Esther (Sally) Pinto
Oct 24, 2006
Esther (Sally) Pinto, passed away Tuesday October 24th. at the Pine Haven Nursing Home, Philmont, after a long illness. Â Born February 10, 1937 to Forrest and Mildred Barlow Ordway in Horicon, New York, she moved to Spencertown as a child and attended Spencertown Union Free Grammar School and Chatham High School. She later worked for the Chatham Central School District...
Harriet L. Bates
Oct 16, 2006
Harriet L. Graham Bates, 72 of Mechanic Street, Valatie, died October 16, 2006 in West Chester, Ohio following a lengthy Illness. Born February 17, 1934 in Junction, ILL, she was the daughter of the late Otis and Molly Baldwin Graham. A resident of Columbia County for over 50 years. She was the loving and compassionate care giver and friend of...
Mary J. Sherman
Sep 30, 2006
Mary J. Sherman a lifelong resident of the Ghent/Chatham area died Saturday, September 30, at the Pine Haven Home in Philmont. She was born January 19, 1910 to John and Elizabeth Kearney Jones Sr. and was a member of Chatham's' 1927 graduating class. After school she went to work for the New York Central Railroad for a short time in...
Florence Louise Westover
Sep 9, 2006
Florence Louise (Smith) Westover. 79, died on Saturday, September 9th, in Albuquerque, NM of cancer. Born In Chatham, NY, July 9th 1927, she was the daughter of the late Florence Mabel (Carter) and Charles Earle Smith. Mrs. Westover was a graduate of the former New York State College for Teachers, now State University of New York at Albany. She was...
James W. Bemiss
Aug 20, 2006
James W. Bemiss of Balston Spa died unexpectedly at his home on August 20, 2006. Born March 2, 1955 to Howard and Carolyn Bemiss, James grew up in Chatham and was a member of the Chatham High School class of 73. He worked most of the time in construction as a laborer, but had during his career also been a...
Jospeh Vincent Caramore
Aug 13, 2006
Joseph Vincent Caramore of Chatham Died August 13, 2006 at Saint Peter's Hospice in Albany. Born in Schroon Lake August 4, 1926 to James Vincent and Agnes O'Connor Caramore, he spent his early years in the Adirondacks where he developed an appreciation of the forever-wild beauty of New York State's northern region. These experiences led to his love of outdoor...
Albert Philip Foster
Aug 8, 2006
Albert Philip Foster of Canaan, passed away peacefully at his home on August 8, 2006. He was 84. Albert was born on August 26, 1921, in North Adams, MA to Albert Wilmarth and Lucy Lillian Blood Foster. He was educated in local Stamford, VT  schools, where he grew up and was a member of the 1940 class of the Vermont...
Esther Virginia Tipple
Jul 27, 2006
Esther Virginia Tipple was born in Gary, Indiana, daughter of Filomena and John Pessetto. In 1944, her parents relocated to Chatham where they purchased a farm on Rt. 203. She graduated from Chatham High School in 1948. Her first job was at the GLF farm store in Chatham where she worked as a secretary. On March 19, 1949 she married...
George R. Conklin
Jul 27, 2006
George R. Conklin, of Canaan died on July 27, 2006 at Hillcrest Commons Nursing Home in Pittsfield, MA. He was born April 12, 1915 in Springfield MA to James and Anna Johnson Conklin. He worked for various farms and lumbering fields as a youth, for General Electric as a crane operator during WWII and started as a breakman in the...
Paul Woodrow Burson
Jul 25, 2006
Paul Woodrow Burson, of Red Rock on July 25, 2006 at Columbia Memorial Hospital, after a brief illness. Born December 19, 1916 in Fredericktown Ohio to Edward and Grace Ruhl Burson. He attended Fredericktown High School graduating in 1936. He was a member of the Future Farmers of America while in High School and received a jacket with the organizations...
Joseph V. Archetti
May 26, 2006
Joseph V. of Chatham passed away at his home on May 26, 2006. He was born February 25, 1929 in the Bronx, New York to Louis and Mary Sacchitiello Archetti. Educated in the Bronx he was a graduate of James Monroe High School. After high school Mr. Archetti worked with his dad at a family owned gas station and later...
