Obituaries

Cort Brush, age 66, a long time resident of Long Eddy, died on May 5, 2019 at Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton, NY after a long illness. He was a long time employee of the Villa Roma. He was also a member of the Long Eddy Fire Department and the Hudson Valley Ambulance Corp as an EMT. He is surviv ... read more

Barbara Brochu, a lifetime resident of Monticello, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 while visiting her daughter in Virginia. She was 83. Barbara was born to the late Charles E. Wells and Louise Cantrell Wells on January 4, 1936 in Monticello, NY. Barbara married James P. Brochu Sr ... read more

Karen Lillian Nicoletti, Hampton VA, formerly of Kenoza Lake, NY passed away on June 15, 2019. She was a 1968 graduate of J.Y.C.S. Karen had a successful career with General Electric before owning a cleaning and pet sitting business for 22 years. She was predeceased by her father William and mot ... read more

Shirley E. Bryan, loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend, passed away on April 9, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Florida, surrounded by her family. She was 85 years old. A lifelong resident of South Fallsburg, NY. Shirley was born on April 27,1933 to Chester ... read more

Murry Pavloff of Delray Beach Florida, formerly of Woodridge NY, passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2019. He was 90. He was the son of the Isidore and Eva Zhevetozska Pavloff, born on January 9, 1929 in Brooklyn. Murry proudly served our country as a Sgt. in the United States Army during the Korean ... read more

Theresa Whittaker passed away on Saturday, July 13th, 2019 at Orange Regional Medical Center after a short fight with cancer, she was 61. The daughter of the late Anthony and Anna Mattei Bolino she was born November 17th, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY. Theresa moved to the Catskills from Brooklyn in 1993 ... read more

Ralph W. Shaw III, 77, of Wallingford, CT, loving husband of the late Marilyn R. (Buck) Shaw, died peacefully Saturday May 25, 2019 at MidState Medical Center in Meriden, CT. Ralph was born in Mt. Kisco, NY on March 21, 1942 to his late father Ralph W. Shaw Jr. and mother Elizabeth Shaw (Purdy). H ... read more

A Memorial Service for Barbara A. Knack will be held on 24 August 2019 at 10 a.m. at the Union Chapel United Methodist Church, 1012 Old Joppa Road, Joppa, MD. Please utilize Methodist Church designated parking area. Life Celebration luncheon (cash alcohol bar) follows at the Old Philadelphia Inn, 9 ... read more

Jeanne E. Jones, age 85, of South Glens Falls, passed into eternal life, on Thursday, July 4, 2019. She was born on May 16, 1934, to Stella Provost and Benjamin Rogers in Whitehall. Jeanne was a successful real estate broker, who owned and operated Jean's Realty for more than three decades. After ... read more

Ruth Elizabeth (Morrison) Owens, beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away on July 7, 2019 after a brief battle with cancer. Ruth was raised in Haverstraw, NY before raising her family in Thiells, NY, and then moving to Kiamesha Lake, NY and spending winters in Jupiter, F ... read more

Raymond Ritz, a business owner that specialized in bank building maintenance, of Kauneonga Lake, NY and formerly of Lake Huntington, NY died at his home on July 4, 2019. He was 79. The son of the late Martin and Alma Monroe Ritz, he was born November 12, 1939 in Jersey City, New Jersey. Raymond is ... read more

Theodore Drew passed peacefully on July 5, 2019. Ted was born and brought up in the Bronx, NY, the second child of Mollie and Louis Drew. Ted did exceptionally well in high school, graduated after three years and was accepted at Buffalo University. During that time, he met his future wife, Thelma ... read more