Obituaries

Apr 5, 2022

S usanne Gherardi, 63, of Hillsdale, passed away on April 5, 2022 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington. She was born on July 6, 1958 to the late Carl H. And Dorothy (Delanoy) Loch. She grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania where she met and married the love of her life for the past 40 years, John Gherardi....

Apr 5, 2022

Margaret C. DeConti, 95, of Copake, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of April 5, 2022. She was born on January 13, 1927 in Yonkers; to James and Carmella (Carpienello) Colacurcio. She graduated from Commerce High School in Yonkers. On May 8, 1949, in St. Casimir Church, she married Carl V. DeConti.

Margaret was the...

Mar 22, 2022

Gary A. Hoffman, 69, of Copake, New York, died peacefully at home on March 22, 2022. Gary was born on March 22, 1953, the son of the late Harry A. and Ida E. Hoffman. He was a graduate of Pine Plains High School, and spent his years after as a self-employed carpenter, a profession in which he was talented...

Mar 19, 2022

John H. Thela, 94 of Route 23 in Craryville, NY passes away on Saturday March 19, 2022 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY.

He was born on October 11, 1927 in Yonkers, NY to Charles and Carrie (Rudolph) Thela.

John was a steel fabricator for over 50 years starting his...

Mar 17, 2022

Horst lived a full life and died on his hill in Stanfordville, NY on March 17, 2022. He was born in Aalen, Germany on August 16,1942. His parents were Ulrich and Anna Vogel. They immigrated as a family to The United States in 1955. After traveling to Kansas, they moved back to New York and settled in Brentwood, Long...

Mar 15, 2022

Harold W. (Socky) Traganza, 86, passed away at home on March 15, 2022. He was born on May 8, 1935, to the late William and Helen (Wood) Traganza. Socky was a veteran of the Army after graduating from Roeliff Jansen School in 1954. Socky’s love for animals inspired him to start a career raising and racing Standardbred horses all...

Mar 13, 2022

Died at home after a long illness at the age of 73, Sunday, March 13, 2022.  He is survived by his companion, friend and wife, Elen J Freeston, his much beloved brother Richard ‘Ted’ Chittick, his wife ‘Babes’ and their children and grandchildren, his sister-in-law Gerry Chittick, wife of predeceased brother Peter Chittick and their children and grandchildren and...

Mar 6, 2022

Robert (“Bob”) Shnayerson, highly admired editor at Life and Time in the glory days of Henry Luce’s magazine empire, as well as editor-in-chief of Harper’s magazine and founder of Quest magazine, died on March 6, 2022 at age 96 at his home in Hillsdale, NY with his family by his side. Through the course of a distinguished career as...

Feb 27, 2022

Lifelong Copake resident Lester “Sonny” F. Miller, 89, passed peacefully with family members at his side, Sunday, February 27, 2022, at Berkshire Medical Center.

Born December 6, 1932, to Lester and Bertha (Balogh) in Copake, he was raised to the age of nine in Connecticut, then returned to Copake to live and work on his grandfather’s farm,...

Feb 26, 2022

Barbara T. MacIsaac, 92, of Pine Plains, passed away peacefully on February 26, 2022 at Ferncliff Nursing Home. She was born in Rhinebeck on February 10, 1930. She was a homemaker, and devoted mother. Barbara had a love for the beach, boating and enjoyed camping. She could sew anything, and her laundry skills were never out matched. She also...

Feb 22, 2022

Goldie J. Johnson, 76, of Stottville, passed away peacefully on February 22, 2022 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born in Hudson, on December 28, 1945 to the late Arthur and Laura (Coons) Johnson. Goldie grew up in the farming communities of Ancram, and Gallatin. She attended Roe-Jan School and was a devoted mother to her seven children. She enjoyed going...

Feb 20, 2022

Bernard L. Barrett Jr., “Bucky” 78, of Clinton Corners, died February 20, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was born on July 30, 1943 in Poughkeepsie. The son of Bernard Barrett and Thelma (Bloomer) Elmendorf.

Bucky was a farmer for Quattro’s Farm in Pleasant Valley for many years until his retirement. Staying busy was enjoyable for...

Feb 3, 2022

Donations:

St. Anthony's Church 4 Lavelle Rd, Amenia NY 12501

Feb 2, 2022

Joseph T. Schell Sr., 92, passed away on February 2, 2022, at the Thompson House in Rhinebeck. He was born on November 12, 1929, in Chicago, Illinois. The son of Joseph and Lillian (Poteracki) Schell. In 1948, Joseph entered the United States Coast Guard, where he served aboard the Ambrose Lightship during the Korean Conflict. On February 3, 1951,...

Jan 31, 2022

Ellen M. Shelton, 89, passed away peacefully on January 31, 2022, at the Baptist Home in Rhinebeck. She was born in Waterbury, Connecticut on May 11, 1932, to Earle and Helen (Blouin) Megin. She became a bookkeeper and also was a farmer. Having owned and operated the Winchell Mountain Farm for many years.

Ellen is survived by...

Jan 28, 2022

Carolyn Dawson, 91 of North Hillsdale, NY passed away on Friday, January 28, 2022.

Born on April 8,1930 she was a lifelong resident of Hillsdale and a graduate of Roeliff Jansen Central School.

She was preceded in death by James Dawson, her husband of 68 years.

She is survived by her three children,...

Jan 25, 2022

Steven M. Dam, 52, of Pine Plains passed away peacefully on January 25, 2022 at home. He was the son of Allen J. Dam and the late Diane A. Dam. Steven graduated from Pine Plains Central School and started working at the Post Office as a carrier. Then he went to deliver for Freedom Propane and then worked for...

Jan 22, 2022

Marjorie Gabaccia (née Krauss) died peacefully at home on the 22nd of January 2022.

Born in Manhattan, on August 6, 1928, the daughter of George Anthony Krauss and Fredericka Moersch Krauss,Marge moved to Copake with her brother George Krauss and widowed mother, who married Roy Jennings in 1929.

In 1946, she...

Jan 21, 2022

Graham S. D’Amour, 50 of Copake Lake, NY passed away on Friday January 21, 2022 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson.

He was born on October 30, 1971 in Lynn, MA to Richard A. and Terry (Wilcox) D’Amour .

Affectionately known as the “gentle giant” Graham was a graduate of Taconic...

Jan 20, 2022

Allen J. Wadman, 55 of Old Route 82 in Taghkanic, NY passed peacefully on January 20, 2022 at his residence.

He was born on March 25, 1966 in Hudson, NY and had recently moved back to Columbia County from Lowville, NY due to his illness.

Most recently Allen was employed by...