All Obituaries

Charles "Chic" William Gilgore, 84, died peacefully, Friday July 13, 2018 at Glendale Home, surrounded by family. Chic was born in Schenectady, NY to the late William R. and Florence Swart Gilgore. He was raised in Scotia & lived there most of his life. He graduated from Scotia High School in 1951 and Dartmouth College in 1955, and then served in the US Navy for four years. He was an officer aboard the USS Piper. After active duty he served in the Naval Reserve for...

Carol Ann Nelson, 75, of Ballston Lake, passed away on Sunday, June 24, 2018 after a long term illness. She passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family. Carol was born on April 15, 1943 in Schenectady, NY to Homer and Beatrice Marshall. She graduated from Scotia-Glenville High School and went on to attend Albany Business College. She worked at Clifton Park Rental Center and Carol Nelson Promotions. She was a member of the Southern Saratoga County...

Linda M. Hayner, 73 of Scotia, passed away on Saturday, June 16th following a short illness. Linda was born on November 3, 1944 in Malone, NY, a daughter of Austin and C. Agnes Leahy. She was one of four children, survived by her sister, Alice Rosetta Gokey, her brother, Austin Leahy, her sister-in-law, Margaret Leahy (Lawrence), and her brother-in-law, William Hayner. She was predeceased by her brother, Lawrence Leahy and her cherished friend, Emily Clancy. On November 13, 1965 Linda...

Dennis F. Cramer, 66, of Schenectady, passed away on Monday, June 11, 2018 at Ellis Hospital. Dennis was born January 11, 1952 in Albany, NY to the late Frederick Lewis Sr. and Mary (Schoup) Cramer and was a lifetime area resident. He graduated from Schenectady High School and was a Correction Officer in Bedford Hills, NY. Dennis was in the US Navy, serving in Vietnam. He was a member of the American Legion, APA Pool League in Schenectady, NY. Dennis married the late Carol Schoup Cramer....

Scotia - Carol Petersen, 86, of Scotia, passed away on Sunday May 27, 2018 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Schenectady on September 26, 1931, the daughter of the late Carl and Myrtle (Shave) Dinkelmann. Carol was a graduate of Scotia-Glenville High School. She worked for the Scotia-Glenville Schools for 10 years, Trustco Bank for 23 years and after retiring, she worked for AARP. Carol enjoyed family gatherings, vacationing in Cape Cod and Florida, rides through...

Eino John Saukko, 98, of Scotia, NY, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at Capstone Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. Eino was born on May 3, 1920 in Manhattan, NY to the late John and Rauha (Hamberg) Saukko. He was educated at Scotia High School and was a longtime area resident of Scotia, NY. He was a Draftsman at GE in Schenectady, NY. Eino was in the U.S. Navy, WWII. He was a member of the GE Quarter Century Club. Eino married the late Lore (Schoenhardt) Saukko and she...

Bernard J. DeGraff, Sr., 93, departed this life on May 19, 2018. He was a native of Glenville, NY. He now joins his wife, Katherine H. DeGraff who passed away on April 15, 2017 at Glendale Nursing Home, where she received the finest care. They met at the Palace Roller Rink on January 10, 1946, two days after he returned from the war. They were married on Christmas Eve, 1946.Bernard served in WWII in the European Theater of Operations. First serving with the 36th Tank Battalion and later...

Peggy A Heller passed away peacefully at home May 12th, 2018, at age 76. She leaves behind her husband of 53 years, Oskar Heller; her son, Scott and his wife, Roxanne and their son, Geoff; her daughter, Kathy and her husband, Ed; her sisters, Rosemary and Joni; and her brothers, Stephen and Joseph. Calling hours are TODAY 5/14 at Bekkering-Ellis Funeral Home from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you make donations in Peg's name to: St. Jude Children's...

Mary G. (Pat) Brown, 84, passed away on Saturday, May 12, 2018 after a brave fight against Colon Cancer. Mary was born on October 10, 1933 to Elmer and Mary Godfrey in Watertown, NY. She was a graduate of Watertown High School. She married Ronald Brown on October 19, 1952 in Watertown, NY. Mary worked for Sears Roebuck in Colonie for many years. Mary is survived by her children, Michele (Richard) Tedesco and Mark Brown; grandchildren, Casey Tedesco, Kari (Jeffrey) Schaeffer, Annette...

Michael Harry Letko, 75, passed away Thursday, May 3, 2018 at Ellis Hospital. He was born in Dolgeville, NY on March 18, 1943 and was educated at Scotia-Glenville High School. He loved to ride motorcycles and cars and was also a wrestler. He was very giving and loved to socialize. He was well-known as "Big Mike". Michael is survived by eight children, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild, one brother and one sister. Services will be held at Bekkering-Ellis Funeral Home, 1...