All Obituaries

Ward McCormick Stanley, 85, longtime resident of Rhinebeck, NY and Philadelphia, PA, died peacefully at home on August 5, 2019 after a long struggle with mesothelioma.  Born in Nyack, NY on October 12, 1933, he grew up in Dutchess and Rockland counties.  After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania with a masters degree in art history, Ward taught at the Philadelphia College of Art (now University of the Arts) where he rose to Full Professor of the History of Art and...

San Antonio, Fl.- William Andrew Wingard, 75 of San Antonio, Fl., passed away August 11, 2019. Born November 5, 1944  in Queens, NY, he was the son of Lillian and George Wingard. On September 10, 1966 in Bethpage, NY, he married Helene Wingard.  Helene passed away in 2018. William raised his family in Rhinebeck and worked for IBM for 35 years before retiring and moving to Florida in 2005. William had many interests and enjoyed animals, cooking, reading and brainteaser puzzles,...

Heinrich "Henry" Mische passed away peacefully at Northern Dutchess Hospital on August 30, 2019. He was born to Erasmus and Josepha Mische (nee Thellian) on January 3, 1924 and grew up in Pogrelz, a remote village in the mountains of Slovenia. As a young man, he served in the military as a messenger and chauffeur for officers. He was wounded several times, captured, and held as a prisoner of war. For a few years after the war, he lived in a refugee camp. He then moved to Iowa to...

Rhinebeck- Thomas C. Apjohn, 76, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019, at home in Rhinebeck. Born May 25, 1943 in Catskill, he was the son of Cecil and Helen Apjohn. Tom worked for Silverlake Dairy in Red Hook for many years and has continued to work at Holy Cow in Red Hook.  He also worked for the Town of Milan Highway Department. He is survived by his wife of 41 years Elise (Lamoureux) Apjohn of Rhinebeck; a son Darin Apjohn; step-children Kimberly Foster, Doris Myhand, and Kenneth...

Rhinebeck- William R. Gay, 85, a lifetime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away at the Thompson House on July 22, 2017. Born in Rhinebeck on January 30, 1932, he was the son of the late Robert and Phyllis (Watson) Gay. Mr. Gay served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 in the 51st Battalion. On January 16, 1960, he married Sandra Brewer. Mrs. Gay survives at home in Rhinebeck. Mr. Gay worked as the Supervisor for the Rhinebeck Post Office from 1964-1988. He was also a member of...

Rhinebeck- Keith R. Washburn, 32, passed away in the Westchester Medical Center on August 2, 2019 surrounded by his loving family. He donated his organs, and he will live on through the lives of others. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on August 4, 1986, he was the son of Bruce and Catherine (Mulvey) Washburn and the older brother of Nicholas. Keith graduated from Rhinebeck High School in 2004 and then SUNY Delhi before beginning his career in Plumbing. He enjoyed team sports, hunting, fishing,...

Jettye P. Tompkins, 84, and her husband John R. Tompkins, 86, former residents of Rhinebeck, passed away a few days apart on July 31 and August 6, 2019, after 63 years of marriage. Married on April 10, 1956 in South Carolina, the two settled in Rhinebeck. John worked as a Safety Officer for Hudson River Psychiatric in Poughkeepsie while Jettye worked at the Grand Union and later Stop&Shop in Rhinebeck. John was born on May 5, 1933 in Rhinebeck, NY to the late Russel D. and Mildred...

Arthur Wallace Carl, 91, passed away July 17, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family.   Art was born January 22, 1928 in Hudson, NY, the son of Oliver Wallace Carl and Ina Denegar. He attended Clermont and Germantown Schools. After high school, he enlisted in the Army, and following his discharge, he joined the Air Force and was stationed in Alaska. He then worked at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine as a civilian engineer. He worked...

Rhinecliff – Gordon T. Denu, Sr., 69, a lifelong Rhinecliff resident, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019, at his home in Rhinecliff. Born September 18, 1949, in Rhinebeck, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary (Wieber) Denu.  On September 29, 1984 at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Red Hook, he married Kim Hapeman Denu, Kim survives at home in Rhinecliff. In addition, Gordon is survived by his sons Gordon and Daniel Denu of Tennessee; three grandchildren, Liberty,...

Rhinebeck – Elisabeth B. Nichol, 96, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2019 in Staatsburg, NY. Born in Croton Falls, NY on August 18, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Alexander and Virginia (Juengst) Burgess. She graduated from Simmons College in Boston in 1943. On January 10, 1944 in Croton Falls, NY, she married Harold J. Nichol. Mr. Nichol predeceased her in 2006. Elisabeth is survived by her two sons, James and his wife Martha Nichol of Hyde Park; and Robert Nichol of...