Obituaries
Faye M. Ary
Apr 22, 2017
Faye M. Ary, 91 of Church St. in Copake, NY passed away on Saturday April 22, 2017 at her residence. She was born on September 7, 1925 in Hamilton, OH a daughter of Albert and Edna (Ebinger) Smith. Mrs. Ary was a graduate of Hamilton High School, class of 1943 and began working as a secretary for the Hamilton Lumber...
Mary Ann Kirby Werner
Apr 6, 2017
Mary Ann Kirby Werner, formerly of Copake, NY, died on April 6, 2017 at her home in Chesapeake, VA. She was born on December 27, 1931 in Pittsburgh, PA to John Lee and Rose Marion McCaffrey Kirby. Mary Ann grew up in Pittsburgh and graduated from St. Paul Cathedral High School in 1949. After high school, she attended Seton Hill...

Christian Richard Eisenbeiss
Mar 30, 2017
Christian Richard Eisenbeiss, who built Holsten-Brauerei into Germany's largest brewery empire then expanded into film, apparel and biotech, passed away March 30, 2017. He was a longtime resident of Pine Plains, NY, with homes in New York, NY, and Hamburg, Germany. He will be deeply missed by family and friends, who cherished his sharp intelligence, wit, sense of adventure, integrity,...

William "Billy" Shove
Mar 20, 2017
William "Billy" Shove, 70 of Hillsdale, NY passed away on March 20, 2017 at the Pine Haven Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Philmont, NY. He was born on October 7, 1946 in Gt. Barrington, MA and had formerly been employed at the Old Mill Restaurant in S. Egremont, MA and the Hillsdale House in Hillsdale, NY. William is survived by...

Cora Lorraine Davis
Mar 20, 2017
Cora Lorraine Davis, 84 of Copake, NY passed away on Monday March 20, 2017 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. She was born in Ancram, NY on August 21, 1932 the oldest of 12 children to Neils N. and Alice M. (Frenzel) Hoyt. A stay at home mom, she attended Columbia Greene Community College after the death of her husband...
Gary R. Keeler
Mar 5, 2017
Pine Plains, NY - Gary R. Keeler, 66, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at home in Pine Plains, NY. He was born on February 20, 1951 in Rhinebeck, NY the son of the late George J. and Norma (Morrissey) Keeler Sr. At the time of his passing, Gary was the Superintendent of water for the Town of Pine Plains....
Marie Boshart Churton
Feb 21, 2017
Bangall, NY - Marie Boshart Churton, 97+, died on Tuesday February 21, 2017 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. She was the daughter of Clarence and Barbara (Schneider) Boshart of Poughkeepsie, NY; she married Walter Churton of Bangall on March 19, 1942. Mr. Churton predeceased her on Oct. 27, 1977. She was the mother of Jeffery Churton who died at...

Cara Lynn Kernan
Feb 17, 2017
Hillsdale, NY - Cara Lynn Kernan, 47, passed away at home on Friday, February 17, 2017. She was born on October 12, 1969 in Mt. Kisco, NY the daughter of Joseph and Rita (Brust) Iantorno Jr. of Bedford, NY. Cara worked in several offices for Columbia County Department of Social Services in Hudson, NY. She was a warm, caring and...

Dale E. Ashby
Feb 9, 2017
Dale E. Ashby, 49 of Ancram, NY passed away suddenly on Thursday February 9, 2017 at his residence. He was born on September 27, 1967 in Carmel, NY a son of the late Phil and Alice (Miller) Ashby. He was employed as a finishing technician with Pawling Engineered Products in Pawling, NY. Among his favorite sports were baseball, football and...

Dolores R. Demarinis
Jan 30, 2017
Pine Plains, NY - Dolores R. DeMarinis, 93, passed away on Monday, January 30, 2017 at Noble Horizons Health Care Center in Salisbury, CT. She was born on October 15, 1923 in Brooklyn, NY the daughter of the late Rosario and Joanna (Tripotti) Calio. Mrs. DeMarinis enjoyed sewing, dancing, cooking, traveling and most of all loved her family. Survivors include...

Ronald A. Dwy
Jan 28, 2017
Lake Katrine - Ronald A. Dwy, 80, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at his home in Lake Katrine. Mr. Dwy was a former lifelong resident of Ancram and had worked for the Ancram Paper Mill. Born November 5, 1936 in Ancram, he was the son of Vernon and Florence (Tanner) Dwy. On April 28, 1963 he married Joan (Pitcher)...
Elizabeth Anna Mcghee
Jan 20, 2017
Pine Plains, NY - Elizabeth Anna McGhee, 93, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Ferncliff Nursing Home in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born on December 19, 1923 in Waterbury, CT the daughter of the late Charles and Clara (Reynolds) Church. Betty graduated from Pine Plains High School and later earned a certificate from St. Margaret's House and Hospital,...

Judith Ann Carroll
Jan 13, 2017
Judith Ann Carroll, 73 of Amenia, NY passed away on Friday January 13, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. A longtime resident, she was born on July 13, 1943 in Ancram, NY to Orville and Mildred (Cookingham) Baker. Judith had been employed as a bookkeeper with Rosini Furniture in Millerton. An avid cook, she most enjoyed spending...
Betty Rockefeller
Jan 10, 2017
Orange City, FL - Betty Rockefeller, 73, and formerly of Stanfordville, NY passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Vassar Brother's Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born on July 25, 1943 in Rhinebeck, NY the daughter of the late Harry and Emma (Ostrander) Hults. Betty enjoyed being with her family. Loved going to the beach, watching the...

Patricia J. Streeter
Jan 9, 2017
Patricia J. Streeter, 75 of Copake, NY passed away suddenly on Monday January 9, 2017 at her residence. A lifelong local resident she was born on August 23, 1941 in Gt. Barrington, MA the daughter of the late Richard and Rosalyn (Roberts) Link. Pat was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School and a longtime member of the Copake Fire...

Olaf R. Berg
Jan 1, 2017
Pine Plains, NY - Olaf R. Berg, 89, passed away peacefully at home on January 1, 2017. Olaf was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 4, 1927 to the late Olaf Johannes and Anna Marie (Henriksen) Berg, who immigrated from Denmark in 1921. He served with the United States Marine Corps during WW II. He worked for Gulf Oil for...
Joyce Mary Hadden
Dec 28, 2016
Joyce Mary Hadden, 94 of Stanfordville, NY passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. Joyce was born on April 12, 1922 in Flushing, NY. Along with her late husband Lester she owned and operated the Rhinebeck Sports Shop for 30 years before their retirement in 2001. She had previously been employed as a stenographer...

Wallace E. Mccauley
Dec 14, 2016
Freedom Plains, NY - Wallace E. McCauley, 83, a resident of Freedom Plains, and formerly of Pine Plains, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing. He was born on June 6, 1933 in Pine Plains, NY the son of the late Nelson and MaryEllen (MacKenzie) McCauley. Wallace was a fabricator for De Laval...

Louise Clemens Mccord
Dec 6, 2016
McCord, Louise Clemens, 1938 - 2014, of Copake, New York, died suddenly at her home on December 6th. The joy of Louise's life was helping wherever help was needed. She was a dedicated and adored 2nd grade teacher at Roeliff Jansen Central School (later Taconic Hills Central School) from 1966 until her retirement in 1994. "Retirement" for Louise meant she...

Eleanor C. Germain
Dec 5, 2016
Copake, NY - Eleanor C. Germain (nee Striffler) passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY. She was born on January 6, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY as the youngest daughter of John & Eleanor (McKeon) Striffler. She worked in many places over the years, but her volunteer work was most important to her. She...
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