All Obituaries

Albany – Renata I. Teplitskaya, 34, passed away peacefully on March 30, 2023 with her beloved mother by her side at Albany Medical Center after a long illness. Born in Odessa, Ukraine on July 21, 1988 she is the daughter of Tatyana Teplitskaya. Renata immigrated to the United States with her family on March 22, 1996 and they settled in Albany. She was a graduate of Albany High School class of 2006 and earned her Bachelor’s Degree from SUNY Buffalo. Renata was currently employed...

Alvin O. Sabo, who earned a reputation as one of the great trial attorneys in the Capital District of NY, lost his valiant battle with prostate cancer on March 21st at the age of 79. He passed away surrounded by loving family at his home in Lake Worth Beach, FL. He was born in Paterson, NJ to Solomon and Nettie Sabo, Jewish immigrants who fled to America to escape persecution in their native lands of Ukraine and China. Al graduated with honors from Rutgers University with two bachelor's...

Niskayuna - Iosif Kogan, 88 of Niskayuna, New York died on March 28, 2023 at the Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. Born on December 16, 1934 in Gorky, Russia, Iosif was the son of the late Tevel Kogan and Vera Khayeva. He moved to the USA in 1997 where he settled in Niskayuna. He was a graduate of the Institute of Aviation Technology. He had been employed for 40 years as a design engineer at Gorky Aircraft Plant. Iosif enjoyed cross country skiing, the snowy winters in Upstate New York and...

, Charles Breneman  Buchanan 91, of Glenmont, passed away peacefully on March 24, 2023 at the Albany Medical Center, after a brief illness. He was born in Appleton, Wisconsin on November 3, 1931, to the late William Eugene and Josephine (Breneman) Buchanan, and was a resident of the Capital Region for nearly 50 years. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 1953, and earned his MBA from Harvard Business School in 1957. He served as a First Lieutenant in the United States...

David B Cole, 63 of Buffalo, New York died on March 22, 2023 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter;s Hospital in Albany David is survived by  his sister, Debora Cole- Duffy of Dalton, Massachusetts Arrangements were handled by the Levine Memorial Chapel.       

CLIFTON PARK --- Dr. Arnold E. Elman, 90 years old, passed away at his home on Saturday March 18, 2023. He was born on March 30, 1933 in Philadelphia, Pa., to Annabelle and Abraham Elman and moved to New York City as a young child. He was graduated from the Stuyvesant High School. Arnold was predeceased by an older brother, Erwin. Dr. Elman attended the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy of Long Island University, Oneonta State Teachers College, and The State College for Teachers (SCT) at...

Alexxander D. Nislick 80 of Brattleboro, Vermont died on March 18, 2023 at the Albany Medical Center   Private arrangements were handled by the Levine Memorial Chapel 

Shirley Solomon, 91 of Newport Richey, Florida died on Friday, March 17, 2023 in Florida Shirley was married to Dr. Francis Solomon until his passing in 1973 Graveside funeral services were held at the Beth Emeth Cemetery in Loudonville, NY on Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Margaret A. (“Peg”) Wallingford answered her call to eternal peace on March 12, 2023, surrounded by her adoring family. She joins in Heaven her adored parents Dr. Arthur J. and Ann Wallingford, beloved sister Mary Vanderwarker, her cherished brother Dr. Arthur Wallingford Jr., her brother-in-law Paul Vanderwarker. Of great comfort Peg has been reunited with her many dogs who served as faithful hiking companions – a pastime she was intensely passionate about. Peg is survived...

  Elsie Dorothy Shapiro Halpern, family matriarch, was born Aug. 20, 1922 and passed away March 3, 2023, in Clifton Park, N.Y., at the age of 100. She was preceded in death by her parents Nathan and Bessie Mervis Shapiro, husband Emanuel Halpern, brother and sister-in-law Sidney and Phyllis Shapiro, sister and brother-in-law Charlotte and Harold Star, and sister-in-law Lucille Shapiro. She is survived by her brother Louis Shapiro of Phoenix, Ariz.; son and daughter-in-law David and...