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Julia B. Tubbs

Julia B. Tubbs

Jul 2, 2010

Julia B. Tubbs, 90, passed away with family at her side on July 2, 2010.  Julia was born on May 18, 1920 and was a lifelong resident of Chatham.  She was the beloved wife of A. Dewitt Tubbs (deceased), devoted mother of Donald (Kandy) Tubbs and Thomas Tubbs (deceased), and loving Nonnie to Lynn Tubbs (Mary Beth McManus) and Tammy...

Arthur S. Hammell

Arthur S. Hammell

Jul 1, 2010

Arthur S. Hammell of Old Chatham died with his family at his side on Thursday, July 1, 2010, under the care of The Community Hospice of Columbia/Greene Unit, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Hudson, NY. Art was born on November 13, 1942, in Port Chester, NY, son of the late Nelson L. and Virginia U. Hammell. He spent many summers working on...

Rose Navarra Moller

Rose Navarra Moller

Jun 23, 2010

Rose Navarra Möller died on June 23rd. at Columbia Memorial Hospital . She was born January 31, 1926 in Chatham, NY and was the daughter of the late Albert and Frances Floreno Navarra. Rose was a graduate of Chatham Central School and Mildred Elley Business School in Albany. She Married Richard Möller in 1945 and they started the family business...

Ralph David Fuss

Ralph David Fuss

Jun 20, 2010

Ralph David Fuss Sr. of Ghent passed away June 20, 2010. He was born April 17th, 1933 in Hudson, New York the son of the late John and Marguerite Roraback Fuss.   He loved gardening, his pets and all animals. He enjoyed puttering with mechanics and carpentry all of which he was good at. He enjoyed just being home around the...

Rita Dvorsak

Rita Dvorsak

Jun 17, 2010

Rita Dvorsak passed away June 17th at Grant Hall at Taconic DDSO. Born December 4, 1925 in Brooklyn, New York she was the daughter of the late Albert and Elizabeth Konrad Dvorsak. Rita work as an assembler and enjoyed her friends and co-workers. A graveside service will be celebrated Monday June 21st at 10am in the Valley View Cemetery in...

Mary Mauritsakis

Mary Mauritsakis

Jun 17, 2010

Mary Mauritsakis 78 of Carmel, New York, passed away June 17th at the Putnam Hospital Center. She was born June 26, 1931 in New York City and was the daughter of the late Dimitrius and Theckla Kreona Mauritsakis. She will be missed by those who knew her. There will be a graveside service Tuesday, June 22nd, 10 am at the...

Rosa P. Cummings

Rosa P. Cummings

Jun 15, 2010

Rosa P. Cummings of Chatham died peacefully on June 15, 2010, at Pine Haven Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Philmont, NY. Mrs. Cummings was born on November 2, 1911, in Arena, WI, the daughter of the late Rev. Joseph C. and Rosa Moss Peters.  She and her mother graduated together from Spring Valley High School in 1929, and Mrs. Cummings...

Thomas Brown Jr.

Thomas Brown Jr.

Jun 13, 2010

Thomas Brown Jr. 72, died on June 13, 2010. He was born August 16, 1937 in North Carolina the son of Thomas and Annie Springfield Brown. He came to Wassaic in 1948. Thomas later worked at the Taconic DDSO Wassaic Campus as an office assistant. He will be missed by his many friends. A brief viewing will follow the mass...

Alice Warren

Alice Warren

Jun 7, 2010

Alice Warren, 75 , passed away at home on June 7, 2010. She was born to Ralph and Flora Warren, April 18, 1935 in Walden, NY. Alice was employed for 35 years with Abilities First in Poughkeepsie, where she took great pride in her activities as an assembly worker. She enjoyed collecting dolls and is known for speaking her mind...

Martha Mitchell Defronzo

Martha Mitchell Defronzo

Jun 4, 2010

Martha Mitchell DeFronzo On June 4, 2010, after a long illness, Martha M. DeFronzo, "Marty", passed away peacefully at her Hillsdale, NY home, surrounded by family and friends. She was the wife of Rocco "Roc" DeFronzo. Martie was born May 16, 1931, in Springfield, MA., the daughter of the late John and Martha Mitchell. She attended Bradford Junior College in...

Felix F. Gardina

Felix F. Gardina

May 23, 2010

Felix F. Gardina passed away May 23, 2010 at Albany Medical Center. He was born December 14, 1929 in Ghent, NY and was the son of the late Pasquale and Maria Milan Gardina. Felix was a member of Philmont High School graduating class of 1948. He went on to be co-owner of Gardina Brothers Excavating for over fifty years.  He...

Adeline T. Bombola

Adeline T. Bombola

Apr 18, 2010

Adeline Theresa Bombola, of East Chatham, NY passed away April 18, 2010 after a short period of declining health at Berkshire Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was born October 4, 1923 in Housatonic, MA the daughter of the late Antoni and Theresa Krol Surowiec.  Adeline moved to East Chatham as a baby when her family relocated there...

John Park

John Park

Apr 15, 2010

John Park, 92,  formerly of Red Rock passed away at Columbia Memorial Hospital on April 15, 2010. He was born July12, 1917 in Rome, New York and was the son of the late Wessley and Leonore Pitcher Park. John worked on the family farm in Red Rock. There will be a graveside service, Monday, April 19th at 10:30 am in...

Louise M. Cozzolino

Louise M. Cozzolino

Apr 12, 2010

Louise M. Cozzolino of Chatham passed away peacefully, April 12, 2010 at Barnwell Nursing Home. Born January 25, 1926 in Sheffield, Ma, she was the daughter of the late Leroy and Jennie Maxwell Teator. She married Fred Cozzolino on January 10, 1949 and enjoyed 53 wonderful years together raising their four children before his passing in July 2002. Louise was...

Peter James Maguire Jr

Peter James Maguire Jr

Apr 9, 2010

Peter James Maguire Jr. formerly of Hudson, NY passed away April 9, 2010 at the Whittier Nursing Home IN Ghent, NY. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey he was the son of the late Peter James Sr. and Genevieve Durand Maguire. Peter attended and graduated from the Tottenville High School in Staten Island, New York. He served in the US...

Louise Annette Christensen

Louise Annette Christensen

Apr 4, 2010

Louise Annette Christensen Louise Annette Christensen ("Lulie"), 52, passed away suddenly on Easter Sunday, 2010, in an airplane crash near Ghent, New York. Louise was a lifetime adventurer who LIVED! her life. An advanced sailor (with the skill to earn a Coast Guard Captain's license), first mate and chef on luxury charter cruise yachts, she sailed the Atlantic, Pacific and...

August F. Schlotterer

August F. Schlotterer

Apr 4, 2010

August F. Schlotterer passed away April 4, 2010 at the Glendale Nursing Home. He was born May 26, 1921 in the Bronx and was the son of August F. and Rose Liedecker Schlotterer. August moved to New Lebanon as a young boy and graduated from Chatham High School. He served in the United States Coast Guard as an Electrician's Mate...

Frances Murphy

Frances Murphy

Apr 3, 2010

Frances Murphy, of South Cairo, died April 3, 2010 at the Westchester Medical Center. She was born February 22, 1920 in Brooklyn, NY and was the daughter of the late Herbert and Gertrude Wepprecht Masters. Frances was predeceased by her loving husband, Arthur W. Murphy, Sr.  in 1993. Frances was a wonderful baker specializing in Christmas cookies and apple pies....

Judith Block

Judith Block

Mar 31, 2010

Judith Block died March 31, 2010 at Columbia Memorial Hospital, she was 55. "Judy" as she was known, was a resident of Cairo, NY for the past 15 years. She was born in the Bronx, NY, April 27, 1954 and was the daughter of Louis and Catherine Kerr Block. Judy will be missed and remembered by her many friends at...

Dylan Walker Count

Dylan Walker Count

Mar 27, 2010

Dylan Walker Count, 24, beloved son of Vicki and Peter Count, passed away following a brief illness at Albany Medical Center, on the morning of Saturday, March 27th, 2010. Dylan was born December 17th, 1985, and grew up in New Lebanon, NY. He attended the Wildwood School in Schenectady and Anderson School in Staatsburg. He spent 2 years at Bradley...

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