Cecile Owens Plattner

WESTERLO — Cecile Owens Plattner, age 67, of Greenville died peacefully of cancer on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024, at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, surrounded by her family.

Clinda Ann Pollard

ALTAMONT — Clinda “Cindy” Ann (née Wellisch) Pollard died peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024. She was 89. 

“In her early years, Cindy was a teacher’s assistant at Altamont Elementary School,” her family wrote in a tribute. “She was a huge advocate for children with disabilities and helped start the Wildwood School.

Max Clayton, R.N.

Max Clayton, R.N.

“Max Joseph Clayton, R.N. sadly left us on July 17, 2024 encircled by so much love from family and friends,” his family wrote in a tribute. He was 34.

Raymond M. Jefferson III

Raymond M. Jefferson III

“Raymond Matthew Jefferson Jr. and Nadia Jefferson received a gift of joy destined to influence the world when their child Raymond M. Jefferson III was born on June 13, 1966, in Albany,” his family wrote in a tribute.

He died on Oct. 13, 2024. He was 58.

Norma ‘Nana’ Holt

ALTAMONT — Norma “Nana” Holt Holt died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, with her loving children by her side.

“Norma’s strength, kind heart, and love for her family are a testament to a life well lived,” her family wrote in an obituary.

Genevieve Riley

Genevieve Riley, daughter of the late Clara Mann, and beloved wife of the late John J. Riley, to whom she was married for 71 years, died on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024.

Born in 1926, she grew up in Berne, where she lived with her Aunt Lena and Uncle Jesse Sholtes. She graduated from Berne-Knox Central High School in 1946.

James P. Southard

James Patrick Southard, a school business administrator, of Baldwinsville in Onondaga County died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, after complications from a brief illness. He was 51.

Joan Wemple Burns

ALTAMONT — Joan Wemple Burns was a lifelong learner who excelled in her nursing career while instilling a love of nature and family traditions in her three children.

She died on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at the age of 89.

Miriam K. Flower

Miriam K. Flower, beloved mother and grandmother, “passed peacefully to heaven at Mountain Valley Hospice on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2024,” her daughter wrote in a tribute. She was 101 years old.

“Everybody loved her,” her daughter, Cindy Flower-Dymes, said. “She was a social butterfly.”

Gregory B. Kirchner

Gregory B. Kirchner

KNOX — Gregory B. Kirchner of Knox, a family man who was easy to like, died peacefully in his sleep in Bainbridge, New York on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. He was 76.

Born in 1948 in Liberty, New York, he was the son of the late Fred and Helen Kochan Kirchner and the beloved husband of Charlene Meeson Kirchner.

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