Obituaries

Florence Scaccia
Aug 11, 2012
Florence Scaccia 95, passed away Saturday August 11, 2012 at Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing Home. Florence had lived in East Greenbush and Nassau before moving to Van Rensselaer Manor last year. She was predeceased by her husband Frank Scaccia as well as her son Frank Scaccia. Survivors include her sons, Michael (Judy) Scaccia of Nassau and James (Sharon) Scaccia of...

Richard Coonradt
Jul 19, 2012
Richard J. Coonradt Nassau Richard J. Coonradt, 96, of Nassau passed away July 19, 2012 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Richard was born in Nassau to Albert and Marion (Goodermote) Coonradt and continued to call Nassau his home for the remainder of his life. Mr. Coonradt worked on the Hoags Farm in Nassau before accepting a position with Sterling-Winthrop in Rensselaer...

John Thorpe
Jul 16, 2012
TROY — John Francis "Jack" Thorpe Sr., 98, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at Van Rensselaer Manor nursing home in Troy, where he had been a resident since April. Born Dec. 23, 1913, to Thomas and Elizabeth (McCutter) Thorpe, Jack was raised in the cities of Schenectady and Albany before residing all of his adult life in Albany. He was...

Mary Wood
Jul 15, 2012
Mary Ann Wood Nassau Mary A. Wood, 59 of Nassau passed away suddenly July 15, 2012 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital after years of battling cancer. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Walter and Evelyn (Secor) Latham. A longtime resident of Nassau, Mary was very involved with the community. She liked to volunteer...

Gordon Smith
Jul 15, 2012
Gordon H. Smith Nassau Gordon Hollon Smith, 93, went home to be with the lord on Sunday, July 15, 2012. Gordon was a graduate of St. Lawrence University and MIT. He served overseas with the US Army Air Corps Operational Analysis Scientific Group as a civilian specializing in aircraft targeting radar. After the war, Gordon worked for 27 years as...

Mary Pearce
Jul 1, 2012
NASSAU - Mary Ann (Rice) Pearce , 79, surrounded by her loving family, peacefully went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Ann was born in Malone to the late Nora (Keenan) and William J. Rice. She is predeceased by her brother, Donald Rice, and two nephews. She is survived by her brother and sister-in-law, Gerald...

Dorothy Morrow
Jul 1, 2012
Morrow-Dorothy B. Morrow of 5 Paisinella Way Cohoes died Sunday July 1, 2012 after a long illness. She was the daughter of the late George and Elizabeth Wagner Bassler and the wife of the late Sydney K. Morrow. Born in Albany, Dorothy had lived in Nassau for forty-six years and had moved to Cohoes about 4 years ago. Dorothy was...

Harry Margolius M.D., Harry S. Margolius M.D.
Jun 17, 2012
MARGOLIUS, M.D., Ph.D., Harry S. Dr. Harry S. Margolius, 74, husband of Francine R. Margolius of Mt. Pleasant, SC, passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2012. The relatives and friends of Dr. Harry Margolius are invited to attend his Funeral Service at the Thomas P. Mooney Funeral Home followed by a brief graveside prayer at the Nassau Schodack Cemetery, Nassau,...

Paul Barber
Jun 12, 2012
Paul A. Barber Nassau Paul A. Barber, 65, of Nassau passed away June 12, 2012 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Kenneth M. and Jeannette (Onderdonk) Barber and loving husband of the late Helen M. Barber. A lifelong area resident Mr. Barber owned Barber Enterprises, his own excavating business. He also worked...

Kristine Greco
May 27, 2012
Kristine C. Greco Nassau/New Lebanon Kristine C. Greco, 20, of Nassau passed away May 27, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Albany, NY she is the daughter of Linda Burkart and Augustine Greco. A 2010 graduate of New Lebanon High School. She went on to attend Hudson Valley Community College where she made high honors. Kristine...

Janet Truss
May 20, 2012
Janet F. Truss East Schodack Janet F. Truss, 87, of East Schodack passed away May 20, 2012 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born to Nicholas and Estella (Barnes) Tremont she was the wife of the late Christy Truss. Janet graduated from Columbia High School in 1942 as the first class to graduate from the "new Columbia High" now Genet Elementary School....

Edward Schaus
May 13, 2012
SCHAUS, EDWARD H. WEST LEBANON Edward Schaus, 85, of West Lebanon, formerly a longtime resident of Nassau, passed away Sunday May 13, 2012. Edward was a WWII Navy Veteran and was commissioned on the USS Midway. Born in Wychoff, NJ, April 5, 1927 he was the son of the late Willis and Aurelia Schaus. He survived by his loving and...

John Denton
May 13, 2012
John W. Denton Bennington VT John W. Denton, 79, of Bennington VT, formerly of Albany and Nassau NY, passed away May 13, 2012 at the Vermont Veterans Home. Born in Hudson Falls NY to the late Phillip and Leona (Potter) Denton he was a Korean War Veteran who served in both the United States Army and the Air Force. John...

Anne Devlin
May 12, 2012
Anne M. Devlin Nassau Anne M. Devlin, 74 of Nassau passed away May 12, 2012 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital. Born in Albany to the Late Adelbert and Alice (McNally) von Maucher she is the beloved wife of Theodore A. Devlin. Coming from Albany Anne had been a resident of Nassau since 1957. She retired from Verizon...

Lois Face
Apr 27, 2012
East Nassau-Lois Face, 72, died Friday April 27 at her Garfield Rd. home. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Floyd and Louise Saxby Face. Lois was employed for 47 years as the school secretary and the secretary for the superintendant of the New Lebanon Central School District. Lois dedicated her life to the school. Lois was...

Holly Reed
Apr 25, 2012
Holly G. Reed West Lebanon Holly G. Reed, 56, of West Lebanon, previously of Littleton MA passed away on April 25, 2012 at her home. Born in Seattle, WA she was the daughter of the late William and Jean Reed Scheibe and the wife of Richard Koegler. Holly was Pastor at the Richmond Congregational Church in Richmond MA. Holly earned...

Barbara Brennan
Apr 24, 2012
Barbara E. Brennan East Greenbush Barbara E. Brennan of East Greenbush passed away suddenly April 24, 2012 at Teresian House. Born in Endicott NY she was the daughter of the late Frank and May (Klock) Darling. A Large part of Barbara's (Mom's) life was spent in the yellow house on Troy Road in East Greenbush in a whirlwind of constant...

George Clancy
Apr 21, 2012
George R. Clancy East Greenbush George R. Clancy, 80, of East Greenbush passed away April 21, 2012 after a long Illness. A United States Navy Veteran he is survived by his four daughters; Colleen Bautochka of Richmondville NY, Coby Scaccia of Nassau NY, Karen Vigliante of Albany NY and Debbie Brown of Nassau NY, sons; Christopher Clancy of Castleton NY,...

Elmer Clark
Mar 23, 2012
Elmer W. Clark Nassau Elmer W. Clark 89, of Nassau NY passed away peacefully at the St. Peter's Hospice Inn on Friday March 23, 2012. Born in Nassau, Elmer served his country in the United States Army in Germany during World War II. Mr. Clark was employed by the Fort Orange Paper Company for more than fifty years before retiring...

Martin Paige
Mar 19, 2012
Martin Paige Nassau Martin Paige, 73, passed away March 19, 2012 at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Albany he was the son of the late Edward and Laura (Glassman) Paige. Mr. Paige enlisted in the Army in 1961 and upon is discharge went on to work at the Watervliet Arsenal from which he retired in 1999. Marty was an extensive...