Mechanicville/Hoosick Falls – Mary Carelli Alonzo, 89, of Viall Avenue, Mechanicville, NY, died early Thursday morning, May 17, 2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy, NY, after a brief illness. Born in Hoosick Falls, NY, on July 13, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lena Liporace Carelli. Mary, along with her husband of almost 72 years John A. Alonzo, had lived in Bennington, VT, for years and owned and operated the Bennington Bowling Lanes and Drive-In Theater for many years. [Read more…] about Mary Carelli Alonzo
Obituaries
Lois C. Manchester
Petersburgh – Lois Case Manchester, 82, of Manchester Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Monday morning, May 14, 2012, at Samaritan Hospital in Troy, NY. She was the wife of the late Neil M. Manchester, who died on December 4, 2011.
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Graveside Service For Ruth Koepp
Stephentown – Ruth H. Avery Koepp, 84, a 70 year resident of Stephentown, NY, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at her residence after a long illness. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, May 26, at 1 pm in the Cemetery of the Evergreens in Lebanon Springs, NY. A reception will follow at the New Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department’s hall on Route 20. Contributions in her memory may be given to the Veterans of Stephentown, in care of the Hall & Higgins Funeral Home, P.O. Box 9, Stephentown, NY, 12168.
Mary C. Gorman
Hoosick Falls – Mary C. Gorman, 96, died peacefully on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation in Hoosick Falls, NY. A native and longtime resident of Hoosick Falls, she was born on March 23, 1916. [Read more…] about Mary C. Gorman
Dianne L. Dittmeyer
New Lebanon – Dianne L. Baumli Dittmeyer, 52, of Canaan Road, New Lebanon, NY, died on Thursday afternoon, May 10, 2012, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, MA, surrounded by her loving family under the care of Hospice Care in the Berkshires. She had resided there for the past four years.
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Clara Marie Campbell
Hoosick – Clara Marie Campbell, 75, passed away on May 8, 2012, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT. She had resided on Route 67 in Hoosick, NY.
Services were private and at the convenience of the family. Arrangements were handled by the Mahar Funeral Home, 43 Main Street, in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Camilla F. Cottrell
Ipswich, MA/Hoosick – Camilla F. (Stevens) Cottrell, 96, formerly of Pittsfield, MA, died Sunday, May 13, 2012, in the Essex Park Rehabilitation Center, Beverly, MA, following complications from a fall. She was the wife of the late Ernest Gordon Cottrell, who died in 1967.
Born on a farm in Potter Hill, Hoosick, NY, she was the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Whittle) Stevens. [Read more…] about Camilla F. Cottrell
Norma H. Cunningham
Hoosick Falls – Norma H. Cunningham, 83, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2012, at the Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation at Hoosick Falls. She formerly resided on Carey Avenue in Hoosick Falls, NY, and was the wife of Carl F. Cunningham, who died July 8, 2011.
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Loretta I. Loveland
Hoosick Falls – Loretta I. Loveland, 88, passed away on Friday, May 4, 2012, at the Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. She had resided on Abbott Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, and was the wife of the late Burnice Loveland, who died on May 5, 1992.
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Betty R. Jones
Petersburgh – Betty R. Thomas Jones, 75, of Smith Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Monday, May 7, 2012, at her home under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
Born in Petersburgh on October 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Jay and Adelaide Yerke Thomas Sr. Betty was the loving wife for 56 years of Alric W. Jones. [Read more…] about Betty R. Jones

