All Obituaries

My beloved Mother, our Mimi, and Great Mimi, Marie A. Dagostino, 90, passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Ellis Hospital after a brief illness. A lifelong resident of Schenectady, born August 9, 1930, she was daughter of Carmella (Pintavalle) and Raymond Caporale, graduating from Mont Pleasant High School. On February 4, 1951 she married U.S. Marine Corp Staff Sergeant Kenneth A. Dagostino, and together they started their life at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Upon his honorable...

Arthur R. (Poppy) Palmer, 83, returned to the Lord on January 1, 2021. Born in Schenectady, NY, he was the son of the late Arthur and Mary “Mastrianni” Palmer. He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and enlisted in the US Army National Guard. He was later employed at the Schenectady County Highway Department where he retired in 1994.   He was married for 60 years to his high school sweetheart, Elaine “Maynard” Palmer. They had...

Kathryn passed away peacefully on December 28th with her family by her side at Kingsway Arms Nursing Center. She was 82, but young at heart with a wonderful sense of humor and a heart filled with so much love for her family.  She was predeceased by her husband, John Capuano; her father, Pasquale Nacco; her mother, Flora Nacco; and her brother, Patsy Nacco. Kathryn is survived by her daughter Marijo Herndon (David), her son John Capuano (Melissa), two granddaughters, Casey...

Sophie Jankiewicz passed away peacefully on December 25, 2020 at Baptist Health in Scotia, NY. Sophie was born in Scotia on January 9, 1920 to the late Frank and Jennie Bobowski and celebrated her 100th Birthday with family and friends at Baptist.  She graduated from Scotia High School in 1938 and until a few years ago attended the 50 plus reunion with her sisters. She resided in Rotterdam and worked at GE for 33 years.  Sophie loved the Yankees and didn’t miss a game,...

 William "Bill" Roberts of Princetown, NY, passed away peacefully on Wednesday December 23rd 2020 at The Fulton Center for Health and Rehabilitation. He was born in Schenectady NY on Feb 8th 1938 to the late Emrys and Charlotte Roberts.   He graduated from Mont Pleasant High School. He married his wife Gloria on June 2, 1962 in Albany, NY.  Bill and Gloria lived in Coldbrook Estates in Rotterdam.  He became a firefighter for the Carman Fire Department...

Clara (Zabielski) Domblewski, 96, of Schenectady, NY, passed away at her home on Monday, December 21, 2020.  Clara was born to Bronislaw and Rozalia (Wrobel) Zabielski on July 19, 1924 in Schenectady, NY.  She graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and went on to work at General Electric doing clerical work for over 30 years. Clara volunteered at Catholic Charities, was a member of The Ladies of Charity, Mont Pleasant Neighborhood Watch, and the GE Woman’s Club. She was a...

On Wednesday, December 16, 2020, Gerald (Jerry) Williams, loving husband and father of two children, passed away at the age of 77.  Jerry was born January 19, 1943 in Schenectady, NY to Anthony and Helen (Olszewski) Williams. He graduated from Scotia-Glenville High School in 1961 and furthered his education at Hudson Valley Community College. Upon graduating, Jerry joined his father in the plumbing business (est. 1947). Jerry took over the business in 1978 and retired in...

Raymond F. Callanan Jr., 60 of Schenectady, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 5, 2020, surrounded by his loving family.  Born on May 21, 1960, he was the cherished son of Raymond and Connie Callanan of Burnt Hills.  He grew up in Burnt Hills and attended Burnt Hills – Ballston Lake High School and then went on and graduated from Siena College.  Ray worked for Chrysler Credit Corp. for many years prior to its closing and subsequently in the auto industry....

  Eugene H. Gierka (Gorke) of Ostrander Place, Schenectady, passed away, on December 3, 2020.  Born in Albany, NY in 1924 to Joseph Gierka (Gorke) and  Josephine (Miecznikowski) Gierka.  Predeceased by his loving wife of sixty-nine years, Helen (Slivienski) Gierka, of Cohoes, NY. whom he married in 1945, at St. Michaels Church, while still in the service.  Inducted in March 1943 to the Army Air Force.  He served in the European Theater as an Engine Specialist...

On Tuesday November 24th 2020 John (Jack) FitzGibbon passed away at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY at the age of 92. Jack was born July 9, 1928 in Amsterdam, NY. He attended Saint Mary’s Institute, was an avid baseball player, and tap dancer. After high school he attended Siena College then moved on to a successful career at General Electric where he worked in the field of radiation protection until his retirement in 1992. He was a member of the Health Physics society for...