Obituaries
Wilmer C. Mccauley Jr
Feb 6, 2014
Millerton, NY- Wilmer C."Sonny" McCauley Jr. 75, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. He was born on May 18, 1938 in Gallatin, NY the son of the late Wilmer C. and Marguerite (Butler) McCauley Sr. Mr. McCauley Jr. was a dairy farmer and worked for the Frank Perotti farm. On December 28, 1958...
William I. Miller
Feb 1, 2014
William I. Miller, 84 of Copake, NY passed away on Saturday February 1, 2014 at Geer Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT. He was born on September 12, 1929 in Gallatin, NY a son of the late William and Mabel (Young) Miller. Mr. Miller had been employed by Warp Knit Textiles in Mellenville for 28 years until it relocated...
Dana A. Bessette Sr
Jan 29, 2014
Dana A. Bessette Sr., 57 of Ancramdale, NY and a former longtime resident of Copake, NY passed away on Wednesday January 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born on February 18, 1956 in Gt. Barrington, MA to the late Donald J. and Dorothy (Lyons) Bessette. Dana had been employed with the former A.C. Bristol Lumber Company in Copake, as...
Dolores Arlene Schultz
Jan 17, 2014
Pine Plains, NY - Dolores Arlene Schultz, 80, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at home. She was born on January 8, 1934 in Manhattan, the daughter of the late Albert and Gerda (Laugerstorn) Dalton. Mrs. Schultz was a CNA at Ferncliff Nursing Home, the Baptist Home and for Unlimited Care all in Rhinebeck, NY. On February 28, 1970...
Marilyn A. Kells
Jan 8, 2014
Marilyn A. Kells, 80 of Ancram, NY died peacefully on Wednesday January 8, 2014 at Livingston Hills Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on May 14, 1933 in Manhattan the daughter of Irving and Marie (Weppler) McGough. She was a graduate of Dominican Commercial High School and had worked for the Bank of Manhattan. After her marriage to her...
Pauline Becker
Jan 7, 2014
Pauline Becker, 93, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 7, 2014. She was a long-time resident of Oneida Castle, NY and is survived by her son, Blake and his wife, Sophia, of Copake Falls; she also leaves behind four grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, all living within the Hudson Valley. The following remembrance, written by one of...
Patricia Jane Kosnick Campbell
Dec 31, 2013
Patricia Jane Kosnick Campbell, 77 of Craryville, NY passed away on Tuesday December 31, 2013 at her residence. She was born on July 4, 1936 in Hudson, NY the daughter of the late John P. and Josephine H. (Kulesza) Kosnick. She was raised in Stottville, NY and was a graduate of Hudson High School, class of 1953. She later attended...
Earl Hugh Mellan Sr
Dec 30, 2013
Earl Hugh Mellan Sr., 57 of Route 22 in Hillsdale, NY passed away on Monday December 30, 2013 at his residence. He was born on December 28, 1956 in Niagara Falls, NY the son of Mary Jean Mellan and the late William Mellan Sr. Earl had been a resident of the Hillsdale area since 1974 and was employed for 36...
Kevin W. Silvernail
Dec 29, 2013
Kevin W. Silvernail, 57 of Copake Falls, NY passed away on Sunday December 29, 2013 at Fairview Hospital in Gt. Barrington, MA. He was born on March 28, 1956 in Gt. Barrington, a son of the late Wallace and Helen (Campbell) Silvernail. Kevin had been employed for over 30 years as a millwright at the Ancram Paper Mill, Schweitzer -...
David F. Moore
Dec 25, 2013
Stanfordville, NY - David F. Moore, 71, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2013 at home. He was born on June 25, 1942 in Albany, NY the son of the late Everett and Marion (Lanfear) Moore. Mr. Moore was owner and operator of Record City in Poughkeepsie, NY. On March 16, 1987 in Las Vegas, NV he married Priscilla (Ford)...
Harry Luedemann
Dec 22, 2013
Harry Luedemann, 91, of East Taghkanic, NY died peacefully surrounded by family on December 22, 2013 in Hudson, NY from pneumonia. Harry was born on September 16, 1922 in Hamburg, Germany. He married Elsa (Truschinskis) on December 22, 1945. He came to this country to make a better life for his family. He and his predeceased wife Elsa worked as...
Gertrude S. Winans
Dec 14, 2013
Pine Plains, NY - Gertrude S. Winans, 86, a longtime resident of Pine Plains passed away on Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Whittier Rehab and Nursing Center in Ghent, NY. She was born on January 22, 1927 in Natchez, MS the daughter of the late James and Florence (Vaden) Schepers. She was a registered nurse for Dutchess County Department of...
Florence V. Hauptman
Dec 12, 2013
Florence V Hauptman died peacefully at the Sharon Health Care Center on December 12, 2013 at the age of 102. She was the wife of William S Hauptman who predeceased her on July 4, 1971. Florence was born to Thomas F. Purcell and his wife Ada Cobb in New York City, where she lived the first half of her life....
Gustave Raitz
Dec 9, 2013
Gustave Raitz, 87 of Ancram, NY died on Monday December 9, 2013 at his residence. He was born on November 22, 1926 in Pittsburgh, PA the son of Adolph G. and Charlotte K. (Hohn) Raitz. Mr. Raitz had been a local resident for the past 11 years previously residing on Long Island. He was a longtime educator and teacher graduating...
Elizabeth J. Lauro
Nov 27, 2013
Elizabeth J. Lauro, 78 of Hillsdale, NY passed away peacefully on Wednesday November 27, 2013 at Fairview Commons in Gt. Barrington, MA. She was born on March 30, 1935 in Hudson, NY to the late George and Martha (Parchuck) Tuczynski. Mrs. Lauro was a graduate of Hudson High School and had been employed by the United States Postal Service in...
Donald A. Andersen
Nov 22, 2013
Donald A. Andersen, 83, of The Fountains of Millbrook, NY passed away peacefully on Friday, November 22, 2013 at his home. He was born January 31, 1929 in Rhinebeck, NY. He was the son of Albert A. Andersen and Erma Schwarzkopfs Andersen of Rhinebeck, NY. Donald worked as a heavy machine equipment operator for IUOE Engineers for many years. Upon...
Ralph William Burlarley
Nov 17, 2013
Ralph William Burlarley, 97 of Hillsdale, NY died peacefully on Sunday November 17, 2013 in Albany, NY. He was born on February 21, 1916 in Margaretville, NY son of Joseph and Violet (Shultis) Burlarley. Ralph graduated high school in 1934 and spent a year in the Adirondacks working in a logging camp and at a huge mill in Conifer, NY....
Helen D. Seymour
Nov 14, 2013
Helen D. Seymour, 92 of Route 22 in Hillsdale, NY passed away on Thursday November 14, 2013 at her residence. She was born on February 18, 1921 in New Britain, CT. Mrs. Seymour was a longtime employee of the Roeliff Jansen School in Hillsdale where she worked as a teacher's assistant and substitute teacher. Active in her community, she was...
Florence M. Duncan
Nov 10, 2013
Pleasant Valley, NY - Florence M. Duncan, 89, passed away Sunday, November 10, 2013, at home. Born May 18, 1924 in Poughkeepsie, New York, she was the daughter of Roscoe and Nettie Krom. On May 5, 1945 she married Paul L Duncan at the Pleasant Valley Presbyterian Church. They were happily married until his death on December 10, 2002. A...
William J. Dodds
Nov 9, 2013
William J. Dodds, 85 of Red Hook, NY passed away suddenly on Saturday November 9, 2013. He had been a resident of Red Hook since 1964 previously residing in Hillsdale, NY. (Columbia Co.) He was born on June 23, 1928 in North Hillsdale, NY a son of Robert and Mary (Brown) Dodds. Bill was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High...
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