Calvin S. Pitcher
Oct 31, 2012
Calvin S. Pitcher - 91 years old – died October 31, 2012 at St. Peters Hospital. Born August 26, 1921 in East Chatham NY, he was the son of the late Stephen Haight and Esther Schilling Pitcher. Calvin was a graduate from Chatham High School in 1940; in 1951 he received his Masters Degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL....
Katherine (Kitty) V. Silliman
Oct 20, 2012
Katherine V. (Kitty) Silliman passed away October 20, 2012 at Barnwell Nursing Home. Born October 29, 1921 in Ghent, NY ,she was the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Cramer Traver and the youngest of her four siblings, the late Spencer, Frank, and George Traver and sister Pauline Bailey. Kitty graduated from White Plains High School and moved to...
Thelma M. Hall
Oct 14, 2012
Thelma M Hall, of Chatham, NY passed away Sunday October 14th in Covington, GA. She was born April 29, 1923 in her grandmother's house in Ghent, NY to Arnold and Mary Helen (Sherrill) Wamback. She married John William (Bill) Hall August 28, 1943. Thelma is survived by her daughter Jackie (Hall) Deverell & husband Bruce, daughters-in-law Nellie (Bemiss) Hall and...
John 'Jack' Scannell
Sep 19, 2012
Jack Scannell of Ghent John "Jack" Scannell (84) of Ghent passed away September 19, 2012 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born May 15, 1928 in Montclair, NJ, Jack was the son of the late Ignatius and Helen Rader Scannell. He spent his early years in NYC and moved to Ghent at 15. He worked for the next twenty years at his...
Carl Wise
Sep 7, 2012
Carl Wise, 90, passed September 7, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 4, 1922 he was the son of Thomas and Laurie Wise. Carl worked as an assembler at Abilities First and enjoyed Volunteering at Hudson River Lodging, both in Poughkeepsie. Carl is survived by members of the Johnson family with whom he resided for many years, and his...
Alfred Joseph Tinger
Aug 27, 2012
Alfred Joseph Tinger passed away on August 27, 2012 at Berkshire Medical Center. Born on January 22, 1922 in East Chatham, NY, he was the son of the later Michael and Anna Newman Tinger. Al attended Chatham schools and went on to work at American Locomotive in Schenectady and later obtained his boiler certificate in Troy, NY. He went on...
Diana Baccaro
Aug 23, 2012
Diana Baccaro passed away August 23, 2012 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. She was born February 2, 1944 in NYC and was the daughter of the late John and Rose DeStefano Sirani. Diana is survived by her husband of 50 years, Nicholas, her children: Nicholas Jr. (Kelly) Baccaro; Dawn (Mark) Elbert; Kenneth (Christine) Baccaro and Brian (Kelli) Baccaro, her five grandchildren:...
Daniel E. Flynn
Aug 15, 2012
View a Video Memorial FLYNN - Daniel E. Flynn, 71, of East Chatham, NY, formerly of Buffalo, passed away on August 15, 2012 in the St. Peter's Hospital, Albany after a long and courageous battle with colon cancer. He was born in Buffalo on February 4, 1941, son of the late Daniel F. Flynn and Carolyn (Newton) Beatty and stepson...
Ann Kotwas
Aug 11, 2012
Ann (Alessi) Kotwas died peacefully in her sleep during the early morning of August 11th, 2012, at the Van Duyn Home in Syracuse, NY. She was born Aug 24, 1916 in New York City,the daughter of the late Giuseppi and Giovanna Cippola Alessi. Her family moved to a farm on Rock City Rd, near Old Chatham, where she helped raise...
Adamina (Millie) E. Deck
Jul 23, 2012
Adamina E. (Millie) Deck of East Chatham passed away July 23 at Albany Medical Center. Born September 13, 1927 in NYC, she was the daughter of the late Adam and Maria Kucharczyk. She was a graduate of St. Stanislaus School in NYC and went on to work as an overseas operator for AT&T Long Lines. She married and was a...
Murray Winn Rathbun
Jul 17, 2012
Murray Winn Rathbun passed away unexpectedly on July 17, 2012 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born November 28, 1947 in Troy NY, he was the son of the late Howard and Marion Winn Rathbun. Murray was the beloved, husband of Anne Eaton Rathbun, the devoted father of Scot (Sherry) Rathbun, dear brother of Whitney Rathbun, caring step father of Robert (Karen)...
Barbara Towart Arzt
Jul 13, 2012
Barbara Towart Arzt passed away July 13, 2012 in Baton Rouge, LA. She was born November 25, 1937, in the Bronx. Barbara was the daughter of the late Frances and James Towart. She was a 1955 graduate of Chatham High School. Barbarae was retired from J.C. Penny's In Baton Rouge, LA where she had worked for many years. She is...
Anna Lemanska
Jun 25, 2012
Anna Lemanska of Valatie, N.Y. passed away June 25, 2012 at Barnwell Nursing home. Born October 23, 1913 in Schenectady, NY, she was the daughter of the late Stanislaw and Eva (Grzybicka) Lemanski. At age 20 while working at General Electric in Schenectady, as a mail girl, she began drawing and was told she had a great talent in art....
William T. Peluso
Jun 24, 2012
View a Video Memorial William T. Peluso of East Chatham, NY passed away suddenly on Sunday, June 24, 2012. Bill was born in Stephentown, NY on Oct. 10, 1939 and graduated from Berlin Central High School. He served in the United States Air Force from 1958–1962, stationed first at Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base in Oklahoma and was then assigned to...
Carolyne A. Moon
Jun 19, 2012
Carolyne A. Moon of Chatham Passed away June 19, 2012. She was born September 4, 1926 and was the daughter of the late Albert and Alice Mary Christianson Champney. Carolyne married the late James Moon on December 26, 1945. She was the mother of James A. (Judy), Sharon A. of East Chatham, Brad A. (Anita) of Homasassa, Fla., Terry A....
Rose Koller Cappozzo
Jun 14, 2012
Rose Koller Cappozzo passed away on June 14, 2012 at Albany Medical Center. She was born September 2, 1922 in New York City the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Susbeck Koller formerly of East Chatham. She was a graduate of Chatham High School, class of 1940 and the Mildred Elly Business School, Albany, NY. She married Frank Cappozzo,...
James Avens
Jun 9, 2012
James Avens, Sr., 91, born March 28, 1921 in Newark, NJ died peacefully at home with family in Spencertown, NY on June 9, 2012. He was the son of the late James and Agnes Avens of Roselle, NJ. A devoted husband, kind and loving father, grandfather and uncle, James was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Gertrude May Avens,...
Stephen Richard Walsh
May 28, 2012
Stephen Richard Walsh, 59 of Nassau, NY passed away Monday May 28 2012, at Albany Memorial Hospital. Born in Hudson , NY on August 19, 1952; he was the son of Richard Walsh and Eleanor Mc Naughton Walsh of Chatham. Steve started his career in law enforcement as a Chatham Police Officer and retired as an officer with the NYS...
Walter Thomas Nielsen
May 1, 2012
Walter Thomas Nielsen passed away in the loving embrace of his family on May 1, 2012. Born June 7, 1927, in Cohoes, NY and raised in North Albany, N.Y., he was the son of John Christian Nielsen and Anna Irene O'Connor. He served in the US Navy during World War II from 1945 to 1946 and was a member of...
Lillie C. Gerrick
Apr 27, 2012
Lillie C. Gerrick of Ghent, passed away April 27, 2012 at the Pine Haven Nursing Home. Born January 3, 1907 in Rensselaer, NY, she was the daughter of the late James Frederick and Lucille Hunt Clark. Lillie graduated from Rensselaer High School in 1924 and attended Albany Business College. She worked for AT&T for 19 years, leaving to raise her...
