William Joseph Sleasman

June 12, 1929 - May 13, 2013

Rensselaerville-William Joseph Sleasman, 83, entered into Eternal Life Monday, May 13, 2013. Born in Colonie, he was the son of the late William and Catherine Ellrott Sleasman. Bill operated Sleasman’s Farm and Greenhouses on Albany Shaker Road for 45 years. He was a resident of Colonie for 65 years before moving to Rensselaerville in 1995. Bill was an avid deer hunter and also a devoted Saratoga Thoroughbred racing enthusiast. He was a member of the West Albany Rod and Gun Club, a life member of the National Rifle Association, the Albany County Farm Bureau, the New York Thoroughbred Breeders Inc, the Whitetail Deer Association, and A.A.R.P. He was President of Bill’s Hunting Camp in Rensselaerville, NY where in 2004 he harvested the largest deer ever in his over 60 years of hunting. Bill was a lifetime communicant of St. Pius X Church, Loudonville, NY. He was the beloved brother of Betty Jones (late Ronald) of Schenectady, Shirley Pedersen and her husband Alexander of Hadley, NY and the late Lillian Daley; loving uncle of Barbara Bonificio (Albert), Michael Daley (Sharon), Theresa Duval (Richard), Robert Jones (Nancy), Kathleen Buccieri (Robert), Linda Rispoli (Joseph), Nancy Griffeth, Lori Chera (Thomas), Patricia Ziobrowski (Frederic), David Pedersen (Rita), Paul Pedersen (Jennifer), and Carol and Dennis Daley. He is also survived by Joyce and Dick Daley, and many grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins and friends. Funeral services Saturday, May 18, 2013 at 8:15 am from Lasak & Gigliotti Funeral Home, now located at 208 North Allen Street, Albany thence to Blessed Sacrament Church, Albany at 9:00 am where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated. Relatives and friends are invited and may call Friday, May 17, 2013 4:00 to 7:00 pm in the funeral home. Interment Our Lady of Angels Cemetery. To leave a special note for the family, please visit www.LGFuneralHome.com Since Bill was a floriculturist for many years, flowers would be appreciated.