Obituaries
Asiah Vincent Maxam
Jun 19, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Asiah Vincent Maxam, 20 month old toddler boy, entered safely into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, June 19, 2011 after being brutally and maliciously killed in his home. Asiah was born on October 19, 2009 at Bellevue Maternity Hospital in Niskayuna, a son of James R. Maxam and Jamie Darrel. Asiah was a fun loving child,...
Josephine A. Baldasare
Jun 17, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Josephine A. Baldasare, entered into eternal rest on Friday at the Avenue. She was born August 18, 1929 in Schenectady, a daughter of the Rose DeLegge. Josephine was a graduate of the former Nott Terrace High School. She worked for many years for the General Electric Company as a secretary in California and Schenectady. She was a communicant...
Gemma M. Cacciolfi
Jun 11, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Gemma M. Cacciolfi, 80, entered into the arms of the Lord on Saturday morning at Ellis Hospital. She was born in Fontechiari, Province of Frosinone, Italy on October 7, 1930, a daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Carpico Gizzi. She immigrated to the United States, through Ellis Island with her family in 1938, locating in Schenectady. She...
Richard A 'Dick' Gminski
Jun 5, 2011
WEST GLENVILLE- Richard A. ‘Dick’ Gminski, 86, died on Sunday at the Glendale Nursing Home, with his loved ones by his side. Dick was born in Albion, NY on July 30, 1924, a son of the late Charles and Sophie Gminski. He graduated from the State University of New York, in Canton, receiving a degree in Technical Drafting and Machine...
Patricia Pat Tessitore
May 30, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Patricia A. Tessitore, 75, entered into eternal rest on Monday after a long illness. Pat was born May 5, 1936 in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Frank and Eva Tessitore. She was a 1954 graduate of Nott Terrace High School. Pat was employed by the NYS Department of Insurance, retiring after 13 years of service. She was a...
Theodore 'Ted' Debonis
May 21, 2011
BRUNSWICK- Theodore M. “Ted” DeBonis, 84, entered into eternal peace on Saturday morning surrounded by his loving family. Ted was born July 8, 1926 in Troy, a son of the late Michael and Carmela Zotta DeBonis. Ted apprenticed with his father as a young boy at the family owned and operated shoe repair shop and was a graduate of School...
Francis 'Sonny' Pomakoy
May 7, 2011
Francis Joseph (Sonny) Pomakoy, 77, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Saturday morning, surrounded by his loving family, at his home in Rotterdam after a brief battle with Leukemia. Frank, one of thirteen children born to devout Catholics William and Margaret Pomakoy, grew up in the South End of Albany where most of his childhood acquaintances knew him as “Sonny.”...
Victor Scott
Apr 30, 2011
GLENVILLE – Victor Scott (Sciocchetti), 70, of Glenville died suddenly on Saturday at his brothers’ side. Vic was born in Chianti, province of Abruzzo, Italy on September 14, 1940, the son of the late Giustino and Concettina Morelli Sciocchetti. Vic and his family immigrated to the United States and settled in Schenectady in 1950. He graduated from the former Nott...
Michael C. D'Elia
Apr 27, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Michael C. D’Elia, 85, entered into eternal peace on Wednesday morning surrounded by his loving family, at Ellis Hospital after a brief illness. Michael was born in Teggiano, Italy on January 5, 1926. He worked in Switzerland as a contractor, building many churches. In 1970 he and his family immigrated to the United States, settling in Schenectady. He worked...
Alberta E Galli
Apr 17, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Alberta E. Galli, 85, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Palm Sunday. She was born in Schenectady on October 8, 1925, the daughter of Nicola and Ermenia Vitale Martinelli. She graduated from the former Nott Terrace High School, and attended secretarial training school. Alberta worked devotedly for 62 years as an administrative assistant at the General Electric R&D...
Ann Morgalis
Apr 11, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Ann V. Morgalis, 94, of Schaffer Heights, formerly of Lenox Road, entered into the arms of the Lord on Monday at the Glendale Home, after a brief illness. Ann was born in Schenectady, on July 23,1916, a daughter of the late William and Agnes Domblesky Menkey. She was a 1935 graduate of Nott Terrace High School. She was employed...
Irene M. Fusco
Apr 9, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Irene Miner Fusco, 101, died Saturday morning at the Glendale Home. Irene was born on October 13, 1909 in Hampton, NY the daughter of John and Emma Reed Miner and was educated in VT. She moved to Troy where she was a seamstress at a shirt factory. She was the wife of the late Orlando Lombardi until his...
Mario D. Pecoraro, Sr.
Apr 9, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Mario Pecoraro, Sr., 62, of Schenectady, entered into eternal rest on Saturday at Ellis Hospital, after being stricken at home. Mario was born in Roccaromana, Province of Caserta, Italy on April 13, 1948, son of the late Francesco and AnnaMaria Raggozino Pecoraro. He immigrated to the United States at age 12, passing through Ellis Island and living in...
Charles D. Myers, Sr.
Apr 4, 2011
ROTTERDAM– Charles D. Myers, Sr., 67, of Rotterdam, died Monday morning after a brief illness, surrounded by his loving children. Chuck was born in Albany and raised in Guilderland. He worked for Schenectady Auto Body for 23 years, and was the owner operator of C&D Unlimited in Rotterdam and the Goosehill Bar & Grill. Chuck was predeceased by his parents,...
Nadja Jernakoff
Apr 3, 2011
LOUDONVILLE– Nadja Jernakoff, 80, entered peacefully into eternal rest on Sunday after being stricken at home. Nadja was born in Brussels, Belgium on June 3, 1930 the daughter of the late Alexis and Nadine Mitrophan Jmoudsky. Her family immigrated to the United States, settling in New York City where she was educated and graduated from George Washington High School, class...
Michael J. Gizzi
Mar 21, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Michael Gizzi, 90, of VanVranken Avenue, entered into eternal peace quietly at home, on Monday surrounded by his devoted family. Michael was born in Fontichiari, Province of Frosinone, Italy a son of the late Joseph and Anna Carpico Gizzi. He immigrated to Schenectady in 1937, working for the railroad and the Van Curler Hotel. Mike honorably served his Country...
Alfreda E. Smith
Mar 18, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Alfreda E. Smith, 84, formerly of Summit Towers, died on Friday. Alfreda was born in Springfield, MA, a daughter of the late Alfred and Eda Perkins Garvey. Alfreda was a homemaker. She was predeceased by her beloved husband Earl Smith who died in 1988. Survivors include her son, Allen and his wife Lynn Smith, of Cazenovia; a grandson, Jeffery...
Christina Mastroianni
Mar 11, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Christina Mastroianni, 92, entered into eternal rest on Friday. Christina was born in Caiazzo, Province of Caserta, Italy on September 2, 1918, a daughter of Antonio Fazzone and Anna Maria Barbieri. She immigrated to Schenectady in 1966 and was a loving homemaker to her family. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and a woman of great strength...
Amelia Puglisi
Mar 10, 2011
GLENVILLE- Amelia Puglisi, 88, of Tryon Drive, died suddenly at Ellis Hospital, after being stricken. Amelia was born January 10, 1923 in Fondachelli, Sicily, a daughter of the late Nunzio Conti and Carmella Orlando. She immigrated to America on May 17, 1955 and settled in Schenectady. She began her career with Abelove’s Linen Service and then went on to open...
Richard P. Kwak
Mar 9, 2011
SCHENECTADY- Richard P. Kwak, 66, died Wednesday at Ellis Hospital, after a brief illness. Richard was born March 26, 1944 in Schenectady a son of Marian Schier Kwak and the late Walter H. Kwak. He was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and honorably served his country in the Navy during the Vietnam War. Richard was an assembler in...
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