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Marilyn Mae Fosby
Dec 27, 2013
Marilyn Mae Fosby passed away peacefully on December 27, 2013 at home. Born in Hudson December 21, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Spencer and Dorothy Tompkins Traver. A life long resident of Chatham, Marilyn was a graduate of Chatham High School. During and after school she had worked at BH Delsons later working for the A&P. After...
Mary (Marion) C. Torrey
Dec 2, 2013
Mary C. (Marion) Torrey of Chatham died peacefully on December 2nd at the age of 95 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. One of nine siblings, she was born in Brooklyn, NY on February 1, 1918 to James and Catherine Wallace.   She was predeceased by her husband Edward Torrey, all 8 of her siblings, her daughter Abbe Berkel, her...
Brian George O'Connor
Dec 1, 2013
Brian George O'Connor of Chatham passed away on December 1st. He was born in Leavenworth, KS on March 20, 1995. He was the beloved and cherished son of David J. and Leslie M. O'Connor of Chatham. He is also survived by his big brother Robert F. O'Connor, his maternal grandmother Geneva Mello (Spring Valley, CA), his paternal grandmother Mary O'Connor...
Arlene D. Glover
Nov 30, 2013
Arlene D. Glover. On Saturday, November 30, 2013 God called His servant, Arlene (Van Alstyne) Glover home. Arlene was born December 26, 1939 in Chatham, New York. She was raised in Chatham and attended Chatham Central School. Arlene worked in various hospital and factories in Albany, Chatham and Hudson. She married James Glover, Sr. they were married 55 years. Arlene...
Evelyn Jean Krutzler
Nov 1, 2013
Evelyn Krutzler 88, of Chatham died Friday, November 1, 2013. Born and raised in New York City, she relocated to Franklin Square, New York in 1957 where she lived with her family for 28 years before retiring to Chatham in 1985 with her husband of 65 years, Rudy. Her hobbies included knitting, doll collecting, square dancing and traveling. Her faith...
David B. Collins
Oct 26, 2013
David B. Collins "Cricket" of Chatham passed away peacefully October 26, 2013 at Albany Medical Center. Born July 19, 1942 in Danbury Ct., Cricket was the son of the late John and Lurline Collins. He came to East Chatham at the age of 4 and went on to graduate Chatham High School in the class of 1960. He would serve...
Edward W. Golden
Oct 17, 2013
Edward W. Golden 5/19/22 – 10/17/13 Edward W. Golden, a local Chatham businessman, passed away peacefully on October 17, 2013 at his home in Chatham Center. At the time of his death, he was with loved ones, Tracy "Tuffy" Crandall, William "Billy" Gile and care givers from Visiting Angles of Latham. He is survived by his close friend Lynn Crandall...
James Glover
Oct 16, 2013
James Glover Sr.of Chatham, passed away on October 15, 2013 at pine Haven Nursing Home at the age of 81. James was born in Comer Alabama on June 1, 1932. He was married to Arlene Vanalstyne for 55 years. He leaves behind a daughter, Nadine Bray, two sons, James Glover Jr. and Zachary Glover, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren...
Stewart (Butch) C. Almstead
Oct 2, 2013
Stewart "Butch" Almstead Stewart C. Almstead, 65, a long-time resident of Philmont, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2013 at Columbia Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. He was born October 17, 1947 in Hudson. He was the son of Delores Almstead and the late Stewart C. Almstead of Philmont. Stewart graduated Ockawamick high school and then enlisted in the...
William F. Bulick
Oct 2, 2013
Bulick, William F., 82 longtime friend and respected member of the Old Chatham community, passed away peacefully at Albany Medical Center, surrounded by family and loved ones on October 2, 2013.  Bill graduated from Bucknell University, a member of the Lambda Chi Fraternity. Bill chose not to attend law school, but instead proudly served his country in the Korean War...
Edward Steven Sincavich Jr.
Sep 24, 2013
Edward Steven Sincavich, Jr., 69, died at his home in Old Chatham on September 24, 2013. Ed was a lifelong resident of Old Chatham and grew up on his family farm on Sincavich Rd. He was an Allis-Chalmers equipment mechanic and he, his father and grandfather ran Rock City Farm Equipment Company. The only thing Ed loved more than being...
Ronald Gene Czajkowski
Sep 13, 2013
Ronald Gene Czajkowski, 44 of East Greenbush, NY died September 13, 2013 from injuries sustained from a fall at Thatcher Park. He was born January 26, 1969. Ronald graduated from Chatham High School in 1988. He also attended Columbia HS, Maple Hill HS and CBA, followed by Hudson Valley Community College. Ron played on the high school football team and...
Vera T. Williams
Sep 11, 2013
Vera Tompkins Williams passed away September 11, 2013 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born on February 7, 1920 she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Katherine Gearing Tompkins. Vera grew up in New Concord and was in the graduating class of 36' from Chatham Central Schools. She married Russell B. Williams on March 14, 1954, he predeceased her. They...
Lillian F. Hunt
Sep 9, 2013
Lillian F. Hunt; Founder of Hunt's Mobile Home Park Age 94 of Chatham NY passed away on Monday September 9th at Barnwell Nursing Home. She was born in New York City the daughter of the late Eric and Hannah Castel. Â In 1966, with her late husband Kenneth Hunt established Hunt's Mobile Home Park in Chatham, NY. She very much enjoyed...
Sara Jennie Mullins
Aug 30, 2013
On Friday, August 30, Sara Jennie Wood Mullins died while on comfort care at Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson. She was 88. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, James Patrick Mullins. Family was the most important thing in her life. Her parents were William and Jennie Wood, her siblings Henry Wood, Donald Wood and Harriet [Wood] Dennis. She...
Elfrieda Anne Weber
Aug 28, 2013
Elfrieda Anne Weber died peacefully at home on August 28, 2013. Born Elfrieda Anne Scarborough on August 5, 1917 in Columbia, SC she met and married Robert Weber in 1940. He predeceased her in 2011, at which time they had been married for seventy years. Elfrieda is survived by her son Robert Weber, Jr. and his wife Wende Garton; her...
Roy C. Every
Aug 27, 2013
Roy "Red" C.  Every passed away August 27, 2013 in Spring Hill, Florida. He was born June 18, 1922 to the late Charles and Anne Jenkins Every in Chatham, New York. He was predeceased by his wife Helen Tomasitz in 1985, his brothers, Ken, Charles Jr. and Robert and his sister, Mildred. He is survived by his wife, Margaret, his...
Betty A. Wester
Aug 10, 2013
Betty A. Wester, of Chatham, NY, passed away August 10, 2013 at Columbia Memorial Hospital Hospice. Born May 7, 1933, in Kinderhook, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frederick and Catherine Ilhing Bernhoft. Betty was predeceased by her brothers; Frederick Bernhoft Jr. and William Bernhoft, her sisters; Dolores Pacanda and Muriel Pawlik. She is survived by her four...
Evelyn Audrey Prescott
Aug 1, 2013
Evelyn Audrey Prescott, of Ghent, passed away August 1st. at the Springside Nursing Home in Pittsfield, MA. Born June 14, 1918 in Bayone, NJ Evelyn was the daughter of the late Louis Gates Jr and Mabel Richter Gates. She worked as a Secretary, Librarian at the Scarsdale Public Library for over 20 years. She later moved to Columbia County. Evelyn...
Albert R. Douglas
Jul 27, 2013
Albert R. Douglas, served in the US Navy (LtJG) and Harvard class of '42, died on July 27, 2013. He served in World War II, which included piloting torpedo bombers from the escort carrier USS Savo Island. While flying reconnaissance at US landings at Leyte Gulf in the Philippines, he discovered a major Japanese fleet trying to sneak up on...
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