Andrew A. Fusco
Dec 15, 2008
Andrew A. Fusco died peacefully at home on December 15, 2008. Born February 14, 1931 in the Bronx, New York he was the son of Alphonse A. and Elaine Hoff Fusco. He was educated in the Bronx and was a graduate of Cardinal Hayes High School. After graduation he went into the service in the Air Force. He was a...
Thomas Brown Whiffen Jr.
Dec 8, 2008
Thomas Brown Whiffen Jr. of Austerlitz died peacefully December 8th at home. He was born in Springfield, MA on December 21, 1935, the son of the lateThomas Brown and Myrtle Winters Whiffen. Thomas attended school in White Plains, NY and later moved to Lee, MA.He was employed at Mead Corporation in Lee, MA first as a watchman andlater in Quality...
Gerald James Dieffenbach
Nov 27, 2008
Gerald J. Dieffenbach August 11, 1932 - November 27, 2008. Son of Henry Dieffenbach and Anna Mc Neilus Dieffenbach. Beloved husband of Patricia O'Gara Dieffenbach. . Devoted father of Gerald Jr. (Craig Raia), Mark (Marie), John (Anne) and the late Paul Dieffenbach. Cherished grandfather of Rosie, Brendan, Megan, Jimmy, Matthew and Emily Dieffenbach.  Also survived by his sisters Helen Hepburn...
Marjorie Skala
Nov 12, 2008
Marjorie Skala, died Nov. 12th. She was born Jan. 27, 1949 and was the daughter of the late Frank G. and Marjorie Kelly Skala.  She grew up in Brewster, NY and later worked with the disabled in Carmel, NY. Marjorie was a former member of St. James Choir and the Chatham Food Pantry.    She is survived by her sister Eileen...
John I. Stark
Nov 11, 2008
John I. Stark, Sr. age 70 died Tuesday, November 11, 2008. John was the son of the late Frank B. and Ethel Dederer Stark. John was born April 18. 1938 and lived in Ghent, NY. A graduate of Ockawamick Central School class of 1957, John operated the Stark Family Dairy Farm with his brother until 1986. John belonged to several...
Gerald Francis Malone
Nov 1, 2008
Gerald Francis Malone of Niskayuna, died suddenly on November 1st. Born March 13, 1930 in Grand Gorge, NY he was the son of  the late Francis and Suesita Smith Malone. He was educated in Grand Gorge and went on to graduate Wanakeena Forestry School. He worked for NYS Dept. of Transportation as a civil engineer on the Northway. Later he...
Robert Dale Wilson
Oct 18, 2008
Robert Dale Wilson died unexpectedly from congestive heart failure on October 18, 2008, at his home. Dale always went by his middle name because his father's and grandfather's first names were also Robert. He was born September 21, 1944 at home in Canaan, NY and was the son of the late Robert Cooper and Fordella Nickles Wilson. He was raised...
Eileen Marion Majercsic
Sep 19, 2008
Eileen Marion Turner Majercsik 65 of Livingston, died September 19th at St. Peter's Hospital. Born August 12, 1943 in Peekskill NY, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Gladys Guirdineer Turner.  Eileen had been a Sunday School Teacher at the West Taghkanic Church, a Brownie Leader and a member of Columbia County Pop Warner Football. While she enjoyed...
Philip Pearlman
Sep 6, 2008
Philip Pearlman, born January 15, 1933, unexpectedly passed away on September 6, 2008. He is survived by his loving family who will miss him deeply-- his wife Honey and his children, Josh Pearlman, Julie and Robert Meyers, Nina and Mitchel Yeckes, Rebecca and Jay Cohen and his grandchildren Carly, Jake, Samantha, Jessica, Matthew, Rachel, Michael, Eric, Brit and "little" Nina, ...
Miles Elliot Ludvigsen
Sep 6, 2008
Miles Elliot Ludvigsen, 43, of Chatham, New York, died suddenly in his home on September 5th, 2008 of an internal hemorrhage. Born on May 13, 1965, in New York City, Miles was the son of Barbara Willner of Chatham and Karl Ludvigsen of Suffolk, England. He spent his youth in Pelham Manor, New York and graduated from Brewster Academy in...
Mary V. Olimpio
Aug 30, 2008
Mary Olimpio, 73, of Yonkers and Eastchester passed away peacefully on August 30th at Westchester Medical Center. She was born in Yonkers on April 21, 1935 to Esterina and John Consilvio.  Mary attended Yonkers schools. Upon graduation from Commerce High School, Mary took a job as a secretary with General Motors. She met and later married Anthony Olimpio on April...
Rita Wanda Whiteman
Aug 30, 2008
Spencertown – Rita W. Whiteman, 80, of Stoat Path, died peacefully Saturday morning at Albany Medical Center after a brief illness. Born in Jamaica, Queens, July 23, 1928, she was the daughter of Walter and Lena Wrede and the widow of Donald Whiteman. A 1946 graduate of Jamaica High School, Rita worked for many years at her late husband's company,...
Matthew Joseph Witherell
Aug 26, 2008
Matthew Joseph Witherell of Hudson died unexpectedly on August 26, 2008. Born October 23, 1977 he was the son of Charles and Alice O'Neil Witherell.  He is survived by his fiancé Jaimie Verzello, his sons; Reece Anthony and Gunnar Lee, his parents Charles and Alice of Ghent, his brothers; Charles, Michael, Andrew and Benjamin, and 12 nieces and nephews.  Matthew...
Olive P. Simpson
Jul 29, 2008
Olive P. Simpson never took her life for granted. She lived every day of the last century to its fullest, achieving goals that many of us would never dream of attempting. Even during her 80s and 90s, the Portland resident would sign on for an adventure that took her to foreign places such as Australia, Africa and China. She celebrated...
Stanley "Stosh" Novine
Jul 16, 2008
Stanley "Stosh" Novine was born July 20, 1921 in Stottville, N.Y. He died July 16, 2008 at Fletcher Allen Hospital in Burlington, VT.        Stosh worked in the Julliard Mills in Stottville before WWII. After the war he worked as a carpenter in the Ghent area and retired from his maintenance job at Taconic Telephone in 1983. He fully enjoyed his...
Thomas James Talbert
Jul 1, 2008
Thomas James Talbert died unexpectedly July 1, at his home in Ghent.  Born in New York City on September 17, 1965, he was the son of Richard and Marilyn Kelchner Talbert. He grew up in Kinderhook and was a graduate of Ichabod Crane High School.  Thomas enjoyed music, collecting; Match Box Cars, baseball memorabilia, music and movies. He was an...
Michael Paul Fuss
Jun 30, 2008
Michael P. Fuss of Canaan, NY died June 30th at Columbia Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness, he was 48.  Born December 16, 1959 he was the son of Josephine and John Fuss Sr. Michael attended and graduated Chatham High School.  He went to Florida after high school where he was a chef for about fifteen years before coming north...
Joan M. Carty
Jun 9, 2008
Joan M. Carty, died June 9th at Albany Medical Center with her family by her  side.             She was born August 28, 1924 in Malone, NY to Henry and Florence McCann Trudeau.                       Joan was a lab technician until her marriage then centered her life around  her family, friends and faith. She loved antiques, flowers, gardening and was deeply involved in activities...
Nicholas A. Kittle
Jun 3, 2008
Nicholas A. Kittle 91, formerly of Ghent died June 3 at the Park Meadow Nursing home in Gainesville, Fl. Nicholas was born September 22, 1916 in Ghent and was the son of Albert and Anna Bartel Kittle. Nicholas attended Ghent School and went from there to farming and on to become a cattle dealer. He was married on September 22,...
Helen Kidder
May 23, 2008
Helen Hedges Kidder died peacefully at her home in Ghent, NY, Friday, May 23. She was the loving wife of Donald M Kidder who predeceased her in 1997 after 55 years of marriage.  She was born in Chicago Illinois in 1921, the elder daughter of broadcasting pioneer William S Hedges and his wife Margaret Hasenbalg Hedges and lived in Wilmette...
