Elizabeth Ruth Coe – 72

MECHANICVILLE - Elizabeth Ruth Coe, 72, died on May 2, 2015 at her home.

A memorial service will be conducted at 3pm on Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses of 171 Route 236, Clifton Park, NY 12065. Following the service there will be a gathering at the family home at 38 South Main Street, Mechanicville. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

Read the entire obituary in the May 14th edition.

 

Jean Guy Bedard – 81

SCHAGHTICOKE - Jean Guy Bedard of Hemstreet Road passed away peacefully on Monday, April 13, 2015 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was 81.

Relatives and friends may call from 4-7pm on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street, Schaghticoke. Funeral service will be conducted at 10am on Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Kindly consider donations to the Hoosic Valley Fire Department in loving memory of Guy Bedard.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

 

Bobby C. Blood – 88

CLIFTON PARK - Bobby C. Blood of Sparrow Hawk Circle passed away on Monday, April 6, 2015 at the Saratoga Hospital. He was 88.

   Services will be private and at the convenience of his family. Burial will be in the Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

Kindly consider donations to the Animal Protective Foundation, 53 Maple Ave, Schenectady, NY 12302 in memory of Bobby Blood. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

Leo W. Frisino – 89

 

VALLEY FALLS - Leo W. Frisino, lifelong resident of Valley Falls passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Troy. He was 89, the oldest native-born resident of Valley Falls.

Relatives and friends may call from 5-7pm on Friday, March 27, 2015 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street Schaghticoke. Funeral mass will be conducted at 10am on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Transfiguration Parish, Schaghticoke with Rev. Dominic Ingemie officiating. Burial with military honors will be in St. John’s Cemetery in the spring.

Kindly consider donations to the Valley Falls Library, PO Box 296, Valley Falls, NY 12185 in memory of Leo Frisino. Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

 

Percilla Jayne (Aldrich) Bryan – 81

 

STILLWATER - Percilla Jayne (Aldrich) Bryan, lifelong resident of Stillwater, passed away on Thursday, December 25, 2014 at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy. She was 81.

Relatives and friends may call from 2-4pm on Sunday, December 28, 2014 at the Stillwater United Church, Hudson Avenue. Funeral service will be conducted at 4pm in the church.   In lieu of flowers, kindly consider donations to the Stillwater United Church in memory of Percilla Bryan.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

Charles F. Yarter – 90

Charles F. Yarter of County Road 54 passed away on Thursday, December 4, 2014at the Vermont Veteran's Home in Bennington, Vermont. He was 90.

Relatives and friends may call from 4-6pm on Thursday, December 11, 2014 at the Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, 173 Main Street, Schaghticoke. A memorial service will follow at 6:00 in the funeral home. Kindly consider memorials to the Hoosic Valley Rescue Squad in memory of Chuck Yarter.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

The entire obituary will be in the Dec. 11th issue of the Express.

Stillwater Commitment, Continuity – By S. McBride

The Village of Stillwater is arguably one of the most historic towns in the nation, given its vital location along routes of travel, trade, settlement and defense as the United States was born and grew.  A whole lot of historic happenings took place here as both nation and village have grown and evolved from Colonial Days into today’s electronic age.

   As with growth and change everywhere, too often we lose the links to the past, the connection to the people and events that have made us who and what we are.  How many times have we seen the destruction and replacement of those sites and buildings that tie us to those who’ve gone before, losing that vital connection to our past?

Read the entire article in the Nov. 6 issue of the Express.

Norma Shoemaker Curtis – 75

Tomhannock - Norma Shoemaker Curtis was called home to the arms of her savior on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 after a long illness. She was 75.

 

 

Relatives and friends may call from 5-6:30pm on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at the United Church of Cohoes, 132 Mohawk Street, Cohoes. A memorial service will be conducted at 6:30 at the church. There will be a gathering following the service downstairs in the Rev. Terrie Stine Tebordo gathering room.

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

The full obituary will be in the Sept. 18th issue of the Express.

 

Josef Charles Mueller, Jr.

 

Josef Charles Mueller, Jr. of Colonial Road passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at Albany Medical Center.  He was 86.   Born in Boston on November 22, 1927, Joe is the oldest son of the late Josef Charles, Sr. and Cornelia (MacLeod) Mueller.

A memorial service will be held at 1PM on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the Stillwater United Church, Hudson Avenue, Stillwater.   Burial with military honors will follow at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery. Arrangements by Chase-Smith Family Funeral Homes, Stillwater (664-3731)

Memorials may be made to the National Brain Tumor Society, 124 Watertown Street, Suite 2D
Watertown, MA 02472, in memory of Erik A. Mueller in Joe's honor.

 

Online remembrances may be made at www.chasesmithfamily.com

 

Raymond H. Quackenbush – 70

Raymond H. Quackenbush of Park Place in Mechanicville died on Monday, August 25, 2014 at his residence. He was 70 years old.

Born on November 21, 1943 in Troy, son of the late Raymond F. and Cletus (LaPointe) Quackenbush.

Relatives and friends may call on Wednesday, August 27, from 4 to 8 pm at All Saints on the Hudson, North Church, 881 North Hudson Avenue in Stillwater. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 am on Thursday, August 28 at the Church.

Burial will be in St. Paul's Cemetery in Mechanicville.

The full obituary will be in the August 28 issue of the Express.