All Obituaries

Duanesburg - Yvonne (Bonnie) (Dubreuil) Elbrecht, 92 years old, recently of Kingsway Arms, formerly of Duanesburg, has gone to be with God and her husband, Jim.   They were married May 9, 1948 at St. John the Baptist church in Yonkers, and had enjoyed 67 years of marriage when he departed in 2015.  She is survived by 4 children; Barbara (Dan) Thomas of Duanesburg, James (Patricia) Elbrecht Jr., of Niskayuna, Thomas (Denise) Elbrecht of Middleburgh and Susan (Stephen) Kantz of...

Guy K. Rudd, 77 of Esperance, NY died Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018. There will be no services. Burial will be at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery.

Duanesburg – Doris Janet Weiler, 88, was committed into God’s gracious keeping on Saturday, September 15th, 2018. Doris was born in Belleville, NJ on December 17th, 1929 to her parents, the late Augustus and Isabell (Nicholson) Kistner. A graduate of Belleville High School, Doris later went on to earn her Associate’s Degree in Accounting from Columbia Greene Community College. Doris worked as an accountant for many businesses throughout the years. Also, in her...

Duanesburg – John T. “Jack” Mikus, 94, passed away on Thursday, September 13th, 2018. Born in Schenectady on February 28th, 1924, Jack was the son of the late John and Marianna (Stefanski) Mikus. He graduated from Duanesburg Union Free School in 1941. Jack enlisted in the Army Air Corp at age 17 where he served as a radio gunner in World War II. He married his wife of 68 years, Kathleen (Madden) Mikus who Jack termed “a hell of a woman” on June 10th,...

Walter W. Miller, 86, died August 23, 2018. There will be no funeral services. A military burial for both Walter and Norma will take place at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery on Sept. 6 at 11 am. If you cannot attend, please take a moment of silence at 11 am and thank a veteran , every day. Special thanks to the entire staff at Cooperstown Hospital. Donations can be made to any veteran’s homeless shelter nationwide.

Richard E. Weakley, 86, of Mariaville, passed peacefully at home on Sunday, August 19, 2018. Born in Mindon, NY, Richard was the son of the late Raymond and Katherine Blakeslee Weakley. He attended Mariaville School and Draper School in Rotterdam. Richard was employed as a Mechanic with Schenectady County and retired as a Supervisor in 1988 after 35 years of service. He was a member of the Mariaville Vol. Fire Department for 60 years and served as past chief and trustee. He also served his...

Terry R. Weldon, 67, of Esperance, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, August 17, 2018. Born in Niskayuna, Terry was the son of the late Clyde and Mildred Britten Weldon. He attended Draper School in Rotterdam. Terry was employed for 40 years as a Body Shop Mechanic with the Golub Corp. Terry enjoyed hunting and was a regular at the McDonalds in Cobleskill. In addition to his parents, Terry was also predeceased by his brother Richard Weldon. He is survived by his wife of 10 years,...

Marie Rapacchia Lynn, was born to the late Pasquale and Elizabeth (Chicchi) Rappachia on January 22nd 1931 in Bethlehem, PA.  She was brave and independent, respectful and kind, an active member of the church, a great chef, and an even better mother and grandmother.  After graduating from Liberty High School in 1948 and then Allentown Beauty School, Marie was a successful entrepreneur running Marie’s Beauty Salon.  Marie’s business was in bringing out the spirits...

Sloansville-  Arthur "Art" J. Linn of Curry Hill Road, passed away on July 2, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Queens,NY on April 4, 1949; he was the son of the late Arthur and June (Keller) Linn.  He was a High School Graduate of Hicksville Senior High School and served several years in the US Naval Reserves. He married his beloved wife Christine (Arico) Linn on  August 31 ,1968. Art worked hard as a self employed roofing contractor  and in...

  Mariaville- Mary C. Hughes of Batter Street passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness. She would have been 87 years  old on July 4th  . Mary , also known as  “Mom” was born in Rotterdam in 1931 a daughter of the late John and Lorena Smith VanValkenburg. She graduated from Draper High School at the young age of 16 and furthered her education at the Ellis School of Nursing graduating as an RN  and began a  career she greatly loved ;...