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obituaries Corinne J. Mulligan
GRANVILLE — Corinne J. Mulligan, 61, of The Orchard Nursing Home in Granville, died peacefully in her sleep on December 27. Born on November 27, 1952 in Oneonta, she was the daughter of the late Isaac Shaylor and Betty Shaylor Benge. Mrs. Mulligan worked for many years as a teacher at the Saratoga Christian Academy until her retirement in 1991. In her leisure, Corinne enjoyed needle point, teaching people needle point and various other crafts. She was a member of the Truthville Baptist Church in Granville. She is predeceased by her husband Douglas Mulligan, whom
she married on July 3, 1971. He passed away on February 26, 2004. Mrs. Mulligan is also predeceased by her three brothers, Richard, Isaac and Robert Shaylor and a sister Felta Bills. Survivors include two sons: Michael and his wife Tammie Mulligan of Wilton, and Daniel Mulligan and his wife Jessica of Saratoga Springs; a daughter Kelli Lampron of Victory Mills, NY; a brother Gene Shaylor; and a sister Debbie Shaylor. She is also survived by nine grandchildren: Kiersten, Samantha, Morganne, Rileigh, Padraic, Ashley, Danny, Lonna and Nathan; as well as a special friend and her roommate at The Orchard, Joyce Rist.
Marie Bardino Corsale
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Marie Bardino Corsale, 89, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 3 at Saratoga Hospital. A lifelong resident of Saratoga Springs, she was born on July 12, 1924. She was the daughter of the late Charles J. Bardino, Sr. and Antoinette Arpey Bardino. Marie graduated from Saratoga Springs High School, Class of 1942, and for several years worked as an accountant for Bardino Gas and Oil Company in Saratoga Springs. She married Francis E. Corsale at the Church of St. Peter on May 4, 1947. He died on January 1, 1982. She was a
communicant of the Church of St. Peter. In later years she also attended St. Clement’s Church. She and her husband were the proprietors of the St. Charles Motel and the St. Francis Motel. For many years she and her husband wintered in Miami, Florida. Following his death she resided with her mother in Ft. Lauderdale during the winter months. She was also predeceased by her sister, Teresa Bardino Nardelli. Marie was very devoted to her family and will be missed by her surviving brother, Charles J. Bardino, Jr.; two nieces, Marisa Nardelli and Majella Bardino Eastman; two nephews, Charles J. Bardino III and John J. Bardino. She is also survived by three grandnieces and three grandnephews, an aunt, an uncle, and several cousins and in-laws. The family wishes to express its gratitude for the care she received from the medical and nursing staff of 2D Saratoga Hospital.
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Week of January 10 – January 16, 2014
Charles H. Peterson
SARATOGA SPRINGS — Charles H. Peterson, 81, of High Rock Avenue in Saratoga Springs, died peacefully at Saratoga Hospital on January 2. Born on July 27, 1932 in Chicago, he was the son of the late Harold Peterson and Ann Ruth Eliasson Peterson. After graduating high school, Charles enlisted in the U.S. Army in December of 1952 and was active until 1954. He then continued in the U.S. Army Reserve until December of 1960. Upon his discharge from the Army, Mr. Peterson and his wife Marilyn moved back to the Chicago area and he was employed by Automatic Electric as a telephone engineer. They transferred with the company from Chicago to the Albany area in 1962
and moved to Saratoga Springs in 1967. Mr. Peterson started and worked at Saratoga Trophy and Engraving for several years until he sold the business. He also served as the past president of the Saratoga Springs Rotary Club. In his leisure, he was an avid reader and loved his politics. Charles enjoyed playing golf at the various courses in the area and when his boys were young, he was very active in the Saratoga Little League. Mr. Peterson is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marilyn Peterson of Saratoga Springs; three sons: Gary Peterson and his wife Cecilia of Colchester, Connecticut, Tom Peterson and his wife Marcia of Phoenix, Maryland, and Dan Peterson and his wife Julie of Saratoga Springs; a daughter: Laurie Braim and her husband Tim of Saratoga Springs; a brother, Richard Peterson, and a sister, Anna Marie Garrett, both of Florida; and 12 grandchildren: Katie(Matt), Andrew, Erik, Hannah, Christian, Adam (Kat), Nathan, Jack, Steven, Caroline, Austin and Joshua.
David W. Keiper
SARATOGA SPRINGS — David W. Keiper, 75, passed away Tuesday, December 31 at Saratoga Hospital. Dave was born in Brooklyn on March 4, 1938 to parents Richard and Velma (Wood) Keiper. He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High school and started his career as a union sheet metal worker in New York City. He married Anne Flanagan in 1959 and started his family while pursuing a college education in night school, obtaining his engineering degree from Brooklyn’s Pratt Institute. Dave served as Deputy Commissioner of Highways for the city of New York from 1970 to 1974. His career then took him to the state capitol where he worked as Director of Operations for the New York State Assembly in Albany until 1982. Dave then served as NYS Commissioner of Bill Drafting in the capitol Building, Albany, until his retirement in 2001. He was very involved in Brooklyn politics in the 1960s and ’70s and quickly developed a talent for managing campaigns. His work expanded to city and statewide elections. He was instrumental in the successful
elections of John Lindsay for NYC Mayor in 1965 and 1969, Hugh Carey for Governor in 1974 and then Mario Cuomo for Governor 1982 and 1986. Dave continued his involvement in New York state politics, managing campaigns for State Senators and Assemblymen all over the state throughout the 1980s. He moved to Saratoga Springs in 1976 and then lived in Wilton from 1978 until 1989, where he served on the Wilton Town Planning board. After his retirement, Dave moved to the North fork of Long Island wine country, where he enjoyed the company of many old friends. He then returned to Saratoga in 2012 to be closer to his family. Dave lived his life to the fullest and had many strong interests and passions, among them his love of great food and fine wines. He was an accomplished cook, creating amazing dishes for his family. Dave was a true patron of the arts, his love of classical music, opera and fine art influenced him throughout his life and travels. He also loved history and travel, seeing many parts of the world numerous times including virtually all of Western Europe and the U.K., Sicily, Yugoslavia, Greece, Turkey, the Mediterranean, Australia, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Thailand and many more. His favorite destination was Paris and the wine country of France. He is survived by his children: Melissa Keiper of Brooklyn, Elizabeth (Doug) Keiper of Brooklyn and Stephen (Sue) Keiper of Wilton; his beloved grandchildren: Nathan Keiper and Nicholas Keiper of Wilton and Lauren Keiper of Brooklyn. He is also survived by his sisters; Suzanne (Martin) Sanders of Campbell Hall and Mary (Dan) Ryan of Chester, as well as his nieces and nephews. The family would like to give special thanks to Dave’s caregiver and friend Gloria Rodeheaver, with whom he developed a remarkable, close bond.