Our hearts are full of gratitude when we say many thanks to family, friends, and neighbors for all your acts of kindness during this difficult time. The Family of Esther Adams
Barbara Louise (née LaForge) Wolfe, age 69 years and 339 days, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, at Albany Medical Center, while under hospice care, following a short illness.
Joanne Marie (née Salisbury) Lauster, who was passionate about her family’s genealogy, died on Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025, in Chesapeake, Virginia. She was 78.
She was born in Albany on Oct. 25, 1947 — the same date as her passing.
WATERVLIET — Barbara Collett, a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and sister, died Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2025, surrounded by her family.
A long-time resident of Watervliet, she was the wife of the late James E. Collett Jr. and the daughter of the late Francis and Mary Bracken Sheehy.
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