All Obituaries

Barbara A. Pawlaczyk Daley, 75, of Plymouth Ave., formerly of DeGraff St., passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, at Ellis Rehab. Center.  Born on July 18, 1945 in Schenectady, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Cecelia (Juwa) Pawlaczyk.  She graduated from St. Mary's grammar school, where she met her husband Robert who lived only a block apart.  A graduate of Notre Dame High School, and her husband Robert, a graduate of Bishop Gibbons were both the very first...

Wayne B Miller, age 64, of Rotterdam, passed away on Monday, May 17, 2021.  Born June 13, 1956 to the late Bill and Theresa Miller of Rotterdam. Wayne served in the United States Navy and was a disabled veteran, always there to help his family and friends. He loved his cigarettes, weed and Stewarts coffee. He is survived by his brothers: John (Audrey) Pironi, Daniel (Darlene) Miller, Sr., Richard (Karen) Miller and his sister Patricia Tenace and her departed husband, Waynes pal Frank....

Thomas Joseph Smith 96, of Glenville, passed away on Thursday, May 13, 2021.  Born in Schenectady, NY on June 4, 1924 he was the son of Thomas and Victoria Slowakiewicz Smith.  He graduated from Vincentian Institute in Albany in 1942.  Tom inlisted in the US Marine Corps in November 1942 and served continuously until October 1945 without leave or furlough.  He trained in Parris Island, SC and New River, NC where he was assigned to the Carlson's Raiders Battalion. He...

Clara M. Cwalinski, 99, of Schenectady, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2021.   She was born in Shenandoah, PA on January 11, 1922 to the late Felix and Helen (Poltrack) Sobocinski.  Clara graduated from Mont Pleasant High School and worked for General Electric.  During World War II, Clara built electronic components at GE for the TAJ-19 transmitter, RGD CG-46132 receiver and BC-375-E transmitter all of which were designed for voice operation...

Domenica Concetta (Minnie) Longo (VanDenburgh)  of the Eddy Village Green in Cohoes, NY. Formerly of Schenectady, NY, 85 years old passed away of Alzheimer’s, on April 24, 2021.   Born on December 10, 1935, at home, Minnie was the daughter of the late Giuseppe B. De Pasquale and Catena C. Crimi De Pasquale.  She was a 1953 graduate of Mont Pleasant High School in Schenectady.  She was a Telephone Operator for New York Tel on Franklin Street which eventually...

On Monday, April 19, 2021, Marjorie (Marge) Bongermino (Retajczyk), surrounded by her two sons Leonard and Vincent, passed peacefully on to join her beloved husband Frank in heaven. She was the daughter of the late Stanley and Helen Retajczyk. She was a graduate of Linton High School. A strong presence to all that knew her, Marge lived her life on her own terms and was not afraid to speak her mind.  She always put her family first and was known to cook enough food to feed an...

Michael J. Kaczynski (Kaz), 50, of Tempe, AZ passed away unexpectedly and peacefully in his home on Sunday April 18th.  Born in Plattsburgh, NY on January 25th, 1971, he was the son of Joseph and Christine Kaczynski.  Michael grew up in Schenectady graduating from Linton High School in 1989.  He ran track in high school and his 4x4 relay team made it to the Junior Olympics in Salt Lake City, UT.  Michael attended Union College and graduated in 1993 with a Bachelor of...

Matilda (Tillie) Ciembroniewicz, (nee:Skrocki), 97, passed away after a short illness on April 16, 2021. Born on November 6, 1923 in New Britain CT, she lived there until the age of three, before moving with her family to a large working farm in Delanson, NY, where she spent her early years. Mom was a graduate of Draper High School. She worked for the General Electric Company for several years until marrying her husband Robert, on August 12, 1951, then raised a family together. Once her...

Anthony Buonome, 82, passed away peacefully on Sunday April 11, 2021 at Ellis Hospital after a long illness surrounded by his family.  Born in Waterbury, CT on July 7, 1938 to Anna and Dominick Buonome, he grew up in Schenectady and attended Schenectady City Schools, graduating from Nott Terrace High School in 1956.  Tony proudly served in the US Army as a combat engineer for two years until being honorably discharged in 1959.  He served an apprenticeship as a printer at the...

Stephen F. Richmond, 69, of Schenectady, NY passed away peacefully on April 5, 2021, at his home surrounded by his loving family.  Son of the late Mildred Baker. Graduate of Linton High School, Class of 71.  Stephen enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1971 and served two tours of duty in Vietnam. He was honorably discharged and returned to Schenectady in 1975. Stephen married Katherine Tanski in December of 1974. He went on to attend SCCC for Culinary Arts and then...