All Obituaries

Canaan, CT – Dorothy G. Miller, 89, a resident of Pine Plains, NY passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 in Canaan, CT. She was born on March 5, 1929 in Jersey City, NJ the daughter of Ernest and Ethel (Wiese) Marshall Sr. Mrs. Miller was a graduate of the Pine Plains Central School class of 1948. She was Production Manager for the Pine Plains Shirt Factory and the coat factory in Red Hook, NY. In later years she was a CNA at Ferncliff Nursing Home in...

Frederick C. Link, 83 of Copake Falls, NY passed away on Monday May 7, 2018 at the Baptist Home of Brookmeade in Rhinebeck, NY.   He was born on July 19, 1934 to the late Charles F. and Almina D. (Sigler) Link.   Fred was a longtime employee of the Kimberly – Clark Paper Mill in Ancram, NY. He proudly served his country with the United States Army   He was a trainer of all types of hounds and assisted in many...

Stanfordville, NY - Judith A. Cadwallader, 78, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at home.  She was born on February 1, 1940 in Manhattan, NY, the daughter of the late Frank “Buck” and Vera (Preedy) McCormick.   Judy graduated from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY and later spent 42 years counseling students in the Vassar College Sociology Department.  She was an avid gardener and reader, completing more than 750 books in three...

Ancramdale, NY – Martin B. “Marty” Stickle, 73, of Route 82, passed away at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY on Sunday, April 29, 2018. He was born on August 8, 1944 in Gt. Barrington, MA the son of Robert C. and Gladys C. (Bryant) Stickle.  Marty was a heavy machine operator for Ancram Construction Co. in Ancram, NY. His greatest love was having his family around him and enjoying all their picnics. He loved cars and was an avid deer...

Geraldine A. MacDonald, 87 a former longtime resident of Craryville, NY passed away on Friday May 4, 2018 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY.   She was born on August 8, 1930 in Hudson to Gerald and Helen (Conklin) MacDonald.   Geraldine was a longtime employee of Columbia Memorial Hospital as a lab technician.   Survivors include her brother and sister in law, Gerald and Joan MacDonald of Craryville along with her...

Pine Plains, NY – Fannie Place, 100, passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Vassar Brother’s Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY.   She was born on March 4, 1918 in Dover Plains, NY the daughter of Vernon J. and Minnie (Lawrence) Cookingham.   A homemaker and member of the Pine Plains Presbyterian Church. She also enjoyed playing cards, working in her garden. She would take bus trips frequently and was a past member of the Pine...

George August Dreves Jr., 98, of Nobleboro, ME passed away on May 1, 2018. He was born on August 31, 1919 in Brooklyn, NY the third son of George and Emma Dreves. He grew up in Little Neck, NY and worked in his father’s confectionary store making candy and ice cream, and later ran the store with his siblings for a short time. In 1942 he joined the Army and served in North Africa in the 34th Red Bull Infantry. He was awarded the Purple Heart after being...

Craryville, NY – Frances M. Coe, 78, passed away on Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY.   She was born on June 5, 1940.      Frances worked at Blackthorne Resort in Durham, NY.    Survivors include her two daughters, Jenell M. Riley, Joan Davis; two sons, Herbert and Franklin Mitchell; nine grandchildren, several great grandchildren and a sister, Rosemary...

Marguerite “Marge” Jensen, 85 a lifelong Copake resident passed away on Tuesday April 24, 2018 at St. Peter’s Hospice Inn in Albany, NY.   She was born on February 2, 1933 in Taghkanic, NY a daughter of Robert G. and Margaret (Coleman) Riegel.   Prior to her retirement Marge had been employed as a broker with the Brad Peck Insurance Agency in Copake for over 58 years.   She was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen...

Loren Wayne Wheeler,   October 2, 1934 – April 27, 2018 Loren was born in Salina Kansas, the son of Chet and Helen Wheeler. He graduated with business degrees from Kansas University and Denver University, worked for FW Woolworth, then as a manufacturer’s representative at the National Headquarters of FW Woolworth in NYC. Simultaneously he served as President and Treasurer at the New York Theosophical Society Lodge in...