Benjamin S. Clark Jr.
Apr 26, 2012
Benjamin S. Clark, Jr., 74, pro-bono human rights lawyer, and a lover of cats, died April 26, 2012, at St Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY, after a valiant twelve-year struggle with cancer. Born in New York City on April 19, 1938, he was educated at the Millbrook School and Hamilton College. He became a reporter, and was working at the Bernardsville...
Roberta Rose
Apr 15, 2012
Roberta (Golden) Rose, born in Chatham Hospital Dec. 31, 1947. She past away with family nearby at Albany Medical Center April 15,2012. Surviving are her husband (Wayne) of 44 years, her  3 children : Michael (Kelly) , Melissa (Kevin), Jeramey (Alyssa) Rose, her 9 Grandchildren Michael Jr., Mathew, Kacey, Emily, Charlie, Amelia, Eliza, Adrienne, Jacqueline, her mother Helen Golden, sister...
Francis R. Hanson
Apr 15, 2012
Francis R. Hanson, of Ghent, passed into Eternal Life of Sunday afternoon, April 15, 2012 in hospice at the Whittier Nursing Home. Born on August 15, 1938, he is the beloved son of the late John J. and Hilda Smith Hanson. He attended the New Britain One-Room-Elementary School and Chatham Elementary in his early years and then became a faithful...
Jane Elizabeth Buchan
Apr 14, 2012
Jane Elizabeth (Burrows) Buchan born January 6, 1918, lifelong Chatham resident passed on April 14, 2012 at Columbia Memorial Hospital. She was the daughter of Mortimer and Alma Burrows and had been a recent resident of the Payn Residence and Barnwell Nursing facility. Ninety-four years young, she was pre-deceased by husband John M. Buchan Jr. and son Douglas Buchan. Jane...
Daniel Rapoport
Apr 11, 2012
Daniel Rapoport, 79, lifelong journalist, author of "Inside the House" and, founder of Farragut Publishing  Co., beloved husband for nearly 48 years of Maxine Rapoport, father of Victoria, Andrew, and Adam, doting grandfather of Marlon, 4, the son of Adam Rapoport and his wife, Simone Shubuck, died in his sleep at home in East Chatham, N.Y., of leukemia on April...
Jeanette (Nettie) Jones Fiero
Apr 7, 2012
Jeanette (Nettie) Jones Fiero, 87, born November 25, 1924, passed away at home on April 7, 2012. Jeanette was born at home in Chatham, NY and went to Chatham Union School. Married to Franklin W. Fiero on October 30 1946 they celebrated their 65th anniversary in 2011. She was a life member of Saint James Roman Catholic Church in Chatham....
Mildred L. (Madsen) Fisher
Apr 3, 2012
Mildred L. (Madsen) Fisher of Oak Bluffs passed away on April 3, 2012 at her home in Oak Bluffs following a long period of declining health. She died two days before her 89th birthday. Mildred was born in New York City on April 5, 1923 the daughter of Walter Madsen and Margaret (Bryan) Madsen. Her father was a chauffeur for...
Richard J. Tokarski
Mar 31, 2012
Tokarski, Richard J. of Albuquerque, New Mexico, passed away on Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Presbyterian Hospital. He was born September 3, 1950 in Hartford, CT to Marion and Irene (Wlodarczyk) Tokarski. He is survived by his wife Jeanne (Westover) Tokarski; sisters; Janina Tokarski of Port Charlotte, FL, Helene (Olszewski) O'Neill of Newington, CT, brother; Henery Olszewski of Wethersfield, CT...
Rose Marie Lamora
Mar 30, 2012
Rose Marie O'Dell LaMora of Binghamton and formerly of Chatham died Friday March 30, 2012 at Willow Point Nursing Home. Born in Hudson,NY on Sept 20, 1953. She was the daughter of the late Thomas Flood O'Dell Sr. and late Edith Mansfield Carver. She Married Henry O'Dell in 1969 and he predeceased her in Jan 1978. She married her second...
Herbert Watson Woodward
Mar 2, 2012
Herbert Watson Woodward, known to all as "Woody," passed away March 2nd at home surrounded by his daughter, Janet, and granddaughter, Lily. Born June 19, 1919 in Globe, Arizona, he was the son of the late Herbert W. and Charlotte F. Smith Woodward. He was the husband of the late Eliza Little Woodward, of Virginia, who passed away on June...
Robert (Bobby) Gourdine
Feb 14, 2012
Born on September 19, 1943 in Jersey City, New Jersey, Robert (Bobby) Gourdine celebrated 68 years of life on Earth. He came from a large and loving family, who cherished him. He was the son of Laura and Simon Gourdine and was the youngest of their seven children. In 1970, Bobby entered the Taconic Developmental Center. While there, he enjoyed...
Carl Joseph Winkler
Feb 12, 2012
Carl Joseph Winkler passed away unexpectedly on February 12, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas. Born May 29, 1956 in Albany, NY he was the son of John and Dolores Heim Winkler. Carl came to Ghent, NY as a young boy and attended and graduated from Chatham High School. He would then go into the Air Force retiring in 1998. During...
Velma M. Logan
Jan 30, 2012
Velma M. Logan nee Gleason, age 90, passed away January 30, 2012. Born November 29, 1921 in Canaan, NY, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Katherine Hinchey Gleason. Velma was educated at the Red Rock School. She was a home maker and life-long resident of Red Rock and Chatham. Velma is survived by sons Edgar Logan Jr....
Helen H. Simmons
Jan 29, 2012
Helen H. Simmons, 84 of 18 School St., Chatham, NY passed away Sunday, January 29th at Columbia Memorial Hospital after a brief illness. Â She was born in Mount Vernon, NY, the daughter of the late Herman and Mildred (Dessoir) Hoffstedt. Â She was a retired bookkeeper for E.G. Simmons and Sons and Fleet Bank. Â She and her late husband, Robert Simmons,...
Albert Emil Wilska
Jan 25, 2012
Albert Emil Wilska, a lifelong resident of Old Chatham, New York, died at the Providence Care Center in Lenox, Massachusetts on January 25, 2012, one day after his 93rd birthday. The son of Paavo (Paul) and Emma Wilska, he was a member of the first class to graduate from the present New Lebanon High School. He went on to earn...
Franklin Arthur Gearing
Jan 11, 2012
Franklin Arthur Gearing, lifelong resident of Canaan, NY passed away January 11, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. Franklin was born May 23, 1918 in Canaan and was the son of the late Arthur Franklin and Elsie Graser Gearing. He was a member of the Chatham High School class of 1935. He was a self employed electrician and plumber....
George Warren Carey
Jan 10, 2012
George Warren Carey of Old Chatham, passed away January 10, 2012, at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He was born January 1, 1927 in the Bronx, NY and was the son of the late George Anthony and Florence Kearns Carey. Â He received his BA, MA and PhD from Columbia University and served in the Army Air Corps from 1944 thru 1946. George...
Edna 'Nancy' Knabbe
Jan 8, 2012
On Tuesday, January 8; a sunny winter day Edna (Nancy) Knabbe departed this life on earth surrounded by her children. Nancy will be missed by all who knew her. Nancy was born October 24, 1928 to Elizabeth and John Jones of Chatham NY where she lived and attended Chatham Schools. She was one of thirteen children and was predeceased by...
Edna 'Nancy' Knabbe
Jan 8, 2012
On Tuesday, January 8; a sunny winter day Edna (Nancy) Knabbe departed this life on earth surrounded by her children. Nancy will be missed by all who knew her. Nancy was born October 24, 1928 to Elizabeth and John Jones of Chatham NY where she lived and attended Chatham Schools. She was one of thirteen children and was predeceased by...
Jean C. Wagner
Jan 3, 2012
Jean C. Wagner, 76, of Southington, CT peacefully passed away on Tuesday, (January 3, 2012) at home, with her family by her side. Jean was born on October 17, 1935 in Waterbury, CT to the late James and Carmela (Tortora) Bredice. Jean was an artist whose work was admired by galleries in Connecticut. She loved the ocean, art, music and...
