Archive » December 2015 » Obituaries

Thomas Bruno Sr.

Thomas Bruno Sr. loved to play Santa Claus at Christmastime but didn’t need a red suit to be generous — he gave all year long.
Raised in Westerlo, Mr. Bruno died Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015, at his home in Palm Coast, Florida. He was 79.

Joseph Timothy Knightes Sr.

GUILDERLAND — Joseph “Big Joe” Timothy Knightes Sr., who loved sports and was dedicated to his family, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015. He was 55.

Mr. Knightes was born on Nov. 30, 1960, in Schenectady, son of Donald and Laura Knightes.

He graduated from Guilderland High School.

Mary Ellen Jannsen

BERNE — Mary Ellen Jannsen, better known in the community as “Elderberry Mary” because of her famous preserves, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn, with her daughter Christine by her side. She was 75.

Grace M. Ryan

EAST BERNE — Grace M. Ryan, a successful saleswoman and a frugal homebody, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. She was 85. 



Philip Henry Theiss

GREENVILLE — Philip Henry Theiss, a hardworking man and a dedicated volunteer fireman, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Hospice Inn in St. Peter's Hospital. He was 82.

“He was a good worker and he instilled that in us,” said his daughter, Deborah Theiss-Mackey.