All Obituaries

Pine Plains, NY – Lester Funk Jr. 93, passed away on Thursday, October 5, 2017 at Renaissance Nursing Care Center in Hyde Park, NY. He was born on May 10, 1924 in Gallatin, NY the son of the late Lester and Mary (Coons) Funk Sr. He was owner, trainer and driver of Lester Funk Stables. A harness racing business.  He retired in 2000. On July 8, 1944 in Stanfordville, NY he married Gloria “Jean” Dillinger Funk. She predeceased him on...

Stanfordville, NY - Barbara D. (Price) Murphy, 62, passed away Thursday, September 14, 2017 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born on January 10, 1955 in Waynesburg, PA the daughter of the late Burl and Clara (McNeely) Price. Barbara was a therapy aid at Taconic DDSO in Wassaic, NY for over thirty years. She devoted her life to her family and friends. She loved to cook, bake and pass her recipes off to her girls. She also enjoyed...

JOAN T. ZATKOVICH JOANIE, our loving Mother, Grandmother, Aunt and Friend went to Heaven on Tuesday September 12, 2017. Theresa Joan was born to Anna Galicka and Frank Sawicki on August 18, 1931. Married November 19, 1949, to a returning Navy sailor, John J. Zatkovich, who went to heaven before her in February of 1970. She has left behind her daughter, Trudeann Dalton and husband Thomas of Copake, NY.  Son, John Zatkovich and wife Kathy Molloy...

Amenia, NY – William I. Simmons Jr., 54, passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Atrium Post-Acute Center in Park Ridge, NJ.  He was born on February 2, 1963 in Poughkeepsie, NY the son of the William I. and Kathyrine (Wagner) Simmons Sr. Mr. Simmons was a truck mechanic. Survivors include his wife Dororthy (Coons) Simmons of Amenia, NY; two sons, William I. Simmons III and Brandon Simmons both of Amenia, NY.  He was predeceased...

Audrey Elizabeth Hinz, 81, of Copake passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY.   Audrey was born on August 30, 1936 in the Washington Heights section of New York City.  She was proud of her Irish heritage as the middle daughter of the late John and Rebecca (Chambers) Long, also of Copake, who were both Irish immigrants.  She spent her entire childhood and high school years growing up in...

  Ancramdale, NY – Carolyn Huntress Chadbourne Barton, 100, passed away peacefully Tuesday, September 5th 2017 at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT.   She was born on June 3, 1917 in Boston, MA the daughter of Walter E. Chadbourne and Mary (Foley) Chadbourne Fox and step daughter of Arthur Fox.            Mrs. Barton was a graduate of the former St....

Mary Linda Harrington, 70 of Philmont, NY passed away on Monday September 4, 2017 at the Albany Medical Center, Albany NY.   She was born on September 13, 1946 in Hudson, NY to the late Cecil and Emily (Piester) Blass.   Mary Linda was a graduate of the former Roeliff Jansen High School, class of 1964. She later attended Columbia – Greene Community College.   She was a longtime employee of the United States Postal Service...

Pine Plains, NY – Robert H. Mizgier, 74, passed away on Friday, September 1st at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY.   He was born on July 13, 1943 in Brooklyn, NY the son of Howard and Margaret (Potter) Mizgier.   Mr. Mizgier worked for McLean Ford in Millerton, NY.   He served with United States Army during the Vietnam era. Mr. Mizgier was captain of Fire police and treasurer of Pine...

Pine Plains, NY- Theresa Schell, 86, passed away peacefully Saturday, August, 26, 2017 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY surrounded by family and friends. She was born on April 20, 1931 in Manhattan.  Theresa is the daughter of Michael and Mary (Sexton) Donelan.  Theresa was a homemaker who focused on taking care of her loving husband, children, and grandchildren. In her spare time, she loved shopping, painting, and gardening.  She was also...

Rita Cave, 104 of Copake, NY passed away peacefully on Thursday August 24, 2017 at the Pine Haven Home in Philmont, NY.   She was born on May 7, 1913 the daughter of Thomas J. and Margaret M. (O’Gorman) Cave.   Rita was a dedicated elementary school teacher for many years in the Mt. Vernon, NY public school system.   Along with her parents she was pre deceased by a brother Robert J. Cave and a sister Virginia...