NEW SCOTLAND — A man of principle and passion, Peter Henner worked for causes he believed in with the same logic and commitment he used when playing chess. He tackled his legal work as he tackled mountains on climbs with his wife — with a sense of adventure.
BERNE — This community lost a man important to its economy, its communal life, and its history when Paul Frank Giebitz died on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016 as the result of a tractor accident. He was 89.
RENSSELAERVILLE — For Annette Kay Stephenson, treasured memories of childhood centered on the idyllic small town where her grandparents lived — Rensselaerville — and where she considered herself lucky to spend summers, holidays, and two whole school years when fate and family moves made her a happy little resident for what must have
ALTAMONT — Penny Ann Wall, a loving mother who extended her care outside her family, too, died on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at the Community Hospice Inn at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. She was 50.
“She was a very outgoing person, a top-notch person,” said her husband, Kenneth A. Wall Jr.
A former boiler attendant from Plattsburgh, John C. Egan would go on to work in high-ranking positions for both his state and local government, making strides in public service.
GUILDERLAND — Louise Sanderson — widely known as “Ma” — “was one of the most fun-loving people you could be around, but didn’t take any guff from anybody,” said her son, Richard Sanderson.
She died on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016, at the age of 92.
BERNE — William Davis last saw his 90-year-old father, John I. “Jack” Davis, when his father made one last trip from his home in Pennsylvania to the annual July 4 family get-together in East Berne.
His father died on Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at Heritage Valley Hospital in Beaver, Pennsylvania.
ALBANY — Alma R. Cole died on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2016. surrounded by a family she and her husband, Donald “Bob” Cole, Jr., had raised with both hard work and love. She was 56.
KNOX — Esther Jane Lane was drawn to medicine, working as a hospital transcriptionist until the age of 82. Growing up in the Depression, she was frugal and modest, caring for her family and others.
She died peacefully at home on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016. She was 89.
VOORHEESVILLE — Ethel Smith, long-time resident of Voorheesville, was a quiet woman of strong passions.
“She gave of herself — she gave with family, she gave to the church, she gave to community organizations,” said her daughter, Susan J. Smith. “No matter what she did, she was dedicated.”
