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obituaries John R. Jermano, 77,passed away peacefully onFriday, December 19 atAlbany Medical Center aftera long illness. He was aresident of Niskayuna, NY.

John was born onJune 19, 1937 in Ogdensburg,NY, the son of the late cityengineer Ross R. and Millie(Evans) Jermano. He is a 1955graduate of Ogdensburg FreeAcademy and a 1959graduate of the CatholicUniversity of America inWashington, D.C., where heearned a bachelor’s degree incivil engineering. As alicensed professionalengineer and licensed landsurveyor, he was NYS DOTresident engineer in WayneCounty, NY; and then CountyEngineer of Onondaga EastResidency; and regionalhighway maintenanceengineer of Region 8. Prior toretiring from the State of NewYork as Director of Canalsand the NYS CanalCorporation in 1995, hereceived the AASHTOPresident’s Medal Award in1992 and the NYS CanalConference Spirit of the CanalAward in 1996. Followingretirement from the state, hewas director of qualitymanagement and engineeringwith Leberge Engineering andConsulting Group, LTD from1996 to 2002.

He was a member ofthe Albany Society ofEngineers, American Councilof Engineering Companies ofNY, NYS Association ofTransportation Engineers,and served on the board ofdirectors of the State Councilon Waterways and CanalSociety of NYS. He wasbridge member of the LakeGeorge Power Squadron andthe Mohawks-HudsonCouncil of Yacht Clubs. Hewas the rear commodore andhistorian of the SchenectadyYacht Club, where he was theproud owner of the Capricepilgrim trawler. The Capricewas a wonderful tug with awonderful skipper.

He was the formerDirector of NYS Canals whowas loved and admired bycanallers far and wide. Johnoversaw the early days of there-birth of New York’s canals,and continued to be a friendand advocate of the state’swaterways. John is a formerwinner of the WaterfordTugboat Roundup CanalLifetime Achievement Award,along with many othersignificant awards andrecognitions.

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He was an avid fanof the Syracuse UniversityOrange basketball team, anavid music lover and a terrificpiano player, but mostimportantly, he made the bestmeatballs and sauce from theold Jermano family recipe.

John was loved byhis wife, family, and variouspets; known by all to be acaring, compassionate manand a great husband, father,grandfather, brother, uncle,and friend to all.

John was a long timecommunicant of St. John theEvangelist Roman CatholicChurch and most recentlyattended St. Kateri TekawithaCatholic Parish inSchenectady, NY with hisdaughter Sarah.

He waspredeceased by his parents,his beloved wife and highschool sweetheart MarthaJean (Guerin) Jermano, hissiblings Ross F. Jermano,Rosemary A. Neal, and asister-in-law, Janet L.Jermano.

Survivors includehis loving children, Catherine(Bill) Olohan of Iselin, NJ,John A. Jermano of SanFrancisco, CA and SarahJermano of Niskayuna, NY;adoring grandchildren,Caitlin Olohan, MichaelOlohan, and ChristopherOwen; siblings Daniel V.Jermano of Bonita Springs,FL, and F. Thomas (Idona)Jermano or Tupper Lake; twosister-in-laws, Lea Jermano ofSpring, TX and MaryMargaret (Guerin) Ein ofNorth Syracuse, NY. He isalso survived by manynieces, nephews, cousins,and wonderful friends.

A Mass of ChristianBurial was celebrated onTuesday, December 23 at 9a.m. At St. Kateri TekawithaParish, Rosa Road campus,with the Reverend RobertLongabucco officiating.Interment was in the MostHoly Redeemer Cemetery,Niskayuna.

Arrangements wereprovided by the JonesFuneral Home, Schenectady.

Jonathan Dale Huntley,46, of Edgewater, Florida, diedWednesday, December 31,2014 at his residence.

Born in Toms River, NewJersey, to Lawrence andDarleen LaPelle Huntley,Jonathan moved toEdgewater 8 years ago fromUtica, New York. A carpenterand cabinet maker, Jonathanhad a love for music; heenjoyed boating, dominoes,cabinetry work and lovedanimals.

Survivors include ason, Tyler Huntley of Colton,New York; a daughter,Ashley Smith and herhusband Javar of San Diego,California; “adopted” sonNick Lyons of Utica; hismother, Darleen Gauvin andher husband Nelson ofEdgewater; two brothers,

Jonathan Huntley, 46Keith Huntley and his fiancéeLaura of Clifton Park, andJerry Huntley and his wifeLinda of McKinney, Texas;three sisters, Cheryl Dohertyand her husband Kevin ofCadyville, Lynn Siebert andher husband Brett ofNiskayuna, and Darcie Reedof Rensselaer; 12 nieces andnephews; nine great-niecesand great-nephews, andseveral special aunts anduncles.

Services will be held inNew York at a later date.

Memorial donationsmay be made in Mr. Huntley’sname to ASPCA, P.O. Box96929, Washington, DC20090-6929.

Condolences may bemade online atwww.settlewilderfuneralhome.com.

Robert (Bobby)Timmons, 87, of Tupper Lakepassed away Sunday,January 4th at Mercy LivingCenter where he had recentlyresided.

Born August 7, 1927 in

Tupper Lake, he was the sonof James Edward and Rene(Coutu) Timmons.

Bobby graduated fromHoly Ghost Academy in 1945and was a veteran of the U.S.Army. He was employed bythe Altamont Milk Companyfor many years. In 1967 hewent on to work at SunmountDDSO, retiring in 1983 after19 years of service.

Bobby enjoyed playinggolf with his many friends, inparticular Bucky Kentile andhis late cousin DanielSavage. Bobby led a quiet,peaceful life and had atremendous amount offaith. He enjoyed familygatherings and lovedwatching golf and baseballon TV as it became more

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difficult for him to get out andattend such events.

Bobby leaves behindmany cousins includingGerald Savage, JamesSavage, Richard Wilson,Monzie Hutchins and PhyllisSpies.

Calling hours and aMass of Christian Burial wereheld on Tuesday, January 6that St. Alphonsus Church.

Online condolencesmay be madeat www.stuartfortunekeoughfuneralhome.com.

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