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http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/timesunion-albany/obituary.aspx?n=thomas-f-mcgrath&pid=682815
WYNANTSKILL Thomas F. McGrath Sr., 73, died peacefully at home on Saturday, December 28, 2002 in the arms of his loving wife, surrounded by his family. God saw Tom was getting tired, and a cure was not to be, so He put His arms around him and whispered, Come home with me. Born in Troy on June 2, 1929, he was son of the late William and Lillian Joy McGrath. Tom was educated at LaSalle Institute. He was employed by the D&H Railroad, Borden Company and Norton Company in Watervliet. He retired in 1990. Tom was a member of the Papermakers Union Local 17 and was a union representative. He was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church in Troy. Tom is survived by his loving wife of over 55 years, Beverly Pat Page McGrath; two children, Patricia P. Snyder and husband Mark and Thomas F. McGrath Jr. and wife Robin, all of Wynantskill; special family friend, Joseph Paglia of Wynantskill; eight grandchildren, Beverly P. Wojtaszek, Tonya P. McIntyre, Mark E. and Tom G. Snyder, Tom F. McGrath III, Chay P. and Melody C. McGrath and Richard Mainville; seven great-grandchildren, Marissa and Morgan McIntyre, Craig and Alexandra Wojtaszek, Marli, Griffin and Hailey Snyder; several nieces, nephews and cousins. Funeral Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. from the Parker Bros. Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet and at 9:30 a.m. from Sacred Heart Church, Troy, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be offered. Burial will follow in St. Marys Cemetery, Troy. Relatives and friends may call at the Parker Bros. Memorial on Monday from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions to Community Hospice of Rensselaer County, 295 Valley View Blvd., Rensselaer, NY 12144, will be appreciated. The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses of St. Marys Hospital and Community Hospice of Rensselaer County for their wonderful care.
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FYI - you can search the US federal census and get free images thru 1940 - but note 1890 was 99.9% destroyed by fire. - at:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1®ion=UNITED_STATES
Some state censuses are online there too,sometimes with images.
NY 1925 is online, but it's not very useful - you really need Ancestry there to get the h/h and the image.
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