All Obituaries

Rhinebeck - John G. Clifford, 67, passed away Friday, January 15, 2021 at Northern Dutchess Hospital.  During his adolescence, John worked every summer as a counselor at St. Vincent de Paul Camp in Rock Hill, NY. His time at the camp started many life-long friendships which eventually brought him to Rhinebeck. After graduating from Iona College, John worked as an auditor for Chemical Bank in Manhattan. In 1988, John moved to the Hudson Valley and worked for the Rhinebeck Savings Bank....

Peter V. Lombardozzi, 86, of Rhinebeck NY, passed away on January 12, 2020. Visitation will be held at the Dapson-chestney Funeral Home, Rhinebeck, NY on Friday January 15 from 4 to 7 pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday January 16 at 10:30 am at the Good Shepherd Church in Rhinebeck with Fr. Crawford officiating.  Burial will follow in the Rhinebeck Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in honor of Peter can be made to Hyde Park Dialysis, 386...

Betty J. Cole, 95, a former longtime resident of Rhinecliff and Rhinebeck died peacefully on Friday, January1st at Renaissance Rehabilitation in Staatsburg where she had resided since May 2018.   Born in Detroit on August 1, 1925 to the late Frederick and Anna (Geiss) Ziegler, she was the youngest of 12 children.   On March 2, 1946 at the Messiah Lutheran Church in Detroit, she married Donald Cole whom she had met on a blind date when he was serving in the U.S. Navy. After they...

Malden, NY - Lisa M. Tortarella, 54, passed away suddenly at Kingston Hospital on Wednesday, December 30, 2020. She was born on October 6, 1966 in Rhinebeck, New York, to the late Carmine Tortarella, Jr. and Patricia A. Tortarella. She resided in Rhinebeck, New York, until 1975 when her family moved to Saugerties.  She graduated from Saugerties High School in 1984 Lisa was employed in a number of occupations beginning with her first job at Adams Fairacre Farms.  She also worked at...

Robert Williams Forschler, Sr., formerly of Norwich, died peacefully on January 7, 2021 at The Baptist Home in Rhinebeck, New York.  Robert was born June 4, 1931 in Norwich, son of the late Walter U. Forschler and Mary Elizabeth Williams Forschler.  He was a graduate of Norwich Free Academy and attended Mitchell College. He is survived by his former wife: Priscilla Forschler, Bozrah, CT and three children: Kathryn A. Forschler of Bozrah, CT, Stephen N. Forschler (Beth) of Clinton...

 Rhinebeck – Mary Ann Lattin, 90, passed away peacefully on December 25th at her home in Rhinebeck. Mary Ann was a lifelong resident of Rhinebeck.  She was born July 10, 1930, the daughter of Chester and Julia (Hodos) Bollenbecker.  She graduated from Rhinebeck High School; and was a member of the Third Lutheran Church and the Fallkill Grange.  She worked until her retirement at Jamesway in Rhinebeck. On June 21, 1953, she married Thomas H. Lattin; Tom passed...

Steven A. Gutterman, of Rhinebeck, NY, passed away Friday, December 25, 2020. Steven was born in 1968 in the Chicago area.  He was a graduate of New York University and The Culinary Institute of America. He was a chef and a musician. Steven lived life passionately; his family was his world, he was beloved. He adored his Bassett Hound, Brooklyn.  Steven is survived by his wife, two children, parents and sister.   A private graveside service has been...

Rheta Mae Southard, 94, passed peacefully on December 16, 2020, at The Baptist Home in Rhinebeck, NY. Her daughters were by her side.   Rheta was born on September 2, 1926, in Fort Fairfield, Maine.  Her parents, the late Arnold L. and Pearl E. Robinson (Trask) were prosperous potato farmers with a wealth of interests and talents.  Rheta attended a one-room schoolhouse through the eighth grade.  She always joked she was the smartest kid in the eighth grade (she was...

Rhinebeck-Kenneth L. Douglas 73 passed away on December 15th, 2020 after a long illness.   Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on March 3, 1947 he was the son of the late Kenneth T. and Gladys (Bjorklund) Douglas.  He graduated from FDR Roosevelt High School in 1965.  Kenneth served in the Marine Corps from 1966-1968.  He served honorably in Vietnam from 1967-1968.   Kenneth was an entrepreneur and self made man.  He was a jack of all trades so to speak and a master...

Staatsburg – Alice Frances (nee Kennedy) Foster, 62, passed away Friday, December 4, 2020, after a yearlong battle with cancer. Until the end, Alice was at home with family caring for and loving her. Born October 16, 1958 in Washingtonville, NY, she was the daughter of Thomas Kennedy and Ellen Ahlers Kennedy Denegar. A lifelong area resident, she attended Germantown Central School and the Taconic Hills School from which she graduated. For a woman of small stature, Alice had an...