Obituaries
Larry L. Ruzza (Ruzzo)
Jul 29, 2011
SCHENECTADY - Larry L Ruzza (Ruzzo), 78, of Schenectady passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on July 29, 2011 after a lengthy illness. He was born in Schenectady on July 18, 1933, a son of the late Angelo and Marietta Gabriele Ruzza. Larry served in the armed forces and was a Disabled American Veteran. He was employed...
Elenora Scripa Coons
Jul 26, 2011
GLENVILLE – Elenora M. Coons was called home by our Lord on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at Ellis Hospital, following a long illness. As Always, in life, Elenora always thought of her family first. Prior to her passing, battling grave illness, Elenora took it upon herself to prepare the body of this obituary, hoping to ease the burden of a...
Patricia Pyszkowski Kwak
Jul 24, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Patricia H. Pyszkowski Kwak, 73, passed away after a long battle with cancer on Sunday at Ellis Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Patricia was born in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Joseph and Stella Skowronski Pyszkowski. She was a graduate of Nott Terrace High School. Patricia worked at the Department of Motor Vehicles and retired after...
Enrico Sciocchetti
Jul 21, 2011
BALLSTON SPA – Enrico Sciocchetti, 74, passed away on Thursday at home, with his loving family at his side. Enrico was born in Chieti, Abruzzi, Italy on April 15, 1937 a son of the late Guistino and Concetta Morelli Sciocchetti. He came to Schenectady at the age of 13 and attended local schools and was a 1956 graduate of Nott...
Thomas J. Pratico, Sr.
Jul 19, 2011
REXFORD – Thomas J. Pratico, Sr. 87, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday at his residence with his loving family at his side. Tom was born in Rutland, VT, a son of the late Philip and Josephine Pratico. He came to Schenectady as a young man, attended Oneida School and graduated from NYS Vocational School in...
Norma Hack Neapolitano
Jul 16, 2011
SARATOGA LAKE - Norma Irene Hack Neapolitano of Saratoga Lake and a former resident of Fort Plain, Schenectady, Niskayuna, NY and Myrtle Beach, SC, died on Saturday, July 16th after a courageous two year battle with pancreatic cancer. The beloved daughter of James Christian and Leontine Muriel (Leturmy) Hack, she was born on March 14, 1942 in Nelliston, Montgomery County,...
Rita Scavia Manti
Jul 13, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Rita Scavia Manti, 91, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday at Kingsway Nursing Home. She was born in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Dominic and Natalie Ferro Scavia. She graduated from Nott Terrace High School and worked for Dr. Jackson as a dental hygienist. Rita began her career with the Mohonasen School District at Bradt School as...
Rose Disarro
Jul 11, 2011
Rose DiSarro, 95, entered into eternal rest on Monday, surrounded by her family at Ellis Hospital. Rose was born August 17, 1915 in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Louis Ciccoppi and Eleanor Ambrosini Ciccoppi. She was a graduate of Nott Terrace High School and worked, as many women at the time did, to aid the WWII effort for the...
Phyllis J. Phillips
Jul 7, 2011
ROTTERDAM - Phyllis J. Phillips of Old Fort Avenue, died early Thursday morning at Ellis Hospital due to complications following surgery. Her 78th birthday was July 9th. She is predeceased by her loving husband of 54 years, Joseph “Al” Phillips and is survived by her son Michael of Saratoga Lake NY, her sisters Norma Iannotti and Eleanor La Malfa, several...
Angela 'Angie' M. Defilippo
Jul 7, 2011
SCHENECTADY – Angela M. DeFilippo, 95, formerly of Mason Street, passed away on Thursday at the Baptist Rehabilitation Center. Angie was born August 22, 1915 in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Dominick and Maria Capparelli Masucci. She attended Oneida School and earned her High School Diploma. She worked at Union College as a library assistant in the Nott Library...
Armand 'Arnie' J. Lupi, Jr.
Jul 6, 2011
SCOTIA – Armand ‘Arnie’ J. Lupi, Jr., 55, passed away on Wednesday at Ellis Hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. Arnie was born on his sister Linda’s 10th birthday, November 10, 1955 in Schenectady the youngest son of the late Armand and Doris King Lupi. He worked diligently over his lifetime for the General Electric Company, Schenectady City School...
Victor D. Palmo
Jun 27, 2011
SCHENECTADY - Victor Dominick Palmo, 88, died Monday evening with his family at his side at the home of his daughter in Troy. Vic, a life long resident of Schenectady, was born on September 18, 1922. He was the fourth son of Domenico and Liberata Macarrello Palmo. He graduated from the former Nott Terrace High School in 1940 and served...
Viola Friguletto
Jun 27, 2011
ROTTERDAM – Viola Puglio Friguletto, 85, entered into eternal rest on Monday at her residence surrounded by her adoring family. Viola was born in Schenectady, a daughter of the late Mario and Maria Uliano Puglio. She was a 1944 graduate of Nott Terrace High School. She worked for the FW Woolworth Company and as a clerk for the Schenectady County...
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.”...
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