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William J. Collins

William J. Collins

Nov 18, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY – William J. Collins died on November 18, 2021 at home following a 3 year illness. He was surrounded by his family.

Born on August 24, 1938, he was the son of the late William and Agnes (Smero) Collins. Along with his parents, Bill was predeceased by his brother, James Collins.

After...

Judith Ann Pasek Porter

Judith Ann Pasek Porter

Nov 16, 2021

Greenfield Center, NY - Judith Ann Pasek Porter, 79, passed away at home on November 16, 2021 following a brief battle with cancer.

Born in Saratoga Springs, NY, Judy was the daughter of the late Michael Peter Pasek and Helen Schwartz.  She was predeceased by her husband of 55 years, Lawrence R. Porter, Jr., in 2017.

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Frederica Elaine Hilyard

Frederica Elaine Hilyard

Nov 16, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - Frederica Elaine Hilyard (Miller) passed away, November 16, 2021, surrounded by her husband and three children at home in the town of Greenfield, New York, at the age of 83.

Born in Boston, Massachusetts on November 1, 1938, Frederica was raised by her loving parents Ethel Gladys Dietenhofer and Franz Miller with three...

Mary K. Mccarthy

Mary K. Mccarthy

Nov 16, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY – Mary K. McCarthy, "Little Momma", residing at Wesley Health Care Center passed away on November 16, 2021 with her loving family at her side. She was 101.

Born in New York City on March 12, 1920, Mary was the beloved daughter of the late Joseph J. and Susie (Kaduch) Komada.

Mary...

Patricia Anne Goodfellow Zimmerman

Patricia Anne Goodfellow Zimmerman

Nov 14, 2021

Saratoga Springs – Patricia Anne Goodfellow Zimmerman, 76, passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2021 at her home.

Born on March 29, 1945 in Syracuse, NY, she is the daughter to the late Anne Maria Menzie Ryan, step-father Stanley Ryan, and father Robert Goodfellow. After high school she went on to attend SUNY Potsdam where she would...

Nancy C. Dowd

Nancy C. Dowd

Nov 14, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - Nancy C. Dowd died peacefully on Sunday, November 14, 2021, at home in Saratoga Springs after a short illness. She is survived by her husband, Edward (Ned) Fanning, two sisters, Kathleen Smith and Mimi (John) Carusone, and two brothers Patrick (Shauna) and William (Mary Ann). She was predeceased by her parents and a brother John...

Charles Furey

Charles Furey

Nov 14, 2021

Saratoga Springs - After 93 wonderful years and a lifetime of serving others in many roles, Charles Joseph Furey Sr. died on Saturday November 13, 2021 surrounded by his family. Born on January 2, 1928, he was the son of the late Charles Furey and Helen Laing Furey.

After serving in the US Army in WWII he...

Jack W. Zuckerman

Jack W. Zuckerman

Nov 12, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - Jack Walther Zuckerman, 83, of Saratoga Springs passed peacefully surrounded by his family on November 12th, 2021 listening to his favorite Billy Ocean songs.

Jack was born on May 12th, 1938 to the late Josef and Henrietta Schattner Zuckerman in Vienna, Austria at a time when the world was making it very difficult...

John "Jack" H. Varley

John "Jack" H. Varley

Nov 12, 2021

JOHN "JACK" HART VARLEY

Saratoga Springs - John "Jack" H. Varley, 72 of Saratoga passed away on November 12, 2021 at home with his family after a courageous and accepting battle with multiple health issues.

Jack was born on July 14, 1949 in Saratoga Springs to Frances and Paul Varley, the youngest of...

Carol Marie Gallagher-Bennett

Carol Marie Gallagher-Bennett

Nov 6, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY – Carol Marie Gallagher-Bennett passed away November 6, 2021. She was born February 28, 1959 in Poughkeepsie, NY and was the daughter of the late John and Helena Gallagher. Carol grew up in Wappingers Falls, NY and was employed in the insurance industry for over 44 years, having started her career with George T. Whalen Insurance...

Ann Marie Collins

Ann Marie Collins

Nov 6, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - Ann Marie Collins of Gansevoort, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 6, 2021 in Saratoga Hospital. Ann was born on August 3, 1946 in Glens Falls, NY.

Ann attended elementary and high school in Galway, NY and Spencer Business and Technical Institute. Her career in business included employment with Wesley Health Care...

Donald Morningstar Straus

Donald Morningstar Straus

Nov 6, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - Donald Morningstar Straus passed away on November 6, 2021 from complications due to Parkinson's disease. Born on May 11, 1937, almost a year after his brother Benjamin G. Straus, he was the son to the late Benjamin Joseph Straus, a native of New York City, and the late Christina Ritchie Straus, who was born in...

Kevin Cummings

Kevin Cummings

Oct 28, 2021

Well known native son Kevin Cummings' love of life did not come to an end with his untimely death in the early morning hours of October 28, 2021 at his Saratoga home. To the contrary, Kevin's lifelong passion for living, his indefatigable and inspirational spirit, whether battling cancer or on the football field, and his irrepressible joie de vivre,...

Thomas F. Guilianelli

Thomas F. Guilianelli

Oct 27, 2021

Mechanicville, NY - Thomas F. Guilianelli, son of Thomas A. and Diane F. Dwyer Guilianelli and brother of David P. "Hoover" Guilianelli, grandson of the late Thomas and Rose Canonica Guilianelli and the late Francis "Chick" and Eleanor Donnelly Dwyer passed away Wednesday, October 27, 2021 in the comfort of his lifelong home surrounded by his family and friends...

Frank Anthony Spensieri, Sr.

Frank Anthony Spensieri, Sr.

Oct 27, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, Frank Anthony Spensieri, Sr. on Wednesday, October 27 th 2021. He was 92 years old. Frank was born in the small town of Cercepiccola, Italy and moved to upstate New York when he was 6. After graduating from Ballston Spa High School...

Michael Martin Mulholland

Michael Martin Mulholland

Oct 25, 2021

Saratoga Springs - Michael Martin Mulholland passed away on October 25, 2021, at the age of 74, in his hometown of Saratoga Springs, New York. Forged by a lifetime full of invaluable experiences, Mike was a father figure to many, a horse racing fanatic, and always quick with a joke. The self-proclaimed inventor of House Special Lo Mein (a...

Mary A. Murray

Mary A. Murray

Oct 24, 2021

Mary A. Murray, of Saratoga Springs, NY, passed away peacefully on October 24, 2021 at Wesley Health Care Center. Mary was blessed with a wonderful family and friends that remained close to her for her entire life in Saratoga, and she loved nothing more than spending time with them.

She worked many happy years at the Adirondack...

David Goodrich

David Goodrich

Oct 24, 2021

Greenfield Center, NY – David Goodrich, 80, passed away at home on Sunday, October 24, 2021. Born September 27, 1941 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine, he was the son of the late Ralph and Ruth Goodrich.

David worked as a welder for the Local 197 in Saratoga Springs until retirement, after which he loved to travel. He and...

William Douglas Lindsay

William Douglas Lindsay

Oct 23, 2021

Saratoga Springs, NY - Some 28 driving miles east of Montpelier, Vermont, on the west shore of Groton Pond, sits a century-old camp that will never be the same. This is because Astenrogen (place among the rocks), lost on October 23, 2021, its patriarch and proudest occupant, William Douglas Lindsay Jr. Doug, as he was known throughout his 81...

Rabbi Monte Robert Sugarman

Rabbi Monte Robert Sugarman

Oct 23, 2021

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 Saratoga Springs - Rabbi Monte Robert Sugarman passed peacefully at home surrounded by loving family on 10/23/21 at 2:22am. Born in Brooklyn on 2/28/51 and raised in Jericho, NY, he attended Queens College and Tel Aviv University (BA in History), Antioch New England (MA in Counseling Psychology with emphasis on Marriage...

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