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Natasha Decker
COLONIE - Mrs. Natasha Decker, 71, of Debbie Court, died Monday at Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter's Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Manhattan, Mrs. Decker was a graduate of the State University of New York at Plattsburgh with a bachelor's of science degree and also SUNY New Paltz with a master's degree in education. She also attended The College of Saint Rose.
Mrs. Decker taught home economics at a junior and senior high school in Ellenville and in Bricktown, N.J., and more recently at the South Colonie School District, retiring in 1989 with a total of 29 years of service.
She was a member of St. Michael's Chapel in Glenmont.
Mrs. Decker was the widow of Frank Decker.
Survivors include two daughters, Holly Oropallo and Theresa Lewinski, both of Colonie; two sons, Michael Decker of Ballston Spa and Stephan Decker of Newburgh; her mother, Mary Andreyko of Colonie; six grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
The service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael's Chapel, Glenmont. Calling hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the New Comer-Cannon Family Funeral Home, 343 New Karner Road.
Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Glenmont.
Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Albany, 445 New Karner Road, Albany, NY 12205.
`Cappy' Caprara
ATLANTA - Angelo "Cappy" Caprara, 77, formerly of the Capital Region, died Sunday in Atlanta.
Mr. Caprara was originally from Supino, Italy.
He was a graduate of Georgia Tech and a Navy veteran of World War II, serving as an officer.
Survivors include his wife, Nell Suttles; two daughters, Linda Gabby of Milwaukee, Wis., and Nancy Malay of Alpharetta, Ga.; two sons, David Caprara of Fredericksburg, Va., and Gary Caprara of Dahlmega, Ga.; a sister, Anna Johnson of Schenectady; and nine grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 this morning at St. Jude Catholic Church. Arrangements are by Sandy Springs Chapel Funeral Directors.
Anna Gysel
SYRACUSE - Mrs. Anna M. Gysel, 96, formerly of Schenectady, died Sunday at St. Joseph's Hospital.
Born in Schenectady, Mrs. Gysel was a longtime Syracuse resident.
She was a secretary for Jacobsen Oriental Rugs for many years, retiring in 1989.
Mrs. Gysel was a former communicant of St. Anthony's Church and a member of its Altar Rosary Society.
Her husband, Oliver L. Gysel, died in 1963.
Survivors include a son, James C. Gysel of Syracuse; and two sisters, Mildred DiCamillo of Batavia and Theresa Neal of Albany.
A service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph the Worker Roman Catholic Church, 1001 Tulip St., Liverpool.
A calling hour will precede the service at the church.
Burial will be in Holy Sepulcher Cemetery, Rochester, at a later date.
Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 6725 Lyons St., P.O. Box 7, East Syracuse, NY 13057.
Arrangements are by the Keegan-Osbelt-Knight Funeral Home.
Betty Saltzburg
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Betty Koenig Saltzburg, 76, formerly of Fifth Avenue, died Sunday at Nathan Littauer Nursing Home.
Born in Troy, Mrs. Saltzburg lived in Gloversville most of her life.
She was a graduate of Gloversville High School and the Mildred Elley Secretarial School, Albany.
For many years, Mrs. Saltzburg was a secretary for the former Goodheim Glove Co.
She was a member of Knesseth Israel Synagogue and a lifetime member of Hadassah.
Mrs. Saltzburg was a member of the Jewish Community Center.
She was widowed by her husband of more than 50 years, Daniel Saltzburg.
Survivors include a brother, Jules Koenig of Gloversville.
A service will be held at 11 this morning at Knesseth Israel Synagogue.
Burial will take place in Knesseth Israel Cemetery, Gloversville.
Arrangements are by the Hollenbeck Funeral Home.
Charlotte Peck
GLOVERSVILLE - Mrs. Charlotte Dean Peck, 91, of East State Street, died Monday at Nathan Littauer Hospital after a short illness.
Born in Amsterdam, Mrs. Peck lived at Peck's Lake from 1935 to 1994 and also in Utica for five years. She resided at the Getman Home in Gloversville for the past year. Mrs. Peck was a 1926 graduate of Amsterdam High School and a 1929 graduate of Cobleskill State College.
Mrs. Peck was taught at the former Switzer Hill School in Fonda from 1929 to 1931. She was later a substitute teacher at Fulton County rural schools and also taught one year at the former Peck's Park School. Mrs. Peck was chairwoman of the board of directors of Peck's Lake Enterprises, a position she held for the past 12 years.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and served on the church's administrative board. She was former committee member of the Gloversville Council of Churches and of the Troy United Methodist Conference.
Mrs. Peck was a Glove Cities Welcome Wagon hostess from 1954 to 1962 and vice president of the Fulton County Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association when it merged with other counties to form the American Lung Association of Mid New York. Subsequently, she became a member the new association's steering committee.
She was a former member of the Gloversville YWCA building and maintenance committee and the Nathan Littauer Hospital Auxiliary. She held offices in the St. Monica Chapter Order of the Eastern Star and the Cayadutta Chapter OES. She was state grand chaplain of the OES in 1952. She held offices in the Cayadutta Chapter, Order of the Amaranth.
Her husband, Charles W. Peck, whom she married July 31, 1931, died in 1984.
Survivors include two sons, C. Wellington Peck and Lawrence D. Peck, both of Peck's Lake; a sister, Ruth Silk of Agawam, Mass.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
The services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St. Calling hours will be from 4 this afternoon until 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice, 73 N. Main St., Gloversville, NY 12078.
Elaine Muir
AMSTERDAM - Miss Elaine Muir, 54, of Grant Avenue, died Sunday at St. Mary's Hospital.
Born in Springfield, Mass., Miss Muir was a graduate of Duanesburg High School.
She was a bus monitor at Liberty Enterprises and also worked in its housekeeping department.
Miss Muir was a member of Perth Bible Church.
Survivors include a brother, Robert Muir of Schenectady; and a sister, Margaret Muir of Amsterdam.
The service will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Riley Mortuary, 110 Division St. Calling hours will be from 4 this afternoon until 7 tonight at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Plymouth, N.H.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Liberty Foundation, P.O. Box 515, Amsterdam, NY 12010.
Francis M. Van Namee
JOHNSTOWN - Francis M. Van Namee, 86, of Route 67, died Friday at Nathan Littauer Hospital in Gloversville after a short illness.
Born in Lowville, Lewis County, Mr. Van Namee was a 1933 graduate of Lowville Academy and Central School.
He was a senior engineer with GTE & Contel from 1934 until his retirement in 1980 with 46 years of service.
Mr. Van Namee was a member of the Johnstown Moose Lodge and was a former member of the Lowville Fire Department until moving to Johnstown in 1938.
He was of the Catholic faith.
His wife, Hazel Coolman Van Namee, whom he married Feb. 8, 1941, died in 1998.
Survivors include a daughter, Karen E. Bolivar of Rochester; a son, William F. Van Namee of Johnstown; three grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 this morning at St. Patrick's Church, Glebe Street.
Spring burial will be in Lowville Rural Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Johnstown Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 523, Johnstown, NY 12095.
Arrangements are by the A.G. Cole Funeral Home.
Helen Miller
LATHAM - Mrs. Helen Tallmadge Miller, 83, of Jeanne Jugan Lane, died at home Monday.
Born and educated in Albany, Mrs. Miller had lived in Latham since 1989 and had also lived in Altamont and Lake Wales, Fla. She had previously lived in Westmere for 33 years.
She was a graduate of St. Joseph's Academy, Albany, and St. Peter's Hospital School of Nursing. She worked as a registered nurse at St. Peter's Hospital and Little Sisters of the Poor Home in Albany.
Mrs. Miller was a former communicant of St. Lucy's Church in Altamont, Holy Spirit Church in Lake Wales, Christ the King Church in Westmere and St. Margaret Mary Church in Albany, where she was a member of the Altar-Rosary Society.
Survivors include three daughters, Sister Maria Goretti (Elizabeth), L.S.P., of Baltimore, Md., Sister Anastasia (Margaret), L.S.P., of Montreal, Canada, and Theresa Tessarzik of Altamont; six sons, John G. Miller of Clifton Park, Thomas H. Miller of Schenectady, Joseph R. and Robert W. Miller, both of Altamont, Edward J. Miller of East Greenbush and Michael P. Miller of Wynantskill; 15 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Our Lady of Hope Chapel, 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane.
Calling hours will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Our Lady of Hope Residence.
Burial will be in St. Agnes Cemetery, Menands.
Contributions may be made to Little Sisters of the Poor, 1 Jeanne Jugan Lane, Latham, NY 12110. Arrangements are by the Dufresne & Cavanaugh Funeral Home.
Ira J. Mayes
BOSTON - Ira J. Mayes, 81, died Saturday at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after a short illness.
Born in Philadelphia, Pa., Mr. Mayes was raised in Schenectady. He moved to Cambridge, Mass., in the mid-1940s.
He was a Navy veteran of World War II, serving aboard the Nicholas and participating in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He also served during the Korean War.
Mr. Mayes was a carpenter at the Perini Construction Co., retiring in 1985.
He was a retired member of Carpenters Union Local 40.
Mr. Mayes was the widower of T. Doris Delaney Mayes.
Survivors include two sons, Dan and Ira J. Mayes Jr., both of Everett, Mass.; two daughters, Lea Mayes and Sue Arbogast, both of Everett, Mass.; a brother, George "Mickey" Mayes of New York; and a sister, Edna Dawson of New York.
A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Church, 2254 Massachusetts Ave., N. Cambridge.
Calling hours will be from 4 to 8 tonight at the John H. Sawyer Funeral Home, 329 Bunker Hill St., Charlestown, Mass.
Burial will follow the Mass in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.
