All Obituaries

Fay William Reed, Jr. passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at Geer Village in Canaan, Connecticut.  Fay was preceded in death by Margaret, his loving wife of 70 years; as well as his parents Ellsworth Fay and Mary (Hester) Reed of Groton, NY, and his son-in-law Patrick Hoysradt of Ancram, NY. Fay was born on September 14, 1925 in Cortland, N.Y., the youngest of four sisters; Hilda (Reed) Updike, Vivian (Reed) Kratochvil, Frances (Reed) Palmer and Helen (Reed) Gillis. Fay...

Eunice M. Swart, 89, life long resident of Pine Plains, passed away peacefully at the Thompson House in Rhinebeck. She was born the daughter of Wilbur and Margaret (Turbarg) Doyle on December 8, 1933.  Eunice was a natural caregiver who worked for many years at Ferncliff Nursing Home as a Certified Nursing Assistant. After which she took care of and watched after her grandchildren. You could say she loved young and seniors alike and had a special place in her heart for cats. Over the...

Francis B. Baldwin was born on October 4, 1932, in White Plains, New York to Evelyn Bayles and John Thomas Baldwin. Fran was their second son, predeceased by his brother, John Thomas Baldwin II. Francis and his family moved from White Plains to his paternal grandmother’s summer farm on Winchell Mountain Road, Millerton during the Great Depression, where his father started a dairy farm. Francis first attended school in a one room schoolhouse on the...

Eileen M. Oakley, 100, of Stanfordville, passed away on Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. She was born in Yonkers on May 15, 1922 and was the daughter of Clarence and Theresa (Wall) Miller. Eileen would come to Hunn’s Lake as a child where her grandparents owned a farm. This would also be the same place she would raise a family and live until her passing.  On  September 16, 1944 in Yonkers she married the late Chester Clarence Oakley....

Charlotte L. Shutts, 84, of Hillsdale passed away peacefully at her residence on December 25, 2022. She was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, on March 29, 1938 to the late Ralph and Sylva (Wolcott) Shutts.   Charlotte graduated from Roeliff Jansen Central School in 1955 and Siena College in 1984. In 1955, she began her career with Farmers National Bank as a proof clerk. She retired on July 13, 2005 from Key Bank in Copake as branch manager.  Charlotte was a member of the...

Constance "Connie" Near passed away comfortably Wednesday December 7,2022 at Columbia Memorial Hospital after a brief illness, in the care of Columbia-Greene Hospice. Connie was born on March 4, 1923 in Copake to Leonard and Hazel (Miller) Rossman. She lived in Hollowville NY and attended the Hollowville School and then Roeliff Jansen School where she graduated in 1941. During World War II, Connie was the Plane Spotter and Air Raid Warden for the hamlet of Hollowville. After...

George Van Sise, 90, of Copake NY and formerly of Wingdale NY, departed this life, peacefully, to reunite with his soulmate, Edna, on Monday December 12, 2022. George and Edna passed away within 42 days of one another. Born on April 19, 1932 in New York City, he was the son of the late Vance Durwood Van Sise and Josephine Van Sise (Mitchell). George grew up and attended school in Pleasantville NY, where at the young age of 12, he met the love of his life and eternal soulmate, Edna Van Sise....

Gary M. Lovett, 69, of Clinton Corners, NY, died unexpectedly on December 17 while cross-country skiing in the Catskills with friends. The cause of death is unknown.  Gary was a forest ecologist and Senior Scientist Emeritus at Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, NY where he worked full-time for 35 years. Throughout his career, Gary stretched the boundaries of ecosystem science, advancing understanding of how forests process pollution, cycle nutrients, and respond to...

Pine Plains and Rhinebeck – Elizabeth L. Chestney, 84, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022. Betty was born May 3, 1938 in the Bronx. Her parents, Henry and Elsie Frueh, moved to Craryville where she lived her young life and graduated from Roeliff Jansen High School. She continued on to Plattsburgh State Teachers College graduating in 1959. While attending college she met her future husband, Gerald W. Chestney, they married June 27, 1959. Gerry and Betty settled in Pine Plains and...

        Eleanor P. Carr, 90, of Poughkeepsie, passed away peacefully on November 29, 2022, at her residence. She was born on August 30, 1932, in Milan to the late Cecil B. Dykeman Sr. and Anna M. (Coons) Dykeman.   Eleanor was a wonderful homemaker and was very devoted to her family. She was an excellent cook and baker who was especially proud of her cookies and brownies. Prior to her retirement, she worked at OTB with her late husband Fredrick Carr, who...