Donald Lester
Mar 7, 2013
Donald Lester, age 84, passed away at Kingston Hospital on Thursday, March 7, 2013. Donald was born to the late J.D. Lester and Ada McPherson on July 13,1928, in Highland, New York. From his childhood years through middle-age, Donald worked on the family poultry farm, on Perkinsville Road in Highland. Industrious and hard-working, he was an integral member of the...
Carole A. Celentano
Feb 15, 2013
Carole A. Celentano of Ghent passed February 15, 2013 at Columbia Memorial Hospital, born August 31, 1934, in Queens, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Elizabeth Keating Nizzari. She met and married her husband, Salvatore (Bud), who pre deceased her. After their marriage they moved to Columbia County, where she raised her family. She was a secretary...
George A. Pulver Sr.
Jan 27, 2013
George A. Pulver Sr. was called to walk with his Lord and predeceased siblings on Sunday, January 27, 2013, after a brief battle with complications from diabetes. He grew up on a hard working dairy farm in Old Chatham, where as a young boy was instilled good hard work ethics by his late father, Chet Pulver, and respect for all...
Tammy Sue Van Alstyne
Jan 16, 2013
Tammy Sue (Starks) Van Alstyne, 44 of Pond Hill Rd., Chatham made her final journey to eternal paradise on Jan 16 with her devoted family by her side. Tammy was born Oct 29 1968 in Pittsfield MA to the late John Todd and Katherine (Wilkins) Starks currently of Proctorsville VT. A lifetime Chatham resident, Tammy was a 1986 graduate of...
Daniel O. Friebe
Jan 14, 2013
Daniel O. Friebe, of Philmont, passed suddenly on January 14, 2013. He was born May 16, 1963 in St. Cloud MN and was the son of the late Otto and Doreen Eveslage Friebe. Daniel is survived by his loving wife, Annmarie Friebe, Â his siblings; Steve (Gail) Friebe, Deborah Burks, Marjet (Grant) Knight, Mary (Lyle) Fester, Mark (Erma) Friebe, Kevin (Stephanie)...
Thomas J. Scannell
Jan 12, 2013
Thomas J. Scannell, musician and World War II Pilot, died on January 12 after an extended illness. He was 91. Tom Scannell was born in Montclair, NJ in 1921, the son of Helen and Ignatus Scannell. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York City and attended NY University before entering the Army Air Force as a cadet. Mr....
Edna 'Nancy' Knabbe
Jan 8, 2013
On Tuesday, January 8; a sunny winter day Edna (Nancy) Knabbe departed thislife on earth to join her husband of 55 years Robert C. who predeceased her in 2005 and many relatives and friends; her 3 children were at her side as she began this journey. Nancy will be missed by all who loved knew her. Nancy was born October...
Lillian Meltz
Jan 6, 2013
Lillian Meltz, of Martindale, died January 6, 2013 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. She was a retired bus driver for Taconic Hills School District and was a member of the Mellenville Fire Company's Ladies Auxiliary. Lillian is survived by her husband of forty years, Thomas Meltz Sr., her sons; Thomas Meltz Jr., George Pitcher, Richard Pitcher, her daughters; Pamela (Bill) Harmon,...
Martha Schober
Jan 4, 2013
Martha Schober (nee Mader), 92, departed this life on January 4, 2013 at Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Massachusetts. She was born on July 28, 1920 in New York City to Bernhardt Mader, an immigrant from Germany, and Theresia Mader (nee Geschrey) of Austria Hungary. She spent her childhood in Manhattan and her early adulthood in Rye, New York. She...
Walter Stephen Stahowski
Jan 4, 2013
Walter Stephen Stahowski passed away on January 4th 2013. Walter was born on November 16th, 1925 to the late Stephen and Mary ( Napieracz) Stahowski of Great Barrington Massachusetts. Walter is survived by his beloved wife of 59 years Josephine (Alauria) Stahowski. Two daughters Joanne Craft (John) of Ghent, and Theresa (Joseph) Nostrand of Walden New York. Four grandchildren Audrey,...
Franklin Mickey D. Holt
Dec 29, 2012
Franklin "Mickey" D. Holt passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family at Columbia Memorial Hospital on December 29, 2012. Born January 30, 1935, in Hudson, he was the son of the late John E. Sr. and Charlotte Karcher Holt. He is survived by his wife , Alice, of 56 ½ years, his daughter Karen (Scott) Lent, sisters: Janet (George)...
Nancy L. Fuss
Dec 21, 2012
Nancy L. (Rivenburg) Fuss born on November 23, 1936 died peacefullyat Pine Haven Nursing Home on December 21, 2012. She was the loving wife of the late Ralph D. Fuss SR. Survived by her children are Ralph Fuss Jr., Carol Usyk, Craig Fuss and three loving grandchildren Trisha,Justin and Zachary Usyk. Services will be private and at the convenience of...
Eileen Marguerite Richman
Dec 9, 2012
E. Marguerite Richman of Canaan, NY passed away on December 9 after a brief illness. She will be remembered fondly by many for her musical abilities both as an instructor and as a violinist for the Albany Symphony Orchestra for many years. Devoted mother to Stuart and Benjamin and loving sister to Jean, she will be sorely missed by them...
Martha L. Flaig
Nov 14, 2012
Martha L. Flaig, of Chatham, passed away November 14, 2012 at Albany Medical Center. Born June 23, 1922 In DeRuyter, NY, she was the daughter of the late David and Ruth Ames Warren. She is survived by her daughters: Claudia Kuzmiak of Chatham, Chris Benton of Chatham and Susan Attendorn of Schoharie, her 9 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 4...
Guido A. 'Butch' Lippera
Nov 7, 2012
Guido "Butch" Lippera of Spencertown, passed away on Wednesday, November 07, 2012, at Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hospice Unit, after a long illness. Butch was born on April 25, 1941 in Hudson, New York to the late Nicola Lippera and Martha Palkus Robie.  A graduate of Hudson High School, he went on to become a successful restaurateur. He opened the original...
Calvin S. Pitcher
Oct 31, 2012
Calvin S. Pitcher - 91 years old – died October 31, 2012 at St. Peters Hospital. Born August 26, 1921 in East Chatham NY, he was the son of the late Stephen Haight and Esther Schilling Pitcher. Calvin was a graduate from Chatham High School in 1940; in 1951 he received his Masters Degree from Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL....
Katherine (Kitty) V. Silliman
Oct 20, 2012
Katherine V. (Kitty) Silliman passed away October 20, 2012 at Barnwell Nursing Home. Born October 29, 1921 in Ghent, NY ,she was the daughter of the late Charles and Nellie Cramer Traver and the youngest of her four siblings, the late Spencer, Frank, and George Traver and sister Pauline Bailey. Kitty graduated from White Plains High School and moved to...
Thelma M. Hall
Oct 14, 2012
Thelma M Hall, of Chatham, NY passed away Sunday October 14th in Covington, GA. She was born April 29, 1923 in her grandmother's house in Ghent, NY to Arnold and Mary Helen (Sherrill) Wamback. She married John William (Bill) Hall August 28, 1943. Thelma is survived by her daughter Jackie (Hall) Deverell & husband Bruce, daughters-in-law Nellie (Bemiss) Hall and...
John 'Jack' Scannell
Sep 19, 2012
Jack Scannell of Ghent John "Jack" Scannell (84) of Ghent passed away September 19, 2012 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born May 15, 1928 in Montclair, NJ, Jack was the son of the late Ignatius and Helen Rader Scannell. He spent his early years in NYC and moved to Ghent at 15. He worked for the next twenty years at his...
Carl Wise
Sep 7, 2012
Carl Wise, 90, passed September 7, 2012. Born in Brooklyn, NY on May 4, 1922 he was the son of Thomas and Laurie Wise. Carl worked as an assembler at Abilities First and enjoyed Volunteering at Hudson River Lodging, both in Poughkeepsie. Carl is survived by members of the Johnson family with whom he resided for many years, and his...
