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Dorothy Ruth Pezze

Dorothy Ruth Pezze

GUILDERLAND — Dorothy Ruth Pezze — homemaker, bookkeeper, fashionista, and consummate prankster — died on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, at her home, after a long battle originating from complications of squamous cell carcinoma. She was 94.

Spencer Flansburg

Spencer Flansburg

EAST BERNE — Spencer Flansburg died at home on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. He was 82 years old.

He was born in Albany to the late Henrietta Jones and James Flansburg.

He was a member of the laborers’ union and the electricians’ union.

Bernadene M. Bowers

Bernadene M. Bowers

VOORHEESVILLE — Bernadene M. Bowers, a kindergarten teacher honored by the state, died on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was 76.

August David Guilzon

August David Guilzon

WESTERLO — August David “Dave” Guilzon, a deeply Christian man who led by example, died on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023, at his residence. He was 81 years old.

Scott Hickey

Scott M. Hickey

ALBANY — Scott M. Hickey was a handyman with a heart of gold.

Sydney A. Dunston

Sydney A. Dunston

NEW SCOTLAND — Sydney A. Dunston died at home on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, after a hard-fought battle with cancer.

He was born Oct. 14, 1935 in Guilderland to William A. Dunston and Elsie A. Smith, the eldest of four brothers. A graduate of Voorheesville’s high school, he lived in the town of New Scotland for most of his life.

Claudia G. Anderson

Claudia G. Anderson, beloved wife of Lewis Buckman, died after a brief illness on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. She was 88.

James Ogsbury McClelland

ELIOT, Maine — James “Jim” Ogsbury McClelland — husband, grandfather, brother, cousin, uncle, and enduring friend — died at Gosnell Memorial Hospice House in Scarborough, Maine on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023, after a prolonged period of decline.

His life will be celebrated this Saturday De. 9.

Timothy Gray

GUILDERLAND — “With heartfelt sorrow, we announce the passing of Timothy Gray on Nov. 10, 2023,” his family wrote in a tribute. He was 37.

Born in Albany, New York, on May 19, 1986, he was the beloved son of Raedene “Rae” Gray of Guilderland and James Gray (Terri) of Saratoga.