Obituaries

Gian P. Stagnaro

Gian P. Stagnaro

Aug 29, 2013

Pine Plains, NY - Gian P. Stagnaro, 17, passed away due to an automobile accident on Thursday, August 29, 2013. He was born in New York, NY on May 23, 1996 the son of Valerie Hammarth and stepfather Peter Lewin of Salisbury, CT and Gian B. Stagnaro and stepmother Christine Mac Neil of Pine Plains, NY. A Life Too Short...

Dennis E. Reilly

Dennis E. Reilly

Aug 29, 2013

Pine Plains, NY - Dennis E. Reilly, 52, passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2013 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Danbury, CT on February 22, 1961 the son of Edward and Marjorie (Cook) Reilly of Pine Plains, NY. Dennis grew up in Pawling, NY and graduate from Pawling High School in 1979. He attended...

Zachary Dalton Pruner

Zachary Dalton Pruner

Aug 29, 2013

Zachary Dalton Pruner, 16, of Stanfordville, NY was killed in a car accident on August 29th, 2013. Zach loved life and loved to live it to the fullest; he was fearless in doing so. He did not hesitate when new opportunities or challenges came his way. He was excited to be starting a new school year at Stissing Mountain High...

Calvin A. Sheldon

Calvin A. Sheldon

Aug 28, 2013

Calvin A. Sheldon, 76 of Mitchell St. in Hillsdale, NY passed away on Wednesday August 28, 2013. He was born on October 1, 1936 in Glen Cove, NY to the late Herbert C. and Janet (Beam) Sheldon Sr. Calvin was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen Central School, class of 1954 and served his country with the United States Army from...

Dorothy Krauss Borghard

Dorothy Krauss Borghard

Aug 23, 2013

Hendersonville, NC - Dorothy Krauss Borghard, 94, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2013. She had resided in Hendersonville, NC since 1979. Previously, she was a summer and later full time resident of Hillsdale, NY for many years. Mrs. Borghard was born in Newark, NJ on August 25, 1918 the daughter of the late John F.O. and Jane E. (Sands)...

Lloyd E. Woodcock Jr

Lloyd E. Woodcock Jr

Aug 13, 2013

Stanfordville, NY - Lloyd E. Woodcock Jr., 63, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. He was born on February 10, 1950 in Ogdensburg, New York, the son of the late Lloyd E. and Leola (Hazelton) Woodcock Sr. Lloyd honorably served his country in the United States Marine Corps from 1967 until 1973....

Richard H. Krakaur

Richard H. Krakaur

Aug 9, 2013

Richard H. Krakaur, 91 of Calico Lane in Claverack, NY passed away on Friday August 9, 2013 under the care of Community Hospice at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. He was born on February 11, 1922 in New York City the son of Herbert and Edna (Kahn) Krakaur. Mr. Krakaur had been a local resident since 1979 previously residing...

Alfred J. Forrest Sr

Alfred J. Forrest Sr

Aug 8, 2013

Dover Plains, NY - Alfred J. Forrest Sr., 65, passed away at home on Thursday, August 8, 2013. He was born in Middlebury, VT on December 12, 1947the son of the late Frank and Anna (Barna) Forrest. Mr. Forrest Sr. was a Therapy Aide for Wassaic Developmental Disabilities Services in Wassaic, NY. He was an avid bowler and loved the...

Donald Delamater

Donald Delamater

Aug 7, 2013

Donald Delamater, 79 of Copake passed away on Wednesday August 7, 2013 with his family by his bedside at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was born November 22, 1933 in Hillsdale to the late Douglas B. and Cecile (Burdick) Delamater. Don grew up on the family's Yonderview Road dairy farm and then moved on to the field of...

Judith Merritt-Blake

Judith Merritt-Blake

Aug 6, 2013

Pine Plains - Judith Merritt-Blake, a lifelong resident of Dutchess County, passed away on Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY from complications relating to cancer. Judi was born on Feb. 17, 1940, the daughter of Francis Theysohn and Helen Obrien. Judi graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1957 and on January 15, 1961, she married...

Darra J. Finkle

Darra J. Finkle

Aug 5, 2013

Stanfordville, NY - Darra J. Finkle, 76, a longtime resident of Stanfordville, NY, passed away on Monday, August 5, 2013 at the Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon, CT. She was born on June 9, 1937 in Bangall, NY the daughter of the late Alfred and Marie (Hart) Dillinger Sr. Darra worked as a secretary for the Cornell Cooperative Extension...

Evelyn Fannie Johnson Allen

Evelyn Fannie Johnson Allen

Aug 2, 2013

Evelyn Fannie Johnson Allen, born July 19, 1917, went home to be with the Lord on August 2, 2013 at the Sharon Health Care Center in Sharon, Connecticut. Evelyn, the daughter of Loring and Fannie Tice Johnson, was born and raised in Yorktown Heights, New York. After high school she graduated from the Peekskill Business School, and worked at the...

Elizabeth C. Hamilton

Elizabeth C. Hamilton

Aug 1, 2013

Ancram- Elizabeth C. 'Bettie' Hamilton, 82, a lifelong resident of Ancram, NY, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Westchester Medical Center. She was born on January 5, 1931 in Long Island, NY, the daughter of William and Elizabeth (Stiehle) Hamilton. Bettie previously owned the Little Store in Ancram for nearly 30 years. She also worked as a family...

Ann V. Dawson

Ann V. Dawson

Aug 1, 2013

Copake Falls - Ann V. Dawson, 86, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Geer Village, Canaan, Ct. Mrs. Dawson was a lifelong resident of the Copake area and was a member of Our Lady of Hope R.C. Church where she also served as a Eucharistic minister. Born September 4, 1926 in Copake Falls she was the daughter of William...

Gloria Funk

Gloria Funk

Aug 1, 2013

Pine Plains, NY - Gloria "Jean" Funk, 86, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Albany Medical Center in Albany, NY. She was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 17, 1926 the daughter of the late Alfred and Marie (Hart) Dillinger Sr. Mrs. Funk was a secretary for Heritage Mutual Insurance Company in Pine Plains, NY. On July 8,...

Elaine B. Decker

Elaine B. Decker

Jul 28, 2013

Elaine B. Decker, 93 of Ancramdale, NY passed away on July 28, 2013 at her residence. She was born on November 15, 1919 in Ancram, daughter of Fred and Laura (Studley) Hoysradt. A lifelong area resident Mrs. Decker had previously been employed at Becton - Dickinson in Canaan, CT and Lakeville Precision Moulding in Lakeville. She also operated the Brown...

Francine J. Laurentz

Francine J. Laurentz

Jul 26, 2013

LAURENTZ - Francine J. was born on July 2, 1944 in Brooklyn, NY. Francine passed suddenly on July 26, 2013 in Hudson, NY. She is survived by two daughters, a grandson and three sisters. Anamari Laurentz, Sarah Laurentz, Vincent Colletti, Patricia Dirla, Dorothy Striano and Catherine Janusee. She was loved by and loved many people. Friends are invited and may...

Dorothy A. Vincent

Dorothy A. Vincent

Jul 8, 2013

Pine Plains- Dorothy A. Vincent, 77, a resident of Pine Plains, NY, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Sharon Hospital. She was born May 4, 1936, the daughter of the late George and Anna M. (Zdzielkowski) Dorn. On May 21, 1955, she married Jerry "Onion" Vincent. He predeceased her in 1997. Survivors include her sons and daughters, Carol...

William J. Kiernan

William J. Kiernan

Jul 7, 2013

William J. Kiernan, 45 of Lynn, MA passed away suddenly at his residence on Sunday July 7, 2013. He was born on June 16, 1968 in New Haven, CT a son of William F. and Rosalie J. (Rzasa) Kiernan of Copake, NY. William was a graduate of Cornell University and had been employed as an agricultural analyst with the High...

Mary A. Schwarze

Mary A. Schwarze

Jul 5, 2013

Stanfordville - Mary A. Schwarze, 80, passed away on Friday, July 5, 2013. She was born on July 23, 1932 in Schultzville, NY to Sherman and Rose Marie Smith. Mary attended Rhinebeck Central Schools and graduated in 1951. On Sep. 28, 1952, she married Richard Schwarze at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Clinton Corners, NY. Mr. Schwarze predeceased her on...