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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 May 11, 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 June 3, 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: 101,424, including 23,194 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.
Walukas
Walworth
- Clarence - Sep 19, 1900
- EVN Oct 21, 2010:11 [Rev., article]
- Reuben Hyde - Nov 27, 1867
- Reubena Hyde "Ruby" - Oct 18, 1898
- GAZ Apr 25, 2011:B2 [article]
- SAR May 1, 2011 [article]
Walz
- Katherine Harsch - Apr 19, 1993
- GAZ Apr 21, 1993:B15 [Mrs. Jacob; DN 21:D9,22:D4]
- Madeline C. (Simone) - Dec 1, 2009
- PST Dec 3, 2009 [Mrs. Paul Jr., obit for sister Antoinetta Rovelli said maiden name Seymour]
- Paul J. II "Whitey" - Feb 26, 2010
Wamback
- Arnold William "Bud" - Sep 11, 2011
Wamsganz
- Patricia Evelyn - Feb 23, 2008
- ADE Jun 19, 2008 [in Saranac Lake, NY, additional note]
- Wesley A. - Nov 20, 2010
- ADE Nov 22, 2010 [missing in Lake Placid, NY, article, others 11/23/10, 11/24/10, 11/25/10, 11/26/10, 11/28/10, 11/29/10, 11/30/10, 12/1/10, 1/24/11 (editorial), 8/22/11, 11/3/12]
Wamsley
- Corinne (Jewell) - Apr 30, 2007
- PST May 2, 2007 [Mrs. William F.]
- James "Jim" - Feb 20, 2005
- PST Feb 22, 2005 [in Olmstedville, NY]
Wancewicz
- Dorothy (Gravell) - Mar 3, 1995
- GAZ Mar 4, 1995:B13 [Mrs. Sigmund, in Williamstown, MA; DN 4:D1, 5:E7, 13:D3]
Wanck
- Beatrice (Dewey) - Aug 29, 2007
- SAR Sep 1, 2007:5A [Mrs. Walter Eugene "Walt", in Naples, FL]
- Walter Eugene "Walt" - Sep 20, 2010
- SAR Sep 23, 2010 [in Naples, FL]
Wandel
- Marie (Chaffers) - Jun 24, 2007
- LHR Jun 26, 2007 [Mrs. Harry]
- Mary J. Sefcovic - Mar 27, 1995
- GAZ Mar 29, 1995:B12 [Mrs. Milton R.]
- Robert M. - Jun 23, 2006
- GAZ Jun 26, 2006:B6
- LHR Jun 25, 2006
Wandell
- Janet (Wandell) Whitbeck - Sep 17, 2011
- SAR Sep 20, 2011:4A [Mrs. Earl C.]
Wander
- Bernice "Bean" (Procita) - Dec 7, 2007
- JWL Dec 13, 2007:23 [Mrs. David]
- David "Dick" - Sep 9, 2008
- Shirley "Big Shirl" (Wander) Nelick - Jun 30, 2008
- JWL Jul 3, 2008:15 [Mrs. Irving J., in Syracuse, NY]
Wanderwiele
- Anita M. (Laauwe) - Aug 14, 2010
- PST Aug 16, 2010 [Mrs. Kenneth J. Sr., in Schroon Lake, NY]
Wandover
- Marjorie Mae (Wandover) Nichols - May 24, 2013
- LFT May 31, 2013 [Mrs. Walter, in Mesa, AZ]
Wands
- Goldie Birdella (Jolly) - Sep 29, 2009
- PST Sep 30, 2009 [Mrs. Courtenay Babcock, 2nd 10/1]
- Richard C. O. - Jan 2, 1902
- GAZ Jan 3, 1902:7 [infant; DN only]
- Richard P. - Dec 24, 1994
- GAZ Dec 28, 1994:B11 [in Toms River, NJ, additional note 1/5/95:B11]
- Ruth Mary - Apr 16, 1994
- GAZ Apr 18, 1994:B9 [Mrs.; DN 18:D3, 19:D6]
Wandt
- Betty Jeanne - Jun 24, 1993
- GAZ Jun 29, 1993:B11 [Mrs. Henry Jr.]
Wandyak
- Steffanie (Wandyak) Baber - Jun 13, 2011
- SAR Jun 16, 2011 [Mrs. James K.]
Wanek
- Constance Mae (Fortin) - Nov 9, 2006
- SAR Nov 11, 2006:5A [Mrs. Robert, 2nd 11/12]
Waner
- Gertrude E. (Shults) - Mar 18, 2010
- GAZ Mar 21, 2010:B8 [Mrs. Edward V.]
- PST Mar 21, 2010 [Mrs. Edward V.]
- Gladys M. - Aug 23, 2012
- AMR Aug 25, 2012 [Miss]
- CSE Sep 6, 2012 [Miss]
- Mary (Waner) Watkins - Dec 3, 1993
- GAZ Dec 4, 1993:B15 [Mrs. W. Campbell, former married name Glosser]
- Valentine C. III "Val" - Apr 8, 2008
- GAZ Apr 9, 2008:B4
- LHR Apr 9, 2008
Wanits
- Frank Charles - Dec 2, 2011
Wankerl
- A. Regena - Jan 17, 1994
- GAZ Jan 21, 1994:B13 [Miss, additional note 5/18:B11]
Wanko
- Harry - Oct 27, 1994
- Mary R. (Bunk) - Jun 3, 2010
- GAZ Jun 4, 2010:B9 [Mrs. Joseph]
- SAR Jun 4, 2010 [Mrs. Joseph]
Wanmer
- David E. Sr. "Red" - Jun 15, 1994
- GAZ Jun 16, 1994:B7 [DN 16:D6]
- Eleanor Bemis - Mar 30, 1994
- GAZ Apr 14, 1994:B11 [Mrs. Louis F. Sr., in St. Petersburg, FL; DN 14:D5, 15:D9, 16:C8]
- Hugh - Jul 25, 2009
- Louis F. Sr. - Jul 7, 1994
- GAZ Jul 8, 1994:B17 [article 9/14:B3; DN 7/8:D10, 7/9:C8]
Wanner
- Gladys (Wanner) Agne - Jun 2, 2008
- LHR Jun 5, 2008 [Mrs. Walter]
Wanser
- Calvin Coolidge - Oct 11, 2009
- PST Oct 13, 2009 [2nd longer obit with photo 10/14]
Wansovich
- Hasha (Semenka) - Aug 11, 2010
- GAZ Aug 13, 2010:B7 [Mrs. Joseph]
Wantuch
- Genevieve - Apr 10, 2008
- GAZ Apr 14, 2008:B5 [Miss, 2nd 15:B5]
Wantuck
- Edward Alexander - Jun 22, 2006
- GAZ Jun 26, 2006:B7 [additional note 27:B5]
- Elizabeth Napiorski - Jun 7, 1995
- GAZ Jun 8, 1995:D5 [Mrs. Edward; DN only, others 9:D6, 10:C7]
Wanzer
- Cecelia Brandt - Apr 29, 1994
- GAZ Apr 30, 1994:B15 [Mrs. Albert, in Valhalla, NY]
Wappett
- Ann (Marky) - Sep 30, 2010
- PST Oct 3, 2010 [Mrs. John P. N.]
Warbach
- Elizabeth - Mar 26, 1995
- GAZ Mar 30, 1995:B11 [Mrs. Ernest J. Sr., in Aurora, CO, additional note 31:B16]
Warburton
- Nyna Jeanne (Warburton) Salsburg - May 4, 2009
- LFT May 8, 2009 [Mrs. Glenn W., in Jacksonville, FL]
- Phyllis (Warburton) Spear - Sep 10, 2009
- SAR Sep 17, 2009 [Mrs. Frederick A., in Methuen, MA]
Ward
- <no name>
- CAB Oct 18, 1826:3 [child of Abel]
- CAB Aug 20, 1828:3 [child of Abel (name given as Able)]
- CAB Jun 4, 1834:3 [child of Abel]
- <no name> - Oct 18, 1902
- GAZ Oct 20, 1902:2 [fireman, article]
- Aaron C. - May 16, 1993
- GAZ May 17, 1993:B9 [infant]
- Abel - Oct 30, 1845
- Alonzo - Jan 17, 1834
- CAB Jan 22, 1834:3 [child]
- Anna M. (Ward) White - Jul 1, 1902
- GAZ Jul 2, 1902:2 [Mrs. John H.; DN 2:7, 3:7]
- Anthony
- REF Jun 16, 1881:3 [in Peekskill, NY, long obit same page]
- Barbara (Snyder) - Dec 21, 2009
- PST Dec 24, 2009 [Mrs. Laurel F., in Johnston, RI]
- Barent - Aug 27, 1831
- CAB Aug 31, 1831:3 [child]
- Bertelle (Frosch) - Feb 14, 2010
- Carla L. (Ward) Gottbehut - Apr 16, 2007
- LHR Apr 18, 2007 [Mrs. John P. Sr.]
- Charles A. - Nov 9, 1850
- Christopher - Jun 1, 1834
- Clarence W. Jr. - Jan 28, 1995
- Dale Allen Sr. - Feb 3, 2007
- LHR Feb 6, 2007 [2nd 2/7]
- Dale H. - Jul 22, 2012
- AMR Jul 24, 2012 [Mr.]
- CSE Jul 26, 2012 [Mr.]
- LHR Jul 24, 2012 [Mr.]
- LFT Jul 24, 2012 [Mr.]
- Daniel Joseph III - Dec 26, 1993
- GAZ Dec 28, 1993:B9 [in Richmond, VA]
- David Alan - Jan 29, 2013
- Debra - Mar 19, 2010
- GAZ Mar 20, 2010:B8 [Mrs. Clifford Sr.]
- Donald A. Sr. "Rhubarb" "Don" - Jan 22, 2005
- PST Jan 24, 2005 [2nd 1/25]
- Dorothy (Ward) Kruger - Jul 7, 2010
- LHR Jul 8, 2010 [Mrs. Lester A. Jr. "Les"]
- Eileen J. (Lawler) - Feb 8, 2013
- GAZ Feb 9, 2013:B8 [Mrs. James]
- SAR Feb 9, 2013:10A [Mrs. James]
- Electa - Dec 26, 1846
- CAB Dec 29, 1846:3 [Mrs. Jabez]
- Elizabeth (Zuend) - Jan 8, 1994
- GAZ Jan 13, 1994:B11 [Mrs. Fay N.; DN 13:D5, 14:D9, 15:D1]
- Elizabeth (Ward) Jones - Feb 8, 2010
- PST Feb 10, 2010 [Mrs. Forrest, in Wichita Falls, TX, 2nd 2/18]
- Elizabeth (Malaney) - Mar 27, 2010
- PST Mar 30, 2010 [Mrs. Matthew, former married name Mrs. Frank Szabo]
- Ethel B. (Winkler) - Dec 11, 2010
- GAZ Dec 13, 2010:B6 [Mrs. Charles R., shorter obit 12/14:B7, memoriam 1/11/11:B7]
- Eveline E. (Williams) - Jul 18, 2010
- GAZ Jul 30, 2010:B7 [Mrs. Harold M.]
- Fern Louise (Jones) - Jan 10, 2010
- LFT Jan 12, 2010 [Mrs. Kenneth A., in Paines Hollow, NY]
- Frances "Fran" (Miklos) - Oct 1, 2011
- AMR Oct 3, 2011 [Mrs. Joseph E.]
- LHR Oct 2, 2011 [Mrs. Joseph E.]
- Frank F. Sr. - May 3, 2011
- PST May 4, 2011
- SAR May 4, 2011
- Franklin J. - Feb 6, 2008
- GAZ Feb 9, 2008:B7 [in Islip Terrace, NY]
- Fred J. - Mar 31, 2010
- GAZ Apr 1, 2010:B7
- LHR Apr 1, 2010
- George H.
- CAB Oct 31, 1843:3 [additional note 11/7:3]
- George H. - Jan 26, 2008
- LHR Jan 30, 2008 [in Raleigh, NC]
- Grace Louise (Jakway) - Sep 14, 2006
- PST Sep 15, 2006 [Mrs. Clayton E., former married name Mrs. Marvin H. Frasier, 2nd 9/16]
- Harry Hayes - Oct 19, 1881
- REF Oct 27, 1881:3 [child]
- Helen Augusta - May 1, 1881
- REF May 5, 1881:3 [infant, in Syracuse, NY]
- Henry - Nov 24, 1829
- Henry - Mar 2, 1883
- REF Mar 8, 1883:3 [child]
- Hiram - Mar 25, 1829
- CAB May 6, 1829:3 [in Brutus, NY]
- Ida Lorraine (Ward) Chamberlain - Jun 4, 1995
- GAZ Jun 5, 1995:B7 [Mrs. Joseph Earl (calls him Earl)]
- Ira C. - Feb 10, 2009
- PST Feb 11, 2009 [2nd longer obit 2/12]
- Irene G. (Ward) Galick - May 7, 2011
- PST May 12, 2011 [Mrs. Eugene, in Cedar Grove, NJ]
- Jabez - Jul 18, 1849
- James B. "Jim" - Dec 29, 2012
- AMR Dec 31, 2012 [additional note 1/2/13]
- CSE Jan 3, 2013
- James H. - Jan 1, 1882
- REF Jan 5, 1882:3 [long obit same page]
- James T. Sr. - May 24, 1994
- Jeanne A. (Ward) Boughton - Dec 24, 2010
- PST Dec 27, 2010 [Mrs. Vincent Stuart Sr.]
- SAR Dec 27, 2010:8A [Mrs. Vincent Stuart Sr.]
- John - Jun 2, 1883
- John B. - Dec 25, 1994
- John F. Sr. "Jack" - Dec 25, 2011
- GSN Dec 29, 2011
- PST Dec 27, 2011 [2nd longer obit with photo 12/28]
- WHT Dec 29, 2011
- John Hayden "Jack" - Jan 21, 2013
- GAZ Jan 23, 2013:B7 [2nd 24:B7]
- John P. "T-Bucket" - Jan 23, 2013
- Josephine M. (Ward) Hine - Nov 21, 2008
- LHR Nov 23, 2008 [Mrs. Lester Sr.]
- Kathleen (Ward) Allen - Jun 27, 2011
- HCE Jul 6, 2011 [Mrs. John C., in New Hartford, NY]
- Lawrence J. - Mar 11, 2008
- Lester - May 19, 2006
- Lillian F. - Nov 27, 1993
- GAZ Nov 28, 1993:B6 [Mrs. Lawrence J.]
- Mabel E. (McSpirit) - Dec 7, 2007
- Margaret - Mar 17, 1833
- CAB Mar 20, 1833:3 [child]
- Maria (Ward) Clark - Sep 13, 1845
- CAB Oct 21, 1845:3 [Mrs. Wakeman]
- Marion D. - Jun 6, 2010
- GAZ Jun 8, 2010:B7 [Mrs. Arthur C.]
- Marjorie "Jinx" (Ward) Callahan - May 13, 2013
- PST May 16, 2013 [Mrs. John "Jack", former married name Mrs. Alfred Scacchetti Sr.]
- Martha E. (Ward) Jakway - Oct 30, 2009
- PST Nov 2, 2009 [Mrs. Elisha]
- Martin - Jul 24, 1824
- CAB Jul 27, 1824:3
- MSN Jul 29, 1824:3
- Mary - Feb 25, 1883
- Mary - Apr 7, 2011
- GAZ Apr 9, 2011:B8 [Miss]
- Mary Electa - Aug 23, 1856
- CAB Sep 16, 1856:3 [child, in Salem, OH]
- Mary M. - Jan 20, 1995
- GAZ Jan 22, 1995:B8 [Mrs. William A. III; DN 23:D1]
- Patricia A. (Kazaka) - Dec 19, 2006
- SAR Dec 21, 2006:5A [Mrs. Larry, memoriam 12/19/07:7A, 12/21/12:6A]
- Paul Garrett - Sep 8, 2010
- GAZ Sep 10, 2010:B7
- LHR Sep 10, 2010
- Pinky (Britt) - Apr 7, 1995
- GAZ Apr 11, 1995:D6 [Mrs. Nathaniel; DN only]
- Rachel - Jul 8, 1849
- CAB Jul 10, 1849:3 [Mrs.]
- Ray F. - May 22, 2011
- GAZ May 24, 2011:B7
- SAR May 24, 2011
- Rebecca - Jan 28, 1902
- GAZ Jan 29, 1902:7 [DN only, others 30:7, 31:5]
- Rhonda J. - May 19, 2010
- Richard F. - Jun 21, 1856
- Richard H. - Aug 5, 2011
- Richard Leavitt
- CAB Apr 1, 1845:1 [child, poem]
- Rita M. (Thieverge) - Feb 20, 2009
- PST Feb 22, 2009 [Mrs. Dudley P.]
- Rodman O. - Mar 3, 2009
- Ruth (Huggins) - Oct 15, 2010
- PST Oct 16, 2010 [Mrs. William A., former married name Mrs. Colin R. Couzens]
- Shirley A. (Ward) Salvione - Dec 28, 2012
- LHR Dec 29, 2012 [Mrs. Kenneth]
- Theresa (Shaw) - May 3, 2006
- PST May 4, 2006 [Mrs. Thomas A., 2nd 5/5]
- Thomas - Mar 18, 1883
- REF Mar 22, 1883:3 [additional note same page]
- Virginia "Ginnie" (Ward) Mills - Oct 26, 2010
- GAZ Oct 28, 2010:B7 [Mrs. Ernest Andrew "Drew", additional note 11/4:B6]
- William - Aug 3, 2010