Obituaries

Darrel A. Culver
Mar 11, 2016
West Winfield, NY - Darrel A. Culver, 51, passed away March 11, 2016, unexpectedly after a brief illness, at Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare. He was born March 13, 1964, in Sharon, CT, a son of the late Morgan and Sarah Lougheed Culver. Darrel received his education at Stissing Mountain High School, Pine Plains, NY. Darrel and Paula were partners in their...

Dianne H. Slater
Mar 9, 2016
Dianne H. Slater, 80 of Poole Hill Rd. in Ancram, NY passed away on Wednesday March 9, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. A homemaker, she was born on May 10, 1935 in Hudson, NY a daughter of the late Ernest and Mable (Finkle) Morey. Survivors include twelve children, Glen Bevins, Cindy Stickle, Melanie O'Malley, Ernie Slater,...
Ann M. Mule
Feb 29, 2016
Stanfordville, NY - Ann M. Mule' 52, passed away on Monday, February 29, 2016 at home. She was born on April 17, 1963 in Las Vegas, NV the daughter of Jane A. (Sherow) Mule'- Fallon of Pine Plains, NY and the late Gaeton J. "Guy" Mule'. She graduated from Pine Plains High School in 1981. She had a great love...

Adolf Meier
Feb 25, 2016
Taghkanic, NY - World War ll veteran Adolf 'Red' Meier, 88, passed away Saturday, February 25, at home surrounded by family. Born April 2, 1923 in Peekskill, NY he was the son of Adolf W. Meier, Sr. and Margaret M. (Bissert) Meier. On May 11, 1947 he married his beloved, June Adelaide Gilbert. Mrs. Meier predeceased him on January 5,...

John J. D'Hont
Feb 13, 2016
John J. D'hont, 97 of Hillsdale, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday February 13, 2016 at his residence. He was born on September 23, 1918 in Yonkers, NY the son of Julius and Mable (Brown) D'hont. A local resident since 1946, Mr. D'hont served his country with the United States Army during World War II attaining the rank of corporal....
Edward R. Murphy
Feb 11, 2016
Edward R. Murphy, 54 of Hillsdale, NY, known to all as "Murph" passed away suddenly on Thursday February 11, 2016 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. He was born on November 3, 1961 in Sharon, CT the son of the late Edward J. and Clara R. (Watts) Murphy. Murph had been employed for over 26 years as a senior...
Daniel Richard Weinberger
Feb 10, 2016
Stanfordville, NY - Daniel Richard Weinberger, 26, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2016. Survivors include his loving parents, Barry and Mary; beloved brother, Jonathan; dearest Aunt Margaret and Uncle Robin Staples; loving girlfriend Jennifer. He is also survived by his Grandmother, Cousin, Aunt and Uncle from Walden, NY. Danny was kind and loving, with a sense of humor that...
Rosalie Rothvoss
Feb 9, 2016
Rosalie Rothvoss celebrated her 90th birthday on February 9th and then took her last earthly breath on February 20, 2015 when angels took her to her heavenly home. This beloved mother and grandmother was born in Pine Plains to Walter and Gladys (Cooper) Shook. The family moved to Ancramdale where she met Henry Rothvoss. They were married on August 4,...

Betty R. Stevens
Feb 5, 2016
Betty R. Stevens, 90, died peacefully at Fairview Commons in Great Barrington on February 5. She was born in Oswego, New York, on October 18, 1921, the only child of Charles and Edna Sponenberg Reid. She graduated in 1943 from Oswego State Teachers College and taught elementary school for more than thirty years at the Roeliff Jansen School. On February...
Allen W. Piester
Feb 3, 2016
Allen W. Piester, 67, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 3 at home in the loving care of his family. He was born on December 24, 1949 in Great Barrington, Ma. Allen graduated from Hudson High School in 1968 and then enlisted in the Navy, serving from 1969-1973. In 1978 he married his former wife, Sally Piester and resided for...

Clifford L. Lundewall
Feb 2, 2016
Clifford L. Lundewall, 86, of Fishkill, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, following a brief illness. Born on Sept. 14, 1929 in Mineola, NY, he was the son of the late Ernest and Mildred (nee Conway) Lundewall. Cliff is survived by his wife of 43 happy years, Anne L. Rogers Lundewall,...

Anna Bilotta
Feb 2, 2016
Anna Bilotta, 83 of Toms River, NJ died Tuesday February 2, 2016 at home after a struggle with cancer. She was the daughter of the lateThomas and Mary (Testa) Stamegna of Hillsdale, NY and the wife of the late Nicholas Bilotta. She is survived by her sister Diana Teti of Mamaroneck, NY, her niece Catherine Jacobson of Ridgewood, NJ, her...
Stella Slater
Jan 27, 2016
ANCRAM - Stella Jean Slater, 66, of Poole Hill Road, Ancram passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side, Wednesday, January 27, 2016. She was born December 1, 1949 in Amenia, a daughter of the late Homer and Helen (Pelkey) Miller. Stella was a graduate of Pine Plains High School and attended Marist College and the State...

Elsie Marie Mosher
Jan 23, 2016
Lee, MA - Elsie Marie Mosher, 86, passed away on Saturday, January 23, 2016 in North Canaan, CT. She was born on March 31, 1929 in Manhattan, NY, the daughter of August and Ida (Leyendecker) Spier. Mrs. Mosher was a registered nurse. On November 18, 1951 in Rhinebeck, NY she married Eugene T. Mosher. He predeceased her on October 22,...
John J. Buchal
Jan 18, 2016
John J. Buchal, age 86, of Clinton Corners, NY, passed away on January 18, 2016 after a brief illness. Born on March 6, 1929, he was the son of five children gifted by God to Bernard J. and M. Agnes (Burdick) Buchal. John got a kick out of telling people that he was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Once they took...

William F. Flynn
Jan 16, 2016
William F. Flynn, 78 of Copake, NY passed away on Saturday January, 16, 2016 at Timberlyn East in Gt. Barrington, MA after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease. He was born on April 19, 1937 in the Bronx, NY, a son of the late Thomas and Mary (Daley) Flynn. Bill served his country with the United States Air Force. Upon...

John G. Westpfal
Jan 15, 2016
Pine Plains, NY - John G. Westpfal, 77, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016. He was born on July 28, 1938 in Ossining, NY, the son of August and Edith (Sheppard) Westpfal. John served in the United States Army from 1957 - 1963. He has also served in the Pine Plains Hose Company and Rescue Squad. He was the...
Sherwood Hayes Kingsmill Finley
Jan 14, 2016
Sherwood Hayes Kingsmill Finley II, 63, of Asheville, NC, died January 14 in Asheville of cancer. He was born in New York City in 1946, the older son of the late Gardner and Patricia Finley. In 1995 he married Paula Gertler, who survives at home. He was devoted to his wife and called their relationship "my greatest accomplishment." Sherwood grew...

Sarah Dorothy Benton
Jan 10, 2016
Sarah Dorothy Benton, 49 a former longtime resident of Copake, NY passed away on Sunday January 10, 2016 at Vassar Brothers in Poughkeepsie, NY. Sarah was born on December 23, 1966 in Hudson, NY the only child of the late Talcott and Carolyn (Martin) Benton. She was a graduate of Taconic Hills Central School in 1988 and had been previously...

Donna L. Smith
Jan 8, 2016
Milan, NY - Donna L. Smith, 69, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016 at Northern Duchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born on October 29, 1946 in Rhinebeck, NY, the daughter of Oscar G. and Minnie E. (Cuomo) Wendover. Mrs. Smith was an avid baker, loved babies, flowers and owls. She would call her siblings every day and...
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