Category Archives: Obituaries

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Mrs. Edith Aldrich Yankowski – 92

MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. Edith Aldrich Yankowski, 92, of No. Main St,

A Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday at 11 AM at DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville.  Burial in Hudson View Cemetery.

Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Monday from 4-7 PM.Remembrances may be made to either the Mechanicville Fire or Police Depts in care of the Funeral Home.To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com

Read the entire obituary in the Aug. 14th issue of the Express.

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Anastasia K. (Levens) Fusco – 98

Anastasia K. (Levens) Fusco of South Second Street passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2014 at the Fort Hudson Nursing Center in Fort Edward. She was 98.

Relatives and friends may call from 9-11am on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral service will be conducted at 11am in the funeral home. Burial will be in the family plot at St. Peter’s Cemetery, Stillwater.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Alzheimer’s Association P.O. Box 96011 Washington, DC 20090-6011 in memory of her late husband Angelo Fusco.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

 

 

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Donald L. “Big Daddy” Brookley – 77

 

STILLWATER – Donald L. “Big Daddy” Brookley, of Hudson Avenue passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Saratoga Hospital. He was 77.

 

   Relatives and friends may call from 3-6pm on Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral service will be conducted at 11 am on Monday at the funeral home. Burial with military honors will be in the family plot in Stillwater Union Cemetery.

   Kindly consider donations to the American Legion Post 490, PO Box 464, 1 Legion Road, Stillwater 12170 or to a charity of one’s choice in memory of Donald L. Brookley.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

Read the entire obituary in the Aug. 7th issue of the Express.

 

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Margaret Hunt D’Ambro – 77

MECHANICVILLE – Margaret Hunt D’Ambro, 77, of So. Third Ave, died early Saturday morning at St. Mary’s Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. A native and lifelong resident, she was born April 7, 1937, daughter of the late John and Adelaide Burke Hunt and wife of the late Louis A. D’Ambro, who died in 2004.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday at 12:00PM at All Saints on the Hudson South, 121 N Main St., Mechanicville, NY 12118.  Calling hours will also be at the church, on Tuesday, from 4-7PM.  Please visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com for directions to the church and to leave condolences.

The entire obituary will be in the 07-31 issue of the Express

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Philip J. Walsh – 81

HALFMOON – Philip J. Walsh, 81 of Halfmoon, died Thursday, July 24th at a son’s home, following a short illness. Born in Troy, June 13, 1933, son of the late Philip H. and Jane Montgomery Walsh, Phil graduated from Mechanicville High School, and then enlisted in the US Navy serving as an aviation electrician.

A Funeral Service will be held on Monday evening at 7 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville.  Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Monday from 4-7 PM.

In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, 103 Patroon Dr.,Guilderland, NY 12084, in memory of Philip J. Walsh.

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvdorefh.com

Read the entire obituary in the 07-31 issue of the Express.

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Mark William Degener – 56

SCHAGHTICOKE –   Mark William Degener, 56, died Thursday, June 26, 2014 at home with his loving family by his side.  He was the husband of Kimberly A. (Mead) Degener.

Born Tuesday, February 18, 1958 in Troy, he was the second child of Robert William Degener of Melrose and the late Anna Delight (Keller) Degener.

Mark grew up on the family farm in Schaghticoke.  An enterprising young man, he raised cows and saved his earnings for college.  He earned a BS degree from Sienna College after graduating from Hoosic Valley High School, class of 1976.

For over 20 years, Mark has been a governmental accountant, working for Rensselaer County One Stop in Troy.

He spent many hours training dogs and working with children as a volunteer with the Rensselaer County 4-H, where he was known as “the hot dog man”.  It was at a dog training session that he and Kim met.  It was love at first sight.  They were married January 1, 1999.

He liked to go fishing though he never caught a fish; was a wiz at building computers but hated cell phones and had a passion for lawn mowers and tractors.

He was a wonderful, compassionate man with a great sense of humor and will be missed by all.

Along with his wife and father, he is survived by a step-son Christian Stanzione-Degener of Schaghticoke; three siblings, Gary (Sandra) Degener of Mechanicville, Karen (Bernard) Cukrovany of Melrose and Kurt (Donna) Degener of Porter Corners; mother-in-law Patricia (Olsen) Mead of Mechanicville and several nieces, nephews and their families.

Friends and relatives are invited to call on Sunday, June 29, 2014 from 2 to 5 PM at Hoosic Valley Community Church, 2024 State Route 40, Schaghticoke. The funeral will begin at 5 PM.

The family requests donations in Mark’s memory be made to Rensselaer County 4-H with checks made to:  Rensselaer County CCE, 61 State Street, Troy, NY 12180.

Arrangements are under the direction of Ackley & Ross Funeral Home, Cambridge, NY.  Please visit www.ackleyrossfuneralhome to share a memory or leave a condolence.

 

 

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Alfred “Snuffy” Cervini – 90

MECHANICVILLE – Alfred “Snuffy” Cervini, 90, of Kennedy Garden Apts., died Monday, June 9th, at Schuyler Ridge, Clifton Park, after a brief illness.

Funeral Mass Monday, June 16th at Noon at All Saints on the Hudson Church, Mechanicville, with military honors burial at Saratoga National Cemetery.

Gathering of family and friends on Monday from 11AM-Noon at No. Main St. Church

Remembrances to All Saints Church Endowment fund. Visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com for expanded obituary notice.

Arrangements by the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, Mechanicville.

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Roman W. Johnson – 87

MECHANICVILLE – Roman W. Johnson of Johnson Road passed away peacefully at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady on Wednesday, June 11, 2014. He was 87.

Roman was born in Troy on October 25, 1926, son of the late Casimir and Mary (Laba) Johnson. The family moved to Mechanicville in 1935. On September 21, 1961 he married Ruth Simmons.

Relatives and friends may call from 10-12 noon on Monday, June 16, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 319 Park Avenue, Mechanicville. Funeral service will be conducted at noon in the funeral home. Burial will be in Clifton Park Village Cemetery.

Kindly consider donations to the American Diabetes Association, PO Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 in memory of Roman Johnson.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

 

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Helen Tancredi Bruno -90

 

MECHANICVILLE  — Helen Tancredi Bruno, 93, formerly of No 4th Ave., died Monday evening at St. Mary’s Hospital, just 1 day shy of her 94th birthday.  Born in Mechanicville June 3, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Stella Perone Tancredi.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, June 6th at 11AM at All Saints on the Hudson South Church (St. Paul’s), 121 North Main Street, Mechanicville with burial to follow in St. Paul’s Cemetery.  There will be no calling hours. Helen’s family would like to thank all the staff at Millville Assisted Living for the care, compassion and friendship provided to Helen during her time there. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Camp Good Days and Special Times, PO Box 665, Mendon, NY 14506 in memory of Helen Bruno.

The entire obituary will be in the June 5th issue of the Express.

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Mrs. Carol J. LeBlanc – 67

MECHANICVILLE – Mrs. Carol J. LeBlanc, 67, of River Road, Hemstreet Park, died Tuesday, May 27th at Samaritan Hospital, Troy, after being stricken at home.

A Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, June 1st at 5 PM at the DeVito-Salvadore Funeral Home, 39 So. Main St., Mechanicville. Calling hours at the Funeral Home on Sunday from 2-5 PM. Remembrances may be made to the Hemstreet Park Fire Dept.

To leave condolences and for directions visit www.devito-salvadorefh.com.

The entire obituary will be in the 06-05 issue of the Express.