Walter Balaban

Walter Balaban, a former Glen Spey, NY resident, passed away Sunday, January 18, 2015, at the Twin Cedars Assisted Living Center in Shohola, PA. He was 101.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 22, 2015 with a Liturgy Mass at 10:30 a.m. at St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, 447 High Rd., Glen Spey, NY with Rev. Yaroslav Kostyk officiating. Burial will be held in Holy Spirit Ukrainian Catholic Cemetery, Hamptonburgh, NY.

Memorial contributions can be made to St. Volodymyr’s Ukrainian Catholic Church, P.O. Box 108, Glen Spey, NY 12737.

Joseph J. Meola, Jr.

Joseph J. Meola, Jr. of Roscoe, NY, a heavy equipment operator and a lifelong area resident, died Monday, January 5, 2015 at his home. He was 56.

Memorial contributions can be made to the Roscoe-Rockland Volunteer Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 321, Roscoe, NY 12776 or to the NYS Police PBA, 120 State St., Albany, NY 12207.