William “Buck” Criscone of Rotterdam and Altamont, died at home on Saturday, March 4, 2023. He was 75.

He was born in Albany to the late Sylvester and Virginia Criscone.

NEW SCOTLAND — Stephen E. Kohler, a kindhearted and reliable man, worked at the Watervliet Arsenal after serving in the Coast Guard.

He died on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023, at the Kingsway Arms Nursing Center in Schenectady. He was 71.

KNOX — Dr. Paul Willing and Ms. Collie Goldstein from Knox are happy to announce the marriage of their son, Dr. Jari Willing, to Katherine Snodgrass, daughter of Jean and Richard Snodgrass of Perrysburg, Ohio.

Their marriage celebration was held in Ohio on Sept. 24, 2022.

RENSSELAERVILLE — Ellen Nickelsberg, who left Wall Street to raise German shepherds and herd sheep in Medusa, died on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. She was 77.

Michael Thomas Snyder, an East Berne native who cherished his children and life outdoors, died suddenly and peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. He was 42.

FISHKILL — John Marion, a resident of Fishkill, New York, for the past 35 years, died on Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at the Sapphire Nursing Home. He was 78 years old.

He was born on July 5, 1944, in Altamont, the son of John Doyle and Helen Shoro. He was adopted by his mother’s second husband, Albert Marion.

ALBANY – Wayne D. Haley, a forklift driver with a heart of gold, died on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023. He was 62.

MEDUSA — “Jonathan Edward Case Sr., the man, the myth, the legend, left us here to mourn our great loss on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023,” his family wrote in a tribute. He was 74.

ROTTERDAM — John R. “Jack” Van Syckle III, a printer who was active in the community, as a sexton at St. John’s, rang the church bell to celebrate the end of the Vietnam War, and, as a volunteer at the Make A Wish Foundation, played Santa Claus.

CLIFTON PARK — Janis J. “Jan” Berschwinger studied music and played in a jazz band and traveled widely for her career but her greatest love was for her family and her favorite place was home.