Obituary Listing

Sep 23, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY – Diana Lee Willard passed away peacefully at home on Sunday September 23, 2018.  Born February 13, 1955, Diana would say that what she was most proud of is her son Collin Hager.  He was the biggest joy in her life.

Diana was a very loving and caring person.  She always cared for others...

Sep 23, 2018

Corinth, NY - Barnet "Barney" Louis Jasper, 83, passed away suddenly on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2018 at Glens Falls Hospital. Born June 21, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York, he was the son of Augusta (Berger) and Morris Jasper. Barney was predeceased by his parents and an uncle, Leon Jasper. Barney lived at the Worth Road IRA until moving to the...

Sep 17, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY – William B. Riley, son of the late William J. and Marion Fitzgerald Riley, passed away peacefully on September 17, 2018 surrounded by his family. Bill was raised in Watervliet and graduated from Catholic Central High School, HVCC in Troy, and attended Lindsey Wilson College in Kentucky on a basketball scholarship. Bill was honorably discharged from...

Sep 16, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY - Tara McGowan Goldman, 58, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 16, 2018. Tara was born in 1960 in Hartsdale, NY. She later moved to Scarsdale were she graduated from The Masters School in Dobbs Ferry. Tara graduated Trinity College in Washington DC, class of 1982. After college she worked in Washington, DC at J. Walter Thompson...

Sep 14, 2018

Porter Corners, NY – Mabel W. (Peggy) Biggie, 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 14, 2018. Born June 27, 1926 in Watervliet, NY, she was the daughter of the late Winfred and Mabel (Merton) Millington. Peggy worked at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs for many years in Food Service. In addition to her parents, Peggy was predeceased by her...

Sep 11, 2018

Wilton, NY—Lawrence "Larry" S. Gordon, 83, a resident of the Town of Wilton died on September 11, 2018 at Glens Falls Hospital surrounded by many members of his loving family. Larry was born on April 30, 1935, in Saratoga Springs, the son of Larry and Nellie Gordon. Larry was a lifelong resident of Saratoga County. He graduated from Perkiomen Prep...

Sep 11, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY - Elizabeth M. (Beth) McCarthy, 83, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at her home, with her sons at her side. Beth was born February 26, 1935 in Saratoga Springs, NY, the 6th of 7 children to the late Carl and Mary Cogan McMahon. A 1953 graduate of St. Peter's Academy in Saratoga Springs and...

Sep 10, 2018

Malta, NY – John Nicholas Dee, age 31 passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 10, 2018.   He was born on September 26, 1986 in Chicago, Illinois.

John lived in many places, met many people, and touched many hearts.  He was a loving brother, devoted son, and loyal friend.  His love of the rock band Phish, and the...

Sep 5, 2018

Saratoga Springs – Frank Joseph Carcaterra passed away on September 5, 2018.  He was born in Yonkers, NY on October 9, 1953 where he was raised by his parents the late Peter and Winifred (Farnan) Carcaterra.  Frank was the youngest of four children and attended Lincoln High School.

After high school, he moved to Potsdam, NY.  There,...

Sep 4, 2018

Saratoga Springs – Mildred "Millie" DeGregory passed away on September 4, 2018. She was born in Hannibal, Missouri on July 11, 1930 after her parents, Andrew and Mary Melaga, left Czechoslovakia for a better life in the United States. They lived in Missouri until they moved to Schuylerville, NY to be near family. Millie and her two sisters, Mary...

Sep 3, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY – Margaret Ferrara, 99, passed away on Monday, September 3, 2018 at Saratoga Hospital. Born on February 12, 1919 in Putlitz, Germany, she was the daughter of the late Fritz Wilhem and Helene (Prignitz) Breisemeister. She moved from East Berlin to West Berlin with her three small children in 1952, having joined her husband Fritz Walter there....

Aug 31, 2018

Hadley, NY - Virginia Joyce (DuPlease) Corey, age 92, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 31, 2018, at Glens Falls Hospital. She was born on July 6, 1926 in Willsboro, NY, to the late Oscar LeRoy DuPlease and Ina Fay Putney. Virginia married the love of her life, Edward L. Atwell on September 18, 1948. She was a long-time resident...

Aug 29, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY – Ralph Grotto passed away early Wednesday morning at Albany Medical Center after a battle with Cancer, with his son by his side.

Born in Manhattan, on December 23, 1958, originally from Lindenhurst Long Island, Ralph and his family moved to Saratoga Springs when he was 10 years old.

Ralph enjoyed playing...

Aug 24, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY - Donald Patrick Marry, formerly of Manhattan and Boca Raton, FL, he was a loving husband, father, brother, grandfather, great grandfather and uncle, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 24, 2018. He was 85.

Born September 6, 1932 in Manhattan, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Genevieve "Jean" T....

Aug 24, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY – Joseph Balsamo passed away on Friday, August 24, 2018. Relatives and friends may call from 5 to 7pm Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018 at the William J. Burke & Sons/Bussing & Cunniff Funeral Homes , 628 North Broadway, Saratoga Springs (518-584-5373). A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:30am Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018 at St....

Aug 23, 2018

Kingsbury, NY - Karen M. (Farmer) Taylor, 58, passed away on August 23, 2018 at home after a short aggressive battle with metastatic cancer surrounded by her loving daughters and son-in-law. Karen was born October 23, 1959 in Troy, NY to the late Donald R. and Edith Farmer. She married her best friend and high school sweetheart David on November...

Aug 23, 2018

Schenectady, NY - William James Mehigan, Jr., a gifted artist and metalworker, a loving father, a larger-than-life presence, and a good man, died Thursday, August 23, 2018. He was 76. William Mehigan was born October 12, 1941, in Saratoga Springs, New York, to Agnes (née Granger) and William Mehigan, Sr. He enjoyed an active childhood outdoors, and at age ten...

Aug 22, 2018

Saratoga Springs, NY – Sharon A. Greene passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2018, unexpectedly, at Albany Medical Center. She was 73. Born on April 12, 1945 and a lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs, she was the daughter of the late Ralph E. and Mildred (Weiss) Wilhelm. She received a degree in Medical Imaging and worked over 30 years for...

Aug 16, 2018

Wilton, New York - Angelina "Lee" Crockett passed away on August 16, 2018.  She was 87.

Born on July 23, 1931 in Queens, New York, she was the daughter of the late Jerry and Jennie Simeone.

Lee attended Hunter High School and Hunter College in New York City and Earned a Master's Degree in Elementary...

Aug 16, 2018

Mechanicville, NY – Lorraine S. Raymond died Thursday, August 16, 2018 at 8:16AM after more than 48 hours of peaceful sleep, periodically attended by immediate and extended family and a few close friends. She passed at Hospice Inn, St. Peter's in Albany, NY. Cause of death was acute respiratory failure and metastasized thyroid cancer. The cancer, developing slowly and stealthily...