Berne-Knox-Westerlo

Deborah Douglass

BERNE — Deborah Douglass was a vivacious woman whose kindness extended to every living creature she met — human and animal. She died on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, with family by her side. She was 69. 

Photos: Pins Unkind To Bulldogs In First Match Against Canajoharie

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo bowling team had its first in-person match against Canajoharie on Nov. 29. Last year, all bowling teams had virtual matches under pandemic restrictions. BKW boys lost, 4 to 0 (2731-2011), and the girls fell, 3 to 1 (1948-1915).

Photos: BKW-Duanesburg Boys Soccer Blank Indians

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo/Duanesburg boys soccer team opened up their Section 2 Class C sectional on Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 19, at home and faced off against Cambridge on the pitch. BKW-Duanesburg led from the start and won 4-to-0.

Ruth Peck Savino

WESTERLO — Ruth Peck Savino was a committed caretaker, devout Disney fan, and culinary maestro. After a long battle with stage 4 breast cancer, she died on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. She was 63.

Photos: Stillwater Runs Over Helderberg Valley

On Saturday, Oct. 9, Helderberg Valley football team, made up of students from Duanesburg and Berne-Knox-Westerlo, took on Stillwater at Duanesburg Elementary School in Delanson. Helderberg Valley couldn’t muster any offense on the powerful Stillwater defense and lost 53-to-0.

Charlene M. Lee

BERNE — Charlene M. Lee, who was passionate about her family, died on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany. She was 85.

She was born on June 3, 1936 in Schoharie to the late Willard and Mabel Berner Hotaling.

Photos: BKW-Duanesburg Handles The Bears Easily

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo-Duanesburg girls swim team hit the pool at Mohonasen High School on Oct. 5 to take on the Albany Academy for Girls. BKW-Duanesburg swam to a 95-to-71 win.

Photos: Bulldogs Strong Defense Hold Onto Against OESJ

The Berne-Knox-Westerlo girls soccer team faced off against Western Athletic Conference’s Oppenheim-Ephratah-St. Johnsville at home on Sept. 24. The Bulldogs had their chances in the first half but one small deflection in the second helped them get a 1-0 win.

LeRoy W. Schoonmaker Jr.

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.

Sisson, Stone marry

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.

Pages

Subscribe to RSS - Berne-Knox-Westerlo