Obituaries
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...
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...
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...
Madeline W. Costa
Sep 10, 2016
Ancramdale, NY - Madeline W. Costa, 90, a life-long resident, passed away on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Vassar Brother's Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY She was born on April 3, 1926 in Ancram, NY the daughter of the late Rudolph and Pearl Belva (Wood) Brower. Mrs. Costa was a secretary for IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was an elder,...
Ralph Lawrence Elliott
Sep 8, 2016
Ralph Lawrence Elliott, age 87, of Pine Plains, New York passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 8 at the home of his daughter, Gayle Elliott Brown and her fiance Gary Beatty, in Red Hook, New York. He was lovingly cared for by family members and Ulster County Hospice since he was discharged from Vassar Brothers Hospital on July 27, 2011....
Anthony Postighone
Sep 5, 2016
Hudson, NY - Anthony Postighone, 49, was called home by his parents on Monday, September 5, 2016. He passed away with his loving family at his side. He will be greatly missed by all. He was born on February 21, 1967 in Yonkers, NY. The son of the late Carmine P. "Sonny" and Angela "Ann" (Apadula) Postighone Sr. Anthony always...
Albert W. Cahill
Sep 3, 2016
Pine Plains, NY - Albert W. Cahill, 65, passed away Saturday, September 3rd, at his home in Pine Plains. Albert was a longtime Pine Plains resident and worked for many years as a kitchen designer at Lloyd Lumber in Billings and Amenia. He was a parishioner of St. Anthony's Church, Pine Plains Those who know him well, know how proud...
Halle Paige Schmidt
Sep 3, 2016
Halle Paige Schmidt, 21 of Copake, NY passed away unexpectedly on Saturday September 3, 2016. Halle was born on June 4, 1995 in Great Barrington, MA to Angela Concra and Ronald Schmidt. Although she was with us for a short time, it was filled with so many memories and good times. Halle was a free spirit who lived her life...
Edith H, Froggatt
Sep 1, 2016
Edith H, Froggatt, Mountain View Street, Copake Falls, passed away at her home, in the early morning hours of Thursday, September 1st, surrounded by her loving family. Born in Manhattan on January 15th, 1922, she was the daughter of the late William and Jane Hunter. She is predeceased by 8 siblings and her beloved husband, Frank. Edith spent each childhood...
Dustin James Hotaling
Aug 25, 2016
Dustin James Hotaling, of Millerton, passed into the arms of the Lord on Sunday, August, 25th. He was born on December 7th, 1990. He is survived by his mother, Stacy Hotaling Hurn, stepfather, Jesse Hurn, and his biological father, Calvin Nason. In addition to his parents he is survived by his brothers, Kenneth M. Hotaling II, Cory D. Hotaling, and...
Bertha L. Anoney Harrington
Aug 24, 2016
Bertha L. Anoney Harrington, 98, passed in peace, surrounded by her family on August 24, 2016 at Sharon Health Care Center, Sharon, CT, where she resided for the last seven years. Bertha was born November 12, 1917 in Warren, MA, daughter of the late Rev. Leslie and Suzanne (Plimpton) Anoney. As a Baptist minister's daughter she moved frequently, attending various...
Priscilla Ann Murphy
Aug 24, 2016
Priscilla Ann Murphy, 54 of Old Route 82 in Livingston, NY passed away on Wednesday August 24, 2016 at her residence. She was born on January 6, 1962 in Sharon, CT a daughter of the late Ralph and Hilda (Hoysradt) Sherman. Priscilla had been employed as a certified nursing assistant at the Gt. Barrington Health and Rehabilitation Center in Gt....
Gabriel Cole Currin
Aug 22, 2016
Gabriel Cole Currin, 9, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 22, at St. Margaret's Center in Albany. At his bedside were his mother, Eden Marie Kane, and his grandmother, Julie Kane, both of Hillsdale, NY, and his best friend and loving nurse, Marguerite Hickey of Stillwater, NY. Born in New York City on May 8, 2003, Gabe was also the...
Harold Joseph Flatau, Iii
Aug 21, 2016
Pine Plains, NY - Harold Joseph Flatau, III, Hal to all who knew and loved him, peacefully passed away early on the morning of August 21st, 2016, at his favorite place on Earth, the Little Red House in Pine Plains, NY. Hal bravely, and without complaint, battled cancer for a year and a half. Born and raised on East 41st...
Evelyn Briggs
Aug 18, 2016
Ancram, NY - Evelyn Briggs, 77, passed away on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. She was born on March 12, 1939 in Pawling, NY. She was a commercial bus driver for the Loop System in Poughkeepsie, NY. Evelyn was the most loving mother and patient women in the world. She would put everyone's concerns...
Jean F. Shanahan
Aug 17, 2016
Elizaville - Jean F. Shanahan, PHD, 48, passed away Friday, August 17, at her home in Elizaville surrounded by her family. Jean is a graduate of Stissing Mountain High School and earned her BA degree in Geography from SUNY Albany, and Masters in Public Administration from Marist College. After being diagnosed with cancer Jean studied holistic nutrition and received her...
John F. Stupplebeen
Aug 15, 2016
John F. Stupplebeen, 82 of County Route 27 in Ancram, NY passed away on Monday August 15, 2016 at the Samuel S. Stratton VAMC in Albany, NY. He was born on March 27, 1934 at the home of his parents in Craryville, NY, the late Pearl and Seymour Stupplebeen Sr. A lifetime local resident, Mr. Stupplebeen attended Roeliff Jansen Central...
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