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Mary Cotugno
EAST GREENBUSH - Mrs. Mary Altieri Cotugno, 70, of the Branson Manor Apartments, died Saturday at Albany Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Mrs. Cotugno was born in Albany and lived in East Greenbush for more than 40 years.
She was a communicant of the Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights.
Mrs. Cotugno was a homemaker.
She was married to the late George F. Cotugno Jr.
Survivors include two daughters, Angela Cotugno and Georgiana Lord, both of East Greenbush; three sons, George A. Cotugno and Joseph F. Cotugno, both of East Greenbush, and Dominick F. Cotugno of North Greenbush; a brother, Salvatore Altieri of Pennsylvania; two sisters, Theresa Jarvis of Florida and Josephine Swantak of Saratoga Springs; and six grandchildren.
Services will be at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the W.J. Lyons Jr. Funeral Home, 1700 Washington Ave., Rensselaer, and at 9:30 a.m. at the Church of St. Mary at Clinton Heights, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Nicholas Pucci
COHOES - Nicholas A. Pucci, 84, of Lancaster Street, died Friday at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy.
Mr. Pucci was born in Cohoes and was a lifelong Cohoes resident.
He was employed at the former American Locomotive Co. and Pucci Brothers Used Cars and later worked for the city of Albany as a code enforcement officer.
He was married to the late Beatrice Young Pucci.
Survivors include a son, Frederick N. Pucci of Cohoes; a daughter, Joan McNab of Waterford; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Rita's Church.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Waterford.
There will be no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association.
Arrangements are by the Marra Funeral Home, 246 Remsen St.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Patricia Larsen
COLONIE - Mrs. Patricia G. Larsen, 75, of Jones Drive, died at home Friday after a long illness.
Mrs. Larsen was born in Glens Falls. She moved from Glens Falls to this area as a child and lived here all her life.
She was a graduate of the former Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady and attended the Mildred Elley Secretarial School.
Mrs. Larsen was a medical records librarian for St. Clare's Hospital in Schenectady for 15 years, retiring in 1977.
She was a member of St. Clare's Church, Colonie, for many years.
Her husband, Elef Larsen, died in 1992.
Survivors include a son, Robert E. Larsen of Hicksville; a daughter, Eileen R. Shea of Schenectady; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Griswold Funeral Home, 1867 State St., Schenectady, and at 9 a.m. at St. Clare's Church, where a Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated.
Burial will be in Memory's Garden.
Calling hours will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Robert E. Anderson
POESTENKILL - Robert Everett Anderson, 79, of Poestenkill, died Saturday at Samaritan Hospital in Troy after a short illness.
Mr. Anderson was born in New Milford, Conn., and had lived in Poestenkill since 1962.
He received bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Mr. Anderson was a supervisor at Niagara Mohawk in North Albany.
Later, he was an originator of the former New York Power Pool in Rotterdam.
He worked at the power company for 37 years until retiring in 1987.
Mr. Anderson was a member of the RPI Alumni Association, the NiMo 25-Year Club and the Poestenkill Historical Society.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he served on a sub chaser.
Survivors include his wife of 43 years, Carol Snyder Anderson; a son, Neil W. Anderson of Poestenkill; a daughter, Christine Carol Grusczak of New Milford; and three grandchildren.
Services will be private. There will be no calling hours.
Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Troy.
Contributions in memory of Mr. Anderson may be made to the Poestenkill Ambulance, P.O. Box 93, Poestenkill 12140, or to the American Parkinson's Disease Association at Albany Medical Center, 43 New Scotland Ave., Albany 12208.
Arrangements are by the DeGraaf-Bryce Funeral Home, West Sand Lake.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Shirley K. Parker
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Mrs. Shirley K. Parker, 68, of Briarwood in Myrtle Beach, died Friday at Duke Medical University in Durham, N.C.
Mrs. Parker was born in Albany and was a graduate of Albany High School and Cornell University, where she earned a bachelor's degree.
She was a former president of the Cornell Women's Club.
Mrs. Parker was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and a former member and elder of the State Street Presbyterian Church in Schenectady.
A former resident of Albany and Schenectady, she moved to Myrtle Beach in 1990.
Survivors include her husband, Robert H. Parker; a son, Robert H. Parker Jr. of Fairfax, Va.; a daughter, Cynthia J. Parker of Saratoga Springs; two sisters, Ruth Russell of Albany and Barbara Buchholz of Ocala, Fla.; and two grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the First Presbyterian Church.
Burial will be private in Albany Rural Cemetery.
Contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1306, Myrtle Beach, SC 29578, or to charity, in memory of Mrs. Parker.
Arrangements are by the McMillan-Small Funeral Home.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
Simon Schermerhorn Jr., owned marina, RV center
SCOTIA - Simon "Si" Schermerhorn Jr., 63, of Riverside Place, died Thursday at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady after being stricken.
Mr. Schermerhorn was born in Schenectady. He was a 1955 graduate of the former Mont Pleasant High School and a lifelong area resident.
He retired in January 2000 from the Town of Glenville Highway Department as a deputy highway superintendent after 23 years of service.
Mr. Schermerhorn was the owner and operator of the Arrowhead Marina and RV Park in Glenville and a service manager for the Andersen Boat Shop in Burnt Hills from 1967 to 1975.
He was a member of the First Reformed Church of Scotia, the Family Motor Coach Association and the Campground Owners of New York, a charter member of the Scotia-Glenville Elks Lodge 2759, and a past member of the Schonowe Volunteer Fire Department in Rotterdam and the Scotia-Glenville Auxiliary Police.
Survivors include his wife, Margaret White Schermerhorn; a son, Michael E. Schermerhorn of Scotia; a daughter, Cathy M. Conroy of Glenville; his mother, Renice "Betty" Schermerhorn of Rotterdam; two brothers, Donald F. Schermerhorn of Beverly Hills, Fla., and Richard C. Schermerhorn of Montgomery; and three grandchildren.
A service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at the First Reformed Church of Scotia, 224 N. Ballston Ave.
Burial will be in Viewland Cemetery, Rotterdam.
Calling hours will be 2 to 4 this afternoon and 7 to 9 tonight at the Bekkering-Ellis Funeral Home, 1 Mohawk Ave.
Memorial contributions may be made to the church.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
William H. Russell Sr.
TROY - William H. Russell Sr., 80, of Troy, died at home Friday after being stricken.
Mr. Russell was born and raised in Troy and was a 1939 graduate of Troy High School.
He was employed by Allegheny Ludlum, later the Al Tech Specialty Steel Co., in Watervliet for more than 40 years as a supervisor in the specialty steel melting division.
He retired in 1984.
Mr. Russell was a member of St. Basil's Orthodox Church in Maplewood and its Sr. R Club, SOYUZ Society and 100th anniversary committee.
He was a volunteer for St. Basil's church hall and cemetery and a member of the Maplewood Coffee Club.
An Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Russell served in Naples, Italy.
His wife, Catherine Zonitch Russell, died in 1985.
Survivors include a son, William Russell of Troy, and a sister, Elizabeth Howell of Louisville, Ky.
Services will be at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Parker Bros. Memorial Funeral Home, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet, and at 10 at St. Basil's Orthodox Church, Maplewood.
Burial will be in St. Basil's Cemetery.
Calling hours will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, where a Parastas will be held at 7.
Memorial contributions may be made to Bootsy's Fund for Kids in care of The Arts Center, 265 River St., Troy 12180.
Dated: Sunday, 16-Dec-2001
