Roy Erling Esiason, 81, avid conservationist, environmentalist, and humanitarian, passed away Friday, May 22, 2009, at his home in North Greenbush, NY. Born August 20, 1927 in Queens, NY to the late Ingrid (Gulbrandson) and Fritz Henning Esiason, Roy spent his youth in Philadelphia, PA and was a veteran of World War II, serving in [...]
William A. Galloway
William Almon Galloway, age 93, of Granville passed away at his home on Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009 following a short illness. Almon was born on October 31, 1915 in Granville, the son of the late William and Eva (DeKalb) Galloway. He was a graduate of Whitehall High School. He retired from the New York [...]
Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick H. Huntington
Command Sgt. Maj. Patrick H. Huntington, 89, of Putnam, formerly of Clemons Center, passed away on Feb. 20, 2009 following a long illness at the home of his niece, Patricia Wilson on Notch Hill Lane. Born on Oct. 18, 1919 in Glens Falls, he was the son of the late Dr. Patrick H. Sr., and [...]
Alan C. Clark, 90
Alan C. Clark, 90 of Whitehall passed away on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, his 90th birthday, at Ft. Hudson Nursing Home, Ft. Edward, NY Born, Dec. 2, 1918, in Whitehall, he was the son of the late Jacob L. and Addie V. Clark. Alan graduated from Whitehall High School in 1936. During World War [...]
An ‘ordinary, extraordinary’ man
Student. Soldier. Businessman. Husband. Father.These are just some of the roles that Henry Vanderminden III, or Hank to his friends, Papa to his family, filled in his more than eight decades on this earth.
Frank E. Dudla
Frank E. Dudla of Granville passed away peacefully Saturday morning, Oct. 11, 2008, at Glens Falls Hospital, to join his wife and soul mate Mavis. He was 87. He was born Dec. 9, 1920, in Bridgeport, Conn., the son of Frank J. and Teresa (Ponda) Dudla. Frank, a graduate of Granville High School, was the [...]
Renato Holguin, 91
Wells, VT – Renato Holguin, age 91, passed away on September 26, 2008 at his daughter’s home in Nashville, Tennessee. Renato was born July 17, 1917 in Lima, Peru the son of Victor and Ines (Riveria) Holguin. He served during World War II in the US Army Air Corps as a Staff Sergeant. Renato was [...]
Mary Finch Williams, 96
Mary Finch Williams, 96, died Monday, September 22, 2008 at Our Lady of Peace Nursing Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Mary was born June 9, 1912 in Albany, New York but her roots in Granville are many and deep. She was the daughter of Roy G. Finch, son of George N. and Helen Hunt Finch, proprietors [...]
Marjorie M. Kilpatrick, 87
Manchester, CT / Granville, NY – Marjorie M. Kilpatrick passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2008 at the home of her son, Brian Kilpatrick. Marjorie was born on July 15, 1921 in Manchester, CT the daughter of Stephen and Sarah (Sinclair) McAdam. Marjorie graduated from Manchester High School, in Manchester CT as co-salutatorian of her [...]






VPR commentator entertains at Slate Valley Museum
By Jaime Thomas About 75 people gathered at the Slate Valley Museum Thursday evening to listen to Vermont Public Radio [...]