All Obituaries

On Friday, June 28, 2019, John Christopher Pruitt passed away at home at the age of 66 after a six-year struggle with brain cancer. John was born on July 31, 1952 and spent his childhood in Philadelphia and Baltimore. He earned a BA from Dartmouth College where he was a key member of the Dartmouth Film Society, a group dedicated to the advancement of cinema. In New York City John continued his involvement in the avant-garde film world and earned an MA in Cinema Studies at NYU. He then began...

Enrique “Ike” Amansec Garrido, Jr. passed away on June 30, 2019, at the age of 66. He is survived by his wife, Laura; his son Enrique “Eric”; his stepsons Michael and Charlie Groeters; and five step-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen. Respects can be paid during his funeral at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rhinebeck, New York on Saturday, July 6 at 11:30 a.m.  Arrangements are under the direction of the Dapson-Chestney Funeral...

Poughkeepsie- William J. Fitzpatrick, 68, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away peacefully on June 30, 2019 at Northeaster Center for Special Care, in Lake Katrine, NY due to complications of Diabetes. He was born in Rhinebeck, NY on December 30, 1950, son of William B. and Ethel M. Fitzpatrick. William worked at Camp Eagle Hill in Elizaville, NY for 15 Years, the Children’s Home in Poughkeepsie, NY, Marine Midland Bank-Property Management in Poughkeepsie, NY and he was also a...

Kay (Tremper) Verrilli, 88, of Rhinebeck, passed away peacefully in her home on January 26th 2019.   Born in Poughkeepsie, New York on June 25th, 1930, she was the daughter of Stanton Rockefeller Tremper and Kathryn Mae Stewart. Kay grew up in Red Hook, New York and graduated from Red Hook Central High School and went on to attend House in the Pines, Junior College, in Norton, Massachusetts. An accomplished horsewoman, Kay was devoted to horses throughout her life. She rode...

Arcadia, FL - Walter Nesel, 86, a long-time resident of Rhinebeck NY passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord at home on January 20th 2019. His loving wife Donna was by his side. He was born in Staten Island, NY on June 22nd 1932 and was raised in a Catholic orphanage after the loss of his loving mother Helen Flanigan when he was a small boy. His faith remained strong thru his entire life.  He was a combat veteran of the Korean War serving in Easy Company, 17th Regiment,...

    Daniel Neufeld got sick and tired of waiting for the Buffalo Bills to get their act together and has finally thrown in the towel. Determined to live his life on his own terms and relentless to the end, refrains of an Irish jig were heard coming from his house in Lake Katrine on June 9, 2019 as his stairway to heaven appeared. Crossings were delayed for several hours at the entrance to the pearly gates as Dan read the fine print of the admittance papers and made sure that...

Elizabeth Agnew Kilmer, 93, a longtime Rhinebeck resident, passed away on June 3, 2019. Born August 7, 1925 in Primos PA, she was the daughter of Rev. Raymond E. Agnew and Margaret Long Agnew. She moved to Rhinebeck at the age of 13 when her father became the pastor at The Third Lutheran Church on Livingston Street.  Rhinebeck quickly became her hometown and it is where she met and married Fred W. Kilmer Jr, a Rhinebeck native, on August 18, 1946. She and Fred were the longtime owners...

Sari Brewster Tietjen, a second-generation dog fancier and lifetime participant in the sport of purebred dogs.   Sharon (Sari) Brewster Tietjen, a long-time resident of Rhinebeck, died after a long illness on Saturday May 11 at Northern Dutchess Hospital.   Mrs. Tietjen was an award-winning author and journalist with four books published. In 1990 she published, as part of Rhinebeck’s 300th Anniversary, a book entitled “Rhinebeck, Portrait of a Town” which...

A long time ago (1956) in a galaxy far, far away (Akron, Ohio) Richard Shomo was transported to Earth by two loving parents: Rudy Shomo and Faye Booth.   Richard grew up in Barbour County, West Virginia where he rode dirt bikes with his family, read science fiction, listened to progressive rock, and fought to keep his hair long. After leaving school, Rich moved to the Hudson Valley in New York and began working at IBM. Rich was at IBM for over 40 years, working his way from a System...

    Athelstan Lewis, 83, died on April 18, 2019 at Calvary Hospital. Athelstan Lewis was the second son of Alexander and Josefita Lewis.   "Al", as he was known to friends, was born in Colon, Panama on May 11, 1935.  In his early years, he worked odd jobs until entering the US Army. He left the Army in 1958 and met Sallie Bell Sanders in Philadelphia.  There they settled, having four (4) children: Vela, Ralton, Leston and Anton. The family moved...