Obituaries
Aurilla Karins
Feb 27, 2015
Aurilla Karins, 94, of East Greenbush, formerly of Nassau passed away on Feb. 27th 2015 at Evergreen Commons Nursing Home. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Charles and Emma Bullis. Aurilla moved to Nassau in 1950 and resided there until moving to Evergreen Commons. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved to...
Pauline Pettit
Feb 27, 2015
Pauline Ann Pettit age 73 formerly of Nassau, died after a brief illness on February 27, 2015 in Port Richey, Florida. On Valentine's Day, in 1960, she married the love of her life, Wayne H. Pettit. She was an excellent example of a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Pauline was a long time resident of Green Island, NY. She was...
Guido Giaquinto
Feb 18, 2015
Guido "Chic" Giaquinto, 93, of Rensselaer left this world on Feb. 18th 2015 to be held in the loving arms of his wife Ann who predeceased him in 2009. Born in the Bronx to Eugene and Elizabeth (Fuschini) Giaquinto, Chic was an Army Veteran who served during WWII. Mr. Giaquinto moved to Rensselaer in 1956 where he raised his family...
Theresa Poling
Feb 9, 2015
Theresa Poling, 68, of East Nassau passed away on Feb. 9, 2015. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Baxter and is survived by her husband Roger Poling, sons, Guy and Steven Hudson, daughters Laura Houle, Tina Moak and Theresa Decker. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. Mary's Church in Nassau on Saturday at 10am....
John Sherman
Feb 8, 2015
John F. Sherman, 87, longtime area resident and U.S. Marine Veteran passed away on Feb. 8, 2015. Calling hours and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held in the spring at a date and time to be announced. The family asks that any flowers you would like to send to them be held until the springtime services. Online condolences...
Robert Wilson
Jan 24, 2015
Robert B. Wilson, 92, of Nassau passed away on January 24, 2015 at Evergreen Commons Nursing Home. Born in Cohoes, he served in the Army Air Corps and was stationed in Colorado during WWII. He was a graduate of the Pennsylvania Horological Institute where he learned watch-making and later became a Master jeweler. Mr. Wilson also owned and operated the...
Rosemary Zimmerman
Jan 21, 2015
Rosemary Zimmerman, 83, of Nassau passed away on January 21st at Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing home. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian (Walker) Paulus and husband of the late Edwin R. Zimmerman Sr. Prior to moving to Nassau in 1952 Rosemary graduated from the Academy of the Holy Names in Albany. She loved...
Doris Stenqvist
Jan 14, 2015
Doris Stella Stenqvist (Denbow) surrounded by her devoted husband, daughter, son and loving family passed into the arms of the Lord on Jan 14, 2015 in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany New York. She was the daughter of Theodore and Virginia (carter) Denbow. Born and raised in Milford CT, Doris cherished her family, loved to garden...
Jerrold Vandeusen
Dec 22, 2014
Jerrold "Jere" VanDeusen, 81, of Nassau passed away peacefully at his home on December 22, 2014. Born in Nassau on Feb. 13, 1933 he was the son of the late George E. and Irene (Chandler) VanDeusen and brother to the late Arthur L. VanDeusen. Jere faithfully served our country in the Air Force during the Korean War and was past...
George Hamilton
Dec 17, 2014
George B. Hamilton, 72, of East Nassau passed away on December 17, 2014 under Hospice care at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Born in Troy he was the son of the late Russell and Louise (Cowan) Hamilton. George honorably served our country in the United States Army from 1962-1965. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Carpenters...
Barbara Smith
Dec 12, 2014
Albany- Barbara J. Smith, 58 passed away on Friday, December 12, 2014 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn in Albany. Born in Albany, NY, she was the daughter of the late Robert Smith and is survived by her mother, Ethel Noe; her brothers, Mark (Perley), Daniel (Georgeann) and Robert (Susan) Smith; her nieces, Jennifer and Desiree; her nephew, Robert; and five...
Jessie E. Robinson
Dec 11, 2014
Jessie E. Robinson of Nassau, passed away on December 11, 2014 at Rosewood Gardens Nursing Home. Jessie was a graduate of Albany Medical Center Nursing school and was an RN at Albany Medical Center for ten years. Jessie volunteered as a nurse for Camp Cherith. She is survived by her husband, Robert E. Robinson, and a brother, William J. Pour...
Hattie Robertson
Dec 9, 2014
Hattie Brazee Robertson, 90, formerly of Rensselaer, peacefully went to be with her late beloved husband, Harold S. Robertson Tuesday December 9 at 4:10pm in her home in Bellows Falls, Vermont surrounded by her family. Hattie loved her family more than anything in the world and made her daily priority to take care of whom ever needed to be taken...
Roberta Sherman
Nov 13, 2014
Roberta Sherman, 101, formerly of Nassau passed away on November 13, 2014 at the Teresian House in Albany. Born in Buffalo to the late Selden and Marie Ely she was predeceased by her loving husband of 60 years James G. Sherman. Roberta had lived in Nassau for 65 years before moving to the Teresian House in 2006 where she stayed...
Lois Vincent
Nov 3, 2014
Lois M. Vincent of Nassau, passed away peacefully November 3 at the age of 89. Born in Clinton Heights, NY, as a young girl she enjoyed visiting and staying with her mother's relatives "up home" in Long Lake, NY and her father's family "downhome" in Ghent, NY. She was especially proud after many years of research to have been able...
Ronald Bonner
Oct 22, 2014
Ronald L. Bonner, 74, of Nassau passed away on October22, 2014 at Samaritan Hospital in Troy. Born in East Greenbush he was the son of the late Clinton and Viola (Smith) Bonner and loving husband of the late Arlene F. Bonner. He was employed as a Sheet Metal Worker with Local No. 83 Sheet Metal Workers until his retirement. Ronald...
Dora Stever
Oct 11, 2014
MALDEN BRIDGE--Dora C. Stever, 93, formerly of Malden Bridge, passed away peacefully at Barnwell Nursing Home on Oct. 11, 2014. She was the daughter of the late Charles and Minnie Mueller and loving wife of Fred R. Stever for 69 years, until his passing. She was born in North Tarrytown, N.Y. Later the family relocated to "the farm in the...
Stephen Nalley
Oct 6, 2014
Stephen O. Nalley, 63, of Nassau passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital on October 6, 2014. Born in Rensselaer NY he was the son of Dorothy Boel and the late Raymond A. Nalley II. Stephen was a member of the Nassau Sportsman Club and was an avid golfer. He recently...
Mary Dunleavy
Oct 5, 2014
Mary Ellen Dunleavy (Eager) 74 of Naples, Florida passed away on October 5, 2014 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Troy, NY, and is predeceased by her parents George J. Eager and Mildred Eager and brother, George E. Eager of Nassau, NY. Mary graduated from Columbia High School in East Greenbush in 1957. Devoted mother and homemaker,...
Ricardo Degroff
Oct 4, 2014
Ricardo DeGroff Sr., 61, of New Lebanon passed away unexpectedly on October 4th while vacationing in Lee MA. Born in Schenectady he was the son of the late Stanley and Dorothy (Sheldon) DeGroff. Ricardo worked for Local 7 Plumbers and Steamfitters before retiring in 2009. He recently received the honor of being a member of the union for 35 years....
