Celebration of Life for Patricia Brennan Spohr

A Celebration of Life ceremony for Patricia Brennan Spohr, a Guilderland teacher and Altamont library leader who died on July 4, 2024, will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 3, in the community room of the Altamont Village Hall, located at 115 Main St. in Altamont.

More Obituaries

  • ALTAMONT — Paulette A. Payne, a mother and a grandmother, died peacefully in her Altamont home on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.

    She was the daughter of the late Giles Sr. and Hazel Swint and the beloved wife of Michael Payne with whom she shared 45 years of marriage. 

  • Christopher G. Goutos, DDS

    GUILDERLAND — Christopher G. Goutos, DDS, a trusted Guilderland dentist and devoted father, “peacefully entered into eternal life on April 2, 2025,” his family wrote in a tribute. He was 93. 

  • Ann Cesira Lapolla Moynihan, founder of the Capital Region computer consulting firm Documentation Strategies, died on Saturday, April 5, 2025, after a brief illness. She was 78.

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