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Mark S. Phillips

Mark S. Phillips

Apr 20, 2014

Greenfield Center, NY - Mark S Phillips passed away Sunday, April 20, 2014 at Saratoga Springs Hospital after a long illness. He was 52. Born on August 29, 1961 in Albany, NY, he was the son of Dr. Fred and Norma (Burns) Phillips. Mark was a 1979 graduate of Saratoga High School and continued his education at Paul Smith's College...

Edna Tromp Johnson

Edna Tromp Johnson

Apr 18, 2014

Loudonville, NY- Edna Tromp Johnson born August 16, 1927 in Oranjestaad, Aruba N.A. departed from her loved ones just before sunrise on Friday April 18, 2014. Edna was a homemaker who belonged to Beta Sigma Phi and also worked with the League of Women's Voters in Saratoga Springs. She was devoted to her family and friends who often called her...

Thomas F. Shannon

Thomas F. Shannon

Apr 17, 2014

Tinton Falls, NJ - Thomas F. Shannon, 89 years old, formerly of Saratoga Springs, died on Thursday, April 17, 2014 at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. Tom had recently moved to New Jersey to be closer to his grandchildren but spent over 40 happy years in Saratoga Springs. Born in Glens Falls in 1925, Tom was...

Peter G. Goutos

Peter G. Goutos

Apr 17, 2014

Scotia, NY -Peter G. Goutos passed away peacefully with his family at his side on 17 April 2014 in Saratoga Springs, NY. Born in 1923 in Lynn, Massachusetts, Peter was four days shy of his 91st birthday and passed on the day of his own father's death. Peter's parents, Theodore and Zogrufia Thesalonikcos Goutos emigrated from Mytilene, Greece and relocated...

Rev. Neil J. Draves-Arpaia

Rev. Neil J. Draves-Arpaia

Apr 14, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Rev. (Cornelius) Neil J. Draves-Arpaia passed away Monday, April 14, 2014. He was 65. Born on April 4, 1949 in Saratoga Springs, he was the son of Rose Arpey Draves and the late Kenneth R. Draves. His maternal grandparents, Vincenzo and Cristina Cappella Arpaia (Arpey) were immigrants from the commune of Formicola in the Province of...

William Charles Haller

William Charles Haller

Apr 8, 2014

Saratoga Springs - Bill Haller, 94, passed away on Tuesday, April 8th at Saratoga Hospital. He was born in Dexter, New York, and was a 1941 graduate of Albany State College where he was the President of the Men's Athletic Association and The Potter Club Fraternity. Bill began working as a Chemical Engineer in 1941 at General Electric in Schenectady...

Stewart L. Moll

Stewart L. Moll

Apr 2, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Stewart L. Moll, 81, passed away at home peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Born in Stillwater, NY on January 20, 1933, he was the son of the late Myer and Beatrice Aldrich Moll. He attended Mechanicville High School and went on to serve in the Korean War with the...

John Abate

John Abate

Apr 1, 2014

Saratoga Springs - John Abate, 92, passed away peacefully at Saratoga Hospital on April 1, 2014, due to complications associated with pneumonia. He joins his adored wife of 58 years, Peggy, who passed away in in 2004. He was born in 1922 on 57th Street in Manhattan (Hell's Kitchen) to Robert and Sarah (nee Guinan) Abate as the fifth child...

Dean James Lee

Dean James Lee

Apr 1, 2014

Wilton, NY - Dean James Lee, 56, passed away peacefully Tuesday, April 1, 2014 with his loving wife Lori, by his side. Dean was born in Morristown, July 19th, 1957. His family moved to Wilton in 1968 after purchasing the Wishing Well Restaurant. He is a graduate of St. Clements School, a 1975 graduate of St. Peter Academy (Spa Catholic)...

Dr. James B. Dorsey

Dr. James B. Dorsey

Mar 29, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Dr. James B. Dorsey passed away peacefully Saturday (March 29, 2014), with his loving family by his side. He was 86. Born on August 29, 1927 in Saratoga Springs, NY, he is the son of the late Francis E. Dorsey, Sr. and Katherine (Baker) Dorsey. His grandfather, the late Fred H. Baker, was the founder of...

Rock Lafrance

Rock Lafrance

Mar 26, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Rock Lafrance, formerly of Quebec, Canada, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Saratoga Hospital. Survivors include his children Lina Simpson of Hudson Falls and Pierre Lafrance of Quebec; grandsons Devon and Dayle Webb of Hudson Falls and Julien and Jacob Lafrance of Maryland; brothers, Claude, Mark, Richard Lafrance and sister Lucie Nadeau all of Quebec....

Walter J. Kmen

Walter J. Kmen

Mar 23, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Col. Walter J. Kmen passed away Sunday, March 23, 2014 at the age of 90. He was born in Saratoga Springs on November 6, 1923 and graduated from Saratoga High in 1941 while lettering in varsity football. After high school he enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Corps as an aviation cadet in 1942. He graduated...

William P. Decelle

William P. Decelle

Mar 20, 2014

Stillwater, NY - William P. DeCelle passed away Thursday, March 20, 2014 at Blake Hospital in Bradenton, Florida with his wife Nancy, daughter Laurie and granddaughter Dana by his side. He was 82. Born on September 15, 1931 in Hemstreet Park, Bill was the son of the late Alfred J. "Frog" and Cecelia M. Baker DeCelle. Bill attended Mechanicville High...

Ronald C. Bishop

Ronald C. Bishop

Mar 19, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Ronald Coltey Bishop, "Pete" passed away Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Wesley Health Care Center. He was 88. Born on June 21, 1925 in Hortonville, Hubbardton, Rutland, Vermont, he was the son of the late John Edgar Bishop and Bertha Belle Coltey. After a childhood in rural Vermont, Ronald entered the United States Army to serve...

Frances Jordan

Frances Jordan

Mar 18, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Frances Jordan, 89, of Saratoga Springs, passed away peacefully on March 18, 2014 at Saratoga Hospital, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on May 15, 1924, Frances was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary DeVivo. She was a lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs, graduated from St. Peter's Academy and was married to the late...

Lawrence J. Brooks

Lawrence J. Brooks

Mar 18, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Lawrence J. Brooks, 62, of Lamplighter Lane, passed away in his sleep late Tuesday evening, March 18, 2014. He leaves behind his loving wife Mary (Lloyd) Brooks; son Richard and grandson Nickolas; sisters Sharon Gendron (Henry) and Darlene Bourassa, and brothers George Riley (Patricia) and Timothy Riley (Gail); many brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces. Larry retired...

Karen Leone

Karen Leone

Mar 17, 2014

Karen Bradshaw Leone Queensbury, NY - Karen Bradshaw Leone, formerly of Saratoga Springs, passed away mid-March, 2014 after a long courageous battle with cancer. Karen graduated from St. Peter's Academy and attended Empire State College. She started her career as a secretary at Empire State College and then went to work for the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental...

Francis R. Bessette

Francis R. Bessette

Mar 17, 2014

Clifton Park, NY - Francis "Red" Bessette, formerly of Saratoga Springs, entered into the arms of the Lord on Monday, March 17, 2014, after a brief illness, surrounded by family and friends at Albany Medical Center. He was 73. Born on June 15, 1940 in Whitehall, NY he was the son of the late Margaret V. Bessette and Francis Rouse....

Alice M. Gottsche

Alice M. Gottsche

Mar 16, 2014

Glens Falls, NY - Alice Mary Palmer Gottsche, 91, formerly of Saratoga Springs, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 16, 2014 at The Stanton in Glens Falls. Born on Nov. 12, 1922 in Greenfield, Alice was the daughter of the late Mabel (Gailor) and Raymond Palmer. She was a 1941 graduate of Saratoga High and worked as a bookkeeper for...

Tommie L. Hickenbottom

Tommie L. Hickenbottom

Mar 16, 2014

Saratoga Springs, NY - Tommie L. Hickenbottom , 67, passed away on Sunday March 16, 2014 with his two children at his bedside after being recently diagnosed with cancer. Born on January 21, 1947 in Camden, Alabama, he was the son of Mary (Craton) Hickenbottom and the late George Hickenbottom. Tommie married his wife of twelve years, Mylissa(Morris) on June...

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