The Express Newspaper – April 18, 2013
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Body Found in Pleasantdale Identified
The Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Office
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.
Robert E. Vinehout, Sr. – 82
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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Mrs. Libby M. D’Amico – 96
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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Sally DePaul Durfee – 86
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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Mrs. Theresa DeFelice Sabation – 81
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
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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Susan V. Wiley – 49
ALBANY – Susan V. Wiley, 49, of Livingston Ave, and former resident of Mechanicville, died Monday, Apr. 1st at AlbanyMedical Center, after a being stricken.
Born in Saratoga Springs, July 16, 1963, she was the daughter of Richard Wiley of Mechanicville and the late Shirley Wiley, and sister of the late Bruce Wiley.
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A Thank You To the Community From Faldoni’s – By Sandy McBride
As a writer for the Express these past six and a half years, I have had the privilege and pleasure of writing about many of the good things done by the many good people who call our small-town world their home. But we’re not isolated nor insulated from the world around us, and sometimes bad things happen to our good people. It’s what happens after the bad things happen that brings to the forefront just how much it means to be part of a small community that cares.
On Easter Sunday, Faldoni’s Delicatessen at the corner of Park and Central Avenues closed up shop after a successful holiday weekend providing their always excellent fare to their many loyal customers. The staff went home to enjoy the remainder of the holiday with their own families
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Committee Trying to Keep Animal Shelter JD Flexible – By Harold Wessell
BALLSTON SPA, April 3: – Saratoga County Personnel Director Jack Kalinkewicz updated the Personnel and Insurance Committee at its April 3 meeting. The dominant discussion arose from frequent assertions by the public at the last Board of Supervisors that an inadequate job description for a new Animal Shelter Director led to selection of a candidate not adequate to the job.
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