All Obituaries

George F. Hanlon, of Stanfordville, New York passed away peacefully at his home on June 1, 2022. He was born on September 3, 1927 in Poughkeepsie to the late Ruth and John Hanlon. George was one of eight children. He worked for Dairy Lee, Fitchett Bros., and most recently the Lyceum Theater in Red Hook.  George is survived by his daughter, Mary Ann Hanlon of Maryland and several nieces and nephews.    He was predeceased by his brothers; Charlie, John, Richard, Joe, and...

Robert C. Hopkins, 81, of Hillsdale passed away on June 18, 2022, at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He was born on November 15, 1940, in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Bob graduated from Wakefield High School before enlisting in the Army. In 1963, he returned home and began pursuing his bachelor's in business administration from Boston University. In 1966, Bob married Sally Porteous and together they enjoyed 55 years of marriage.  Robert was a business owner, and...

Winnie was born on June 7, 1942 in Amityville, New York. Her parents were Paul and Louise Wrigley. Paul was a NYC Firefighter and Louise was a homemaker. Winnie went to Brentwood High School where she met and fell in love with the love of her life, Horst. Winnie was an avid swimmer and worked as a lifeguard during the summer months along with Horst. She attended the College at Brockport, where she graduated in 1964 with a B.S. in Physical Education. In 1965, Winnie and Horst were married and...

Barbara Bray, 85, of Stanfordville, passed away peacefully on June 18, 2022 at Hartford Hospital. She was born on January 7, 1937 in Binghamton. The daughter of William and Ethel (Green) Bray, who grew up in the Bronx until moving to Stanfordville in 1964. Her parents bought one of the first cottages on Hunns Lake and Barbara absolutely fell in love with the lake and area. Barbara worked for the Bank of Millbrook for 34 years before retiring as Assistant Vice President. In retirement she...

Helen M. Hall, longtime Hillsdale resident, passed away peacefully on June 15, 2022 at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington. She was born on December 19, 1930 in White Plains, the daughter of David and Anna (Donnelly) Walker. Helen attended Roe Jan School and was a loving homemaker. She was a parishioner of Our Lady of Hope in Copake where she served on the Altar-Rosary Society. Helen was a staple of the Hillsdale community over the years. She will be remembered for sitting on her...

John W. Laragh, of Copake Falls, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2022 at Columbia Memorial Hospital.    John was born on April 23, 1949 in Westfield, MA. The son of Margaret (Maher) and William B. Laragh. He grew up in Copake Falls and Mt. Washington, MA. He was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School, class of 1967. After high school he attended Dutchess Community College before moving to Colorado. On his return to the area he earned a degree from Columbia Greene Community...

Died at home after a long illness at the age of 73, Sunday, March 13, 2022.  He is survived by his companion, friend and wife, Elen J Freeston, his much beloved brother Richard ‘Ted’ Chittick, his wife ‘Babes’ and their children and grandchildren, his sister-in-law Gerry Chittick, wife of predeceased brother Peter Chittick and their children and grandchildren and many cousins. David was the son of Howard and Anna Wester Chittick, longtime residents of...

Andrew Russell Dietter, 67, of Ancramdale passed away unexpectedly at home on May 30, 2022. He was born on April 12, 1955 to the late Andrew Floyd Dietter and Carolyn (Hoystradt) Dietter.   Russell worked for 36 years at what is now, Schweitzer - Mauduit in Ancram. He enjoyed birdwatching and maintaining the family home. On May 24, 2000, he married Carol Sass. Together they spent over 40 years caring for each other. An avid New York Jets fan, who enjoyed coaching from the couch. When...

Marie C. Bereswill,92, longtime resident of Stanfordville passed away peacefully on June 7, 2022. She was born in New York City to Joseph and Mildred (Agresti) Bereswill. After growing up in the city her family relocated to Stanfordville, where she has lived ever since. She took great joy in her gardens which provided fruits and vegetables that she would then can and store. She enjoyed working the land and farming. In addition to her numerous flowerbeds, with tiger...

Robert Allen Stickle Sr., 80, of Craryville, NY passed away peacefully Monday, May 30, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by family. Born January 20, 1942, in Poughkeepsie, NY to the late Dewitt and Flora (Rifenburgh) Stickle. “Bob” worked for Flood’s Sanitation for over 20 years as a truck driver until he retired. He then spent his time caring for his wife, Dale, of 53 years until her passing in 2015. He took pleasure in surrounding...