Wanda M. Morini
Dec 5, 2011
Wanda M. Morini, a resident of Ghent for 37 years, passed away December 5, 2011 at the Whittier Nursing Home. She was born February 22, 1915 in New York City, the daughter of the late Ettore and Amelia Masi D'Ottavi. She was the sister of Eraldo D'Ottavi, Mrs. Fernanda LaBozzetta and Mrs. Olga Masiello, all previously deceased. Wanda was the...
Joseph E. O'Dell
Dec 2, 2011
Joseph E. O'Dell, lifelong resident of Chatham, NY, passed away December 2, 2011 with his loving family by his side at the Stratton VA Medical Center. He was born September 19, 1955 in Hudson, NY and was the son of the late Lewis and Jean Clegg O'Dell. He was a graduate of Chatham High School and went on to serve...
Florence Helen Jackson
Nov 24, 2011
Florence Helen Jackson passed away on November 24, 2011 at the Fireman's Home in Hudson. Born December 3, 1917 in Brooklyn, NY she was the daughter of the late Edward and Julianna Spiesz Kaht. She was educated in Brooklyn and later married William Wynn Jackson. Together with their then 3 children, they moved old Chatham in 1945, purchasing the Old...
Elizabeth H. Scannell
Nov 18, 2011
Elizabeth (Liz) H. Wurtzinger Scannell the beloved wife of Robert J. Scannell for 67 ½ years, passed away November 18, 2011, at the Pine Haven Nursing Home. She was born November 20th, 1920 in Allentown PA. Elizabeth has resided in Ghent, New York for 66 years on Scannell Road; she opened the door to creativity and discovery for her children....
Lois C. Busch
Nov 13, 2011
Lois C. Busch passed away November 13, 2011 at Pine Haven Nursing Home. She was born in Wyoming, July 29, 1922 and was the daughter of the late Ralph Lionial and Katherine Alice Cook Soule. Â She settled to Long Island as a teenager and later met and married Frederick E. Busch. They moved to Columbia County to small farm. They...
James R. Nolan
Nov 6, 2011
James R. Nolan, 88, scientist, artist, loving husband and father. James R. Nolan, of Plattsburgh, NY, died peacefully on November 6, 2011, with his family at his side in Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson, NY. He was born in New York City, May 8, 1923, to John B. and Mary Kate (Mealy) Nolan. In his youth, he was a member...
Judith A. Wear
Oct 26, 2011
Judith A. Wear, a lifelong resident of Canaan, NY, passed away October 26, 2011, at Hillcrest Commons in Pittsfield, MA. She was born November 23, 1938 and was the daughter of the late Eugene W. and Margaret L. Casey Walker. Judith was a graduate of New Lebanon High School and Albany Medical Center School of Nursing. She loved to sew...
Thomas Edward Meyn
Oct 20, 2011
Thomas Edward Meyn passed away October 20, 2011, at his home surrounded by friends and family. He was born February 19, 1948 in Paterson New Jersey the son of the late Thomas William and Katherine J. Payne Meyn. Tom graduated Houghton College in Houghton, New York with a B.A. in Business Administration. Later, after moving to East Chatham he started...
Vivian Louise Gates
Oct 15, 2011
Vivian Louise Estopinal Gates of East Chatham, New York, died on October 15, 2011, at Albany Medical Center. Vivian was born on January 12, 1922, in New Orleans, Louisiana, daughter of the late Fernando Joseph and Mary Vivian Estopinal. She married the late Louis Gates III, who was originally from New York. They moved back to New York after he...
Kerry Ann Hawver
Sep 26, 2011
Kerry Ann Hawver 34 of Kingston N.Y. Passed away Sept. 26th 2011 at Westchester hospital after battling a long illness. Born in Hudson N.Y. Aug. 2nd, 1977. She graduated from Hudson High School. She grew up in Hudson N.Y. and worked at the Mellenville Workshop, and Gateway in Kingston N.Y. She was very outgoing and loved by many. Survived by...
Gerald E. Subak-Sharpe
Sep 10, 2011
Gerald E. Subak-Sharpe Gerald E. Subak-Sharpe, professor emeritus at the City College of New York and a resident of New York City and New Concord, died peacefully in his sleep on Sept. 10. He was undergoing treatment for lymphoma, but heart failure was the cause of death. Dr. Subak-Sharpe, the son of Robert and Nelly Subak, was born June 15,...
Gloria J. Morse-Kennedy
Sep 10, 2011
***Gloria J. Morse-Kennedy passed away on September 10th. Her family will host a celebration of her life on Saturday, October 15th from 11-2 in the main building at the columbia county fairgrounds in Chatham, NY.*** Gloria J. Morse-Kennedy, 50 of Ghent, NY passed away, September 10, 2011, surrounded by family & friends after a brief but courageous battle with cancer....
Anne E. Reuter
Sep 9, 2011
Anne E. Reuter obituary "I often said when looking at a gravestone that it is the dash between the birth and death date that encompasses a person's life-the joys, the sorrows, the passions, grace and beauty—all represented by a simple line" Anne Reuter Anne E. Reuter, a resident of Caanan, NY, died peacefully on Sept. 9th, 2011 after a brief...
Carl Wise
Sep 7, 2011
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...
Diane George
Sep 3, 2011
Diane George age 60, passed away Sept. 3, 2011 at the Pine Haven Nursing Home after a long battle with cancer. She is finally at peace with her sister, Roxanne McKibbin who passed away three and a half years ago. She is survived by her parents Leonard and Barbara Wilson of Ghent, son, Kenneth (Shannon) Curik, granddaughters; Vivien and Sophia...
James Goodrich Moon
Aug 22, 2011
James Goodrich Moon, of East Chatham died Aug. 22, 2011. Born Sept. 13, 1923 he was the son of the late Hubert and Ruth M. Chase Moon. James married Carolyne Champney Moon on December 26, 1945. He served his country in the US Navy in the Pacific Theatre joining in 1942 and being discharged in 1946. James was the father...
Douglas Scott Wolf
Aug 17, 2011
Douglas Scott Wolf of Greenport died August 17, 2011, at Columbia Memorial Hospital. He was born January 9, 1950 in Fort Mead MD, later settling in Columbia County. Douglas was an owner operator of his own rig for 33 years, after his retirement he became a Wal Mart organizer. He was an avid model train and truck collector. He is...
Jerold V. Weaver
Aug 12, 2011
Jerold V. Weaver, son of the late Francis A Weaver Sr. and Mary Louise (McCarthy) Weaver, died suddenly at his home on Washington Ave., Chatham. He was born in the Rutland Hospital on October 25, 1938 at which time his family resided in Pittsford, VT. Weaver graduated Chatham High School. He was employed as a mover for many years, having...
Marguerite Ann Sheehy
Aug 2, 2011
Marguerite Ann Sheehy (Haggerty) of Ghent, New York, passed away on August 2, 2011 at Whittier Nursing Home. She is survived by her beloved husband of 63 years, Robert V. Sheehy and  was the devoted mother of Rosemarie Schober of Austerlitz NY, Marguerite Lang of New Bedford MA , Donald Sheehy of Edinboro PA , Stephen Sheehy of Norwalk CT,...
Edward Coogler
Jul 29, 2011
Edward Coogler died July 29, 2011. He was born February 9, 1965 and resided at and attended Hopetown Christian School in Carmel. Edward later attended Abilities First in Poughkeepsie and participated in the Special Olympics winning medals in running and shot put. He enjoyed movies, dining out, bowling, baseball games and music. He was a friendly soft spoken gentleman that...
