Obituaries

Ronnie Smith

Ronnie Smith

Jul 20, 2016

On July 20th we lost my brother, Ronnie Smith, after a short battle with cancer. Ronnie loved Millerton and being a barber serving the tri-state area for the past 56 years. Because of the love he felt for Millerton and his shop, it was an extremely difficult process for him to close his barbershop a few weeks before passing. During...

Evelyn M. Lauria

Evelyn M. Lauria

Jul 20, 2016

Ghent, NY - Evelyn M. Lauria, 81, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. She was born on December 25, 1934 in Pine Plains, NY the daughter of the late Lionel H. and Ruth E. (McGill) Summers. She was a professional dancer. Survivors include her son, Michael Keesler of Hudson, NY; two daughters,...

Jeffrey H. Darling

Jeffrey H. Darling

Jul 19, 2016

Jeffrey H. Darling, 63 passed peacefully on Tuesday July 19, 2016 at Fairview Hospital in Gt. Barrington, MA. He was born on February 6, 1953 in Mount Kisco, NY a son of the late Albert J. "Chuck" and Marjorie (Kemp) Darling. He had been employed for over 32 years as the deputy highway superintendent for the Town of Copake until...

Doris M. Disbrow

Doris M. Disbrow

Jul 17, 2016

Hague, NY - Doris M. Disbrow, 90, previously of Milan, NY passed away on Sunday, July 17, 2016 at Emerald Health and Rehabilitation Center in Lillington, NC. She was born on May 6, 1926 in Poughkeepsie, NY the daughter of the late Douglas and Florence (Conklin) Pregent. On July 18, 1948 in Poughkeepsie, NY she married Stanley G. Disbrow Sr....

Helen Bauer Haile

Helen Bauer Haile

Jul 12, 2016

Helen Bauer Haile, formerly of Stanfordville, passed away peacefully on July 12 at The Remington Club Health Care Center in San Diego, California, at the age of 95. She had been a resident there since December of 2005. The former Helen Agnes Zoeller was born December 11, 1914 in Brooklyn, New York. She married George Bauer on May 30,1937. They...

Rev. Joseph N. Ary

Rev. Joseph N. Ary

Jul 10, 2016

Rev. Joseph N. Ary, 88 of Church St. in Copake, NY passed away peacefully on Sunday July 10, 2016 at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation residence in Canaan, CT. He was born May 19, 1928 at home on the family farm in Greene County, OH son of the late Venis and Bertha Ann (Hoover) Ary. Rev. Ary attended a one...

Lynn Marie (Miller) Mccann

Lynn Marie (Miller) Mccann

Jun 30, 2016

Lynn Marie (Miller) McCann 56 of Copake, NY passed away peacefully at home on the morning of Friday June 30th surrounded by her family and beloved dog, Dusty. Lynn was pre deceased by her parents, Harriet (Edelman) Miller and David R. Miller Sr. of Hillsdale, NY. She graduated from Taconic Hills High School, class of 1980 and later received an...

Mary Ann Call

Mary Ann Call

Jun 23, 2016

Mary Ann Call, 55 of Craryville, NY passed away in the arms of her loved ones on Thursday June 23, 2016 at her residence. Mary was born on March 26, 1961 in Glen Cove, NY a daughter of the late Albert W. and June (Eberhard) Allchin. She was also pre deceased by a brother Albert Jr. (Billy). Mary lived life...

Teresa J. Moore

Teresa J. Moore

Jun 17, 2016

Teresa J. Moore passed away Friday, June 17 with her family by her side. She was born July 1, 1965, in Sharon CT. the daughter of Thomas J. Moore Jr. and Eileen (Morrison) Moore. She was predeceased by her Father, Thomas. She is survived by her mother, Eileen. Teresa is also survived by her partner of 20 years, Thomas Bonk;...

James Carlson

James Carlson

Jun 17, 2016

Copake - James Carlson, 79, a lifelong resident of Copake died on Monday, June 17th at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY after years-long battle with Parkinson's Disease. He was born December 9, 1933 in Copake, NY, the son of the late James F. and Lydia M. (Jensen) Carlson. He was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen Central School, and went...

Emma Lau

Emma Lau

Jun 17, 2016

Ancram, NY - Emma Lau, 95, passed away on Tuesday, June 17th at Royal Megansett Nursing Home in North Falmouth, MA. She was born in Camden NJ on August l0th 1918, daughter of Frederick Shienle and Mary Bacon Shienle. Emma received her RN with the first class of nursing students at Grasslands (now Westchester Medical Center) and worked as a...

Olive Leona Camburn

Olive Leona Camburn

Jun 16, 2016

Olive Leona Camburn, 96, a lifelong resident of the Clinton Corners area, passed away peacefully at her home on Thursday June 16, surrounded by her loving family. She was born on January 11, 1920 in Clinton Corners. She was the daughter of the late Charles H. and Leona Mae (Shook) Ackert Sr. On October 13, 1946. Olive married the love...

Joseph J. Fusco, Md

Joseph J. Fusco, Md

Jun 16, 2016

A longtime resident of Hillsdale, Dr. Fusco was born August 3, 1928 in Harlem, NY to the late Joseph and Santina Fusco and grew up in the Bronx. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree at Columbia University and his Doctor of Medicine at New York University Bellevue College of Medicine. After interning at Cincinnati General Hospital (OH), he filled...

Joseph W. Furner

Joseph W. Furner

Jun 11, 2016

Joseph W. Furner, 38 of Hillsdale died June 11, 2016. Joe was born November 16, 1977 in Hamilton, NY. A graduate of Taconic Hills, Joe went on to work in construction and was a skilled carpenter. He was a talented musician with a love of distilling, cars, music, the outdoors, his friends, family and dog Reilly. He was a kind...

James G. Skau

James G. Skau

Jun 10, 2016

James G. Skau, 70, passed away peacefully from heart failure on Friday, June 10, 2016 at Albany Medical Center. James was born in Manhattan on January 10, 1946 to L. Marie (Stockhouse) and George Skau. James was a longtime resident of the Bronx, and lived 30 years in Eastchester, NY with his wife loving Margaret MacNichol. James and Margaret recently...

Diana Burke Ladden

Diana Burke Ladden

Jun 6, 2016

Diana Burke Ladden (1951-2017) Diana Ladden, daughter of John and Beverly Burke lately of Tucson, died unexpectedly at Berkshire Medical Center on June 6 th. She is survived by Jim, her husband of thirty-five years, her sister Christine, and beloved pets Shea and Trilby. Diana's first job after graduating from Smith College was as a go- go dancer in Newark,...

Dr. Benjamin Lipstein

Dr. Benjamin Lipstein

May 28, 2016

Dr. Benjamin Lipstein, a longtime resident of both New York City and Hillsdale, NY, died with peace and dignity at his home on May 28, 2016, just weeks after his 93rd birthday. His life, fittingly punctuated by his graceful death on Memorial Day weekend, brought to a close an extraordinary post-war American success story. Benjamin Lipstein was born in 1923,...

Martin Elliot Revson

Martin Elliot Revson

May 26, 2016

Martin Elliot Revson, co-founder of the Revlon cosmetics empire, died peacefully on May 26th. He was 105. Martin would have been 106 on June 15th.. Born in Boston, Massachusetts and raised in Manchester, New Hampshire, Martin was the youngest of three sons born to Jeanette (Weiss) and Samuel Revson. Samuel immigrated to America after escaping his homeland of Riga Latvia...

Norma M. Keeler

Norma M. Keeler

May 24, 2016

Pine Plains, NY - Norma M. Keeler, 92, passed away at home on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. She was born on November 9, 1923 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Mrs. Keeler worked for the Pine Plains Ford Garage. She also was a school bus driver for Pine Plains Central School and was a longtime parishioner of St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church. On...

Ruthanne Simone

Ruthanne Simone

May 17, 2016

Ruthanne Simone - Kramer, 65 a former resident of Pine Plains, NY passed away on Saturday May 17. 2014 at Skyview Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Croton on Hudson, NY. She was born on June 4, 1948 in Peekskill, NY the daughter of Dorothy (Bauer) Simone of Yonkers, NY and the late Joseph Simone. Ruthanne had been employed as a...