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Beryl E. Naginey

ALTAMONT — Beryl E. Naginey, also known as “Murph,” a woman with many interests who was dedicated to her community, died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 23, 2015, after a 19-year struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was 89.

Mojmir Frinta

ALTAMONT — Mojmir Frinta wrote this memoir before his death on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015.

Marie D. Hallenbeck

VOORHEESVILLE — Marie D. Hallenbeck, a woman whose smile lit up a room, died at her home on Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, with her family around her. She was 61.

Ellen P. Abbruzzese

ALTAMONT — Ellen P. Abbruzzese, a founder of the Altamont Orchards, died on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015. She was 92.

Patricia A. Porter

MIDDLEBURGH — Patricia A. Porter of Middleburgh, an environmentalist who liked to travel and loved her grandchildren, died peacefully with her loving family by her side at Albany Medical Center on Jan. 21, 2015. She was 62.

Howard D. Salsburg Jr.

Howard D. Salsburg Jr. of Schenectady, a loving husband and father, died on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2015, at the Hospice of the Upstate Rainey House in Anderson, South Carolina after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and lung disease. He was 80.

Frederick Roger Crounse

ALTAMONT — Frederick Roger Crounse died on Friday, Jan. 16, 2015, in the Brandle Road farmhouse where he was raised, the home he loved where generations of his family had lived — a rich history which he reveled in and preserved. He was 68.

Mary Ann Hendrickson

CLARKSVILLE — Mary Ann Hendrickson, a woman devoted to her family and her community, was both a fighter and a giver. She died on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. She was 74.

Marilyn C. Nevins

WESTERLO — Strong willed in whatever she did, Marilyn C. Nevins was thankful for her life and resolute in her faith.

She died on her birthday, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, in the home of her loving son John. She was 83.

Joseph Michael Colligan

Joseph Michael Colligan, a United States Air Force veteran and restaurant manager, died peacefully, at his home, on Monday, Dec. 12, 2014. He was 50.

Mr. Colligan was born on Nov. 2, 1964, in Goshen, to the late Joseph and Margaret (née Cunningham) Colligan.

Clifton J. Dutton

WESTERLO — Clifton J. Dutton always spoke his mind. A truck driver, he volunteered as a firefighter for half a century and, his son said, was a strict but fair father.

“My father taught me that honest is the best way,” said Eric Dutton, “so I come right out, and people know where I’m shooting from. That’s what he did.”

Edith Fancher Ormsbee

MEDUSA — Edith Fancher Ormsbee, a wife and mother who lived in Medusa for more than half of a century, died on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015 at Cobleskill Regional Hospital. She was 70.

Adel R. Agnew

KNOX — Adel R. Agnew, who, with her husband, raised six children on their Craven Road dairy farm, died peacefully on Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Our Lady of Mercy Life Center. She was 94.