Obituaries

Ronald Boyles Sr.

Ronald Boyles Sr.

May 25, 2025

Ronald Boyles Sr., 61, of Claverack, passed away in the early morning hours of May 25, 2025 at Albany Medical Center with his family by his side. He was born on July 15, 1963 in Hudson, to the late Delbert Sr. and Marjorie (Barden) Boyles.

Ron worked for over twenty years at Columbia Golf & Country Club. A job he was...

Lawrence "Andy" Wilson

Lawrence "Andy" Wilson

May 22, 2025

Lawrence “Andy” Wilson,61, passed away peacefully on May 22, 2025 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson New York. Andy was born July 21, 1963 in Sharon, Connecticut to the late Lawrence “Larry” Albert Wilson and Frances (Siddell) Sarasin and grew up in Falls Village, Connecticut. He worked as a heavy mechanic for most of his life.However, he was a jack...

Katherine S. Ryan

Katherine S. Ryan

May 21, 2025

Katherine S. Ryan, 89, passed away peacefully on May 21, 2025 at Northern Dutchess Hospital surrounded by her loved ones. She was born January 23rd, 1936. She was the daughter of Mary (Kreig) and Lowell Gilnack.

Katherine graduated from Roosevelt High School in Hyde Park and she went on to marry John F. Ryan in 1957. They moved to Pine Plains...

Rosa B. Glorius

Rosa B. Glorius

May 17, 2025

Rosa B. Glorius, passed away on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center at the age of 88. She was born on September 4, 1936, in Germany. The daughter of Joseph and Franziska (Rottmaier) Welz. She immigrated to the United States in 1956 by way of Ellis Island and settled in New York City with her sister Anna....

John E. Brower

John E. Brower

May 10, 2025

John E. Brower, a lifelong resident of the Mid-Hudson Valley, peacefully passed away in the early hours of May 10, 2025, at Ferncliff Nursing Home. Born on May 3, 1951, at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas, he was the son of the late Frank and Margaret (Shaw) Brower. He was 74.

John's formative years were spent at Pine...

Anna Wheeler

Anna Wheeler

May 9, 2025

Anna “Annie” Wheeler passed away peacefully May 9th 2025. Annie was born October 1st 1949, the daughter of the late Virgil Shook and Olive (Dietter) Shook.

She worked in the cafeteria of the Pine Plains Central School District for 34 years. She also worked at the Pine Plains Deli for many years. Over the past year she worked a couple of...

Frank T. Weber Jr.

Frank T. Weber Jr.

May 3, 2025

Frank “Buddy” Weber, Jr. passed away peacefully at his home in Stanfordville, NY surrounded by his family late on May 3, 2025, the anniversary of his beloved mother’s 100th birthday.

Buddy was born in Yonkers, NY, grew up in The Bronx and Stanfordville, NY, and graduated from Cardinal Farley Military Academy before attending college at Siena and joining the Army National...

Catherine Bowen

Catherine Bowen

Apr 28, 2025

Catherine G. Bowen, 73, of Pine Plains, passed away comfortably at home in Pine Plains on April 28, 2025. She was born in the Bronx on December 29, 1951, the daughter of Joseph and Margaret (Hogan) Bowen. She grew up and lived most of her life in the Bronx. Cathy lost her only son Kenneth when he was only 17....

Judi Miller-Firth

Judi Miller-Firth

Apr 20, 2025

Judi Elizabeth Miller-Firth, a beloved mother, sister, daughter, and friend, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the age of 64. Born on September 24, 1960, in Poughkeepsie, New York, Judi spent her life dedicated to caring for others and bringing joy to those around her.

She was known for her compassion as a registered nurse at Taconic DDSO...

George Rosenquist

George Rosenquist

Apr 19, 2025

George Rosenquist, 98, of Grand Island, Florida passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025 at CornerStone Hospice. He was born on April 27, 1926 in Hillsdale, New York and was the son of Gustav and Irene (Helenius) Rosenquist. He enlisted in the United States Navy at age 17 in 1943 and served honorably until 1947. He worked at IBM as...

Helen E. Bathrick

Helen E. Bathrick

Apr 18, 2025

Helen Bathrick, 86, of Kingston, NY passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025 at Ferncliff Nursing Home. She was born on October 8, 1938 in Pine Plains, the daughter of the late Eleanor and Ronald Bathrick. Helen was a gifted musician and had a beautiful voice which she used at local talent shows as a teenager. She was also the...

Charles McKown Napoli

Charles McKown Napoli

Apr 10, 2025

Charles McKown Napoli, 85, of Pine Plains, NY passed away peacefully at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, CT on April 10, 2025 after a lengthy illness. He was born January 13, 1940 in NYC to Moretta McKown and Carl A. Napoli who predeceased him. Charlie was a graduate of Pine Plains Central School, Manhattan College, and Fordham University Law School. He...

Edward E. Waldron

Edward E. Waldron

Apr 5, 2025

Edward E. Waldron, 84, of Taghkanic, passed away peacefully on April 5, 2025 at his residence. He was born on September 29, 1940 in Sharon, Connecticut. The son of Edward and Emma (Houghtaling) Waldron, he grew up in Ancram. On January 14, 1961, in Pine Plains, he married Patricia Hotaling and together they enjoyed 64 years of marriage. In 1963,...

Peter A. Jensen

Peter A. Jensen

Mar 31, 2025

On March 31, 2025; Peter Andres Jensen, entered the Heavenly Gates to be with his longtime Love, Mary Lou. He will always be Loved and Cherished by his family and three sons Christian (Cathy), David (Alexis) and Kurt (Courtney) and many Grand-Children and Great-Grand-Children.

Peter grew up in the Town of Copake was the Son of Walter Christian Jensen and Lula...

Robert J. Churton

Robert J. Churton

Mar 29, 2025

Robert J. Churton (a.k.a Bob or Bobby), 73, of Pine Plains, passed away on March 29, 2025, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was born on April 10, 1951. The son of Robert and Susanna (Farley) Churton. Robert was a very well-known and successful horse trainer and the owner of the Windy View Farm in Pine Plains where he enjoyed...

Joan M. Wyant

Joan M. Wyant

Mar 28, 2025

Joan Wyant, 81, longtime Milan resident, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2025 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. She was born on December 14, 1943 in Rhinebeck to the late Clarence and Marie (Craft) Wood.

Joan graduated from Staatsburg School and on January 26, 1963 in Pleasant Plains Church in Clinton Corners she married Harry Wyant. Together they moved to Milan to...

Joseph Parditka Jr.

Joseph Parditka Jr.

Mar 20, 2025

Joseph Parditka Jr., 74, passed away on March 20, 2025 at Livingston Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born in Budapest, Hungary on October 16, 1950. He was the son of Joseph and Anna (Margetti) Parditka.

A Hard worker, Joe began his work career at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel as a busboy before moving upstate. Where he went to work...

Ernest W. Viebrock

Ernest W. Viebrock

Mar 8, 2025

Ernest W. Viebrock, 84, of Ancramdale, passed away suddenly at Albany Medical Center on March 8, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 20, 1941 in Yonkers, the son of Henry and Hermine (Unfried) Viebrock. After graduating from high school and college, he entered the United States Army and served during Vietnam. On December 29, 1963,...

Samuel C. Wright III

Samuel C. Wright III

Mar 5, 2025

Samuel C. Wright III, 57, of Claverack, passed away on March 5, 2025 at Canton Potsdam Hospital, after being hospitalized while on an ice fishing trip with friends. Samuel was born on February 22, 1968 in Hudson to the late Samuel C. Wright II, and Frederica (Wiencke) Wright. He graduated from Taconic Hills Central School in 1986 and then earned...

Sharon K. Cooper

Sharon K. Cooper

Mar 2, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Sharon Cooper, who died at home in the early morning hours of Sunday, March 2, 2025. She was 85 years old and had fought cancer for nearly two years. She was born in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Howard and Kathryn (Collins) Hollingsworth. Sharon was a beautician who...