Category Archives: Life Changes

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Eva Borlawsky Ginsburg

Eva Borlawsky Ginsburg of Our Lady of Mercy Life Center in Guilderland, NY died on Wednesday April 18, 2012. Born in Whitehall, NY, Mrs. Ginsburg resided most of her adult life in Glens Falls,and Dolgeville NY,later moving to Coral Springs FL. and ,Albany NY. She and her late husband, Sidney were the owners of Lodge’s [...]

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Morris J. Finkelstein

Morris J. Finkelstein died on April 16, 2012 at the Daughter’s of Sarah Nursing Center after a brief illness, surrounded by family.
Morris was born in Cohoes, NY in 1922 to Abe and Mae Weiner Finkelstein. He had one sister, Sylvia Finkelstein and one brother, Joseph Finkelstein, both of whom who predeceased him. The family lived [...]

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Arnold C. Ropeik, 90

Arnold C. Ropeik, 90, passed away Friday, April 13, 2012. Born in Albany, N.Y., he was a resident of Trenton and Lawrenceville. He entered Rider College in 1940 and interrupted his education for three years in Europe with the U.S. Army. Returning to Rider, he graduated with a degree in Journalism in 1947. Mr. Ropeik [...]

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Mona Kenvin Feingold, 73

Mona Kenvin Feingold, age 73, of Hemet, California, longtime Schenectady resident died on Sunday, April 8, 2012, in Hemet. Born in Queens, Mona was a graduate of Cornell University where she received her BS in nursing. She had been employed as a public health nurse in Schenectady. She was a member of Congregation Agudat Achim [...]

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Mae Candib, 98

Mrs. Mae Candib, age 98, widow of David Candib, and former resident of Walloomsac Apartments, died on Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at Twin Maples Community Care Home in Bennington, Vt. She married David in New York City on March 15, 1934. Mr. Candib died in 1973. Born in the Bronx, N.Y., December 7, 1913, she [...]

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Elsie Miriam Esford

Elsie Miriam Esford (nee Adams) of Bancroft, Ontario, Canada, died peacefully at the Kingston General Hospital on Sunday, March 25, 2012. Beloved wife of the late Kenneth William Esford. Cherished mother of Christina Hay of Schenectady, N.Y. Grandma will live in the hearts of her grandchildren forever Christa and Marta; great -grandchildren, Kenneth William and Adam Christopher. [...]

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Dorothy A. Weiss

Dorothy A. Weiss passed away peacefully on April 2, 2012 at her home, where she had resided since childhood. She is survived by her brother David of Silver Spring Maryland; her nephew Neil Weiss of Atlanta GA; her nieces Stefanie Weiss of Silver Spring MD and Julie Weiss of Eliot ME; cousins Sandra Russian, Paul [...]

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Murray Rappaport, 89

Murray Rappaport , age 89, of Schenectady, NY former longtime Binghamton resident died on Sunday morning, April 1, 2012 at the VA Medical Center in Albany after a long illness. Born in Brooklyn, NY, Mr. Rappaport resided most of his life in Binghamton, NY and the past several years in the Capital District area. He [...]

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Cecile Reich, 84

Cecile Reich, age 84 of Albany, NY died peacefully on Saturday, March 24, 2012 at her residence.
Cecile is the loving Mother of Frederick Reich of Albany, NY and Gayle Reich Kritz of Wakefield, Rhode Island. Grandmother of Aaron Feldman- Reich, Claire Feldman- Reich and Rebecca Tanis. Mrs. Reich was preceded in death by her husband, [...]

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Beatrice (Bea) Rabinowitz Shaye, 92

Beatrice (Bea) Rabinowitz Shaye, age 92 of Harvard Avenue, Albany, died on March 21st 2012.
Born in Brooklyn , N.Y. on December 23rd 1919, to Louis and Sarah Rabinowitz, Bea was raised in Harrison, New Jersey. She attended the University of Alabama which changed the course of her life. As she stood in line to enroll [...]

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