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Anna Marie Seiz

Born at home in Glendale, New York on May 24, 1929, Anna Marie (née Wiegmann) Seiz “passed into Eternal Life on April 4, Easter Sunday, 2021,” her family said. She was 91.

Kevin Patrick Kavanaugh

Kevin Patrick Kavanaugh

VOORHEESVILLE — Kevin Patrick Kavanaugh was an Air Force veteran and electrician who loved his family and the outdoors. He died on Monday, March 21, 2022, unexpectedly during the night in his Voorheesville home. He was 67.

He was born to the late Thomas and Kathleen Kavanaugh on July 26, 1954.

Martha Warner Whitney

Martha Warner Whitney had “no moss growing under her feet,” said her daughter. Always active, she helped others as a nurse and school psychologist and worked to improve Guilderland Center where she’d lived.

She died peacefully on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021, at the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Center in Albany. She was 91.

Frank D. Coon

Frank D. Coon was known for his strong work ethic and equally strong love of his family.

“He was an excellent husband. Everybody wanted him,” said Verlane Coon, his wife of 63 years. “He was a worker. He didn’t have hobbies. He didn’t go fishing. He worked.”

Mr. Coon died on Thursday, March 3, 2022. He was 80.

Robert G. ‘Bob’ Prentiss

VOORHEESVILLE — Robert G. “Bob” Prentiss, a former New York State Assemblyman, died peacefully at his home on Friday, March 18, 2022, after a three-year battle with Alzheimer’s. He was five days short of his 86th birthday.

Gerald ‘Gerry’ T. Nopper Sr.

Gerald ‘Gerry’ T. Nopper Sr.

ALTAMONT — Gerald “Gerry” Thomas Nopper Sr., a proud firefighter and a man of great faith, died peacefully Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida. He was 81.

“He took a lot of pride in serving his community, helping people and being a fireman,” said his son, Robert Nopper. “He was a real good man.”

James E. Duncan Sr.

by Sean Mulkerrin

VOORHEESVILLE — Jim Duncan was of a different time, his daughters said, where community was everything, and you knew and cared for your neighbors.

Ruth L. Bates

WESTERLO — Ruth Lucille Bates, a hard-working animal lover who challenged expectations, died on Thursday, March 10, 2022. She was 89. 

Arthur ‘Arty’ Waugh

Arthur ‘Arty’ Waugh

GUILDERLAND — Many of the students that Arty Waugh had taught and coached over the years sent him messages of appreciation in the hospital as he faced his death. Mr. Waugh sought to answer every single one.

Louis Nicholas Domanico

GUILDERLAND — Lou Domanico “was known for his outgoing personality and quirky sense of humor,” his family wrote in a tribute. 

Mr. Domanico was a “great guy,” his cousin, John Domanico, said; he was “always happy and friendly; that was one of his trademarks.”

Mr. Domanico died on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. He was 77.

Raymond S. Milham

Raymond S. Milham

Raymond S. Milham “was called home to the Lord on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2022,” his partner wrote in a tribute.

Lewis S. Ferrara

Lewis S. Ferrara

KNOX — Lewis S. Ferrara, a chef who loved the outdoors, died peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Sunday, Feb. 6, 2022. He was 73.

He was born in Brooklyn, New York on Feb. 24, 1948 to the late Philip and Anne (née Tartaglia) Ferrara.

Earl A. MacIntosh III

ALTAMONT — Earl A. MacIntosh III was an active boy and a hard-working young man who helped his many friends without thinking of himself. He died on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. He was 31.

Richard Thomas Berschwinger

ALTAMONT — Richard Thomas Berschwinger, a master tile setter who was devoted to his family, died peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022. He was 88.

“He was a kind and generous man and will be remembered as such by all who loved him,” his family wrote in a tribute.

Kathleen Brunt

Kathleen Brunt

VOORHEESVILLE — Kathleen (née Murtagh) Brunt, an artistic woman whose family was the love of her life, died in her Voorheesville home after fighting a valiant battle with cancer. She was 62.

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