All Obituaries

On Sunday, the 18th of December, Stanley Goldstein passed away. He was 99. He was born in Brooklyn to Max and Rose Goldstein. Soon after starting college the US entered WWII, and he joined the US Army Air Force. He became a lead navigator flying B17s, B24s and de Havilland Mosquitoes over Germany, earning a Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Four Oak Leaf Clusters, and in 2015 was inducted in the French Légion d’honneur. He took...

Rhinebeck – Robert E. Ellsworth, 76, passed away Tuesday, January 24, 2023, at Albany Medical Center. Bob was a lifelong Rhinebeck resident and a graduate of Rhinebeck High School. Born January 12, 1947 in Rhinebeck he was the son of Katherine (Bernice) Ellsworth; Katherine passed away when Bob was still an infant and he was adopted by his grandparents George (Wesley) and Katherine (Kitty) Ellsworth.   Bob served in the US Navy from 1968 to 1974 and served on the USS...

*please note the different services in Brooklyn and the services in Rhinebeck*   Jeffrey Michael Miranda, 45, passed away peacefully at home on the morning of January 21st after a three-year battle with pancreatic cancer. His wife, Leslie Hill, the love of his life, was close by his side. A longtime resident of the New York hamlet of Rhinecliff, Jeff was active in the community and beloved by his friends and neighbors. The eve before he went in for his first bout of chemo, a...

Gregory D. Glockson, 74, passed away Thursday, January 26, 2023 at Westchester Medical Center.  The son of Gerald A. and Edith Jean (Daniels) Glockson, Greg was born December 18, 1948 in Rhinebeck. He is survived by his sister Maggie Reichelt of Rhinebeck, and 3 nephews Mark, Kirk and Glenn.  In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his brother Jeffrey E. Glockson. Service for Greg are private.

Elizaville – Carol Brillis, 82, passed away at her home on January 3, 2023. Born in Greece on May 5, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Nikolaos and Demetria Tzaneteas. Carol emigrated to the United States from Greece. Her and her husband Petros owned and operated Ellas Food in Elizaville for many years. Petros predeceased her in 2019. She is survived by her daughter Mary Brillis; a grandson Peter Matthew Brillis; her sister Kostoula Galanos; a brother Sotiris Tzaneteas; and...

  Rhinebeck – Gordon F. Prout, 85, passed away on December 23, 2022 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Born on November 17, 1937, he was the son of the late Harold and Ernestine Prout. Gordon was an architectural hardware consultant for CNC Hardware in Brewster.  During his career he outfitted many buildings in the greater New York area.  After retirement Gordon enjoyed playing golf and bowling. Gordon is survived by his wife Ellen A. (Flood) Prout; his sons Douglas and...

Long time Red Hook and Rhinebeck resident Marlene (Irma) Alexander, 89, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, December 9, 2022, at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Marlene was born in Manhattan and grew up in Holyoke, MA on Fairfield Ave. with her extended family all living in one big three-story home. She cherished her upbringing with her Mamere and Papere, Aunt Bernie and all her cousins.   On a summer evening in Sound Beach, Long Island she met an Irishman named...

Clinton Corners- Arlene L. Wyant, 68, passed away on December 20, 2022, surrounded by her family.   Born on December 7, 1954 in the Bronx, she was the daughter of Raymond and Ruth (Palumbo) Lapinksi who predeceased her.   After Arlene graduated from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, she attended Westchester Community College. Following graduation, she worked for the Organized Crime Task Force in New York. She married her first husband John Conte on May 24,1975, and...

The truly remarkable Dr. June E. Blum nee Epstein passed away peacefully in her home in Manhattan on November 17, 2022.  She was 102 years old.  June was born on June 1,1920 in Jamaica, Queens, to Jeanette Raphael Epstein and Alexander Epstein. She was predeceased by her loving husband, Stanley Blum, her brother, Gustav Epstein, and her sister, Sybil Moskowitz.    Nicknamed June Rose, June grew up during the Great Depression in Hollis, Queens.  She first attended...

CALLING HOURS AND FUNERAL SERVICES ARE AT THE PECK & PECK FUNERAL HOMES, 7749 SOUTH MAIN ST., PINE PLAINS, NY.     Pine Plains and Rhinebeck – Elizabeth L. Chestney, 84, passed away Thursday, December 1, 2022. Betty was born May 3, 1938 in the Bronx. Her parents, Henry and Elsie Frueh, moved to Craryville where she lived her young life and graduated from Roellif Jansen High School. She continued on to Plattsburgh State Teachers College graduating in 1959. While...