William (Bill) Mickle Burrows Jr.
Apr 8, 2022
William (Bill) Mickle Burrows JR, 69, of Ghent, New York passed away peacefully in his home on April 8th. Bill is survived by his wife Cindy, his son Nathan and his partner Megan, his son Travis and his wife Talia, three grandchildren and his sister Cynthia. Bill worked for the local phone company for 47 years. He was a skilled...
Katherine Lena Starks
Mar 22, 2022
Katherine Lena (Wilkins) Starks transitioned early Tuesday morning March 22, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. Born August 23, 1942 in Ludlow Vermont to the late Charles and Mildred (Holcomb) Wilkins Kathy was a 1960 graduate of Black River High School in Ludlow. She and John Todd Starks were married from Sept 1963 until his death in Dec 2007. During...
Paul K. Fiero
Mar 17, 2022
Paul K. Fiero, 67, born November 29, 1954, passed away at home on March 17, 2022. Paul was born in Hudson, NY and went to Chatham Central School graduating in 1972. Paul was a member of Saint James Roman Catholic Church in Chatham. He was a state employee and worked in corrections for 25+ years retiring in 2018. Paul was...
Robert "Bob" William Sitcer
Mar 11, 2022
Robert William Sitcer (Bob) 75, of Schertz, Texas passed away on March 11, 2022. Born on February 25, 1947 in Chatham, New York, he was the son of the late Roland and Laura Baker Sitcer. Bob was predeceased by his sister, Marie (Robert) Davis. He leaves behind his wife, Kathleen Sitcer, his sons Robert, Scott and Timothy Clauss, step children,...
Willma Haner
Mar 10, 2022
Willma Boright Haner passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the age of 84. Born August 17, 1937 in Hudson, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frances Elizabeth (Miller) and William Parsons Boright. Willma grew up in Chatham, NY, graduating in 1954 from Chatham High School. She was part of the cheerleader squad. After school she attended...
Carl Richard Sitzer
Mar 6, 2022
Carl R. Sitzer (Woody) 83, of Chatham passed away March 6, 2022 with his family by his side. Born December 8, 1938 in Chatham he was the son of the late Kenneth and Sarah Thompson Sitzer. Carl is predeceased by his loving wife of sixty three years, Louise. He leaves behind his sons John (Julie) Of Valatie, Ken (Jen) of...
Arlene Janet Dauer
Mar 6, 2022
Arlene Janet Dauer passed away peacefully in her home on March 6, 2022. Born January 10, 1933 in Canaan, CT she was the daughter of the late Gilbert and Elvera Castagna Fallon. She moved to Columbia County in the fifties with her husband, Clifford and here they started their family. Arlene worked as a waitress at Aubergine in Hillsdale for...
James Francis Finn
Mar 5, 2022
James F. Finn passed away on March 5th, 2022. Born on September 30th, 1936, James was a lifelong resident of the Bronx and Yonkers, NY. He grew up along 138th St and lived in the University Heights, Creston and Kingsbridge sections of The Bronx before moving to Yonkers, and worked as an elevator operator in Long Island City and the...
Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Janes
Feb 2, 2022
"With great sadness, we share the news that Elizabeth Ann (Betsy) Janes passed away on February 2, 2022. Betsy was born on July 16, 1953 to Tom and Lil (Salata) Janes, and is survived by her brother Tom… and her many friends. Apart from her college years, Betsy lived her entire life near Queechy Lake in Canaan, attending Canaan elementary...
Mary Jeanette Miichienzi
Feb 1, 2022
Mary Jeannette Michienzi (nee Hayes), 98 of Germantown, New York, passed away peacefully on February 1, 2022. Better known as Janet or" Nette " by family and friends, Janet was born on October 2, 1923, to Joseph and Mary Hayes in Jersey City, New Jersey. Janet was predeceased by her husband Peter after 60 years of marriage. She is survived...
Barbara A. Laspada
Jan 5, 2022
Barbara A. Laspada was a person who knew everyone, and they knew her, passed away January 5, 2022. Born May 16th 1955, in Manhattan NY. She graduated class of 1974 at Dodge VOC high school. Down in Manhattan she worked in retail. Then in 1977 she married her husband of 43 years. She moved up to Chatham NY where she...
Sheila Jane Shaw
Dec 20, 2021
Sheila J. O'Connell Shaw passed away on Monday December 20, 2021. Born March 15, 1937 in Pittsfield, MA, she was the daughter of the late Maurice (Bus) and Anne Callahan O'Connell. She was a graduate of Chatham High School. Sheila work for many years at Delson's in Chatham and later retired from NYSDOH. She was actively involved for years with...
Robert H. Keller
Dec 11, 2021
Robert H Keller of Ghent, NY passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, December 11, 2021. Bob was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting, fishing, hiking, and baseball. He was an extremely talented carpenter who worked on homes throughout upstate New York. Bob is the son of Robert J Keller (predeceased) and Peggy Keller. He leaves behind...
Marty Chase Schmitt
Nov 25, 2021
Martin Chase Schmitt, a resident of Chatham, New York, was born March 13, 2001 and passed away on November 25, 2021. Martin attended high school at Taconic Hills Central School. Where he was a member of the soccer, swimming, tennis, and baseball teams. Martin was also the Vice President of the Class of 2019. In both his junior and senior...
Colby A. Hills
Nov 23, 2021
Colby A. Hills passed away on November 23, 2021 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. He was born August 10, 2001 in Troy, NY the son of Donald H. Jr. and Jodi Lemack Hills. Colby lived in Ghent and graduated form Chatham Central Schools in 2019. Upon graduation he went on to SUNY Polytechnic in Utica. He was a junior there studying...
Gerard Bassett
Nov 12, 2021
Gerard Allen Bassett, (Jerry), 49 years old, was rejoined at the Gates of Heaven by his beloved dog, Teddy on November 12, 2021. Jerry was born July 27, 1972 in Albany, NY. He is survived by his loving mother, Eleanor Bassett-Swift, his Canine-son, "Rocky", siblings; Julia (Mike) Visconti, Lisa (Anthony) Biancardi, Linda Bassett (Phil Martel) and Gregory Bassett. Jerry was...
Thomas Charles Every
Nov 11, 2021
Tom Every of Hillsdale, NY passed away peacefully on November 11th at the age of 74. Tom was born March 25, 1947 in Hudson, NY to the late Charles Every and Ruth Goodermote Every. Tom was a graduate of Chatham Central School class of 1965. After high school, Tom served 4 years in the US Navy- 1966 to 1970. Stationed...
Louise C. Sitzer
Nov 2, 2021
Louise C Sitzer 79 of Chatham passed away peacefully on November 2, 2021 with her family by her side. Born June 11, 1942 in Chatham NY she was the daughter of the late George Stupplebeen and Frances Leible Louise was pre decreased her sisters Marjorie, Emma, Cora and brother George . Louise was employed by Chatham Central School for 41...
John F. Menegio
Oct 22, 2021
John F. Menegio, 79, a lifelong resident of Chatham, NY passed away at home on October 22, 2021 of natural causes. He is survived by his daughter, Tammi; Son, Mike and wife Jan. He also leaves behind his beloved grandchildren Kaitlyn, Mikala, Gianna and Mitchell. Born to Italian immigrants, Giovanni (Minneci) Menegio and Girolama "Mamie" Sclafani, he spent his first...
Kathleen Norton Mclaughlin
Oct 7, 2021
Kathleen McLaughlin (nee Norton) passed away October 7, 2021. She was born November 29, 1954 in Pittsfield MA and was the daughter of the late Kenneth Sr. and Beatrice Norton. Kathy grew up in Austerlitz, NY and was a graduate of Chatham High School. After high school she waitressed at the Berkshire Truck Stop for 30 years. She was a...
