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Eastern Rensselaer County's Community Newspaper

Obituaries

Frank A. Jones

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Hoosick Falls – Frank A. Jones, 52, passed away on February 1, 2012, at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. He had resided in Niskayuna and formerly in Hoosick Falls, NY.
Born May 4, 1959, in Bennington, VT, he was the son of Jerry Jones Sr. and the late Beverly (Travis) Jones, who died in 2007. He attended Hoosick Falls Central School.
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Nancy L. Mroz

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Berlin – Nancy L. Saunders Church Mroz, 56, of Park Avenue, Berlin, NY, died on Wednesday, January 25, 2012, at Albany Medical Center after a long illness.
Born July 7, 1955, in Troy, NY, she was the daughter of the late Murry R. and Edna Weaver Saunders Sr. She was the wife of Michael R. Mroz, whom she married in Adams, MA, on Valentine’s Day 1998. A 1973 graduate of Berlin Central High School, she was a former member of the Petersburgh United Methodist Church.
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Gregory E. Stevens

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Grafton Stephentown – Gregory E. Stevens, 54, of Middle Way, Grafton Stephentown, NY, died on Tuesday morning, January 31, 2012, at his residence, under the care of Community Hospice of Rensselaer County.
Born in Ayer, MA, on October 8, 1957, he was the son of the late Earl A. Stevens and Luanne James Stevens of Petersburgh, NY. He was the loving husband of Cheryl A. Gundrum Stevens, whom he married on December 19, 1987, in Grafton.
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Joan Rogers

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Hoosick Falls – Joan (Hewson) Rogers, 82, passed peacefully on January 22, 2012, at her residence on High Street in Hoosick Falls, NY. Joan was the wife of Raymond Rogers, who died in 2009.
Born in Troy, NY, on December 24, 1929, she was the daughter of the late James and Dora (Gooden) Hewson. She was a communicant of the Immaculate Conception Church and a 1948 graduate of St. Mary’s Academy in Hoosick Falls. [Read more…] about Joan Rogers

Jerry D. DeLuca

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Hoosick Falls – Jerry D. DeLuca, 87, formerly of High Street in Hoosick Falls, NY, died peacefully at the Eddy Village Green Nursing Facility in Slingerlands, NY, on Saturday evening, January 21, 2012, surrounded by his loving family.
Born October 8, 1924, in Hoosick Falls, he was the son of the late Santo and Laura D’Amico DeLuca. He was pre-deceased by his loving wife, Marjorie Cranston DeLuca, on February 23, 2010. They were married on December 17, 1977.
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Charles W. Cornell

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Hoosick – Charles W. Cornell, 97, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2012, at the Hoosick Falls Health Center in Hoosick Falls, NY. He had formerly resided on Pine Hill Road in Buskirk, NY, for 93 years and was the husband of the late Lois (Baker) Cornell who died in 1999.
Born on May 30, 1914, in Buskirk, Charles was the son of the late Walter G. and Minnie (Fisk) Cornell. He was educated at the Groveside School House. He was an eighty year member of the First Baptist Church in Hoosick Falls; he served as a Trustee and a Deacon for the Church. [Read more…] about Charles W. Cornell