Services for Beth and Sylvester Schiltz

ALTAMONT — Beth and Sylvester Schiltz, a loving couple, both died in March.

Their family will be holding services on Saturday, June 10, at the Altamont Reformed Church, at 129 Lincoln Ave., at 10 a.m. followed by inurnment in Fairview Cemetery.

More Obituaries

  • SCHENECTADY — Julie Lynn Pierce, a devoted homemaker who shared a passion for motorcycles with her husband, “entered into eternal peace on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at her home, surrounded by the love and care of her family after a long battle with ALS,” her family wrote in a tribute. She was 66.

  • ALTAMONT — Jean Thatcher, who worked at the Army Depot after World War II, was an accomplished artist and crafter.

    She died peacefully in her Furbeck Road home on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2024 of congestive heart failure. She was 94.

  • BERNE — Karen L. Polukort, an athlete who explored the world through hiking, biking, and skiing, died peacefully in Schenectady on Monday, April 28, 2025. She was 74.

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