Mary Moore
Apr 6, 2013
Mary Moore left this earth on April 6, 2013. Being true to the sweet Irish gal that she was, Mary was born in NYC on St. Patrick's Day in 1916. Mary lived with Don and Priscilla Moore of 7 McKinstry Place in Hudson for 36 years. She attend many of the COARC programs. Mary was a sweet, smiling and happy...
Evelyn Edwards
Apr 2, 2013
Evelyn Edwards passed away peacefully on April 2, 2013. Her time on earth exemplified the lives of so many women who encountered all the hardships and progress of the century with dignity and strength. Evelyn Lyons was born December 30, 1913 in Ravena, NY to William and Rose (Hartmann) Lyons and was the fifth of 8 children. Her father's work...
S. Ann Franks
Mar 26, 2013
S. Ann Franks, 72, of 540 Joslen Blvd, Hudson and formerly of 112 Hudson Ave, Chatham, died on Tuesday, March 26, 2013. She was born in New York, New York on September 21, 1940 to the late Eva and Gerard Fournier. Ann Graduated from Assisium Cathedral High School in Manhattan in 1957. After suffering a crippling stroke in 1978, Ann...
Raymond Allen Kanarr Jr.
Mar 23, 2013
Raymond Allen Kanarr Jr. passed away March 23, 2013, at Albany Medical Center. Born December 11, 1930 in Wilkes Barre, PA, he was the son of the late Raymond Sr. and Lillian Hilborn Kanarr. Raymond was a 1948 graduate of Memorial High School, West New York, NJ. He enlisted in the Army in 1952, and was accepted to Officers Candidate...
Mel Schoenfeld
Mar 14, 2013
Schoenfeld, Mel., 5/27/30-3/14/13. Succumbed to a nasty and formidable adversary with grace, courage and dignity, even under the most terrible circumstances. He left behind his heartbroken, devoted wife, lover, and best friend, Audrey. She will hold him in her heart interminably, along with his loving children, Gary (Linda), Mitchel (Linda) and Regina. Survived by loving grandchildren Jamie (AJ), Michael S.,...
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...
