Service: Robert B. Traina

Family and friends are invited to the graveside service for Robert B. Traina — who was born in Queens, New York on April 13, 1945 and died on Dec. 5, 2022 — at the Knox Cemetery in Knox on May 6 at 11 a.m., followed by a reception.

More Obituaries

  • Gordon Lennox Pinney, a Korean War veteran, was the lead bus mechanic for the Voorheesville schools, and was chief of the New Salem Volunteer Fire Department.

    Formerly of Voorheesville, he died on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Newtown, Pennsylvania. He was 92.

  • ALTAMONT — Vaughan M. (née Fredendall) Simons, a mother who loved local history, died on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Shaker Place Rehabilitation & Nursing Center in Colonie. She was 96.

  • SHUSHAN, N.Y. — James S. Ambrose, a Vietnam War veteran who had a lifelong love of learning and problem-solving, found his greatest joy in serving as a support to his family. 

    He died on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, at Saratoga Hospital. He was 80.

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