Obituaries
Willem Westman
Mar 23, 2023
Willem Westman, of Castleton, New York, beloved husband of Mia, passed away on March 23, 2023. Wim was born on November 22, 1929 in Sappemeer, a Dutch town in the province of Groningen in The Netherlands. He emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1957 with Mia and her family, and they became Naturalized Citizens. Wim was always a hard worker. He...
Elizabeth Ann Chamberlain
Mar 19, 2023
Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Chamberlain, 48, of North Chatham passed away peacefully at home on March 19, 2023. Born in the Bronx, NY she was the daughter of Barbara and the late Edward Wurzburg Sr. Elizabeth was a loving and compassionate woman who was devoted to giving her children the best life they could possibly have. She had a flair of...
Lawrence Schell
Mar 10, 2023
Lawrence E. Schell, 86, lifelong resident of East Schodack passed away at home on March 10, 2023. Born in Albany he was the son of the late David and Eva (Johnson) Schell. Larry attended the East Schodack School and was a graduate of Columbia High School. He served in the Unites States Navy Reserves and was honorably discharged as an...
Gail N. Tobio
Mar 6, 2023
Gail N. Tobio, 85, of Nassau passed away on March 6, 2023 surrounded by her loving family. Born in Albany she was the daughter of the late Louis and Ruth Allrich. Gail was a lifelong area resident and was very devoted to her family and her community. She enjoyed cooking and traveling, especially to Spain where she and her late...
Nancy A. Abatto
Mar 4, 2023
Nancy Ann Abatto, 81, of Schodack passed away on March 4, 2023 after a long illness.
Born in Troy, NY, she was the loving daughter of the late John William II, and Helen Greaves. Nancy grew up in Green Island and Wynantskill. She graduated from Troy High School and was an active member of the Class of 1959. She attended Becker...
Thomas H. Turner
Feb 27, 2023
May 27, 1940 – February 27, 2023
Thomas Harry Turner of Nassau, NY, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Gloversville, NY. He was the son of the late George A. Turner, a World War I Veteran, who rests at peace in Arlington National Cemetery, and the late Harriet (Williams) Turner, former Miss Gloversville 1916, who was celebrated...
Eleanor Tremont
Feb 21, 2023
Eleanor Tremont, 94, of East Schodack passed away in the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital on February 21, 2023. Born in Meriden, CT, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Florena Taylor and wife of the late Lawrence M. Tremont. Eleanor held several positions in her younger years. She was a stenographer, a very successful real estate...
John P. Dunleavy
Feb 15, 2023
John Dunleavy, 85 of Naples, Florida passed away peacefully on February 15, 2023, after a brief illness. His sons, Patrick and Sean were at his side. John was born in 1937 in New York, NY to Patrick and Helen Dunleavy. After moving from the Bronx in 1944, John always called Nassau, NY home.
John attended St. John’s Academy in Rensselaer, NY...
Mary Ann Hatch
Feb 6, 2023
Mary Ann Hatch, 83, of East Nassau passed away at Riverside Center for Nursing and Rehab. in Castleton on Feb. 6, 2023. Born in Troy to the late Charles and Mary (Bereznak) Bigelow she was the loving wife of Richard P. Hatch; mother of Richard Hatch Jr., Robert Hilton, Casandra Parody and Melandy Adams; sister of Charles and Russell Bigelow,...
Barbara A. Lavoie
Feb 2, 2023
Barbara A. LaVoie, 85, of Schodack passed away on February 2, 2023 at Schuyler Ridge Residential Healthcare in Clifton Park.
Barbara was proudly raised in the south-end of Albany until the age of 12, after which her family moved to Nassau Lake, where her parents owned and operated a bar and grill. She enjoyed her time in Nassau and at Columbia...
Kevin R. Schueller
Jan 24, 2023
Kevin R. Schueller, 68, of Nassau passed away at home on January 24, 2023. Born in Albany he was the son of Ronald and the late Edna Schueller. Kevin was a loving son, husband, and father who loved to travel to Cape Cod on family vacations to spend time near the ocean. Kevin was employed as a computer operator for...
Spencer H. O'Brien
Jan 23, 2023
Spencer H. O’Brien, 86 , of Nassau passed away on January 23, 2023 at Van Rensselaer Manor Nursing and Rehab in North Greenbush. Born in Rochester he was the son of the late Arthur and Florence O’Brien. Spencer was a Marine Corps Veteran having honorably served his country. He was a member of and was very active in the American...
Joseph T. Tafur
Jan 22, 2023
Tafur, Joseph Thomas "Joey"
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Joseph "Joey" Thomas Tafur, age 20, passed away suddenly on Sunday, January 22, 2023.
Joey was born in Albany on November 22, 2002, and was a graduate of the class of 2020 at Columbia High School in East Greenbush. After graduation he moved to North Fort Myers, Fla. Joey was an avid gamer,...
George J. Sheets
Jan 12, 2023
Nassau
George J. Sheets, 83, of Morey Park passed away on January 12, 2023, at Albany Medical Center just 13 days after his loving wife of 62 years Irma left this world. Born in Albany he was the son of the late George and Emily (Phillips) Sheets. George lived in the Miller Road area of East Greenbush before moving to Morey...
Irma W. Sheets
Dec 30, 2022
Nassau
Irma W. Sheets, 82, of Morey Park passed away on Friday December 30, 2022 at Albany Medical Center. Irma was born in Albany and lived in the Miller Road area of East Greenbush before moving to Morey Park over 50 years ago. She was a Certified Nurses Aide at Albany Medical Center and then a private duty aide. She loved...
Myrtle H. Puzio
Dec 24, 2022
Myrtle Hazel Puzio (1927-2022), Nassau
Myrtle went to be home with the Lord on December 24th, 2022. She is predeceased by her late parents Dennis and Hazel Williams; Siblings Freda, Alta, Irene, Clifford, Leslie, Grace, Gloria, Everett, Eudora and her loving husband Stanley. She is survived by her children: Stephen M. Puzio, Darlene (Fred) Ahlborn, Kenneth Puzio, Donna (Lee) Johnson, and...
Jade P. Agar
Dec 20, 2022
A true angel gained her wings on December 20, 2022. Jade Phoenix Agar left this world to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus and be reunited with her son Johnny. She was 37 years old and the loving wife of Daniel J. Agar and the daughter of Ross and Kelly Phoenix. She was born in Albany NY, raised in...
George Brehm Jr.
Dec 19, 2022
George Brehm Jr. 62, of Philmont passed away suddenly at home on December 19, 2022. Born in Albany he was the beloved son of George Sr. and Rose (Ferreira) Brehm. George was a carpenter by trade working for many years for Cavagnaro Construction in Chatham and was also a ski patroller at Catamount Mountain Resort having earned their prestigious Purple...
Dianne Lynn Hart
Dec 17, 2022
Dianne Lynn Hart, 74, of Nassau passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital on December 17, 2022. Born 1/8/1948 in Jamestown NY to the late Jerry and Beatrice (Lofgren) Van Ness she was a resident of Beamis Point prior to moving to Nassau in 1976. Dianne was employed as a Bacteriologist for 20 years with the NYS Department of Agriculture and...
