Obituaries

Beaulieu, Lawrence E. Castleton-Lawrence E. Beaulieu, 72, of Castleton died Tuesday March 29, 2016 in Troy. Larry was the son of the late Leida (Crounse)and Ralph Beaulieu and was also predeceased by a brother, Ralph Beaulieu, Jr. and a sister, Joan Beaulieu. He was a graduate of Maple Hill High School, class of 1961. After graduation,, he served in the...

Philp, Gloria Schodack Landing-Gloria Mull Philp, 93, formerly of Schodack Landing died Monday March 21, 2016 at Hospice Inn, St. Peter’s Hospital. Born in South Schodack on September 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Emeline (Curtis) and Charles Mull. She was also pedeceased by her brothers Charles and Raymond and sisters Florence Ziegler and Gladys Schermerhorn. The...

Smith, William R. Schodack-William R. Smith, 87, passed away Friday March 25, 2016 at Barnwell Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Valatie. Bill or Smitty as most knew him, was a lifetime member of the Schodack Landing Fire Company and a founding father. He was employed with the Brown Paper Company until his retirement as a supervisor in the Box department. Smitty...

Thomson, Mark H. Schodack Landing-Mark H. Thomson, 62, of Schodack Landing died unexpectedly on Saturday February 27, 2016 at the Terrace at Eddy Memorial. He is the son of Tom and the late Sally Thomson, brother of Debby Thomson Marsh, and her husband Curt, and special nephew of Cecily Wood. His memorial service will be 2 pm Sunday June 12,...

Radley, William D.,Sr. Old Chatham-William “Don” Radley, Sr., 73, died suddenly Saturday March 12, 2016 at Albany Medical Center Hospital. He is survived by his wife Sybel Radley; sons, William Donald Radley, Jr., John Edward Radley; daughter, Jennifer Levinia Shackleton; grandchildren, Michael, Dominic, Jakob; brother, Ron Radley; and sister, Elizabeth Gile. There will be no funeral services. Ray Funeral Service,...

Finkle, Lena Castleton-Lena Finkle, 93, of Castleton died Monday February 22, 2016 in the Riverside Center for Rehab and Nursing. Born in Schodack Landing, she was the daughhter of Dominick and Maria Longo. Lena graduated from Castleton Union High School. She was employed in several positions at Fort Orange Paper Company in Castleton, National Exchange Bank , and retired after...

Barnhart, Roger H. Albany-Roger H. Barnhart age 80 born October 27, 1935 passed peacefully surrounded by his family on February 24, 2016, while under the kind care of St. Peter’s Community Hospice. He was a devoted husband, loving father, giving grandfather, and a caring friend. Roger served his country in the United States Marines from 1953 to 1957. He then...

Koryn, Frances H. Frances (Fran) H. Koryn, 93, of Castleton On Hudson, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 8th 2017, at the Eddy Village Green. Born in Albany on January 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Austin and Muriel Hardy. She shared a loving devotion for 58 years with her husband John J. Koryn , married on...

Ritchie, Jami Wallon Castleton-Jami Wallon Ritchie, 51, passed into heaven peacefully with her family at her side on Monday January 18, 2016 at St. Peter’s Hospital - Hospice Inn. Jami was a cherished member of her family who was loved by all who knew her. Always in the company of her mother and best friend. Jami was a graduate of...

Sukup, Joseph E. “Joe” Schodack Landing-Joseph E. “Joe” Sukup, 91, passed away Thursday December 17, 2015. Joe was a lifelong Schodack Landing resident, a World War II Navy veteran and the 1959 NASCAR midget champion. He was a member of ACOT and NESCOT. He was an avid Jeff Gordon fan, loved to fish, enjoyed birdwatching from his hot tub and...

ObituaryKing, Robert E. Castleton-Robert Edward King, 91, of Brookview Road, Castleton on Hudson, NY passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home. Bob was born on September 12, 1928 in Worcester MA, the son of Harold and Hazel King, and spent his youth with his sister Joan in Leicester MA. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the army,...

Schindler, Charles A. Schodack-Charles August Schindler, 84, of Schodack, NY, died suddenly on December 2. Preceded in death by his wife, Jane. Survived by his two sons, Paul and David; brother, Edward; sister-in-law Pat Bourgeois, and three grandchildren Kristen, Kate, and Aaron. He was a devoted father, a loving grandfather, and a caring friend. Charles was a humble man and...

Newman, David B. Castleton-David B. Newman, 69, of Castleton, NY died on Monday, November 30, 2015 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital surrounded by his wife, daughter and son-in-law. Son of the late Robert B. Newman, survived by his mother Frances Clare McClure, his wife and best friend of 41 years Arlene, his loving daughter and son-in-law Jessica...

Hempstead, Donald E. North Greenbush-Donald E. Hempstead, 81, formerly of Castleton, died peacefully at Evergreen Commons on Wednesday March 29, 2017. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Bertha (Van Amerongen) and Lawrence Hempstead and was also predeceased by his son and daughter-in-law Scott and Dawn Hempstead and a brother Raymond Hempstead. Don was a 1953 graduate...

Wagner, Rose Marie Castleton-Rose Marie “Missy” Wagner, 63, died Friday morning April 1, 2016 at her sister’s residence. She was the daughter of the late Priscilla (Wilkenson) and Earl Oliver. She is survived by her three sons, Michael O. Wagner, Frank T. Wagner, III and Joey-Jay Wagner; her brother, Earl Oliver; her five sisters, Betsy Williams, Patricia Dingman, Barbara Wagner,...

Ellis, Agnes Sheila Castleton-Agnes Sheila Ellis, went quietly home to God on March 26, 2017, in the loving watch of her devoted children. Born in Dublin, Ireland on January 16, 1927, Sheila brought with her to this country a strong and generous nature. Quick witted and charming, Sheila loved to sing the old songs and to dance a few steps....

Buckley, Augustin (Gus) P. Castleton- Gus Buckley, 93, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 with his loving wife and family by his side. Gus was born on June 8, 1923, in Schodack Landing and lived in Castleton all his life. He served in the Navy during the Second World War, and was employed by New York Central Rail Road...

Kleinhans, Claudia M. Castleton-Claudia M. Kleinhans passed away peacefully March 10th surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Percy Kleinhans Jr, her children Percy Kleinhans III(Linda Peterson), Sidney Kleinhans Sr (Maria) and Cindy Haverly (Roy), many grand and great grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by her son Gerald Kleinhans. Claudia worked as...

Novak, Donna L. Castleton-Donna L. Novak, 54, of Castleton died suddenly surrounded by family Tuesday March 14, 2017 at Albany Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 32 years William R. Novak, daughter Nichole Novak, mother Janice Lebrecht, siblings Raymond J. Lebrecht III, Debbie Stalker, Daniel (Diane) Lebrecht, Darlene Guzewski and John Beverwyck (Steph), her brothers and sisters-in-law...

Snyder, Walter Castleton-Walter R. Snyder, 94, a lifelong resident of Castleton, NY, passed away on February 26, 2017. He was the husband of 69 years of the late Dorothy M. (Gietz) Snyder and was preceded in death by his brother John Morris Snyder. He is survived by his son Jeffrey (Denise) Snyder, his daughter Bonnie (Patrick) Aiken, grandson Christopher (Paula)...