Douglas G. Mcarthur
Mar 14, 2021
Douglas G McArthur Douglas (Doug, Dougie) McArthur, 61, of Chatham, NY passed away suddenly on March 14th, 2021. Born on April 10, 1959, he was the son of the late Donald Sr and Lorraine McArthur. He is survived by his sister Barbara VanAlstyne and Brother-in-law/Best friend Teddy VanAlstyne; sisters Shelia VanAlstyne, Priscilla McArthur (Kemo VanAlstyne), Gloria McArthur and Lisa McArthur;...
Dr. Armand Basmajian
Mar 12, 2021
Dr. Armand Basmajian Armand Basmajian, of Austerlitz, NY, passed away on March 12, 2021 in his home. He was born on November 2, 1943 in New York City and raised in Woodside, NY. He was the son of the late Herminé and Zaré Basmajian. Dr. Basmajian attended Monsignor McClancy Memorial High School in East Elmhurst, NY. He received his Bachelor's...
Clayton Walter Lavalle
Mar 8, 2021
Clayton Walter LaValle of Canaan, NY, passed away on March 8, 2021, in Philmont, NY. He was born on March 5, 1937, in Middletown, NY, and raised in nearby Pond Eddy. He was the son of the late Edythe and Walter LaValle. Clayton earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from the State University of New York at Albany. He taught...
Maureen Mccarthy Kempler
Feb 26, 2021
Maureen McCarthy Kempler, loving wife of Lester, passed away on Feb. 26, 2021 at Albany Medical Center. Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts on March 9, 1953, she resided in Chatham, New York. She faced each day with a smile and enthusiasm that was unsurpassed. Her presence always lit up a room. The ultimate optimist. Maureen prided herself in having visited over...
Kathleen A Cookingham
Feb 22, 2021
Kathleen A. Cookingham passed away February 22, 2021at Barnwell Nursing Home. Born January 20, 1928, in Chatham, she was the daughter of the late Carl and Grace Hoffman Streeter. A lifetime resident of Chatham, Kathy was educated in the Chatham schools and worked a short time at Reilly's Clothing Company. She went on to meet and marry her late husband...
Betty Arlene Dallas
Feb 20, 2021
Betty A. Dallas 92 entered into eternal rest on February 20, 2021 peacefully at her home in Chatham NY. Betty was born on March 20, 1928 in Schenectady NY, the daughter of the late Arthur and Bernice Steurwald and moved to Spencertown as a young child. Betty attended the Chatham Central School District where she later began her career as...
Alice Holt
Jan 31, 2021
Alice Holt passed away January 31, 2021 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born September 18, 1928 in Chatham, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Gladys McCagg Nichols. She is survived by her daughter Karen (Scott) Lent of Chatham and many nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her siblings; Dorothy (Nichols) Lee, Robert L. Nichols and Donald...
Walter Elgin Beck
Jan 21, 2021
Canaan, New York, Walter Elgin Beck (73) passed away peacefully at home January 21, 2021 under the care of hospice. He is survived by his wife, Pamela Van Wie Beck, children; Lara (David) Clark, Lisa Beck, Jeffrey Beck, and James Slaven Beck, all of Maine, his sister, Lesley (David) Devaney of Midway Georgia and cousin, Charles (Pat) Stecher of E....
Victoria C. Metzger
Jan 20, 2021
Victoria C. Metzger passed away January 20th at Ghent Rehab. Born December 21, 1919 in New York City, Vicky was 101 years old, moving to Nassau as a young child and remaining there. She worked at M. Solomon Furriers for over forty years and served as the tax collector for the Town of Nassau for forty-four years, retiring at 90....
Mary Elizabeth Hughes Hoffman
Jan 18, 2021
Mary Elizabeth Hughes Hoffman, 104, of Davidson, NC, passed away on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the Pines at Davidson. She was born on September 25, 1916 in Chatham, NY to the late William James Hughes and Ella Dennis Hughes. Mrs. Hoffman was a member of the Church of Our Lady of Assumption in Latham, NY. She was an avid...
Taz Damian Snyder
Jan 16, 2021
One month old Taz Damian Snyder, the infant son of Jeffery and Lola Snyder, passed away peacefully in the arms of his loving parents on Saturday, January 16, 2021, in the Children's Hospital at Albany Med., Albany, NY. Taz was born December 16, 2020 at Saint Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY prematurely at 26 weeks weighing only 1 lb 14 ounces....
Ruth Abramson
Jan 12, 2021
Ruth Abramson died peacefully at Springside Nursing and Rehabilitation in Pittsfield on Tuesday. At the age of 102 she was the oldest member of The Chatham Synagogue as well as being the mother of long-time TCS/NT members, Steve Abramson and Jody Schoenfeld. Born in Brooklyn, she lived in Riverdale, NY most of her life before moving to Columbia County to...
Ruth Dorothy Whiteman
Jan 10, 2021
Ruth Whiteman (70) of Wingdale, NY passed away peacefully on January 10, 2021 after a long illness. Ruthie was born on October 22, 1950 in the Bronx, NY. She's predeceased by her parents, Albert and Ruth Foley. She is survived by her loving husband, Stanley Whiteman, her brother Charles Foley, her five children, daughter Ruth (Ted) Disraeli, daughter Deborah (Keith)...
Robert M. Moshimer
Jan 7, 2021
Robert M. Moshimer born May 10, 1951 in Pittsfield, MA to the late Henry A. and Minnie E. Hatfield Moshimer, died in Houston, Tx. on January 7, 2021. Robert grew up in Canaan, NY and attended Chatham Central High School. He served in the U.S. Army in the Viet Nam War. After returning to Canaan he worked at General Electric...
David Oliver Perry
Jan 7, 2021
David Oliver Perry passed away on January 7th at Ghent Nursing and Rehab, of natural causes. Born Aug 5, 1933 to Adelaide (D'Ornellas) and David O. Perry. He was raised by his step father, James Delsignore, whom he admired deeply. During his childhood David lived in Troy, Watervliet, and Hopewell, VA and graduated from Troy High and Hudson Valley CC....
Charles Edward Card Jr.
Dec 26, 2020
Charles Card, Jr, 81 of Philmont, NY passed away on Saturday, December 26, 2020. Born February 3, 1939 in Hudson, NY, he was the son of the late Charles and Eleanor (Tanner) Card. Charles was a graduate of Ockawamick Central School and the General Electric Drafting Apprenticeship. After working for both GE and IBM as a Draftsman, Charles spent 26...
Anthony Costanzo
Dec 8, 2020
Anthony Costanzo passed away on December 8, 2020 at Albany Medical Center; born in Chatham, NY on October 5, 1949 he was the son of the late Orlando and Mary Foiadelli Costanzo. Anthony enjoyed flower arranging, loved cats and his sister's pet birds. He contributed to many national and international animal welfare organizations. Anthony was a 68 graduate from Chatham...
Mary Carolyn Bove
Nov 12, 2020
Mary Carolyn Bove of Austerlitz, known and loved by her family and friends as Carolyn, died unexpectedly on November 12, 2020. Carolyn was born January 4, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York. She is survived by her sister Christine Bove Maefsky (Vincent) of Minnesota, her brother George Joseph Bove (Polly) of California, her niece Sarah Johnson, nephews Seth Maefsky, Shane Maefsky,...
George Powers Cockcroft
Nov 6, 2020
George P. Cockcroft, 87, of Canaan, NY, passed away on November 6, 2020, in the comfort of his home under the care of Hospice and his loving family. He was predeceased by his older sister, Patricia (Cockcroft) Morgan, and his younger brother, James D. Cockcroft. He is survived by his beloved wife of 64 years, Ann, and his three sons,...
Roxanne Woodward
Nov 1, 2020
Roxanne Woodward of East Chatham passed away on November 1, 2020 at St. Peter's Hospice Inn. Born February 5, 1958 in Chatham she was the daughter of the late Myron M. and Violet R. McMann Clark. She grew up in Chatham and was married February 1, 1988 in Canaan to Richard "Woody" Woodward. She worked at Crellin Plastics and "The...
