Obituaries

Eric E. Haight

Eric E. Haight

Jun 13, 2011

Clinton Corners, NY - Eric E. Haight, 74, passed away on Monday June 13, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY after a short illness. He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on March 29, 1937 the son of the late Paul and Thelma (Coffin) Haight. He was a member of the Ralph T. Waterman Bird Club, Sharon Audubon,...

Richard P. Schwarze

Richard P. Schwarze

Jun 11, 2011

Stanfordville, NY - Richard P. "Dick" Schwarze, 82, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at home. He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on October 27, 1928 the son of the late Joseph F. and Rose (Mulcahy) Schwarze. He was a 1946 graduate of the Pine Plains high School. Mr. Schwarze was owner and operator of the Schwarze Family Farm....

Juliette A. Brooks

Juliette A. Brooks

Jun 8, 2011

GERMANTOWN - Juliette A. Brooks, 93, of Germantown, New York died on Wednesday, June 08, 2011 at the Livingston Hills Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Livingston, NY. Born June 25, 1917 in St. Angels, Quebec, Canada during World War I, she was the daughter of the late Archie Omar and Eva Mary (Dubuc) Le Duc. Mrs. Brooks enjoyed knitting and...

Beverly A. Jenks

Beverly A. Jenks

Jun 8, 2011

Millerton, NY - Beverly A. Jenks, 68, a lifelong resident of Millerton passed away on Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at home. She was born in Canaan, CT on March 21, 1943 the daughter of the late Frank and Helen (Liner) Jenks. Ms. Jenks worked for Becton Dickinson Co. in Canaan, CT for over twenty years. She loved all animals especially...

Frank D. Bossolini

Frank D. Bossolini

Jun 7, 2011

Pine Plains - Frank D. Bossolini, 78, of Pine Plains, NY passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. Born August 13, 1932 in New York, NY, he was the son of the late John and Jennie (Grassi) Bossolini. Mr. Bossolini graduated from the Stissing Mountain High School in 1950. He honorably served his country...

Rudolph A. Zitz

Rudolph A. Zitz

Jun 6, 2011

Stanfordville - Rudolph A. Zitz, 75, of Stanfordville, NY passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, June 6, 2011, surrounded by his loving family. Born September 8, 1935 in Red Hook, NY he was the son of the late Peter and Pauline Zitz. Mr. Zitz graduated from the Red Hook High School in 1953, and was a member of...

Robert D. Francis

Robert D. Francis

May 29, 2011

Millerton, NY - Robert D. "Bob" Francis, Sr., 77, a lifetime resident of Millerton, NY, left us peacefully on Sunday May 29, 2011. Robert was born on February 17, 1934 in Sharon, CT, the son of the late William and Catherine (McHugh) Francis. Robert is survived by his loving wife, Lena Francis of Millerton, NY and his faithful dog Sam....

Rose Marie Orton

Rose Marie Orton

May 27, 2011

Stanfordville - Rose Marie Orton, 97, a long-time resident of Stanfordville, NY, died Friday, May 27, 2011 at the St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born on December 12, 1913 in Brooklyn, NY to the late James and Mary (Landy) DeCaro. On April 23, 1939, she married John C. Orton at the St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in...

Jordan V. Katz

Jordan V. Katz

May 22, 2011

Ancramdale, NY - Jordan V. Katz, 85, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2011 at Noble Horizons Nursing Home in Salisbury, CT. He was born in New Rochelle, NY on November 9, 1925 the son of the late Herman and Martha (Meltzer) Katz. He was a member of the Ancram Zoning Board of Appeals. Mr. Katz was owner and operator...

David C. Stickles

David C. Stickles

May 21, 2011

David C. Stickles, died at his residence in Millerton, NY on Saturday May 21, 2011 after a long battle of rectal cancer. David was born on May 13, 1942 to the late Raymond and Sylvia (Scism) Stickles in Hudson, NY. He served with the United States Army during the Vietnam War and was a member of the Millerton American Legion....

Irving Paul Haight Sr

Irving Paul Haight Sr

May 15, 2011

Stanfordville, NY - Irving Paul Haight Sr., 69, passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on February 21, 1942 the son of the late Paul and Thelma (Coffin) Haight. Mr. Haight coached the Twins Little League Team for many years. He also was inducted in the...

Elinor Mettler

Elinor Mettler

May 11, 2011

Elinor Mettler died Wednesday May 11, 2011 at her home in Copake Falls. Born April 10, 1926 in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of Arthur, Sr. and Mary (Foley) Fox. She had lived in Copake Falls for 64 years. Mrs. Mettler was the editor and publisher of the Roe Jan Independent, which she founded in 1973. She sold the paper...

Josephine J. Palumbo

Josephine J. Palumbo

Apr 30, 2011

Josephine J. Palumbo, 95 of Taconic Shores in Copake, NY passed away on Saturday April 30, 2011 at the Baptist Home in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born on December 1, 1915 in Poughkeepsie, NY the daughter of the late John and Mary (Skiba) Kowalski. A homemaker, Mrs. Palumbo moved to Copake 30 years ago from Poughkeepsie. At one time, she...

Patricia M. Willis

Patricia M. Willis

Apr 30, 2011

Patricia M. Willis, 82 of Copake Falls, NY died on Saturday April 30, 2011 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson. She was born on July 3, 1928 in New York City, a daughter of the late Thomas and Helen (Graf) Fallon. Mrs. Willis had been employed as a nurses aide at the Pines Nursing Home in Gt. Barrington, MA. Survivors...

Violet I. Boyles

Violet I. Boyles

Apr 27, 2011

Ancramdale, NY - Violet I. Boyles, 80, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born in Ancram, NY on August 12, 1930 the daughter of the late Milton and Bertha (Kepler) Miller. Mrs. Boyles was a seamstress at the Dress Factory in Pine Plains, NY. She was a member of...

Stephanie Layton Schwarze

Stephanie Layton Schwarze

Apr 21, 2011

Pawling, NY - Stephanie Layton Schwarze, 34, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at home. In her typical way of serving others she kept her suffering and disease process hidden from family and friends, to protect them from suffering. She was born in Sharon, CT on June 16, 1976 the daughter of James and Jane H. Layton. Stephanie...

Harold Victor Klare

Harold Victor Klare

Apr 19, 2011

Harold Victor Klare, a resident since 1954 of Jordan Lane Farm in Pine Plains, New York died April 19, 2011 in his 100th year. At the time of his death, Mr. Klare was in a nursing home in Sunderland, MA. His wife, the former Martha Elizabeth Jordan, whom he married May 31, 1940 in Jamaica, NY, predeceased him in March...

Noreen H. Reilly

Noreen H. Reilly

Apr 17, 2011

Hyde Park - Noreen H. Reilly, 67, of Hyde Park, died Sunday April 17, 2011 in Savannah, Georgia, where she was living with a daughter. Born in Rhinebeck, New York on March 22, 1944, she was the daughter of Mabel Heywood and Roger Doyle of Rhinebeck. She graduated Rhinebeck Central School in 1962. Noreen graduated from Dutchess Community College and...

Mariba A. Lasher

Mariba A. Lasher

Apr 13, 2011

Rhinebeck, NY - Mariba A. Lasher, 71, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Northern Duchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 7, 1939 the daughter of Pete and Bertha Deyo. Mrs. Lasher was a homemaker. Survivors include one daughter, Christine Lasher and her husband, Herb of Clinton Corners, NY; three sons, James...

Joan Couse

Joan Couse

Apr 13, 2011

Pine Plains, NY - Joan Couse, 76, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. She was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 27, 1934 the daughter of the late Floyd and Ethel May (Coons) Smith Sr. Mrs. Couse was a waitress briefly at the Stissing House in Pine Plains, NY. In in later years...