All Obituaries

Catherine Frances Colclough, née Griffin, 85, previously of Hingham, MA, passed away in McLean, Virginia on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.  She was born in Kiltulla, County Galway, Ireland on October 26, 1937 to Mary Anne “Babe” Griffin and Michael “Mic” Griffin, the second of six children. At the age of 16, Catherine immigrated to Boston, MA living with dear friends and working as a children’s caretaker, while studying at night for her secretarial...

Cornelius “Sonny” Rogers Jr., 73, of Hudson, New York, passed away suddenly on February 18, 2023 in Frisco, Colorado while traveling with his wife. He was born on December 22, 1949 in Great Barrington to the late Cornelius Casey and Bertha (Bartlow) Rogers. Sonny proudly served in the United States Air Force from 1969 until 1973 when he was honorably discharged. He cherished the stories and experiences he had while he was in the Air Force and recently traveled to the bases where...

Richard A. Hill, 74, of Pine Plains passed away peacefully at home on May 13, 2023. He was born in Rhinebeck to the late Floyd and Flora (Houle) Hill. Richard served in the United States Army. When he returned home to Pine Plains, he went to work for A&J Oil, and then Doyle & Coons Oil Company as a service technician. He was always doing something to keep his hands busy including butterfly houses or fixing something. In 1971, he joined the Pine Plains Hose Company & Rescue...

*courtesy post   Pine Plains – Anthony “Tony” Armetta, 60, a longtime resident of Pleasant Valley and Pine Plains, passed away on May 15, 2023 in Rhinebeck.   Born in Sharon CT on May 10 1963, he was the son of Nicholas and Lillian (Flood) Armetta.   Tony was predeceased by his father, Nicholas Armetta.   He is survived by his mother Lillian DeLease; a sister Christina Ferrara Armetta; brother Roger DeLease Jr.; daughters Jennifer (Jason) Armetta...

On Monday February 21st, 2022 the Good Lord sent down a tiny angel.  They called him Carson Ellis Wickham. He was gifted to his mother Victoria Lynn Edge of Copake & Tyler Wickham of Cairo & they loved him fiercely. Carsons journey was a difficult one, filled with more medical interventions & time spent in the hospital than most grown people could endure. But he was a strong & courageous Angel & he touched every single person that was privileged to love and care...

Edward “Kenny” Baker of Hillsdale, NY left us peacefully on April 22. He was 84.  Kenny was born on July 25,1938 in Hudson, NY to the late Mildred (Andrews) and Edward Baker. After graduating from Roe Jan High School, Kenny joined the Air Force, which took him to England and France. After his time in the service he came back home to Hillsdale, where he married Sandra Schmid, his beloved late wife of 61 years. His family takes great solace in knowing that he is with Sandy,...

Paul Kuhn died on April 25, 2023 at Ghent Rehabilitation & Nursing Center after battling Parkinson’s disease. Paul was born on June 11, 1950 in Buffalo, NY to Magdeline (Gerstner) Kuhn and John Kuhn. He attended St. Peter & Paul grade school and Bishop Neumann High School. He attended college at Niagara University, SUNY Buffalo, Dutchess Community College and Columbia University where he received his masters degree in physical Therapy. He worked at Taconic Developmental Center...

On Sunday November 20, 2022 God said to His daughter, Patsy Wyzga Smith, 77, “your room is ready, time to come home and rest”. She was surrounded by loving family members who held her hand as she crossed over to her new life. Patsy was born June 28, 1945 in Laurinburg, NC to Frank and Erma Wyzga. The family eventually moved to Trenton, NJ. Patsy graduated from Trenton Central High School. She has two sisters, Nancy Margerum and Shirley Wyzga-Johnson. Nancy is currently...

Laura Ann Devlin, 60, of Taghkanic passed away peacefully at home on April 20, 2023. Born on September 11, 1962 in Queens, New York to Robert & Clare (Goetke) Roman. The family relocated from Broad Channel when Laura was young and she fell in love with upstate. She married Edward Devlin who survives her at home. Laura babysat children and had a home daycare for a number of years. She was a nurturer and enjoyed taking care of children. She also enjoyed cooking and was an avid lover of...

Richard Andrew Ashby Sr., 52 of Hudson, NY and formerly of Patterson, NY passed away on Tuesday April 11, 2023 at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany, NY. Richard was born on July 27, 1970 in Mahopac to the late Richard Odell and Alice (Miller) Ashby. Before his illness he had been employed in the produce department at Hannaford’s in Patterson. Richard enjoyed woodworking, camping, fixing tractors and cars along with attending the races at Lebanon Valley Speedway. Surviving are...