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Feb 2, 2018

Maaike Klubnick-Hoekstra, of Putnam Valley, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2018, surrounded by her loving family and friends. She was 62. Maaike was born on April 15,1955 in Utrecht, Netherlands, to Jan Piet Hoekstra and the late Anne Riekje Hoekstra. The family moved to Putnam Valley when Maaike was a young child. After graduating high school, Maaike pursued...

Feb 1, 2018

Evelyn (Merritt) Lahey, 95, of Lake George, NY, formerly of Cold Spring, NY, Hopewell Jct., NY and Port Richie, FL, died peacefully at her home on February 1, 2018, in the company ofher adoring family.

Born at home on November 8, 1922 in Cold Spring, she was the daughter of Blaine Merritt and Christina “Edna” Denney.

Jan 29, 2018

It is with great sadness that the family of Ingeborg Beate Klietz announces her passing at home on January 29, 2018 at the age of 81 years.

Born in Hausen, West Germany on October 2, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Otto and Emilie (Sopp) Stock, and immigrated to America in 1956.  Inge married Walter...

Jan 29, 2018

Michelle Kempter of Garrison passed away peacefully on January 29, 2018 at New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital.  She was 45.

Born on July 5, 1972 in Peekskill to William and Sandra Kempter

Michelle was a talented hairdresser working in the area for many years, she was a lover of animals and was a very...

Jan 27, 2018

Nicholas James Budney of Rock Taven, Formerly of Cold Spring passed away  on January 27, 2018 in Newburgh  He was 36.

Born on January 7, 1982 in Mount Kisco, New York to Doug and Margaret Budney.

Nicholas grew up in Cold Spring and graduated from Haldane in 2000. He went on to SUNY Plattsburgh and...

Jan 23, 2018

John Edward Grimmer, 68, died January 23 of cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. John was an internationally known and highly respected attorney specializing in maritime law. He successfully argued in several shipping cases of note, winning the case involving the Prestige oil spill off the coast of Spain, and devoting himself to many...

Jan 15, 2018

Robert S. Galligan passed away peacefully on January 15, 2018, at the age of 87, at his daughter’s house in Cold Spring.

Robert was born on August 30, 1930, in a house on Parrott Street, Cold Spring, to Joseph Galligan and Margaret MacLean Galligan. His wife of 58 years, Alberta (Chickie) Jesek Galligan, predeceased him on Sept...

Jan 11, 2018

Frances M. Walsh formerly of Cold Spring passed away suddenly on January 11, 2018 at St. Lukes Hospital.  She was 80

Born on April 12, 1937 in New York City to the late Pietro and Ida Bechelli

Frances worked for 38 years for the Veterans Administration at both Castle Point and Montrose as a Nursing...

Jan 6, 2018

Elizabeth Mary Hynes of Cold Spring passed away peacefully on January 6, 2018 at Emerald Peek in Peekskill surrounded by her loving family.  She was 85

Born on March 9, 1932 in Brooklyn to the late Stephen O’Kunski and May Carney.  On May 21, 1957 in St. Francis of Assisi Church in Long Island City She married ...

Dec 30, 2017

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Jean Phillips Bradford died in her home in Garrison on December 30.  She was 97 years old and had lived in Garrison for five years, after moving from her home in Washington D.C to be closer to her daughter and son-in-law.

Jean was born in Chicago in 1920.  After losing her first husband, an...

Dec 21, 2017

Laura Beth Tryforos Schiele of Putnam Valley, New York passed away peacefully at NYP Hudson Valley Hospital  on Thursday, December 21, 2017. She was 49 years old. Born on January 23, 1968, at Lawrence Hospital in Bronxville, New York, to Nicholas H. Tryforos and M. Lynne Brundage Tryforos.

Laura graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of...

Dec 12, 2017

Mary Louise Matthews passed away on December 12, 2017, due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was 73. Her husband Michael J. Tully pre-deceased her in 2010, after 23 years of marriage. Mary Lou was born on May 12, 1944 in Toronto Canada to the late Ronald Frederick Matthews and Fleda Irene Gordon. She graduated from the Branksome Hall...

Dec 10, 2017

Deborah G. Phillips passed from this earth on Sunday, December 10th in the arms of Anthony, her loving husband of 57 years, and in the presence of her loving family. Debbie was known professionally as having been employed in the Haldane School District for several decades, building on her love of Family, with one of love for Friends and...

Dec 7, 2017

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday January 6, 2017 at 11:30am at St. Phillips Church in the Highlands, 1101 Route 9D, Garrison with Rev, Frank Geer officiating.

Nov 27, 2017

Marilyn Wicht of Croton on Hudson passed away peacefully on November 27, 2017 at Phelps Memorial Hospital.  She was 86.

Born on April 5, 1931 in Bronx NY to the late Andrew and Rose Gaul

Marilyn was retired from Nations Bank where she worked for many years as a bookkeeper.

She is survived...

Nov 25, 2017

Funeral Mass: Wednesday November 29, 2017 10:00 am Our Lady of Loretto Church

Interment to follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery-Yonkers

Nov 25, 2017

Sally V. Donoghue of Cold Spring passed away peacefully on November 25, 2017 at home.  She was 98.

Born on September 18, 1919 in New York City to the late Vincenzo and Maria Valinoti.

Sally worked for many years for the City of Yonkers Assessors Office.

She was a member of the Philipstown...

Nov 21, 2017

Everett “Ev” A. Rea III died November 21, 2017 at home in Cold Spring, NY at the age of 94. He enjoyed the small town ambience and stunning views of the Hudson River since he moved in with his daughter and son-in-law in 2010 after 30 years of living in Volcano, Hawaii.

Born March 21, 1923 in ...

Nov 21, 2017

Louis R. Thorpe of Cold Spring passed away peacefully on November 21, 2017 surrounded by his family.  Born on January 30, 1931 in Nelsonville to the late Charles and Alice McElrath Thorpe, he was a proud Veteran of the United States Air Force serving during the Korean War.   Lou was a 1948 graduate of Haldane High School and later...

Nov 20, 2017

Funeral Services will be private at Cold Spring Cemetery under the direction of Clinton Funeral Home