All Obituaries

Elizabeth (Betty) Louise P. Woods, 89, died Wednesday, January 12th, at The Baptist Home at Brookmeade. She was born November 20th, 1932 in Millerton, New York, the daughter of Arnold S. Pease and Francis Day Pease. She married Robert (Jack) Woods on October 7th, 1950, and the two were happily married for seventy-one years.  Betty was incredibly ambitious and wholly committed to her family. In her life she was the Bookkeeper for Western Printing, Up-to-Date, and Stamp Inc., as well as...

Rhinebeck – Clara Zagar, 94, passed away peacefully on January 5, 2022.   Born in Tuxedo, NY on June 16, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Carmela Mammato.   Clara graduated from Tuxedo High School and began work at Lederle Laboratories in Pearl River, NY where she met her husband, John B. Zagar. The two married and remained in Pearl River. After taking some time off to raise their children, Clara returned to working as a Dental Assistant for the Dental...

Rhinecliff, NY – Nancy Plank Conklin, 81, passed away January 13 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s.  She is survived by her husband, Jack Conklin of Rhinecliff, her son David Straub of Conshohocken, PA, and stepsons, Thomas Conklin of Greensboro, NC, and Todd Conklin of Brandan, FL., four grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and her sister, Mary Jane Copp of Brookfield, CT. Nancy was the daughter of Curtis and Katherine Plank of Catskill, NY, and a graduate of...

Holly Castle, 76, died peacefully at home in the Village of Rhinebeck, NY on the evening of Sunday, January 9, 2022. She was blessed with having recently experienced a wonderful Christmas with her entire immediate family, the most important focus of her life. Born Holly Ann Hudson on May 11, 1945 in Circleville, Ohio, she grew up on the family farm near London, Ohio. The farm remains in the family, and is a treasured legacy and gathering place. She is survived by her husband of 55 years,...

Rhinebeck – Ralph Vincent Cutolo, 66, of Rhinebeck, passed away on Sunday January 9, 2022.   Born in Brooklyn, NY on March 6, 1955, he was the son of Ralph and Gloria Cutolo. He lived in Ozone Park Queens and then St. James, Long Island, before settling in Rhinebeck in 1994.   He attended a few semesters at Dutchess Community College where he studied Computer Architectural Design, achieving the Dean’s List.   As a music lover, Ralph founded the Uriel’s...

Ronald M. Neufeld, lovingly known as Sleepy Ron by his family for his habit of falling asleep on benches throughout the world, has taken his final nap. Ever the gentleman, he waited until January 1 so that his calendar obsessed wife and memory challenged daughter would have no problem remembering the date. Despite having been written off by doctors a few times over the decades, Ron was a stubborn man, and refused to go. Indeed, one has the impression that he simply did not believe in dying,...

Susan Elizabeth Green slipped away from this world on January 4, 2022, surrounded by her family at her home in Rhinebeck, New York. Also nearby were the horses, dogs, cats, and chickens that she loved so much. Susan was born on February 10, 1961, in Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England.  Her parents, William and Doreen Carr, raised two daughters: Susan and her older sister Helen. Throughout her life, Susan loved animals of all kinds. As a young person, she earned certification in...

Jean Stevenson Dobson, loving wife, mother of three, and grandmother of seven, passed away in her home on December 14, 2021 after a short battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 75 years old. Jean was born on October 11, 1946 in Ft. Wayne, IN. She inherited her mother Luella’s creative spirit and her father Willard’s down-to-earth sensibility. Growing up, her life was full of outdoor adventures, family music, and the adoring mischief of her three older brothers. Though the family...

Rhinebeck – Patricia M. Daly, 85, of Rhinebeck, passed away at her home on December 18, 2021.   Born on December 8, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George and Kathryn (Lennon) Daly and sister of the late James Daly as well as the niece of the late Jane and Hugh O’Rourke of Rhinebeck, NY.   She graduated from Holy Name Hospital of Teaneck, NJ as an Registered nurse. She worked at several hospitals in New Jersey before relocating to the Rhinebeck area where she...

Red Hook  – Doris May Paquette, 89 of Red Hook, NY, passed away on December 2, 2021 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. She was born in Fairhaven, Vermont on September 3, 1932.  She was the daughter of John and Violet (Howard) Benson and the foster daughter of Faye and Bell Carpenter. Doris married the love of her life, Paul Robert Paquette on July 15th, 1954 in Richford, Vermont.  Doris was not only a housewife and mother; she enjoyed working at the Red Hook School...