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Thomas J. Kelleher
Apr 16, 2007
Thomas J. Kelleher, age 60, died on April 16th in Sayre, Pennsylvania. Tom was a long time Chatham area resident. He was the son of the late Rosemary and Bernard Kelleher.                  Tom is survived by his brothers and sisters, Peter (Carol) Kelleher of Astoria, Oregon, Susanne (Skip) Ruggles of Raleigh, North Carolina, Dan (Marcella) Kelleher of Paxton, Massachusetts, Mary Lynn...
Margaret Moore Maunu
Apr 9, 2007
Margaret Moore Maunu, "Peggy Moore", 52 of Austerlitz, NY passed away from natural causes April 9, 2007 while traveling with her daughter, Whitney, in London. Peggy was a teacher at Castleton Elementary School where she had been for the past 30 years. She was a producer and stage manager for numerous community and school theatre productions. She served on the...
Marjorie Helen Geyer
Apr 1, 2007
GEYER, Marjorie – Chatham – Marjorie "Marge" Geyer, 86, Born in Plattsburgh, NY, daughter of the late Claude and Dorothy Stephens, wife of the late Charles R. Geyer, Sr., sister of the late Eileen Comerford. Beloved mother of Barbara (Brad) Stewart, Joan (Patrick) Clifford, Nancy (Charles) Benansky, Charles (Enid) Geyer, and Stephen (Denise) Geyer and grandmother of Deborah (Dana) Barnum,...
Virginia Carol Austen
Mar 26, 2007
Virginia (Ginny) Carol Campbell Austen, age 87, long time resident of Canaan, passed away on March 26, 2007, following a long illness. Born in New York City on April 16, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Caroline Weber and Clinton Campbell of 21 Archer Avenue, White Plains, NY. She was a graduate of White Plains High School and...
Violet Ruth Clark
Mar 16, 2007
Violet Ruth Clark, lifetime resident of Chatham died Friday March 16 at the Pine Haven Nursing Home in Philmont, NY. Born March 14, 1936 in Chatham to Harry and Bessie Faulkner McMann. She grew up in Chatham and attended school here. She married Myron at 16 and she and her husband were involved in many local business ventures. They had...
Dorothy Ve. Deane
Mar 16, 2007
Dorothy V. Dean, 88, of Chatham died on Friday March 16, 2007 at Livingston Hills nursing and Rehabilitation Center.  She was born on March 27, 1918 to Dennis and Mary Moran Toomey in Albany New York where she grew up and was educated. She married Edward Sperl a dairy farmer and lived in Saugerties, New York. She spent different times...
Patrick Edward Casey
Mar 3, 2007
Patrick Edward Casey of Spencertown died March 3rd at the Columbia Memorial Hospital. He was born March 13, 1936 in Syracuse, NY, to William Edward and Catherine Grover Casey. He later married Marlene Grover who predeceased him in 1999. Mr. Casey was the Administrator for Columbia County's Department of Weights and Measures for over twenty years until his retirement in...
Ruth A. Mazal
Mar 3, 2007
Ruth A Mazal, 82, a lifelong resident of Chatham, died Saturday, March 3rd at Columbia Memorial Hospital. Born In Chatham, October 6, 1924 to Elsworth and Ruth Stupplebean Laurange, she was one of 11 brothers and sisters. She attended Chatham Schools. Mrs. Mazal married Art Mazal and a short time later he went to war in the army under Gen....
Mary Turner
Mar 2, 2007
Mary Turner, 64 of East Chatham, died March 2, 2007 at the North Adams Medical Center. Born December 16, 1942 in Pittsfield, MA to Albert L. and Laura J. Vanorman Loring. She attended Lee schools and graduated from Lee High School. A short time later she married Charles "Bud" Turner. They stayed in MA. for a short time and than...
Donald R. Radley
Feb 22, 2007
Donald R. Radley, 86, of Chatham, died February 22 at his home surrounded by his family and with the support and care of the Community Hospice of Columbia/ Greene Counties. Born September 22, 1920 in Watertown, New York, he was the son of Charles E. and Flora Brown Radley. Mr. Radley was a graduate of Philmont High School and Albany...
Kent David Kisselbrack
Feb 20, 2007
Kent David Kisselbrack, 45,died suddenly at his home in Saratoga, NY, on February 22, 2007. Born January 16, 1962 in Hudson, NY, he attended and was a member of the Chatham graduating class of 1980. He was the beloved son of David and Karen Kisselbrack of Ghent, NY. He is also survived by his three adoring sisters and their spouses,...
Ellalouise Wadsworth
Feb 16, 2007
Ellalouise Wadsworth, 64 of Old Chatham passed away on February 16, 2007 at Columbia Memorial Hospital Hospice in Hudson, New York. Born November 7, 1942 in Hudson New York, Ellalouise was the daughter of Jean (Sincavich) Wadsworth and the late Kelton Wadsworth. Ellalouise worked for thirty years at the Civil Service Employees Association (CSEA) Headquarters in Albany. Ellalouise's main love...
Barbara W. Herbs
Feb 14, 2007
Barbara W. Herbs, 72, longtime resident of Canaan, N.Y., died on Wednesday, February 14th , at the Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Canaan, CT. Born in Great Barrington, MA. on November 29, 1934, daughter of Russell and Helen Chapin Woodbeck, she grew up in Sheffield, MA., graduating from Sheffield High School and Pittsfield Secretarial School. Barbara married Lorenzo C....
Grace E. Lee
Feb 11, 2007
Grace E. Lee 87 of Chatham died peacefully at the Pine Haven Home on February 11, 2007. She was born in Chatham, New York on January 13, 1920 to Jesse and Elizabeth Baker McCagg. She attended Chatham Schools. She went on to work as a domestic for local families here, working hard to support her family. She really enjoyed wrestling...
Florence Stalker-Ross
Feb 6, 2007
Florence Stalker-Ross 99 of Chatham, died Tuesday February 6, 2007 at the Barnwell Nursing Home in Valatie. She was born October 10, 1908 in Mill River MA. to Clinton F. and Dora Markert Ohms Stalker. She was one of ten siblings. Florence grew up and was educated in Mill River, MA. She was a member of the graduation class of...
Betty Calhoun
Feb 4, 2007
Betty Calhoun passed away peacefully at home on February 4 surrounded by her family, bringing to a close her long battle against non-Hodgkins lymphoma. She was born on August 12, 1928 in Hudson Hospital to Grant and Marjorie Amelia Van Tassel. Her life was filled with her love of family, home, travel, civic service, and her antique shop. She graduated...
Alice E. Kie
Feb 1, 2007
Alice E. Kie 97 of West Stockbridge, MA died Thursday February 1st at Laurel Lakes Nursing Home in Lee. MA. Born November 11, 1909 in West Stockbridge to George A and Mary Ann Gleason Kie, Alice grew up there and attended and graduated Pittsfield High School, Class of 1929. A life long resident of West Stockbridge, Alice remained at home...
Esther R. Merchant
Jan 22, 2007
Esther R. Merchant 89, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother passed away on Monday January 22, 2007 at Whittier Rehab & SNC.   Esther was born in DeRuyter, N.Y. on December 11, 1917 and was the daughter of the late David and Ruth Ames Warren. She attended school in DeRuyter and helped her father on the family dairy farm. In...
Irene E. Tuczinski
Jan 21, 2007
Irene E. Tuczinski, 99, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away on Sunday, January 21, 2007 at Pine Haven surrounded by her daughter and daughter-in-law. Irene was born in Chatham, N.Y. on June 29, 1907 and was the daughter of the late John and Margaret Kearney Ryan. She was a communicant of Saint James Roman Catholic Church and...
Ann Elizabeth Nehmens
Jan 18, 2007
Ann Elizabeth (Lee) Nehmens passed away January 18th  after a long battle with cancer, she was 65. Born May 2, 1942, she was the daughter of the late John and Grace McCagg Lee. She is survived by five children; Donna DeLong Colomey of Chatham, Mia DeLong Myzkowski of Chatham, Traci Nehmens Laurange of Chatham, Edward Martin Jr. of Chatham and...
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