MCKOWNVILLE — Betty Jane (née Hunter) Casatelli of McKownville was a homebody who loved her family and always supported their endeavors, according to her daughter, Lorraine Casatelli-Morse.
VOORHEESVILLE — Frederick “Fritz” Raymond John Herzog, a father of five and grandfather of seven, died unexpectedly on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2020. He was 85.
He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1952 to 1956. He retired from the New York State Department of Transportation.
“Suzanne Mary O’Loughlin slipped the surly bonds of Earth and passed away peacefully Tuesday, Feb. 4, at her home after a short illness,” her family wrote in a tribute.
CAMBRIDGE — Jeffrey Allen Herchenroder, a longtime stringed-instrument and orchestra teacher for the Guilderland schools, died unexpectedly on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020.
“He leaves behind a legacy and an enormous hole in the hearts of those who knew him, “ his family wrote in a tribute.
GUILDERLAND — George Thomas “Tom” Miller had a big heart and served as a mentor to many young people, said his wife, Deborah Pardee. He died on Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, while skiing at the Arizona Snowbowl ski resort in Flagstaff. He was 73.
“She could see that details well done are how you make something,” said her husband of almost 35 years, Eric White. “She wasn’t about getting the big applause. She could see success is a function of lots of details well done.”
SHELTON, Conn. — Jean Rowlands O’Neill Hunter, who spent myriad summers at Warners Lake in East Berne and was by many measures a “very impressive woman,” according to her daughter, Deborah O’Neill, died on Saturday, Jan. 25, 2020. She was 92.
Sandra ‘Sandy’ (née Martin) Boyden-O’Neil, a mother who also worked as a school teacher and office manager, enjoyed quiet pastimes like needlework and raising orchids but also liked watching cars race at Watkins Glen.
WESTERLO — Katherine Helen (née Salisbury) Loetterle was a charismatic woman who put her energies into tasks as diverse as feeding her farm family, directing airport travelers, and modeling clothes for senior fashion shows.
