed away Saturday, October 10th, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Brooklyn in 1948 to George and Edna Hunt Weeks. Alan appeared in countless Broadway, Off Broadway and touring theater productions as well as acting on film and television. Moving to East Nassau in 1985, he became Director of the Student Theater Outreach...
Myrtle Kosegarten
Oct 9, 2015
Myrtle Robinson Kosegarten, 97, of Nassau died October 9, 2015 at Albany Memorial Hospital. She was born to Joseph and Pearl (Valentine) Robinson. Myrtle was a loving, giving, selfless woman and a devoted friend to many. Myrtle and her husband, Herman, were happily married for 73 years and 4 months until the time of his passing. She and her husband...
Rufus Pritchett
Oct 6, 2015
Rufus H. Pritchett Jr., 93, of East Chatham passed away on Oct. 6, 2015 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born Feb. 20, 1922 to Rufus H. and Myrtle (Terrell) Pritchett he was a graduate of Albany High School. He Served in the United States Navy during WWII and was a carpenter with the Albany Local for 25 years before retirement. Rufus...
George Casler
Oct 5, 2015
George R. Casler, 68, of Nassau passed away at St. Peter's Hospital on October, 5, 2015. Born in Schenectady he was the son of the late Robert and Daisy (Vedder) Casler. George had been a resident of Nassau since 1979. He was a former member of the Nassau Hose Co. #1 and the Nassau Ambulance. George was an Elder at...
Ann Kneiper
Sep 26, 2015
Ann M. Kneiper, 95, of Valatie, formerly of Nassau passed away at Barnwell Nursing home on September 26, 2015. Ann was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Nassau and a member of the St. Mary's Rosary Alter Society. She was also a member of the Chandler-Young VFW Post 8162 Ladies Auxiliary. Ann will be most remembered in Southern...
Beverly Smith
Sep 24, 2015
Beverly E. Smith went home to be with her Lord and Shepherd on Thursday September 24, 2015. Beverly attended Russell Sage College and was a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in Latin and English. She studied ballet at the Hallenbeck School of the Dance. She spent many joyous years as a ballet instructor of children. She worked at...
Mark Swenson
Sep 22, 2015
Mark Gary Swenson Sr., 64, of Castleton passed away on Sept. 22, 2015 at the Stratton V.A. Medical Center in Albany after a long illness. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Albert and Ann Swenson and had lived in Nassau before moving to Castleton. Mr. Swenson served in the United States Marine Corps. Gary was a...
Michael Calautti
Sep 15, 2015
Michael V. Calautti Jr., 68, of Bolton Landing, formerly of Castleton, passed away on September 15, 2015. Michael grew up in Rensselaer and was the son of the late Michael V. Sr. and Dorothy (Whalen) Calautti and was a graduate of the former St. John's Academy. Michael served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam war and received the...
