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

  • HILLTOWNS — Bruce James Larsen died on Monday, March 9, peacefully at home, surrounded by family after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Born on Aug. 7, 1949, he was 76.

    “Bruce was, in every sense of the phrase, one of the last real men,” his family wrote in a tribute. 

  • VOORHEESVILLE — John F. Smith, who had a deep interest in music, radio, communications, and technology, died after a sudden illness on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was 77.

  • Joann L. (née Kiefer) Marnell, of Exeter Township in Pennsylvania, was raised in the Helderberg Hilltowns. Her main focus was caring for her children until her greatest joy arrived — her two grandsons.

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