Obituaries
Elizabeth Anna Mcghee
Jan 20, 2017
Pine Plains, NY - Elizabeth Anna McGhee, 93, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at Ferncliff Nursing Home in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born on December 19, 1923 in Waterbury, CT the daughter of the late Charles and Clara (Reynolds) Church. Betty graduated from Pine Plains High School and later earned a certificate from St. Margaret's House and Hospital,...
Judith Ann Carroll
Jan 13, 2017
Judith Ann Carroll, 73 of Amenia, NY passed away on Friday January 13, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. A longtime resident, she was born on July 13, 1943 in Ancram, NY to Orville and Mildred (Cookingham) Baker. Judith had been employed as a bookkeeper with Rosini Furniture in Millerton. An avid cook, she most enjoyed spending...
Betty Rockefeller
Jan 10, 2017
Orange City, FL - Betty Rockefeller, 73, and formerly of Stanfordville, NY passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Vassar Brother's Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born on July 25, 1943 in Rhinebeck, NY the daughter of the late Harry and Emma (Ostrander) Hults. Betty enjoyed being with her family. Loved going to the beach, watching the...
Patricia J. Streeter
Jan 9, 2017
Patricia J. Streeter, 75 of Copake, NY passed away suddenly on Monday January 9, 2017 at her residence. A lifelong local resident she was born on August 23, 1941 in Gt. Barrington, MA the daughter of the late Richard and Rosalyn (Roberts) Link. Pat was a graduate of Roeliff Jansen High School and a longtime member of the Copake Fire...
Olaf R. Berg
Jan 1, 2017
Pine Plains, NY - Olaf R. Berg, 89, passed away peacefully at home on January 1, 2017. Olaf was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 4, 1927 to the late Olaf Johannes and Anna Marie (Henriksen) Berg, who immigrated from Denmark in 1921. He served with the United States Marine Corps during WW II. He worked for Gulf Oil for...
Joyce Mary Hadden
Dec 28, 2016
Joyce Mary Hadden, 94 of Stanfordville, NY passed away on Wednesday December 28, 2016 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. Joyce was born on April 12, 1922 in Flushing, NY. Along with her late husband Lester she owned and operated the Rhinebeck Sports Shop for 30 years before their retirement in 2001. She had previously been employed as a stenographer...
Wallace E. Mccauley
Dec 14, 2016
Freedom Plains, NY - Wallace E. McCauley, 83, a resident of Freedom Plains, and formerly of Pine Plains, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at The Pines at Poughkeepsie Center for Nursing. He was born on June 6, 1933 in Pine Plains, NY the son of the late Nelson and MaryEllen (MacKenzie) McCauley. Wallace was a fabricator for De Laval...
Louise Clemens Mccord
Dec 6, 2016
McCord, Louise Clemens, 1938 - 2014, of Copake, New York, died suddenly at her home on December 6th. The joy of Louise's life was helping wherever help was needed. She was a dedicated and adored 2nd grade teacher at Roeliff Jansen Central School (later Taconic Hills Central School) from 1966 until her retirement in 1994. "Retirement" for Louise meant she...
Eleanor C. Germain
Dec 5, 2016
Copake, NY - Eleanor C. Germain (nee Striffler) passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany, NY. She was born on January 6, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY as the youngest daughter of John & Eleanor (McKeon) Striffler. She worked in many places over the years, but her volunteer work was most important to her. She...
Hon. Louis W. Imperato
Nov 11, 2016
Pine Plains, NY - HON. Louis W. Imperato, 81, a resident of Pine Plains, for fifty seven years and formerly of Brooklyn, NY, passed away Friday November 11, 2016 at Vassar Brother's Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was born on January 20, 1935 in Brooklyn, NY the son of the late Joseph and Rose (Giannetti) Imperato. Known to many...
Clifford "Red" Boyles Sr
Nov 8, 2016
Ancramdale, NY - Clifford "Red" Boyles Sr. 87, a life-long resident, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at Vassar Brother's Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was born on August 9, 1929 in Ancramdale, NY the son of the late Charles and Abbie (Brizzie) Boyles Sr. Red was an electrician at the Kimberly-Clark Paper Mill in Ancram, NY. He...
John G. Hickey
Nov 7, 2016
Leesburg, Fl - John G. Hickey, 84 of Leesburg, Florida and formerly from Stanfordville, NY passed peacefully in his sleep November 7, 2016 after bravely dealing with Parkinson's Disease. Born on May 15, 1932 to the late John P. and Eileen (nee Gleason) Hickey, John was raised at the family homestead, Clondrina, in Limerick, Ireland along with his brothers and...
Barbara J. Spiers
Oct 30, 2016
STANFORDVILLE, NY - Barbara J. Spiers passed away suddenly at Sharon Hospital on Saturday, October 30th. She was 81 years old. Barbara was born the fourth of five children to Perce Lasher and Edythe Gruntler Lasher in Poughkeepsie, NY on November 1st, 1928. She spent her childhood and early adult life in the town of Red Hook, NY, first on...
Howard Henry Hotaling Jr
Oct 29, 2016
Howard Henry Hotaling Jr., 77 of Elsohn Road in Ancram, NY passed away peacefully on Saturday October 29, 2016 at his residence. A life long area resident, he was born on January 12, 1939 in Copake, NY to the late Howard H. and Idela (Turpening) Hotaling Sr. Howard was a longtime employee for Kimberly Clark at the Ancram Mill. He...
Richard John Reeve
Oct 27, 2016
Rhinebeck - Richard John Reeve, Sr. passed away October 27th at Northern Dutchess Hospital after a long illness. Born on August 31st, 1938 in Patterson, NJ, he was the son of the late Sydney H. Reeve and Agnes Hafner Reeve. He attended St. Luke's High School in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ, Seton Hall University and SUNY at New Paltz. He served in...
William R. Clum
Oct 27, 2016
Ancramdale, NY - William R. Clum, 94, a life-long area resident, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2016 at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, CT. He was born on December 29, 1921 in Pine Plains, NY the son of the late Ellsworth and Nina (Turbarg) Clum. Bill was a dairy farmer all his life working the local area. He was a...
Joyce M. Spohr
Oct 7, 2016
Pine Plains, NY - Joyce M. Spohr, 82, passed away peacefully on October 7, 2016 at Geer Nursing and Rehab in Canaan, CT. She was born on December 31, 1933 in Poughkeepsie, NY the daughter of Charles and Mary Margaret (Peggy) (Hewitt) Case. Joyce worked for over thirty years for the Pine Plains Central School District. Twenty eight of them...
Louise Karpf
Oct 2, 2016
Stanfordville, NY - Louise Karpf, 95, passed away on Sunday, October 2, 2016 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. She was born on July 23, 1921 in Bakony Oszlop, Hungary. They escaped Communist Hungary in 1941 and moved to Austria. There they had four children. In 1955 they immigrated to the United States where they settled in Bangall. They...
Frederick Williams Laing, Jr
Sep 15, 2016
Frederick Williams Laing, Jr. of Hillsdale, NY passed away Monday, September 15. He was the son of Margery (Daley) and Captain Frederick Williams Laing, USN. He is survived by his beloved wife of 50 years, Sally (Nicolaisen), sister Janet (Laing) Hetterly, daughter Kelly and husband Richard Director of Denver, CO, son William and wife Elizabeth (Tenenbaum) of Atlanta, GA, son...
Francis O. Lacasse
Sep 11, 2016
Francis O. LaCasse, 97 of Ancram, NY passed away on Sunday September 11, 2016 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. He was born on March 16, 1919 in Shelburne, VT the son of the late Oliver and Nora (Blair) LaCasse. Along with his late wife Anne, Mr. LaCasse was the owner and operator of the Blue Bell Farm in...
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