Laura Etta Sitcer
Jan 22, 2016
Laura Etta Sitcer died peacefully at Barnwell Nursing Home on January 22, 2016. She was born on June 20, 1915 in Chatham, the daughter of John and Laura Stickles Baker. She is survived by her children; Marie Gagnon (Robert) Davis, Shirley Gagnon (Paul) Davis, Robert (Kathy) Sitcer and Sharon (Lee) Koblenzer, her 11 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, 3 great great...
Malcolm E. Wheeler
Jan 21, 2016
Malcolm E. Wheeler, age 89, of Old Chatham passed away peacefully on January 21, 2016 after a brief illness surrounded by his loving family. Malcolm was born May 13, 1926 in Old Chatham. He was the son of the late Walter and Sadie (Cady) Wheeler. Malcolm graduated Chatham High School in 1944 before enlisting in the United States Army where...
Marjorie Welch
Jan 8, 2016
Her adoring family and the hamlet of Red Rock mourn the passing of a beloved matriarch, Marjorie Marie Goerlitz Welch on January 8, 2016. Marge was 94 years old and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother to her daughter, Linda Welch, son, Donald Welch, grandchildren Erin, Shauna, Jonathan and Donnie and great-grandchildren Josephine, Preston and Beckett. Originally a resident of Mount...
Virginia (Ginny) Stuart
Jan 5, 2016
Virginia (Ginny) Stuart died on January 5th 2016 at Camphill Ghent in Chatham, New York. She was 94 years old, born on December 4th 1921 in Brooklyn, New York to Francis and Florence (Presbrey) Stanforth. She grew up in New York, attended Adelphi College in Garden City, New York and received her BS in nursing from Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She...
Daniel E. Curtis Sr.
Dec 26, 2015
Daniel E. Curtis, Sr. died at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY on Saturday, December 26, 2015. He was born on January 14, 1946 to Edwin B. and Alice (Dalzell) Curtis in Hudson, NY. He graduated from Chatham High School in 1964. He was a lineman for New York State Electric & Gas Corp. until his retirement in 2010. Dan...
Joanne Craft
Dec 22, 2015
Joanne Craft, 57 of Ghent NY passed away suddenly in her home on December 22, 2015. She was born on July 17, 1958, in Hudson and was the daughter of the late Walter and Josephine Stahowski of Philmont. Joanne was a long term employee of the Chatham Central School District and was a devoted hall monitor. She loved being with...
Mary Wu
Dec 11, 2015
Mary Wu of Hudson, NY passed away in her home on December 11, 2015. Born August 22, 1952 in Watertown, NY she was the daughter of the late Francis J. and Helen R. Robbins Hager. She graduated Watertown High School and went on to attend Jefferson Community College where she received her RN. She would marry Simon Wu on June...
Lucille J. Meltzer
Dec 10, 2015
Lucille Justine Roth Meltzer, age 89, peacefully passed away on Thursday, December 10, 2015. Born on March 20, 1926, in Flushing, New York, she was the daughter of the late Walter F. and Jeannette (Canney) Roth. Lucille lived most of her life in the Queensborough Hill section of Flushing. After graduating from Newtown High School at age 16, she worked...
Mary E. Mcdonald
Dec 10, 2015
Mary E. Boehme McDonald, 73, of Ghent and Boiling Springs, NC, died on December 10, 2015 . Born July 18, 1942, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Rita (Wallace) Boehme. After graduating from Chatham High School, she attended Albany Medical Center School of Nursing, and graduated in 1963. She worked at Columbia Memorial Hospital, as an RN...
Marcella Anne Shaw
Dec 6, 2015
Marcella Anne Shaw, age 58, of Winsted, CT. died Sunday, December 6, 2015 from injuries sustained from a car accident. She was born September 19, 1957 in North Tonawanda, NY the daughter of Keith and Sheila (O'Connell) Shaw of East Chatham, NY. Marcy is also survived by her beloved companion, Michael Kane, a sister Bridget Shaw (George Rochester), brothers Christopher...
Keith F. Steltz
Dec 1, 2015
Keith Steltz of Chatham passed away December 1, 2015 at the Barnwell Nursing Home after a long illness. Born July 28, 1926 in Lewistown, PA he was the son of the late Robert and Esther Steltz. He served in the US Navy during WWII, graduating in June of 1944 and went directly to the induction center in Tampa Fl. After...
Robert V. Sheehy
Nov 18, 2015
Robert V. Sheehy, a longtime resident of Columbia County, passed peacefully on 18 November at the age of ninety-one. A private service was held on 23 November. Born in NYC in 1924, he entered the U.S. Army after high school and was awarded a Purple Heart after serving in Europe and being wounded in action in 1944. He wed Marguerite...
Keith (Woody) Charles Wood
Nov 13, 2015
Keith "Woody" Charles Wood, of Columbiaville passed away November 13, 2015 at home. He was born July 13, 1951 in Hudson, NY and was the son of the late Richard E. Sr. and Marguerite Wolferstieg Wood. Keith is survived by his aunt, Dorothy Wood Cruise of North Carolina, his brother, Richard E. Jr. of Columbiaville, many cousins, and his close...
John F. Barden
Nov 6, 2015
John F. Barden passed away at home on November 6, 2015. Born July 15, 1944, John was a life-long resident of Spencertown, NY. He served in the US Army, stationed in Germany. He worked at New Yorker Industries and Crellin Plastics. He was a life time member of the Spencertown Fire Company. For a few years, he was President. He...
Michael (Mike) Emil Losa
Oct 26, 2015
Michael "Mike" Emil Losa, Sr., 72, of Ghent and Chatham, NY passed away on October 26, 2015 at home after a long battle with cancer. He was born November 4, 1942 and was the son of the late Emil and Loretta Losa of Ghent, NY. He was a 1961 Chatham High School graduate and a 1963 graduate of Cobleskill College. ...
Gail Ann Calder
Oct 24, 2015
Gail Ann Calder, 78, died peacefully at home in Spencertown, NY, on Saturday, October 24, surrounded by her family and friends. Born in the Bronx, NY, in 1936 to Leonard and Helen Finkel, Gail grew up in Larchmont, NY, and attended Mamaroneck High School. After earning a B.A. in astronomy from Wellesley College in 1958, Gail worked as an assistant...
Ralph David Fuss
Oct 23, 2015
Ralph D. Fuss (Petey) passed away on October 23, 2015 at Great Barrington Rehabilitation Center after battling a long illness. Ralph was born August, 5, 1957 and lived in Ghent. He is predeceased by his father, Ralph Sr. and mother Nancy. He is survived by his sister, Carol (Mark) Usyk, brother, Craig Fuss, niece Trisha (Christopher) Bradley and nephews Justin...
Curtiss Sprague Butler
Oct 14, 2015
Curtiss Sprague Butler, age 68, passed away at his home in Philmont on Wednesday, Oct. 14th, 2015, after a long battle with heart disease. Born in Coronado, CA on April 8th, 1947, Curtiss and his brother Neil (now deceased) came East as children. After graduating from Florida State University in 1970, Curt lived and worked all over the eastern seaboard...
Muriel H. Kittle
Oct 12, 2015
Muriel H. Meister Kittle formerly of Ghent, NY, 94 years of age passed away peacefully Monday, October 12, 2015. She was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, the only child of Colonel Victor M. Meister & Emma A. Luthy Meister. She was a 50 yr. member of the Ghent Ladies Fire Auxiliary. She was also a 25 + year member...
Antoinette (Toni) Brill
Oct 2, 2015
Antoinette (Toni) Brill of New Lebanon, passed away October 2, 2015 at Albany Medical Center.Born in New York City she is the daughter of the late Gustov and Eleanor Joncede Gaal. Toni is predeceased by her husband Henry J Brill and sisters Eleanor and Lillian, as well as many cherished friends and family. She is survived by son Edward Brill,...
