Obituaries

Gabrielsen, Patricia Castleton-Patricia Gabrielsen of Castleton, died peacefully on Monday, August 22, 2016, at the age of 92. She was born in Oswego, to the late Caroline Rock and Michael Olski; and was the devoted wife of David G. Gabrielsen of Castleton. Patricia loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She was a lover of animals, but was...

Mannion, Diane Castleton-Diane Mannion, 77, of Castleton passed peacefully Saturday February 25, 2017 at St. Peter’s Hospital. Born in Staten Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Marcella (Ricky) and William Urwin and was also predeceased by her brother Charles Urwin. A Castleton resident since 1966, she had been employed as a bus driver for Questar for 30...

Sukup, Joseph E. “Joe” Schodack Landing-Joseph E. “Joe” Sukup, 91, passed away Thursday December 17, 2015. Joe was a lifelong Schodack Landing resident, a World War II Navy veteran and the 1959 NASCAR midget champion. He was a member of ACOT and NESCOT. He was an avid Jeff Gordon fan, loved to fish, enjoyed birdwatching from his hot tub and...

Swan, Ruth E. Castleton-Ruth E. (Rowe) Swan, May 26, 1921-November 24, 2016, passed away on Thanksgiving morning, surrounded by her loving family and friends. Ruth was devoted to Sacred Heart Church in Castleton, as she served as an Apostle for many years. Ruth was predeceased by her parents Albert and Claire Rowe as well as her siblings Robert, Dorothy, Connie,...

Brady, Sean J. Castleton-Sean Joseph Brady, 22 years old of Castleton, NY, passed on to a better place on November 25th. He was born on May 12th, 1994. A graduate of Maple Hill High, Sean went on to hod jobs in retail and technology and was skilled in the programming and repair of electronics. Sean was truly one of a...

Novak, Donna L. Castleton-Donna L. Novak, 54, of Castleton died suddenly surrounded by family Tuesday March 14, 2017 at Albany Medical Center. She is survived by her husband of 32 years William R. Novak, daughter Nichole Novak, mother Janice Lebrecht, siblings Raymond J. Lebrecht III, Debbie Stalker, Daniel (Diane) Lebrecht, Darlene Guzewski and John Beverwyck (Steph), her brothers and sisters-in-law...

KERRIGAN, Edward Thomas Castleton-Edward (Ed) died peacefully with his family at his side on Tuesday October 25, 2016. Born in Brooklyn, NY, son of Mary and Edward Kerrigan. Ed served in the US Navy in the Korean War on the USS Saipan. After the war, Ed met the love of his life, Betty, and built his life centered around his...

Brewer, C. Edward Castleton-C. Edward (Pop) Brewer, 80, passed away on Thursday September 1, 2016 with his family by his side. Ed was born on November 21, 1935 in Houlton, ME to Clarence and Leitha Brewer. They relocated to Castleton in 1951. Ed was married to Theresa (Pasqualitti) Brewer for 49 years until her passing in 2001. Ed began his...

ObituaryKing, Robert E. Castleton-Robert Edward King, 91, of Brookview Road, Castleton on Hudson, NY passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at his home. Bob was born on September 12, 1928 in Worcester MA, the son of Harold and Hazel King, and spent his youth with his sister Joan in Leicester MA. After graduating high school, he enlisted in the army,...

Downey, Charleen Y. Schodack Landing-Charleen Y. Downey, 62, died peacefully at home on Saturday December 31, 2016. Born in Albany, she was the daughter of Shirley Johnson and the late Willard Johnson. Charleen was predeceased by her daughter, Jo-Anne Farrigan; her grandson, Brandon Benedict; a sister, Carol Acker and a brother, Willard Johnson. She is survived by her husband Joseph...

Snyder, Walter Castleton-Walter R. Snyder, 94, a lifelong resident of Castleton, NY, passed away on February 26, 2017. He was the husband of 69 years of the late Dorothy M. (Gietz) Snyder and was preceded in death by his brother John Morris Snyder. He is survived by his son Jeffrey (Denise) Snyder, his daughter Bonnie (Patrick) Aiken, grandson Christopher (Paula)...

Koryn, Frances H. Frances (Fran) H. Koryn, 93, of Castleton On Hudson, passed away peacefully on Saturday April 8th 2017, at the Eddy Village Green. Born in Albany on January 30, 1924, she was the daughter of the late Austin and Muriel Hardy. She shared a loving devotion for 58 years with her husband John J. Koryn , married on...

Peterson, Warren A. Castleton-Warren A. Peterson, 77, a Castleton resident since 1973 died Monday February 27, 2017. Warren was the loving husband of the late Mary Lou Peterson. They were very proud of the summer camp they owned on Caroga Lake, NY. He was born April 21, 1939 in Brooklyn, NY. Employed for 28 years as a Merchant Seaman with...

Kleinhans, Claudia M. Castleton-Claudia M. Kleinhans passed away peacefully March 10th surrounded by her family. She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Percy Kleinhans Jr, her children Percy Kleinhans III(Linda Peterson), Sidney Kleinhans Sr (Maria) and Cindy Haverly (Roy), many grand and great grandchildren, siblings, nieces and nephews.She was predeceased by her son Gerald Kleinhans. Claudia worked as...

Hempstead, Donald E. North Greenbush-Donald E. Hempstead, 81, formerly of Castleton, died peacefully at Evergreen Commons on Wednesday March 29, 2017. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Bertha (Van Amerongen) and Lawrence Hempstead and was also predeceased by his son and daughter-in-law Scott and Dawn Hempstead and a brother Raymond Hempstead. Don was a 1953 graduate...

Flagg, David M., Sr. North Greenbush- David M. Flagg, Sr., 78, of North Greenbush, passed away on Thursday December 29, 2016, after a long illness. Born in Albany, NY, he was a life-long resident of Rensselaer County, with most of those years residing in East Greenbush and Averill Park. He was the beloved son of Richard C. and Evelyn Flagg...

Wagner, Rose Marie Castleton-Rose Marie “Missy” Wagner, 63, died Friday morning April 1, 2016 at her sister’s residence. She was the daughter of the late Priscilla (Wilkenson) and Earl Oliver. She is survived by her three sons, Michael O. Wagner, Frank T. Wagner, III and Joey-Jay Wagner; her brother, Earl Oliver; her five sisters, Betsy Williams, Patricia Dingman, Barbara Wagner,...

Wasson, John D. Castleton-John D. Wasson, 83, of Castleton died Monday January 9, 2017 at Eddy Village Green, Cohoes after a brief illness. John was a well known resident of the Castleton community for over 50 years. He was a 44 year member of the Castleton Kiwanis Club and a longtime faithful member of Emmanuel Reformed Church. He is survived...

Buckley, Augustin (Gus) P. Castleton- Gus Buckley, 93, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017 with his loving wife and family by his side. Gus was born on June 8, 1923, in Schodack Landing and lived in Castleton all his life. He served in the Navy during the Second World War, and was employed by New York Central Rail Road...

Swartz, Barbara W. Schodack-Barbara W. Swartz, 87, a longtime resident of Schodack died peacefully at home Wednesday January 25, 2017. The wife of the late Edgar A Swartz, Barbara is survived by her two daughters, Debra (David) Sleep and Patricia Place, her seven grandchildren, Otis, Timothy, Gregory, Benjamin, Tara, Tami, Tyler and 15 great grandchildren. Her funeral service will be...