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This index covers the Schenectady Daily Gazette for July 1899 to September 8, 1899, 1902, 1993 to June 1995, December 2005 to July 2, 2006, January 2008 to May 7, 2008, March 2010 to August 19, 2011 and Jan 1, 2013 to April 25, 2013, as well as other Schenectady papers for various periods dating back to 1803 and regional papers (covering the counties of Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Schoharie, Warren and Washington) beginning in 2005-6 through May 16, 2013. See the newspaper list for specific coverage.
Unless otherwise stated, this index includes all obituaries and death notices (labeled DN) in the newspaper. It also includes citations to related articles. Entries without page numbers generally indicate obituaries posted to the newspaper's Web site; articles from those papers are not included.
The form of the index is as follows: last name, first name, maiden name in parentheses if we can verify it, newspaper code, date and page, death date if known and notes. Entries from Thomas Reimer's index to Schenectady German-language newspapers also include a column number.
Total citations to date: 100,232, including 22,850 added entries for maiden names.
In order to minimize the confusion caused by variant spellings and spacing, the normal sorting order has been modified. Names are filed without regard to case, spacing or punctuation, Mac and Mc are filed together as Mac, and names beginning with St. are under Saint.
Rana
- Robert - May 14, 1993
- GAZ May 16, 1993:B6 [infant]
Ranado
- Christine Ann (Ranado) Monroe - Jun 7, 2010
- PST Jun 9, 2010 [Mrs. Gerald B.]
- SAR Jun 9, 2010 [Mrs. Gerald B.]
- Rose (Malatino) - Oct 15, 2011
- PST Oct 16, 2011 [Mrs. Joseph Sr.]
Ranalli
- Patrick K. "Pat" - Dec 15, 2012
- GAZ Feb 14, 2013:B7
- AMR Feb 14, 2013:6 [additional note 2/15:6]
Rancourt
- Malcolm J. - Feb 13, 1993
Rand
- Frances "Fran" (Rand) Garside - Nov 29, 2012
- PST Dec 6, 2012 [Mrs. William A.]
- Lisa Rose (Schroeder) - Jun 7, 2005
- GAZ Jun 4, 2006:B9 [Mrs., memoriam]
- Marion Helen - May 15, 1995
- GAZ May 22, 1995:B10 [Mrs.]
- W. Judson "Bill" - Mar 1, 1995
- GAZ Mar 3, 1995:B13 [in Far Rockaway, NY]
Randall
- Annabelle M. (Hotaling) - Jan 7, 2011
- LFT Jan 10, 2011 [Mrs. Winfield S. "Scotty", in Herkimer, NY]
- Arlis R. - Oct 16, 2009
- Betty (Randall) McCormick - Mar 22, 2008
- PST Mar 25, 2008 [Mrs. John P., former married name Mrs. John DeJuan]
- Carolyn A. "Ann" (Barber) - Mar 21, 2013
- PST Mar 27, 2013 [Mrs. Raymond]
- Charles E. - Jul 13, 2010
- Edith (Becker) - Jan 21, 2009
- LFT Jan 24, 2009 [Mrs., in Herkimer, NY]
- Edna (Haley) - Jun 5, 2010
- LHR Jun 7, 2010 [Mrs. George]
- George B. IV - Mar 16, 2007
- GAZ Mar 16, 2008:B7 [memoriam]
- George Buell - Sep 8, 2010
- LFT Oct 4, 2010 [in Alexandria, VA]
- Gerald H. - Apr 27, 1994
- Gordon LeRoy - Nov 16, 2008
- PST Nov 18, 2008 [in North Bennington, VT]
- Irvin - Mar 20, 2009
- PST Mar 23, 2009 [in Hammondsport, NY]
- Jacob - Jul 9, 1882
- John - Nov 1, 1993
- GAZ Nov 16, 1993:B11 [in East Lyme, CT]
- Madaliene E. (Randall) Carpenter - Nov 30, 2012
- LFT Dec 5, 2012 [Mrs. Robert D., in Ilion, NY]
- Marion T. (Rossi) - Jun 15, 2006
- GAZ Jun 17, 2006:B7 [Mrs. Fred A., others 18:B8, 19:B5]
- Marjorie R. (Mosher) - Aug 20, 2007
- PST Aug 22, 2007 [Mrs. Gordon LeRoy]
- Mary - May 22, 1850
- CAB May 28, 1850:2 [Mrs.]
- Michael John - Jan 20, 2009
- Nancy L. (Myers) - Aug 27, 2007
- PST Aug 28, 2007 [Mrs. Michael J., 2nd longer obit with photo 8/29]
- Phyllis A. (Loya) - Jan 26, 2010
- PST Jan 27, 2010 [Mrs. Wilbur H. Jr., former married name Mrs. Edgar Dake]
- SAR Jan 27, 2010 [Mrs. Wilbur H. Jr., former married name Mrs. Edgar Dake]
- Robert H. - Feb 13, 2010
- Stanley F. - Jun 7, 2010
- Timothy A. Sr. - Apr 1, 2011
- PST Apr 2, 2011 [2nd longer obit with photo 4/3]
- Virginia Lee "Jinny" (Randall) Femia - Mar 11, 2010
- GAZ Mar 13, 2010:B8 [Mrs. John, 2nd 14:B8]
- William L. - May 19, 1994
- GAZ May 22, 1994:C7 [DN only]
Randazzo
- Ann Marie - Sep 25, 1994
- GAZ Sep 26, 1994:B9 [Miss; DN 26:C5, 27:D5]
- Anthony S. - Apr 13, 2013
- GAZ Apr 16, 2013:B6 [shorter obit with photo 17:B6]
- Vincent J. - May 3, 1993
- GAZ May 5, 1993:B13 [in Bennington, VT]
Randio
- Josephine Katherine "Jo" (Randio) Iorio - Feb 4, 2012
- SAR Feb 9, 2012:6A [Mrs. Vincent Salvatore]
Randisi
- Frances (Randisi) Panepinto - Mar 16, 1994
- GAZ Mar 18, 1994:B13 [Mrs. William]
Randle
- Hilary (Randle) Marsh - Apr 20, 2012
- PST Apr 25, 2012 [Mrs. Jarrett]
- Nancy M. (King) - May 8, 2006
- GAZ May 10, 2006:B8 [Mrs. William J. Sr., 2nd longer obit 11:B8]
- Thomas Howard Sr. - Jun 3, 2008
Randles
- Elizabeth (Randles) Kelly - Jun 12, 2008
- PST Jun 14, 2008 [Mrs. Patrick J., 2nd longer obit 6/15]
- William N. - Nov 19, 1881
- REF Nov 24, 1881:3 [Rev., long obit same page, additional notes 12/1:3, 4/27/82:4]
Randlett
- Esther J. (Randlett) LaPier - Oct 24, 2006
- PST Oct 26, 2006 [Mrs. Clarence R., in Bennington. VT]
- SAR Oct 26, 2006:5A [Mrs. Clarence R., in Bennington, VT]
Rando
- George Howard - Jul 11, 2006
- SAR Jul 13, 2006:5A [2nd obit with photo 14:5A]
Randolph
- Geraldean Marie (Randolph) Dufford - Dec 29, 2008
- GSN Jan 8, 2009 [Mrs. (Rev.) Paul Sr., in Rutland, VT]
- PST Dec 30, 2008 [Mrs. (Rev.) Paul Sr., in Rutland, VT]
- Harrie M. Jr. - Feb 15, 1994
- GAZ Feb 16, 1994:B11 [Mr.; DN 16:D6, 17:D7]
- Virginia (Randolph) Broman - Mar 4, 2006
- GAZ Mar 15, 2006:B6 [Mrs. Paul]
Raneri
- Peter S. - Jan 25, 2008
- GAZ Jan 29, 2008:B4
- LHR Jan 28, 2008
Rangey
- Bernice (Rangey) Weightman - May 8, 2010
- GAZ May 10, 2010:B7 [Mrs. George, 2nd 11:B7]
Ranhofer
- Christopher Sr. - Apr 19, 1995
Ranken
- Thomas H. "Duck" - Mar 16, 1993
Rankin
- Georgia E. (McNamara) - Feb 12, 2006
- GAZ Feb 16, 2006:B7 [Mrs. Robert G.]
Rankins
- Hattie Pepper - Sep 25, 1882
- REF Sep 28, 1882:3 [Mrs. Frederick W.]
Rann
- Marilyn (Rann) Riley - Feb 22, 2011
- PST Feb 24, 2011 [Mrs. John "Jack", former married name Mrs. Herbert H. Gates]
Ranneklev
- Gunvor - Apr 19, 1995
- GAZ Apr 21, 1995:B15 [Mrs. Thorvald]
- Thorvald "Tom" - Jun 21, 2012
Rannie
- Alice (McFarland) - Feb 7, 2013
- GAZ Feb 9, 2013:B8 [Mrs. John Weir Jr., in West Columbia, SC]
Ranous
- William Roydon Jr. "Bill" - Nov 17, 2007
- PST Nov 19, 2007 [2nd 11/20]
Ransear
- Michael G. - Mar 13, 2013
- GAZ Mar 14, 2013:A1&A8 [in Mohawk, NY, article, others 3/15:A1&A7, 3/19:B4, 3/22:B6, 3/23:B7, 4/4:B7]
- AMR Mar 14, 2013 [in Mohawk, NY, article]
- ADE Mar 14, 2013 [in Mohawk, NY, article, 2nd 3/15]
- LHR Mar 14, 2013 [in Mohawk, NY, article (unidentified), others 3/15 (2)]
- LFT Mar 17, 2013 [in Mohawk, NY, articles 3/14 (10, unidentified), 3/15 (16), 3/16/(11), 3/17, 3/19 (4), 3/20 (4), 3/21 (2), 3/22, 3/26 (4), 3/28, 4/2 (2), 4/9, 4/11, 4/17, 5/1, 5/9]
- PST Mar 14, 2013 [in Mohawk, NY, article (unidentified)]
- SAR Mar 14, 2013:2A [in Mohawk, NY, article]
Ransford
- Bernadette June "Bern" - Apr 9, 2010
- GAZ Apr 12, 2010:B7 [Miss, 2nd longer obit 13:B7]
Ransley
- Madeleine B. - Jun 17, 1995
- GAZ Jun 19, 1995:B7 [Mrs. Ward]
Ransom
- Charles John - Jun 20, 2009
- PST Jun 23, 2009 [in Durham, NC]
- Charlotte (Ransom) Gallo - Jan 2, 2010
- GAZ Aug 31, 2010:B7 [Mrs. Anthony J., former married name Shannon?, memoriam, 2nd 1/2/11:B6]
- David L. - Oct 31, 1994
- GAZ Nov 1, 1994:B11 [DN 1:D6, 2:D5]
- Gene A. (DeLorenzo) - Aug 25, 2010
- GAZ Aug 29, 2010:B8 [Mrs. David L. Sr., 2nd longer obit with photo 30:B7]
- George W. - Aug 26, 1994
- GAZ Aug 29, 1994:B9 [2nd obit 30:B11, additional note 9/5:B9]
- Helen (Groff) - Jan 22, 2013
- SAR Jan 27, 2013:7A [Mrs. George W.]
- Mary (Ransom) Shearer - Feb 8, 2010
- PST Feb 10, 2010 [Mrs. Earl R. "Bob"]
- Mary Alice (LaRose) - Nov 2, 2006
- PST Nov 4, 2006 [Mrs. Clarence, in Rutland, VT]
Ranucci
- Salvatore A. - Jan 29, 1994
- GAZ Jan 31, 1994:B7 [DN 30:C8, 31:D2]
Ranze
- Andrew J. "Poppy" - Mar 2, 2010
- GAZ Mar 3, 2010:B6 [2nd 4:B6]
- Carmella (Cristello) - May 14, 1995
- GAZ May 16, 1995:B9 [Mrs. Andrew; DN 16:D3, 17:D5, 18:D4]
- Georgianna M. "Tilly" (Ham) - Apr 4, 2009
- GAZ Apr 4, 2010:B6 [Mrs. Martin, memoriam]
- John M. Sr. - Jan 18, 2013
- GAZ Jan 29, 2013:B6 [in Honesdale, PA]
- Mary J. (DiGiorgio) - Feb 11, 2008
- GAZ Feb 14, 2008:B6 [Mrs. Albert, 2nd 2/15/08:B6, memoriam 2/11/11:B9 (2), 2/11/13:B5 (2)]
Rapacki
- Josephine (Rapacki) Judge - Jun 8, 1995
- GAZ Jun 9, 1995:D6 [Mrs. William J. Sr.; DN only, 2nd 10:C7]
Rapacz
- Mary (Politylo) - Oct 23, 2009
- LFT Oct 27, 2009 [Mrs. Michael Jr.]
Rapant
- David A. - Apr 22, 2011
- Joseph - Feb 6, 1995
- GAZ Feb 8, 1995:B11 [DN 8:D5, 9:D6, 10:D9]
Rapenske
- Martha F. - Sep 11, 1993
- GAZ Sep 14, 1993:B11 [Mrs., corrected obit 15:B13]
Raphael
- Frieda (Ziller) - Dec 19, 2007
- JWL Dec 27, 2007:23 [Mrs. Morton, in Merritt Island, FL]
Raponi
- Sharon L. (Tolson) - Jun 29, 2012
Rapoport
- Rakhil (Rapoport) Gisina - Oct 14, 2007
- JWL Oct 18, 2007:23 [wife of Gregory Gisin]
Rapowitz
- Gelia (Rosenberg) - Apr 28, 1993
- GAZ Apr 29, 1993:B11 [Mrs. Benjamin]
Rapp
- Audrey Dalton - Apr 19, 1995
- GAZ Apr 20, 1995:B12 [Mrs. Ralph L., in Limerick, PA]
- Beulah Mary (Jagger) - Jul 29, 1994
- GAZ Jul 31, 1994:B8 [Mrs. Franklin W.; DN 1:D1]
- Eugene - Sep 6, 1994
- Fay (Rapp) Glick - Jan 7, 2008
- GAZ Feb 5, 2008:B4 [Mrs. Sylvan, in Denver, CO]
- Helen (Rapp) Bird - Oct 23, 2008
- PST Oct 26, 2008 [Mrs. A. Joseph]
- Hilbert C. - Oct 20, 2012
- PST Oct 23, 2012 [2nd 10/24]
- Ruth (Levine) - Aug 31, 2008
- JWL Sep 11, 2008:19 [Mrs. Philip, in Columbia, MD]
- William J. "Bill" - Feb 20, 2008
Rappa
- John P. - Aug 5, 2006
- LHR Aug 7, 2006 [2nd 8/8]
- MaryAnn (Rappa) Edick - Nov 30, 2008
- LHR Dec 2, 2008 [Mrs. Jesse D. Jr., 2nd 12/3]
Rappaport
- Beverly - Dec 5, 2010
- JWL Dec 9, 2010:19 [Mrs. Edward, in Chandler, NC]
- Beverly Jean (Malkin) - Dec 5, 2010
- LHR Dec 7, 2010 [Mrs. Edward, in Candler, NC]
- SAR Dec 6, 2010 [Mrs. Edward, in Candler, NC]
- Murray - Apr 1, 2012
- Paul - Nov 22, 2006
Rappe
- Irma Caroline - Jun 10, 1993
- GAZ Jun 11, 1993:B15 [Mrs. Carl W. Sr.]
Rappelye
Rapperald
Rappleye
- Theresa (Strauss) - Nov 14, 2006
- PST Nov 16, 2006 [Mrs. Owen, former married name Mrs. Edward P. Wynne, 2nd longer obit with photo 11/17
]
Rappleyea
- Jerald Curtis - May 6, 2010
- GAZ May 8, 2010:B8 [in Cooperstown, NY]
Rappoccio
- Carmello R. - Feb 23, 1994
Rar
- Andrei - Jul 10, 2010
- GAZ Jul 13, 2010:B7 [Dr., wife of Thomas McCombe, in Silver Spring, MD]
Rasa
- Jonathan - Jul 9, 2011
- GAZ Jul 11, 2011:B3 [article]
Rascher
- Staffan I. "Steve" - Apr 28, 2012
Rascoe
- Eva H. (Sulek) - Jul 9, 2012
- ADE Jul 11, 2012 [Mrs. James A., in Loon Lake, NY]
Rashewsky
- Ethel (Rashewsky) Herskowitz - Aug 15, 1994
- GAZ Aug 18, 1994:B11 [Mrs. Arthur, in Salem, NH]
Rashley
- Benjamin T. - Aug 13, 1993
Rask
- Ann (Rask) Purdy - Jan 2, 2013
- HCE Jan 9, 2013 [Mrs. Gordon]
- LHR Jan 7, 2013 [Mrs. Gordon]
Rasmuson
- DeWitt R. - Mar 6, 1993
- GAZ Mar 9, 1993:B9 [DN 8:D3, 9:D4]
Rasmussen
- Barbara (Rasmussen) Thomas - Jun 14, 2010
- GAZ Jun 17, 2010:B6 [Mrs. John J.]
- SAR Jun 17, 2010 [Mrs. John J.]
- Corinne A. - Aug 3, 1993
- GAZ Aug 6, 1993:B15 [Mrs. Bernhard P.]
- Dorothy (Rasmussen) Brady - Mar 4, 2011
- LHR Mar 7, 2011 [Mrs. James]
- Gloria (Rasmussen) Hasbrouck - Nov 18, 2011
- SAR Nov 25, 2011:8A [Mrs.]
- Helene Zouppas - Dec 25, 1993
- GAZ Dec 26, 1993:B8 [Mrs. Carl C.]
- Irene (Hill) - Jul 18, 2011
- PST Jul 19, 2011 [Mrs. Allen E.]
- John P. Jr. - Dec 25, 1992
- GAZ Dec 27, 1992:B6 [in Northampton, MA]
- Lynn (West) - Mar 30, 2007
- PST Apr 3, 2007 [Mrs. Bob]
- Marguerite R. (Ohle) - Oct 29, 2011
- SAR Nov 2, 2011:8A [Mrs. T. Howard]
- Mildred S. - Jul 18, 1993
- GAZ Jul 19, 1993:B9 [Mrs. Lesley P.]
- Noel - Feb 2, 2006
- GAZ Feb 7, 2006:B5 [DDS, in West Hempstead, NY]
- Steven "Steve" - Aug 12, 2012
Raspante
- Marylee (Shaw) - Feb 18, 2013
- GAZ Feb 20, 2013:B4 [Mrs. Joseph William]
Raspuzzi
- Christine M. (Knaup) - Jan 25, 2013
- GAZ Jan 29, 2013:B7 [Mrs. Michael D. Sr., in Leominster, MA]
Ratajczak
- Ann V. (Zamaitis) - Nov 15, 2009
- LHR Nov 18, 2009 [Mrs. Stanley]
- James R. Sr. - Nov 9, 2007
- Josephine Lesnikowski - Jul 31, 1993
- GAZ Aug 1, 1993:B6 [Mrs. Theodore; DN 2:D3, 3:D5]
- Mary (Bakuzonis) - May 22, 1995
- GAZ May 23, 1995:B11 [Mrs. William S., brother uses name Bakus]
- Robert - Jan 30, 2007
Ratchford
- Nellie D. - May 22, 1994
- GAZ May 24, 1994:B11 [Mrs. George K.; DN 23:D3, 24:D5]
Ratcliffe
- Evelyn Ann (Ratcliffe) DeLuccia - Jan 11, 1993
- William H. - Apr 28, 1994
- GAZ May 5, 1994:B11 [in Charleston, SC]