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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
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
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. Â in 1993. Frances was a wonderful baker specializing in Christmas cookies and apple pies....
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
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...
Mary Goetz
Mar 15, 2010
Mary R. Goetz died on March 15, 2010 at the Whittier Nursing Home. Â Mary was born on March 19, 1922 in Philadelphia. She was the daughter of the late Elizabeth Koch Reiner and Matyas Reiner of New Lebanon, NY. Mary was predeceased by her brothers; Matyas Reiner of Chatham and Frank Reiner of New Lebanon. Mary was the devoted wife...
Robert F. Radley
Mar 13, 2010
Robert F. Radley, 85, of Valatie, NY, died on Saturday, March 13, 2010, at the Veteran's Hospital in Albany. Born in Herrings, NY, Mr. Radley was the son of the late Charles E. and Flora Brown Radley. A graduate of Chatham High School, he served his country with the 202nd AAA Automatic Weapons Battalion in the Pacific during World War...
Pearl Van Dett
Mar 11, 2010
Pearl Van Dett of Poughkeepsie, New York passed away at Saint Francis Hospital on MArch 11, 2010. Born February 9, 1935, in Brooklyn, Pearl was the daughter of John and Yetta Erlich Van Dett. Pearl spent her later years under the care of Lisa Andrews of Poughkeepsie, who will miss her dearly. There will be a memorial service at the...
Emily Forrest
Mar 10, 2010
Emily Forrest passed away peacefully on March 10 , 2010 at Columbia Memorial Hospice. She was born October 17, 1949 in New York City. Emily spent many years in Wassaic, New York before moving to Valatie about a year and a half ago. She was a quiet lady that enjoyed her music and her care givers. There will be a...
Wayne A. Lamme
Mar 8, 2010
Wayne A. Lamme passed away March 8, 2010 at the Sharon Hospital. Born May 13, 1964 in Kingston, New York. Wayne resided in Wassaic, New York for most for his life. He is survived by a sister, Lynn Lamme Hughes of Kingston and his caregivers. A memorial service will follow at a later date. Arrangements under the direction of French,...
Jean Carl
Mar 4, 2010
Jean Carl, 76, of Mellenville, died peacefully at home on March 4, 2010. Born December 5, 1933 in Ghent, she was the daughter of the late Mary and Victor Cantele. Jean was a graduate of Philmont High School and the Mildred Ely School of Business in Albany. She worked for several lawyers in the area before joining the postal service,...
Richard K. Moller Jr
Feb 24, 2010
Richard K. Moller Jr. a lifetime resident of Chatham died February 24th at home. Born November 28, 1947 in Hudson, he was the son of Rose Navarra Moller of Chatham and the late Richard K Moller Sr. Richard graduated Chatham Schools and worked with his dad at the family's business, the Glass Bar in Chatham, and Richard's located in Hudson.....
Allen Bowen
Feb 22, 2010
Allen Bowen, Born May 13, 1914 in N.Y.C. to Enos and Gertrude (Strong) Bowen passed away Monday February 22, after a brief illness at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Allen was a long time employee of COARC who especially enjoyed his retirement at COARC's Dove Hall. He leaves behind many friends at COARC and special friends Eleen and Hebron Hazel. There will...
Herman Kruse
Feb 19, 2010
Herman Kruse passed away peacefully at his residence in Millbrook,New York on February 19th. Born in Staten Island, New York on August 14, 1921 he was the son of the late Herman Charles and Anna Kolejohn Kruse. Herman spent his later days in Millbrook surrounded by his many friends and caregivers. There will be a graveside service on Tuesday March...
Marjorie Elizabeth Holt
Feb 12, 2010
Marjorie E. Holt on February 12, 2010. She was born October 11, 1926 in Great Barrington, MA and was the daughter of the late Richard and Clara Barnum Rossman. Marjorie lived in Hudson and moved as a child to Chatham. She enjoyed cooking and making miniature furniture. She also enjoyed being active at Christ Church Episcopal in Hudson, where she...
Anthony Joseph Skype
Feb 8, 2010
Anthony J. Skype of Ghent, NY passed away peacefully February 8th. Born December 6, 1943 in Great Barrington, MA, he was the son of the late John and Helen Ferris Skype. Tony attended Chatham schools and afterward helped with the Skypes' IGA Market in Ghent, a family business, until the early 70's. He later went into restaurant management and managed...
Phillip Allen
Feb 2, 2010
Allen, Phillip died on Feb. 2nd. He was born July 4, 1966 in Kingston, Jamaica. and came to America in the eighties with his father Locksley. He moved from N.Y.C. to Dutchess Count where he resided for four years. Phillip then moved to Ulster County and had been a long time resident at the Gordon Family Care home in Ellenville....
Hazel Mae Mccagg
Jan 23, 2010
Hazel McCagg died January 23, 2010.Born in North Canaan, CT, on February 16, 1913 and was the daughter of the late Elisher and Bertine Rood Benedict. She attended school in Hartford Ct, and later cooking school. She was a cook in Connecticut for private families. Hazel met Harry A. McCagg in 1930 and they married in the New Lebanon Church...
Irene Gladstein
Jan 22, 2010
Irene Gladstein passed away January 22nd. at the Sharon Hospital in Sharon Connecticut. SHe was born in Brooklyn, New York and was the daughter of the late Jacob and Rose Berman Gladstein. She resided in Wassaic, New York for most of her life and will be missed by those who knew her. There will be a graveside service on Wednesday...
Henry Edward Schildt
Jan 16, 2010
Henry E. Schildt, 86, World War II veteran Henry E. Schildt, 86 formerly of East Chatham, NY died at his home on January 16, 2010. Born in New York City on June 24, 1923, son of Henry R. Schildt and Elsie H. Jungen, he was a graduate of Brooklyn Technical High School in 1941 and attended the Pratt Institute majoring...
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