All Obituaries

Rhinebeck- Lois F. Stets, 99, a lifetime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away peacefully on Friday September 16 at the Thompson House.  Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on September 27, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Cecelia (Day) Shook.  Lois graduated from Rhinebeck High School in 1940 and attended New Paltz State College.  She was employed for many years by Rhinebeck Grand Union.  Lois and her husband Adam enjoyed designing and building homes...

Rhinebeck- Shirley Rose Dederick, 80, a former resident of Rhinebeck, passed away on September 11, 2022 at the Golden Hills Nursing Home in Lake Katrine, NY.   Born in Rhinebeck on November 24, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Homer and Ada Bollenbecker Sr. and a sister to Homer Jr., Roberta, and Barbara.     Shirley worked for many years as a Health Aide at Archcare at Ferncliff Nursing Home in Rhinebeck.   She was predeceased by her husband James Dederick...

Rhinebeck – Irving “Bud” Rogers, 86, a lifetime resident of Rhinebeck, passed away peacefully at the Baptist Home on August 28, 2022.   Born in Rhinebeck on September 7, 1935, he was the son of the late Clarence and Lillian (Reusch) Rogers Sr. Bud graduated from Rhinebeck High School in 1953. He worked with his uncle, Frank Rogers, where he learned to be a meatcutter. He later worked for the Von Husen’s Market for twenty years before owning his own business,...

Pine Plains – Anthony ‘Tony’ Peter Salerno, 25, passed away unexpectedly Friday, August 19, 2022, at his home. Tony lived in Rhinebeck most of his young life and graduated from Rhinebeck High School in 2016.  He attended Pace University on a Presidential Scholarship, Dutchess Community College and the Culinary Institute of America where he honed his gifted culinary skills. He worked with his father at A. Salerno Contracting Corp., where he enjoyed the...

Rhinebeck – Joseph L. Kish, 87, passed away Tuesday, August 10, 2022. Joe was a lifelong area resident.  He graduated from Kingston High School and a few years later, after working for several local businesses, he began his 58 year career at IBM.   During that time he worked in Kingston, Fishkill and Poughkeepsie.  Following his retirement from IBM he worked for Axiom, Flour Daniels and Grubbnells. Joe was a life member of the Neighbors Rod & Gun Club; a...

Mary Janet Gesualdo, 78, a 27-year resident of Rhinebeck, passed away on July 31, 2022, at the Artis Senior Living Community in Briarcliff Manor, Westchester, NY. Born in Flushing, NY on November 16, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Marvin D’Aoust and Emilia Badalaty (née DeRosa). Mary grew up in Queens, NY, where she attended Richmond Hill High School. She later trained as a medical secretary and worked for two decades in the OB/GYN practice of Dr. Frank Gesualdo, her...

Rhonda Denise Pacanowski, 64, passed away on August 7, 2022, in Rhinebeck, NY.   Rhonda was born November 2, 1957 in Yuma, Arizona to Ronald and Joyce Test Pacanowski. Not long after her birth, she and her family moved to Livermore, California where Rhonda spent the remainder of her childhood years, along with her brothers Craig and Brad. Rhonda’s love for serving and helping others began at a young age, as she enjoyed volunteering her time as a candy striper at the local...

Keith Francis Greeney died at his home in Rhinebeck on Friday morning, July 29, 2022. He was born in Utica, Oneida County, NY, on October 5, 1942. Keith is survived by his wife, Donna Zulch; his sons: Andrew (Nina),  Lewis Greeney, and Keith Mulhern (Candace Lynch). Also surviving are three of his siblings: Mary Bonney, Carole Bingley and Ron Greeney (Jane);  his two grandsons: Nollie Greeney and Marcus Greeney; many nieces and nephews; and his in-laws, Noreen Zulch (Nancy Ortega)...

Anthony Thompson, 20, of Rhinebeck, NY, passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Wednesday, July 20th 2022 at 7:11pm. Anthony's early life was abound with struggle. Left up for adoption and placed in treatment centers and foster homes, Anthony's greatest wish was to have a place to call home, and people to call family. When Anthony entered the Astor Home for Children in 2010, he began a journey that would make this dream a reality. Glenn, an employee of Astor, developed...

Rhinebeck - Kathleen Ann Krumenacker, “Kath”, 85, of Rhinebeck, passed from this world on July 20, 2022, almost 1 week after suffering a severe stroke. Kath was born Kathleen Ann Driscoll to David Anthony and Helen Veronica Driscoll in Jamaica, Queens NY on May 19, 1937. She grew up in New Hyde Park, NY where she met and married her husband, the love of her life, Richard J. Krumenacker. Kath worked in publishing at Doubleday in NYC before moving upstate with her husband in the...