All Obituaries

 Framingham - Elsie Mae Borden DeGarmo-Smith of Framingham, MA died January 25 at the age of 91 at Saint Patricks Manor, where she had been living since 2018. Widowed twice by the age of 38, Elsie raised five children in Pine Plains, NY while building a successful sales business during an era when women still generally worked in the home. A woman of deep religious faith, upon retirement she cared for developmentally challenged adults in her home in Pine Plains for nearly 20 years. She...

Gerald L. Page, 81 of Hudson, NY passed away on Tuesday February 11, 2020 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY.   He was born on June 29, 1938 in New Milford, CT the son of Walter and Nina (Jennings) Page.   Gerald was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School, class of 1956 and later served his country as a member of the United States Army in Korea.   Prior to his retirement he had been employed as a machinist with the L & B Corp. in Hudson,...

Frank Yerger, 78, died Saturday, January 25. He was born to George and Mildred Yerger, May 11, 1941 in Freemansburg, PA.Frank graduated from Bethlehem Tech before serving in the U.S. Navy.While working for Sheridan, he married Patricia Cymbala in 1967 where they lived together in Brooklyn, NY before relocating to Putnam Valley and then retired to Clinton Corners N.Y. . Frank was the superintendent of buildings and groundsat Lehman College until he retired in 1997. Frank attended the...

John T. Bertomeu (Tom) John was born on February 19, 1946 in Cairo, New York, the son of Antonio and Florence. John passed away at home on Saturday January 25, 2020. John was also predeceased by his brother Joseph. John was a Navy Veteran having served his country from April 2, 1963 until February 17, 1967. Upon leaving the service he married Valerie A. Greatbatch of Yonkers, New York. Valerie survives at their home in Stanfordville, New York. John worked as a Sergeant in the Dutchess...

Scott was born in Washington, D.C., a city he always held dear, on August 19, 1940.  His parents, Mary Blank and Morris L. Fuchs were both immigrants to the U.S.A. from Eastern Europe.  He attended Shepherd Elementary School and graduated from Coolidge High School in 1958.  He attended Carnegie Tech (and don’t call it Carnegie Mellon) in Pittsburgh, PA and graduated in 1962 with a degree in Theatre Arts.  He spent his college summer years working at various summer...

Jill Peck Vona, of Latham, NY, formerly of Copake, NY, passed away Sunday, January 26, surrounded by her family. Jill was born on January 17, 1947, the wife of the late Paul J. Vona, daughter of the late Charles Buel and Jean (Tremper) Peck. Jill is survived by her sister, Joni Peck Ford of Lakeville, CT,  her nephew, Taylor Peck Ford of Falls Village, CT, and many loving cousins and dear friends.   Jill, a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School and Endicott College, went on to...

Gallatin, NY – Anthony H. Fontana, 60, formerly of Yonkers, NY passed away at home on January 14, 2020. He was born on June 3, 1959 in Yonkers, NY the son of Harry and the late Grace (DE Michaels) Fontana. Anthony was a Master Plumber and owner of Tana Temperature Control Company in Yonkers. He worked alongside his father for over forty years. He loved the outdoors and spent many summers working on a family horse ranch in Tupper Lake, NY. Anthony was an avid hiker and ice climber....

Marlyn J. Neer – Niver, 87 of Copake NY passed away on Thursday January 16, 2020 at Fairview Commons in Gt. Barrington, MA.   She was born on April 27, 1932 in Hudson NY to the late Henry and Ella (Piester) Alberti.   Marilyn retired from the United States Postal Service in 1992.   She was pre deceased by her spouses, Fred Neer in 1984 and Kermit Niver in 2017 and also by two brothers, Harold and Kenneth Alberti.   Survivors include her children and their...

Stanfordville, NY -   Farley Frederick Churton A.k.a. “Fud” was born to Robert and Susanna (Farley) Churton on May 6th, 1952 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Connecticut.  Farley was the second born of four sons. He passed away on January 5th, 2020 at 1112pm at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, N.Y.  Farley was 67 years young at the time of his passing and had been “kicking cancers ass” for four years until he succumbed to his illness.  ...

Patrica (Banks) Stickles, 74, of Copake, passed on Monday December 30th, 2019.   Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 4th, 2020 at the West Copake Reformed Church with the Rev. Warren Siebert officiating.  A luncheon will follow at Craryville Firehouse.   Pat was born and grew up in Massachusetts.  She came to Copake in 1972.  Pat was a member of the West Copake Reformed Church.  She enjoyed playing Dominos, lunch with the “Lunch...