EAST BERNE — Grace M. Ryan, a successful saleswoman and a frugal homebody, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady. She was 85. 



GREENVILLE — Philip Henry Theiss, a hardworking man and a dedicated volunteer fireman, died on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Hospice Inn in St. Peter's Hospital. He was 82.

“He was a good worker and he instilled that in us,” said his daughter, Deborah Theiss-Mackey.

Now 20, VanAlstyne is facing a sentence of 18 years to life, scheduled to appear in court in January.

ALBANY COUNTY — Derek Ellis, 28, of East Berne, died on Sunday, Nov. 29, after the truck he was driving went off the road and crashed.

Ellis’s truck crashed around 12:25 a.m. near the intersection of Albany-Shaker Road and Everett Road, according to the Colonie Police Department.

Keough spent six weeks training with the dog, going from basic obedience, to tracking, and setting up obstacles with explosives.

WESTERLO — Courtney Elizabeth McDermott and Eric Miles Markson were married on Sept. 21, 2015 on the pink sand beach of Stonehole Bay, Bermuda with close family and friends in attendance.

Nancy Frueh, secretary, Knox Historical Society