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Obituaries

Ernest Parker Committal Service

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Committal services for Ernest Parker will be held on Monday, August 13, at 11 am at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Hoosick Falls.  Ernest was the husband of Gloria Parker of Yuma, AZ.  Arrangements are under the care of the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street in Hoosick Falls, New York.

John T. Gildea

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Hoosick Falls – John T. Gildea, 84, passed away on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at his residence on Martin Street in Hoosick Falls, NY.  He was the husband of Irene E. Gildea.
Born on April 21, 1928, in Hoosick Falls, John was the son of the late Samuel and Letitia (Dinsmore) Gildea. He received his GED from Walter A. Wood High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy serving during the Korean era.  John retired from Oak Mitsui in Hoosick Falls several years ago. He was a member of the Derby Club and the St. Stanislaw Society, both in Hoosick Falls.
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A Memorial Service For Irene B. Greene

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Berlin – Irene Brownell Greene, 91, of Greene’s Brook Road, Berlin, NY, passed away on Friday, July 13, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. A Memorial Service will be held on Tuesday, August 7, at 11 am in the Berlin Seventh Day Baptist Church on North Main Street in Berlin where Rev. Matthew Olson will officiate. A Time of Fellowship will follow the service. Contributions in memory of Irene may be given to either the Berlin Seventh Day Baptist Church or to the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls in care of the Thomas M. Barber Funeral Home, P.O. Box 361, Petersburgh, NY, 12138.

McGarvin Services

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Relatives and friends are invited to attend the committal services for Patricia J. (Springer) McGarvin, Robert J. McGarvin II and Robert J. McGarvin III.  The service will be held on Saturday, August 4, at 2 pm at the West Hoosick Cemetery, West Hoosick, NY.

Vivian M. Close

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Stephentown – Vivian Mary Jandrow Close, 87, formerly of NY Route 43, Stephentown, NY, died on Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the Vermont Veterans Home in Bennington, VT, where she had resided the past two years.
Born in Whitehall, NY, on May 31, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Olive Deo Jandrow. She was the loving wife of the late Sylvester C. “Si” Close, who died on March 9, 2010. They were married in St. Joseph’s Church in Stephentown on February 5, 1949. She had resided in Stephentown since 1948 and was a communicant of St. Joseph’s Church.
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Theresa Sykes

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Stephentown – Theresa Sykes, 57, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 11, 2012, at the Albany Medical Center Hospital in Albany, NY, with her loving family by her side. Born on September 2, 1954, in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Low Hing. She was a lifelong resident of Stephentown, NY, and was a graduate of Berlin Central High School.
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Manuel Custodio

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Buskirk – Manuel Custodio, 77, passed away on July 31, 2012, at the Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. He had resided on Youngs Road in Buskirk, NY, with his wife of fifty-two years, Isabel Maria Duartae Custodio.
Born on July 25, 1935, in Sao Miguel Azores, Portugal, Manuel was the son of the late Joao da Ponte and Isabel de Jesus (Cordeiro) Custodio.  Manuel moved to the United States thirty-four years ago to make a better way of life for his family, which he accomplished.  He was very proud of his children’s accomplishments.
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