Obituaries

Dec 10, 2017

Helena “Country Girl” (Decker) Guastella died at home after a long illness on Sunday morning December 10 th , 2017.  She was born in Sharon CT in 1942, and grew up mainly in Copake NY.

She attended Roe Jan School, and moved to Tarrytown NY after graduating where she met her husband Robert Guastella who...

Dec 10, 2017

Jannette S. Keefner, age 55 of Hillsdale, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 10th, 2017 in Pittsfield, MA. She was born to the late Calvin A. Sheldon and Nancy B. Sheldon on December 21st, 1961.

In 1987, Jannette married the love of her life, James (Mike) Keefner, and had two daughters together, Whitney, age...

Dec 8, 2017

Pine Plains, NY – Diane A. Dam, 72, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, December 8, 2017.

She was born on December 1, 1945 in Gt. Barrington, MA the daughter of Thomas and Rita (Gaspard) Jones.

Diane was a postal clerk for Pine Plains Post Office for twenty...

Dec 7, 2017

Pine Plains, NY - Thomas Gilbert Briggs, 75, passed away on December 7, 2017 at Vassar Brother Medical Center Poughkeepsie, NY.

He was born May 11, 1942 to Edward and Lois Briggs of Poughkeepsie, NY.

Tom is survived by his wife of forty seven years, Mary; and by his children Nathan...

Dec 6, 2017

Kermit Niver, 87 of Copake, NY passed away on Wednesday December 6, 2017.

He was predeceased by his parents Harold and Myra Niver.

Kermit is survived by his spouse Marlyn Neer-Niver, several step-children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He retired from First National Store in Millerton, NY, Kermit served...

Dec 2, 2017

Edna May Davis Dawson known to most as Babe of Hillsdale passed away on December 2, 2017 after a short but hard fought battle. Babe was born April 2, 1928 in College Point, NY daughter of Charles E and Edna Vinny Cool Davis. Mrs. Dawson is survived by her husband and best friend Samuel, of 70 years. Also surviving...

Dec 2, 2017

Pine Plains – MaryAnn Tirone, 81, passed away Saturday, December 2, 2017, at her home in Pine Plains.  Prior to moving to Pine Plains Mrs. Tirone had been a resident of Livingston, NY and Brooklyn.

While living in Brooklyn Mrs. Tirone worked as a Pediatric Assistant for Dr. Susan Schulman; and she also volunteered working with children...

Nov 23, 2017

Gallatin, NY – Fay W. Brusie, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Livingston Hill Nursing Center in Livingston, NY.

He was born at home on July 2, 1925 in Gallatin, NY the son of William and Verna (Hinsdale) Brusie.

Fay was a model maker for IBM in Kingston, NY.

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Nov 18, 2017

Gerald J. Kraus, 86, passed away peacefully at his home in Copake, New York on November 18, a year after his cancer was first diagnosed. His wife Cecele; daughter Janine Elizabeth, and her husband, Joseph Murphy, and granddaughters, Alice Marie and Emily Bryce, of Delmar, N.Y.; his son, Andrew Gerald and his wife, Alexandra Robinson Kraus of Parkdale, Oregon,...

Nov 15, 2017

Estelle Marie Chapman, 84, of Pine Plains, New York died, Wednesday, November 15, 2017. Born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania to the late George and Kathleen Wilson. Estelle was obtaining her Bachelor’s degree in Atlantic City, NY, when she met the love her life Clarence, while he was stationed in the Navy. They were married on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1954...

Nov 13, 2017

Agnes L. Denis (Slater), 84, formerly of Copake, NY passed away on Monday November 13 th , 2017 at the Pine Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Philmont, NY.

She was born on July 26 th , 1933 in Leicester, VT the daughter of Lyndon and Ada (Austin) Slater.

On September 9th, 1948, she married...

Nov 5, 2017

Ola F. Wiencke Flournoy, 92 formerly of Craryville, NY passed away on Sunday November 5, 2017 at the Whittier Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Ghent, NY.

She was born on September 17, 1925 in Monroeville, AL the daughter of Lawrence and Minnie ( Craft) Faulk.

Ola worked throughout the years...

Nov 3, 2017

Charles Orlando, 80 of Stone Mill Rd. in Claverack, NY passed away on Friday November 3, 2017 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY.

He was born on May 30, 1937 in Mt. Vernon, NY the son of Samuel and Frances (Basilotta) Orlando.

He was a graduate of Edison High School...

Oct 26, 2017

Maureen C. (Mitchell) McGuire, 77, of Rhinebeck, NY and a former long-time resident of East Taghkanic, NY, died on October 26, 2017, at the Glen Hill Center in Danbury, CT.

Maureen was born December 31, 1939, in Yonkers, NY, to John and Maureen (McHugh) Mitchell. She was a 1957 graduate of Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers,...

Oct 26, 2017

Robert Mercado, 79, of New York City, passed away October 26, 2017 in Kansas City, MO.

Robert formerly had lived in Hillsdale for over 40 years.

Born February 6, 1938 in New York City, he was the son of Julio and Mary (Hernandez) Mercado.

He is survived by his wife Jacqueline (Gallo) Mercado;...

Oct 25, 2017

Westley “Randy” Slater (1952 -2017)

CATSKILL—Westley Randolph “Randy” Slater, 65, of Copake Falls died at The Pines at Catskill, October 25, 2017 after a five-year battle with cancer.

He was born February 14, 1952 in Middlebury, VT, the eldest of four sons born to John Westley Slater and Mildred Luella (Hier) Slater.

He...

Oct 23, 2017

Ines Svingala, 90 of White House Crossing Road Millerton, NY passed peacefully on Monday, October 23, 2017 at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, Ct.

She was born on June 24, 1927 in New York City the daughter of George and Sarafina (Gardella) Della Vedova. Ines grew up on Ox Bow Road Hillsdale, NY and graduated from Roeliff Jansen...

Oct 20, 2017

Alice M. (Booth) Filippini , age 97, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Alice was born in Binghamton, NY on November 7, 1919, to Clifford and Alice (Palmer) Booth.  She was one of six children

After graduating early from high school at age 16, Alice attended SUNY Delhi...

Oct 18, 2017

Yvonne Brownell DelGrande, 86 of Hillsdale, NY passed peacefully on Wednesday October 18, 2017 at her residence after a long illness.

She was born on December 26, 1930 in Rochester, NY to Fred and Charlotte (Fromm) Brownell.

Mrs. DelGrande received her nursing degree from the Rochester Genesee Hospital in 1951 and...

Oct 18, 2017

Elizabeth Margaret O’Reilly, 96 of Philmont, NY passed away on Wednesday October 18, 2017 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY.

She was born on January 28, 1921 in Scotland to Francis and Mary McGuiness O’Loughlin.

A local resident since 1969 Mrs. O’Reilly previously worked for Catholic Charities in New York...