All Obituaries

Staatsburg-  Andrew W. Johnson, 69, a lifelong resident of Staatsburg, passed away on September 20, 2020, after a short battle with cancer.   Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on September 10, 1951, he was the son of the late Louis C. and Ruth (Baker) Johnson.   After growing up on the family dairy farm with his two older brothers and graduating Roosevelt high school, Andrew enlisted with the United States Army in 1971 through 1974 and served a tour of duty in Korea during that...

Poughkeepsie – Marvin T. Zietz 81, born in Rhinebeck, NY, and a lifelong area resident of Poughkeepsie, was lovingly called home by our Lord and Savior on Monday, September 14th at Vassar Hospital, Poughkeepsie. He is now reunited in heaven with his beautiful wife Mary and daughters Linda Hunt and Mary Miller. Marvin was born on November 19,1938 and was the son of the late John and Isoline Zietz. Affectionately known as “Pop” he was a very special person that touched so...

          Catherine G. Hall, 89, passed away at Northern Dutchess Hospital on September 13, 2020. Born on July 27, 1931, she was the daughter of Harry and Reta (Cookingham) Goldsmith and a lifelong resident of Rhinebeck. Catherine attended Miller’s one room school house for seven years and graduated from Rhinebeck High School in 1949. On March 25, 1951 she married Chauncey Langdon Hall and operated a dairy farm in Clinton and worked for the Finesse Bake Shop...

Henry “Hank” Wilga Jr., 85, a lifetime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away at the Baptist Home of Brookmeade on September 13, 2020. Born in Rhinebeck on April 23, 1935, he was the son of the late Henry and Olga Wilga Sr. Hank attended the Police Academy and worked for many years for the New York State Police. He is survived by his long-time friend and partner, Alice Colburn and several nieces as well as many friends. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife...

Rhinebeck – Thomas J. Jouvanis, 91, a 25 year resident of Rhinebeck, passed away Monday, September 7, 2020 at the Thompson House, Rhinebeck. Tom was originally from Brooklyn and Manhattan.  At the age of 17 Tom enlisted in the US Marine Corps and served from 1946-1948 and again from 1950-1951.  He continued to serve in the Marine Reserves until 1955.  Between his two tours of duty, Tom moved to Michigan to work in the auto industry.  After his second tour of duty,...

MARY KITABJIAN 1935-2020   My aunt, Mary Kitabjian passed away peacefully on Saturday September 5th, 2020. She is survived by her niece Dianne, her nephew Glenn, her great-nephews Matthew and Sam and myself, Debra. She was the daughter of Avedis and Azniv Kitabjian, the sister of John Kitabjian and the aunt of Gregg Kitabjian, all four of whom have passed away, along with her beloved Salome.   Friends were at the core of Mary’s life. Once made, they were with her always....

Eleni Bartles 74, of Rhinebeck passed away on August 19, 2020 in the Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck. Services will be held at an undetermined date in the future. Eleni was born in Maleme on the island of Crete, Greece to Dimitrios Hasanidis and Georgia Shetakis on February 28, 1946. She grew up in Athens, Greece and graduated from high school. It was in Athens where she met and married Donaldo Ricci, who was serving in the US Air Force. She then came to Groton, CT in 1967....

AnnaMaria Schram, 75, passed away Tuesday, August 11, 2020, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Ann was born October 2, 1944 in Rome, New York; she was the daughter of Fernando and Maria (Voci) Pacicca. She was a 1963 Graduate of Rome Free Academy [RFA]. She married Paul J. Schram on September 23, 1967 at St. John’s Church in Rome, NY.  Paul survives at home in Rhinebeck. Ann was a communicant of the Good Shepherd Church, Rhinebeck, where she was a Eucharistic Minister and...

COLUMBIA - Michael Jacob Strong, a native of Rhinebeck, NY, who was the third generation of his family to own and publish the weekly newspapers, The Rhinebeck Gazette and Gazette-Advertiser, and later worked as an alcohol and drug counselor for over 20 years in Dutchess County, died on August 4, 2020, at Sedgewood Nursing Home in Hopkins, SC. He was 83. Born in Rhinebeck, NY October 28, 1936, the older son of the late Jacob Hill Strong, Jr. and Shirley Clark Horton Strong Smith, Mr. Strong...

Red Hook – Donald J. Butler, 84, a longtime resident of Red Hook, passed peacefully surrounded by his children on July 31, 2020.    Born in Rhinebeck, NY on July 6, 1936, he was the son of the late Albert and Mildred E. (Hanaburgh) Butler Jr. After attending Rhinebeck Schools, Don enlisted in the US Army, where he served honorably from 1954-1957.   On February 29, 1972, he married Mildred Carr. The two raised their family in Rhinebeck and Red Hook until her passing...