EAST BERNE — LeRoy Wellington Schoonmaker Jr. — an Army veteran and mechanic who, with his wife, raised five children — died peacefully Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. He was 82.

Known as “Sonny,” he was born in West Berne, New York on June 15, 1939 to the late LeRoy Wellington Schoonmaker Sr. and Ina (née Cook) Schoonmaker.

BERNE — The parents of Faith Marie Sisson, Paula and Bernard Sisson of Berne, announce the marriage of their daughter to Tyler James Stone.  The parents of the groom, Mr. and Mrs. Brian Stone are from Syracuse, New York.

WESTERLO — Diane Wilms Figel, a devout woman who ran a dairy farm with her husband, died on Sept. 6, 2020 at the age of 78.

WESTERLO — Rev. Robert Martin Duchow, a retired Lutheran pastor, local historian, and fifth-generation resident of the family home in Westerlo, died on Friday, June 11, 2021, in Farmington, Conn., where he had lived with his son and daughter-in-law for the last four years. He was 84.

HOLLY HILL, Fla. — Mary Leah Brush, a long-time resident of Westerlo, died on Friday, June 25, 2021, after a brief illness.

She was born July 19, 1938 to the late Edward and Elizabeth Stiffen.

She was a long-time member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 120 of Holly Hill, Florida.

BERNE — Victor William Porlier Jr. was a man of ferocious intellect and stellar achievement. He died unexpectedly with his wife, Lois Porlier, at their East Berne home on Friday, June 4, 2021. He was 83. 

BERNE — Lois Kleinhans Porlier was known for her bright mind and tender care of her garden. She died suddenly with her husband, Victor Porlier, at their East Berne home on Friday, June 4, 2021. She was 72.