Robert P. Burton

Robert P. Burton

Robert “Bob” P. Burton, formerly of Altamont and Guilderland Center, was an entrepreneur who ran Burton’s Dairy and was a lifetime member of the Guilderland Center Fire Department.

He died on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, after a long illness. He was 82.

Patricia Avril Moreland Blakeborough Ewald

Patricia Avril Moreland Blakeborough Ewald, known as Trish, was a nurse and Air Force captain who devoted her life to nurturing others.

She was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on April 21, 1944 and died on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025, at the Livingston Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Livingston, New York. She was 81.

Mary M. Miller

NORTH BETHLEHEM — Mary M. Miller, an encouraging special-education teacher and devoted community member, valued family above all else.

On Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, she “went home to be with the Lord,” her family wrote in a tribute. She was 95.

Ashley Heacock

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Ashley “Lee” Heacock, a logistics engineer, had unconditional love for his friends and family and a constant willingness to help others.

Formerly of Altamont, he died on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, after a brief but remarkably fought battle. He was 74.

Donna Jean Tork

Donna Jean Tork died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025, at the home of her niece Donna-Jean Feathers, surrounded by her family in Parrish, Florida after a short illness. She was 80.

Born in Warrensburg, Missouri on Feb. 15, 1945. She grew up in South Berne, graduating from Berne-Knox-Westerlo Central School District in 1963.

George B. Coffey

DELMAR — George B. Coffey, a man of faith and service, died peacefully on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at Shaker Place in Colonie with his family at his side. He was 105.

Carol Ruth Guilz

ALTAMONT — Carol Ruth (née Bradt) Guilz, who married her high school sweetheart and was a generous friend, died peacefully at home with her family on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025.

She was the daughter of the late Edwin and Dorothy (née Mattice) Bradt, formerly of Altamont.

Theodore Mark Klarsfeld

ALBANY — Ted Klarsfeld, who ran the family business, had a zest for life and found the greatest joy in his daughter.

He died peacefully surrounded by family on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, at Ellis Hospital. He was 71.

Mary Anne Ross

Mary Anne Ross, a long-time Guilderland math teacher and her family’s matriarch, died peacefully on Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. She was 77.

She was the beloved wife of the late Victor G. Ross and cherished partner of Mark Bremser. 

Gary Spencer

ALTAMONT — Gary Spencer was a man of few words but the words he spoke or wrote mattered. He chose them carefully. He read widely, collecting first editions of books he loved even when he could ill afford them.

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