Florence Gustafson
Jul 21, 2015
Florence Gustafson, 89, died peacefully on Tuesday morning under Hospice Care in St. Peter's Presbyterian with her beloved granddaughters Rachel and Rebekah by her side.    She was born in Pittsfield, MA to Angelo and Josephine (Santucci) Garzone. She attended Pittsfield area schools. She worked at GE for several years before moving to New York.    She was predeceased by her beloved...
Joseph Haag
Jul 18, 2015
Joseph Haag of Philmont went to eternal rest on July 18, 2015 at Pine Haven Nursing Home. Born November 27, 1924 in Hudson, NY he was the son of the late Robert and Mary Colwell Haag. He was predeceased by his identical twin brother, James C. Haag and half siblings Edward and Robert Haag. He was a lifetime resident of...
Randolph E. Clark
Jul 16, 2015
Randolph E. Clark of Chatham passed away on July 16, 2015 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born October 2, 1954 in Hudson he was the second son of the late Myron and Violet McMann Clark. He was educated in Chatham and upon graduation joined the U.S. Army. Randy served twenty years in the Army taking part in Desert Storm. He achieved...
Peter John Van Cook
Jul 12, 2015
Peter J. Van Cook of Old Chatham passed away July 12, 2015. Born October 1, 1947 he was the son of the late Norman and Patricia Nolan Van Cook. He grew up in Bronx and graduated Cardinal Hayes High School. After graduation he went into the Army and served his country in Vietnam. The experience of war would follow him...
Joshua Castillo-Rivera
Jul 9, 2015
Joshua Castillo-Rivera, 26, of Canaan, New York passed away suddenly on July 9, 2015. Joshua was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, later moving to Spanish Harlem and then to Canaan, New York. He is predeceased by his mother Ana Castillo, grandfather Daniel Rivera-Guzman and survived by his father Pedro (Tito) Castillo of Ponce, Puerto Rico, his grandmother Yvette Rivera-Gutierrez, his...
Daniel Frank Dunton
Jul 7, 2015
Daniel Frank Dunton of Canaan, NY, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, July 7 2015 at Albany Medical Center. Dan was born on November 11, 1949 in Pittsfield Massachusetts to Clifford Raymond and Ruth Felter-Dunton. The beloved husband of 41 years to Sarah (Sallee) Dobson Dunton and adored by his three children, Daniel Dunton (Jamie), Peter Dunton, and Bethany Williams (Jordan). ...
Howard C. Pike
Jul 6, 2015
Howard C. Pike, 70, passed away on Monday, July 6, 2015 surrounded by his family after suffering complications due to a stroke. Howard was born on September 22, 1944 to Dr. John and Virginia (Cowell) Pike in Albany, NY. He graduated from Bethlahem High School in 1962. Howard is survived by his wife, Arlene, of 46 years; his two daughters,...
Brian H. R. Gagne
Jun 27, 2015
Brian H. R. Gagne of Athens, NY (formerly of Old Chatham, NY) died on June 27, 2015. Born February 24, 1948 in Niskayuna, NY he was son of the late Fernand and Naomi (Gross) Gagne and brother of the late Garry Gagne. Brian grew up and was educated in Niskayuna. After school, he married and moved to Columbia County where...
Frances Ellis
Jun 21, 2015
Frances Ellis passed away peacefully on June 21, 2015 with her family by her side at Palm Bay hospital in Florida. Born October 8, 1939 in New YorkCity, she was the daughter of the late John Sr. and Rose DeStefano Sirani. Frances had been employed at Crellin Plastics for many years as well as the Louis Payn Foundation, both in...
Elinor (Ellie) K. Ouwerkerk
Jun 7, 2015
Elinor (Ellie) K. Ouwerkerk 80, of Spencertown, passed away on June 7, 2015 after a long illness, surrounded by her loved ones. Born April 2, 1935 in Uniondale Long Island, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Martha Magdalinski Kelske. She is survived by her loving husband of nearly 62 years, Ron (Ski), daughters, Cindy (Mike) Rainey of...
Louise Mary Blass
May 27, 2015
Louise Mary (Strever) Blass, 92, passed away May 27, 2015, at the Whittier Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Ghent where she had resided for a number of years. Her daughter and grandsons were at her bedside in her last days to comfort her until she passed. Funeral services were held at the French, Gifford, Preiter, Blasl Funeral Home, 25 Railroad...
Edward P. Gregory
May 26, 2015
Edward P. Gregory passed away May 26, 2015 at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Honesdale, Pa on May 26, 1936 he was the son of the late Enos and Rose Anna Wahl Gregory. He came to Columbia County as young boy. He attended school in Old Chatham. He work a variety of jobs between mowing and...
Christopher William Abrams
May 24, 2015
Christopher William Abrams passed away on Sunday, May 24th in East Chatham, NY. He was born on July 19th, 1982 in Catskill, NY to the late Timothy W. Abrams and Kathleen Morrone. He is survived by his wife, Mallory Abrams of Scotia, NY, his son Cameron, step children Makayla and Patrick, grandmothers Marcia Abrams of East Chatham, NY and Judith...
Jacqueline (Jackie) Elizabeth Payne
May 17, 2015
Jacqueline "Jackie" Payne a lifetime Chatham resident passed away on May 17, 2015 beside her loved ones. Born in Hudson, NY on October 6, 1949, Jackie was a 1967 graduate of Chatham High School. She Enjoyed caring for her family and grandchildren, and would often make others smile by spreading her love and laughter, creating an infinite amount of unforgettable...
Dennis A. Malamon
May 8, 2015
Dennis A. Malamon, 66, of Stuyvesant, died at home on Friday, May 8, in the comforting embrace of his dearest friends. He was born in 1949 to Demetrius (Nick) and Wanda Bernas Malamon and was raised in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Central College in Pella, Iowa, in 1970, Dennis enlisted in the Air Force and, after less than...
Jeanette Grimes
Apr 22, 2015
Mrs. Jeanette Grimes, of Nancy Theresa Terrace, Albany, New York, was introduced to this world on January 28, 1922, and was escorted home on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 by God's Archangel, at Health Alliance Hospital; Broadway Campus, Kingston, New York, following a period of declining strength and health. Her body was giving out but her mind remained active. Her passing...
George W. Lagonia Sr.
Apr 6, 2015
"George W. Lagonia Sr. of Spencertown, age 89, passed away on April 6, 2015. He was born December 11, 1925 on Edison Ave. in Throggs Neck, NY. Much of his youth was spent on all of the sand lots in and around the Bronx competing in Baseball and Football. He served in the Navy during WWII on a floating dry...
Stephen Paul Mesick
Mar 31, 2015
Stephen Paul Mesick passed away in his home on March 31, 2015. He was born in Catskill on April 2, 1966. He was a graduate of Chatham High School and played football for the Chatham Panthers. He was a man of many trades, including landscaping, painting and carpentry. He is survived by his girlfriend, Teddi Quick; mother,Doreen McIntosh and husband,...
Rita Sheridan
Mar 11, 2015
Rita Sheridan, 90, of Millbrook, New York, passed away peacefully on March 11, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Hospital on Wednesday morning after a brief illness. Rita Sheridan was born on January 19, 1925 in the Bronx, NY. Rita was predeceased by her parents, Rowland J. and Bernadette (Tierney) Sheridan, brother Rowland Sheridan, sisters, Margaret Sheridan, Dolores Potterton, Sr. Bernadette Sheridan,...
Burt L. Swersey
Mar 9, 2015
SWERSEY--Burt L., of Stephentown, N.Y., age 78, died unexpectedly on March 9. An inventor, entrepreneur, farmer, teacher and dreamer, he believed in the power of engineering to improve the world. He attended Bronx Science and Cornell and founded four medical technology companies and a plant nursery. He taught for 23 years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where his Inventors Studio course...
