2018 Obituaries
This list is provided as a record of people who have grown up, lived, worked or were otherwise a part of the Albany community. If you know of someone who should be on this list, please contact us with their information.
Proud World War II veteran, father and grandfather
David William Blaisdell
Born in Albany in 1943
Shirley M Forster Blostrom
Former resident, Albany High Class of 1942
Diane Burlando
Volunteer for Boy Scout Troop 14
Mieko Okawa Hay Chapman
Gateview resident for 30 years
Salvadore Cola
Born in Albany in 1923, resident until 1932
Robert Doyle Colvin
Albany High Class of 1946
Virginia Cullinane
Taught at Marin School for 45 years
Joan Zavattaro Dailey
Albany High Class of 1954
Raymond ( “Ray” ) DeJong
Retired coach, played in 2 Rose Bowls
Theresa Joanne Ellerbusch
Albany resident since 1967
Edward ( “Pete ) Dowling
Long time resident
Susan Ford
Girls’ tennis coach at Albany High for 12 years
Rita O’Connor Franco
Long time resident
Raphael Fuentes -Lee
Murdered under the BART tracks
Gary Glenn
Music lover, Peralta Av resident
Michael Goldman
Dedicated volunteer, Peralta Av resident
Robert W. Gray
50 year resident , Little League coach
Mieko Okawa Hay – Chapman
Gateview resident for over 30 years
Eleanor Jean Yonke Heaney
Grew up @ 1130 Marin Ave, Albany High Class of 1949
Barbara Joan Wilson Jaramillo
Former resident and mother of 3 Albany High graduates
George Kiraly, Jr,
Manager, East Bay Paint
Albany High Class of 1968
John Lowell
Born in Albany Albany High Class of 1961
Anthony ( “Tony”) Lucich
St Mary’s grad, worked at Golden Gate Fields for over 30 years
Lois Jones Kempe Lupercio
Spent most of her life in Albany; mother of 3 AHS graduates
Herbert Joaquin Martin
Worked at Golden Gate Fields
Joyce Ann Martin
Teacher, School of the Madeleine, and active volunteer at St. Alban’s
Ernest John Muir
resident
Thomas D Mullarkey
Grew up in Albany, attended Cornell School
Esther Omi Olsen
Member , Albany Community Orchestra
Frank Polari Jr.
Born in Albany
Anthony “Tony” Rago
Former resident, Albany High Class of 1960
Ingraham “Bud” Read Jr.
MacGregor descendant, Albany Chamber of Commerce and Albany Rotary
Angelina “Esther” Romero
Albany resident for 45 years
Carol Chevez Rowell
Worked for Albany Unified School District for 35 years
Nicole Marie Rowell Ryan
Former resident, Albany High Class of 1982
Patricia Ann Griffin Scalise
Attended Albany schools Former resident 1003 Talbot Ave
Joan Serin
Resident and Marin Elementary teacher for 19 years
Marla Stephenson
Retired Superintendent, Albany Unified School District
Morfea Triggas
Former resident of Carmel Ave
Eldon Arthur Wolf
Former President, Junior Bach Festival, volunteer for Boy and Girl Scouts
Veda L Pernich Wolf
Retired Long time employee of Golden Gate Fields