Kathryn Averill

Cobleskill- Mrs. Kathryn A. Averill, 56, of Edgewood Drive, passed after a courageous battle surrounded by her loving family.

Born November 26, 1953, in Amsterdam, she was a daughter of Gilles and Theresa (Hennelly) Carbonneau, who predeceased her.

Kathy was a 1971 graduate of the former Cobleskill Central School and in 1993 obtained her Chartered Property and Casualty Underwriter designation. She served as a past president for the local CPCU chapter. Most of her adult life she worked in the insurance field, most recently as a Regional Underwriting Manager for Merchants Insurance Group.

Kathy was a member of the Cobleskill Volunteer Fire Dept. and a lifetime member of Cobleskill Volunteer Rescue Squad.

Survivors include her beloved husband of thirty-three years, William Averill; two daughters: Chantel Averill (Jason) Mrozik of Guilderland and Aimee (Joseph) Schlereth of Baltimore, MD; her siblings: Sarah (Jeffrey) Engler of Latham, Jacques (Sandy) Carbonneau of Houston, TX, Michelle (Gary) Tillapaugh of Sloansville, her twin, Elisabeth (Richard) Vogel of Pittsford, and Andrea (Alan) Case of Watertown, SD; three grandchildren: Elisa, Ava, and Jacob Mrozik; and 9 nieces and nephews.

Kathy chose to gift her body to Albany Medical College.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 PM on Sunday, June 13, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 138 Washington Ave., Cobleskill with Father Thomas Holmes as celebrant. A reception will be held immediately following in the church social hall.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Cancer Society, 260 Osborne Rd., Loudonville, NY 12211 or Catskill Area Hospice and Palliative Care, 795 East Main St., Suite 11, Cobleskill, NY 2043.