Obituary for Kenneth H. Colville Sr.
COHOES Kenneth H. Colville Sr., 82, of Ziemke Farm Lane died Sunday February 16, 2020 after a long illness at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Albany, he was the son of the late Henry J. and Claire A. Soulier Colville.
Ken had been employed by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles in Albany as an instructor and retired in 1998. He had served as a Sergeant with the Waterford Police Department for a number of years before becoming Public Safety Commissioner and served in that position for several years. Earlier in his career he served with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department. He was a veteran of the US Airforce and served as an Inflight Refueling Specialist. He was a former volunteer with the Waterford Rescue Squad. Ken was an avid golfer who loved to hike and travel.
He is survived by his beloved life companion Gabrielle “Gay” Chalifoux Tarlo and his children, James H. Colville II of Gansevoort, Cynthia A. Horowitz (Thomas), Kenneth H. Colville Jr. of Rensselaer, and Carmen M. Tarlo (Laura) of Cohoes. He was predeceased by a brother Robert F. Colville and is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and his beloved canine companion Miss Charlotte. He is predeceased by other canine companions including, Pepper Johnson, Brutus and Miss Molly Doolittle.
Funeral services will be Tuesday February 25, 2020 at 9:30 am at Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rte.32), Waterford. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rensselaer.
Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday Feb. 24, 2020 from 4-7 pm.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Ave., Menands, NY 12204, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or Habitat for Humanity, 285 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA 30303.
Ken had been employed by the NYS Department of Motor Vehicles in Albany as an instructor and retired in 1998. He had served as a Sergeant with the Waterford Police Department for a number of years before becoming Public Safety Commissioner and served in that position for several years. Earlier in his career he served with the Rensselaer County Sheriff’s Department. He was a veteran of the US Airforce and served as an Inflight Refueling Specialist. He was a former volunteer with the Waterford Rescue Squad. Ken was an avid golfer who loved to hike and travel.
He is survived by his beloved life companion Gabrielle “Gay” Chalifoux Tarlo and his children, James H. Colville II of Gansevoort, Cynthia A. Horowitz (Thomas), Kenneth H. Colville Jr. of Rensselaer, and Carmen M. Tarlo (Laura) of Cohoes. He was predeceased by a brother Robert F. Colville and is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 2 great grandchildren and his beloved canine companion Miss Charlotte. He is predeceased by other canine companions including, Pepper Johnson, Brutus and Miss Molly Doolittle.
Funeral services will be Tuesday February 25, 2020 at 9:30 am at Philip J. Brendese Funeral Home, 133 Broad St. (Rte.32), Waterford. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Rensselaer.
Relatives and friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday Feb. 24, 2020 from 4-7 pm.
Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society, 3 Oakland Ave., Menands, NY 12204, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105, or Habitat for Humanity, 285 Peachtree Center Ave NE, Suite 2700, Atlanta, GA 30303.