Apr 29, 2021
Karen Dohne Cotten passed away at 11:55 p.m. on April 27, 2021, peace-fully at home, following a long and courageous battle with cancer.
She was born Aug. 10, 1944, in Syracuse to the late Raymond and Virginia (Gulgusky) Dohne.
Karen graduated from Liverpool High School in 1962 and from SUNY Brockport in 1966. She then began her teaching career at Falconer Central School, where she taught physical education and health for 35 years before retiring in 2005. While there, she touched numerous lives as a teacher, athletic director, coach, and friend. Her presence there remains strong as the tennis courts were named for her in 2007. After retiring, she continued to substitute teach for 15 years until becoming sick. She was so blessed to have many of her Falconer family with her until the end.