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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Obituaries

Richard J. Blood

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New Lebanon – Former New York Daily News City Editor Richard J. Blood, who nurtured young writers in the newsroom and the classroom during a long journalistic career, has died of respiratory failure.
Mr. Blood, 83, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Manhattan. He spent 28 years in the newspaper business, including a dozen at The News – first as night city editor then as day city editor – when it was the nation’s largest circulation newspaper.
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Joseph Rieger, Jr.

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Stephentown – Joseph Rieger, Jr., 84, of Garfield Road, Stephentown, NY, died on Saturday, February 18, 2012, at his residence. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on February 9, 1928, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Liedecker Rieger. He was the loving husband of the former Ruth M. Sweener, whom he married on August 30, 1952 at the Immaculate Conception Church in New Lebanon, NY. They have lived in the Stephentown area since 1953.
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Ruth H. Koepp

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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.
Born in Chatham, NY, on March 6, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Margaret Rothe Avery. She was the loving wife of the late Kenneth G. Koepp, who died on December 27, 2005. They were married on May 12, 1950. Ruth was a member of the Christian Assembly Church in Pittsfield, MA.
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Patricia Jean McGarvin

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Hoosick Falls – Patricia Jean (Springer) McGarvin, 68, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2012, at her residence surrounded by her family. She was the wife of the late Robert McGarvin II, who died on December 30, 2009.
Patricia was born on January 21, 1944, in Hoosick Falls, NY. She was the oldest daughter of Hazel (Surdam) Springer of  Eagle Bridge, NY, and the late Roland Springer. Pat is pre-deceased by her son, Robert J. McGarvin III (1996), her grandson, Joshua P. O’Brien (2011), and her sister, Lucy S. Mosley (2008).
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Edith M. Wilcox

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Hancock – Edith M. Kickery Wilcox, 86, of Main Street, Hancock, MA, died on Monday, February 13, 2012, at the Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, MA.
Born in Pittsfield on April 30, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Clifford and Lillian Kelly Kickery. She was the wife of the late George E. Wilcox, Sr., who died on February 24, 1995. They were married in Stephentown, NY, on June 17, 1940.
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William M. Rose, Sr.

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Petersburgh – William Michael Rose, Sr., 54, of Stewart Road, Petersburgh, NY, died on Tuesday evening, February 7, 2012, at the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington, VT, surrounded by his loving family.
Born in Troy, NY, on September 23, 1957, he was the son of the late Irving D. and Mary Alice Morey Rose, Sr. Bill was the loving husband of the former Julia “Vicky” Burdick, whom he married in Pownal, VT, on May 28, 1982.
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