Stillwater, NY - Wendy Susko Robichaud passed away Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her home with her loving family by her side. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer less than a year ago.
Born on August 23, l971 at St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY, she was the daughter of David C. Susko of Troy and Barbara Clow Susko of East Greenbush.
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In April, 1863 the American Civil War was in its 25th month. The winter had been a hard one, with excessive snow and rain and cold. For the soldiers of both sides, conditions were miserable. Encamped in often inadequate shelter, lacking proper shoes and clothing, enduring poor pay and poor rations, for the soldiers, the spring warmth and improved travel conditions could not come soon enough.
In the Mississippi Valley, Union Commander Ulysses S. Grant was determined to get his men into position to capture the key port of Vicksburg, “the Gibraltar of the South”, from the well-fortified rebels, 60,000 strong under the command of General John Pemberton. Grant had made seven attempts to get into Vicksburg through the cold, wet winter months, and all had failed. The warming days of April meant troops could soon be on the move overland. It was time to pull out all stops and take the city.
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BALLSTON, HALFMOON, AND SARATOGA COUNTY, April 15 ñ It is moving time in the Towns of Ballston and Halfmoon, and the County government.
Halfmoon Town Justice Kevin Tollisen resigned his position on April 3, which he had left the Town Board to assume seven years ago. He now seeks to return to the Board, this time as Town Supervisor.
The Town Republican committee on April 9 endorsed Tollisen for supervisor ñ passing over six year incumbent Melinda "Mindy" Wormuth, who has not announced her plans.
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The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office has positive identification of the previously unidentified male found deceased in Pleasantdale on April 12, 2013 as Kristian A. Pelletier – 46 years of age of Mechanicville, NY.
The exact cause and manner of death are still under investigation.
STILLWATER – Robert E. Vinehout, Sr., 82, of Palmer Street, died Monday, April 8th at home, after a short illness.
Born in Stillwater, January 31, 1931, he was son of the late John and Mildred VanPatten Vinehout and brother of the late William and Charles Vinehout.
Bob worked many years at the former Freidricksons Barrel Co. in Waterford, and later helped out the Alonzo Fireworks Co. of Stillwater.
Fishing was a passion of Bob’s, as was NASCAR and the stock car racing circuit. A kind and quiet man, Bob kept to himself, but would always speak his mind. His thoughts were “tell it like it is and you get what you see”.
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MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. Libby M. D’Amico, 96, of Saratoga Ave., died Monday evening, April 8th at Samaritan Hospital,Troy after a brief illness.
Born in Italy May 5, 1916, daughter of the late Pio and Assunta Pasqulalitto, she and family immigrated to this city at a young age.
A homemaker who years ago was a seamstress for the former Korell Dress Co. of Mechanicville, Libby was a member of the Sons of Italy, the Mechanicville Area Senior Citizens and a communicant of Assumption-St. Paul Church.
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MECHANICVILLE – Sally DePaul Durfee, 86, former longtime resident of Mechanicville and later Halfmoon, NY, died peacefully Friday, February 1st in Palm Harbor, Florida, in the company of her sister and family.
Born in Mechanicville, October 30, 1926 she was the daughter of the late John and Antoinette Peluso DePaul, Sr., and attended local schools. She was a presser with the former Korell Dress Co. in Mechanicville for some time.
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STILLWATER – Mrs. Theresa DeFelice Sabatino, 81, of Colonial Road, died Saturday morning, April 6th, at St. Mary’s Hospital after a brief illness.
Born in Troy, March 23, 1932, daughter of the late John and Frances DeFelice, Theresa grew up and was educated in Mechanicville.
A presser for the former Korell Dress Co. for 25 years, until the dress shop closed. She later worked at the former Korell Outlet at the Cloverleaf Plaza for a number of years.
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Walter Julius Joba, 99, a long time Stillwater resident passed away in Jacksonville, Florida on January 30, 2013.
Born in Passaic, NJ on July 20, 1913 to Anthony and Sophia Czymonkiewitz - Dziuba, he spent his early years in Clifton.
As a young man he joined the Merchant Marines and first worked on cruise ships and later on troop ships throughout World War II. After the war he moved to Stillwater where he owned and operated a dairy farm for several years.
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