All Obituaries

Dolores Putorti, 88, a lifelong resident of Rhinebeck, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023 at Ferncliff Nursing Home. Born in Rhinebeck, NY in 1935, she was a daughter of the late James and Lula Stone. After graduating from Rhinebeck High School in 1952, she graduated from the Teacher’s College at Plattsburg State in 1956. Dolores was a teacher in Pine Plains from 1957-1962 and a long-time substitute teacher at Rhinebeck High School. She remained involved in the Rhinebeck...

Rhinebeck – Nancy J. Mellott, 87, a longtime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away on September 18, 2023. Born in Washington D.C. on April 7, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Paul R. and Alice (Hovermill) Mellott. Nancy was an active member of the Good Shepherd Church in Rhinebeck for over 60 years. She served as a Eucharist Minister, Lector, a member of the Parish council, and worked on the church finance committee.  In addition to an active church life, she was a member of...

Rhinebeck – Judith Anne Nussbaum, 84, a longtime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away on September 14, 2023 at Archcare at Ferncliff Nursing Home.   Born on April 21, 1939 in Long Island, NY, she was the daughter of the late Eugene and Florence Bedell.   Judith worked as an RN for Archcare at Ferncliff Nursing Homes for over 35 years, making many friends along the way.   Judith was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Robert Nussbaum, in 2022.   She is...

  Red Hook - On the night of September 9th,2023, Deborah Doherty-Williams (age 68) passed away in the comfort of her home surrounded with love by her immediate family; husband Jeffrey Williams, and daughters Lindsay, Kaitlin and Jessica. Born in Boston, MA on September 16th,1954 to parents Joseph (Bud) Doherty and Margaret (Peg) Moran, Deb was raised alongside her older brother Dennis, and younger brothers, David and Daniel Doherty.  The family lived in various locations in...

Rhinebeck – Linda Niles Faber, 88, passed away at her home in Rhinebeck on August 22, 2023. Born in Elmira, NY on January 21, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Gladys (Thompson) Niles. On April 19, 1969, she married Edwin Faber. The two lived in St. Lucia for several years before moving back to the Hudson valley in 1976. Mr. Faber predeceased Linda in 2018. Linda taught English at Haviland Middle Schools and in Medellin, Columbia as well as working for the American...

Woodstock – Christine S. Coons, 75, a resident of Woodstock, passed away peacefully in her home on Saturday September 9, 2023 with her loving husband by her side. Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 24, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Frederick E. and Gertrude E. (Brower) Coons. Christine spent many summers in Rhinebeck. She was friends with the Dapson children and grew up playing in the original funeral home, often getting scolded for playing in the caskets with her friend...

Patricia Catherine (Pat) Gifford, age 83, passed away peacefully at her home in the mid-morning hours of August 23, 2023.   She was born on October 30, 1939, in East Concord, NH to Vearlan and Helen (Noga) Knowlton.   Patricia was a 1957 graduate of Concord High School and a 1960 graduate of the New Hampshire State Hospital School of Nursing.   On November 12, 1960, in Concord, NH, Patricia married William J. Gifford, also of Concord, NH. They moved to New York in 1961...

Rhinebeck - Martin John Cavally, 77, of Rhinebeck, New York, passed away on August 18, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. He was born November 26, 1945 in Manhattan, New York to Louis and Florence (Rossi) Cavally. On December 24, 1966 he married his bride Claudette M. Wyant of Rhinebeck, New York. Martin graduated from Red Hook Central School in 1964. He then enlisted in the U.S. Army and served as a supply sergeant and helicopter crew chief during the...

Saugerties – Jeannette D. Jones, 85, passed away, Monday, August 14, 2023, at the Northern Dutchess Hospital.  Jeannette was born July 6, 1938 in Brooklyn, the daughter of Joseph J. and Helen Veronica (Fathauer) Jones.  Along with her 8 siblings, she grew up there, attended Bishop McDonald Memorial High School and received her training as a registered nurse at Kings County Hospital.  During her 50 plus years as an RN she worked at Northern Dutchess Hospital, Yale...

Lucy Lydia Makebish, 76, a longtime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away unexpectedly on August 16, 2023 at her home. Born on May 19, 1947 in Brooklyn, NY, she was the daughter of the late Andrew S. and May (Curti) Ambrosio. Lucy was a proud graduate of Franklin K. Lane High School in Brooklyn, NY, and attended a semester of secretarial school before landing her dream job as a receptionist at MGM. Lucy loved living in the city and vacationing with her family upstate, where she met her late...