Category Archives: Life Changes
David S. Alfred, 87
David S. Alfred, age 87, of Glenmont, NY, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at the VA Medical Center in Albany surrounded by his loving family. Born in Bangor, Maine, Mr. Alfred resided in the Rhode Island, New England area for many years moving to the Capital District in 2000. He graduated high school at [...]
Ester Shnitser, 86
Ester Shnitser, 86 of Albany died on March 18, 2012 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. Born in Romania, Ester moved to Albany in 1989. While residing in Russia, she was an accountant for an agricultural and machinery company.
Ester was married to Israel Shnitser until his passing. Mother of Liliya Lekht and her husband Fileks [...]
Eva Halpern, 88
88, of Springfield, New Jersey, March 1, 2012; survived by sons Ben (Susan) Stein, Henry (Sherry) Stein, and step-daughters Bella (George) Savran, Shelley (Chick) Paradis, and Nanette (Arthur) Brenner; grandchildren Gila, Talia, Avi, Barry, Alyssa, Chanan, Libby, Adi, Gonen (Jaci), Dalit, Kalya, Matan, Lianna, Misha, Camille, and Ravi; and great-grandson Arie.
Bernard J. “Doc” Cohen, 83
Bernard J. “Doc” Cohen, age 83 of Guilderland, NY died on Thursday morning, March 15, 2012 at the Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. Doc was born in Troy, NY and was the son of the late Isaac and Eva Greenstein Cohen. He was a graduate of Troy High School and was all [...]
Edith Julia Golant Rothblatt, 92
The spirit of Edith Julia Golant Rothblatt left her body on March 10, 2012. A former resident of Liberty, N.Y. and Palm Springs, Calif., she spent the past 12 year at Belltrone Living Center of Colonie and then Home of the Good Shepherd in Saratoga Springs/Wilton. Daughter of hoteliers Rachel and Benjamin Golant of Upper [...]
William E. Block, 87
William E. Block, PhD, age 87, died at Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center, Albany, NY on Monday, March 5, 2012. He was born on September 4, 1924 in New York City to Rose (Silver) and Leo Block. He graduated from Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute with a degree in aeronautical engineering and then served in the United [...]
Rita Cohn Clayman, 98
Rita Cohn Clayman, age 98, of the Glen Eddy in Niskayuna, NY died on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Clayman was a lifelong Capital District resident. She was a graduate of the Nott Terrace High School in Schenectady and Russell Sage College, class of 1936. [...]
Bernice Finklestein Rosenstock, 88
Bernice Finklestein Rosenstock, age 88 of Boca Raton, Florida former Albany resident died on February 26, 2012 at her residence in Florida. Born in Albany, NY, Bernice resided most of her life in the Capital District. She was a graduate of Columbia University.
She had been employed as a dental hygienist for many years in Albany. [...]
Igor Yankulin, 49
Igor Yankulin, 49, peacefully passed away on March 3, 2012 due to complications from type I diabetes. Igor was a strong and inspirational man who survived the Soviet era,and found rest in the U.S. with his family.
He is survived by his parents Yuliy and Larissa Yankulin, the mother of his children Diana Yankulina, his beloved children Leonid and [...]



