All Obituaries

WEST ALBANY – Salvatore “Sam” D. Carbonare, 85, of West Albany, passed away peacefully on Sunday November 22, 2020, at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was born in Albany and was the son of the late Salvatore D. Carbonare Sr. and Angelina Zanello Carbonare. Sam was predeceased by his beloved wife Mary in 2018. He was a foreman for Albany County Highway Dept. for many years. Following retirement, he worked part time for the Town of Colonie. Sam was a life...

COLONIE - Barbara Ann Mesick, 77, formerly of Albany, passed away Friday, November 20, 2020 at her residence. She was born on April 18, 1944 in Albany and was the daughter of John P. and Mary (Nolan) Liuzzi. Barbara was a homemaker and enjoyed golf as well as having dinners with family and friends. In later years while living in Orlando, she worked at Disney World. Besides her parents, she is pre-deceased by her husband of 47 years Robert G. Mesick (2013), a brother Ronald Liuzzi and a...

Latham  - Margaret “Jane” Newell Mosher, 88, passed away on November 17, 2020 at home in Latham, NY after a brief illness.  Born in Albany on February 3, 1932, Jane was the beloved daughter of the late William and Margaret Newell.  She was predeceased by her sister, Ann White, and her brother James Smith.  Jane was a graduate of Catholic Central High School, class of 1950.  Jane married the love of her life John “Jack”  Mosher on...

GUILDERLAND – Martin E. Pfeiffenberger, 58, of Guilderland passed away unexpectedly on Friday, November 13, 2020 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Niskayuna, he is the son of the late Robert H. and Phyllis M. Pfeiffenberger. Raised in Colonie, Marty was a graduate of Bishop Gibbons High School and the University of Albany. Marty started his career as a Sales Representative at Georgia Pacific in Scotia and was also a long-time waiter at the Barnsider restaurant in Colonie....

COLONIE – Frank A. Leak, 93, passed away peacefully, after suffering a long illness, on Wednesday, November 18, 2020 at his residence. He was born March 22, 1927 in East Greenbush on the family farm where he was raised by his mother, Mayville Lasher Leak. Frank served in the US Navy during WWII. He left the Navy to return home and help his Mother on the family farm, after his Grandfather’s death. Frank was predeceased by his first wife of 61 years and mother of his children,...

SLINGERLANDS – Alan L. Perlin of Slingerlands, passed away after a brief illness on Sunday, November 15, 2020. He was born in Bronx, NY and was the son of the late Haim and Naomi Perlin. Alan is survived by his wife Dawn; his daughter Erin (William) Baker of Albany; his son Craig (Emma) Magnano of Brooklyn; beloved granddaughters, Sara and Hayley; grandsons Riley, Cameron and Luca; and sister Cindy Perlin. Private burial will take place at Memory Gardens in accordance with...

COLONIE – Christopher R. Mayfield, 57, passed away suddenly on Monday, November 9, 2020 at St. Peter’s Hospital. He was born in Elberton, Georgia and is the son of Mary Mayfield Ford and the late Joseph C. Mayfield. Chris was a graduate of Colonie Central High School. He was the former owner and operator of Chris’ Southern Connection on Madison Ave, in Albany. He was currently employed as the General Manager for Daigle Cleaning Services. Chris was an honorable man with a...

Myrtle Beach, SC - Carol Louise Marro, 85, of Putnam Valley NY, passed away on Saturday, November 07, 2020 at her daughters’ home in South Carolina. Carol was born in Waukegan, Illinois to Leila and Walter Kulibert on December 25th, 1934. She went to school in New York City, where through mutual friends, she met and married Joseph Marro on May 14th,1960 in Saint Frances de Chantel. She was a longtime resident of Putnam Valley, New York, where they raised their six children. She was...

NASSAU - John Di Carlo, 91 passed away peacefully on Tuesday November 10, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Mendoza, Argentina and is the last of eleven children to Angel and Catalina Di Carlo. John had worked for Ford Motor Company from 1956 through 1963 while attending college. Following his graduation from Siena College, John began his teaching career as a foreign language instructor at Troy High School. He was also an interpreter for Rensselaer County Court. Following his...

October 20, 2020. Homer “Daddy” “Papa” “Uncle” Joseph Smith son of a sharecropper, Freddie Smith & Sidan Ponder, passed away peacefully on Tuesday morning, October 20, 2020.  He was born February 09, 1932, in Thomasville GA.  Homer was predeceased by his loving wife, Helen L. Smith, Myrtle Beach SC, his daughter, Dorothy L. Garnes, Owings Mills, MD, and siblings Ashley Peter Smith, Oakland CA, Minnie Lee Cox, Brooklyn NY and Mary Jane Brown...