All Obituaries

Walter Robert Gries of Jeffersonville, NY a retired employee of the New York State Department of Transportation ,died on Thursday February 21, 2019 at his home he was 78. The son of the late Russell H. and Viola Beatrice Weber Gries, he was born on June 25,1940 in Damascus, Pennsylvania. He was predeceased by his wife Rose Walton Gries. Walt was a longtime caretaker at the Delaware Youth Center in Callicoon. He came from a large family, there were seventeen children in all. He is...

  Richard A. Neer, 74, passed away peacefully February 13, 2019, at Catskill Regional Medical Center after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He was born November 13, 1944, the son of Clifford and Dorothy Neer. He is predeceased by his parents, sister Janet, and three brothers Donald, Clement James, and Robert (his twin).   He is survived by a sister, Joy Ann Neer, and several nieces and nephews. Before being admitted to the assisted living unit at Catskill...

Lorraine Hauser  of Jeffersonville, NY a former laundry department employee at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon, died on Monday February 18,2019 in the Skilled Nursing Unit at Catskill Regional Medical center Harris, NY. she was 75. The daughter of the late Peter and Elsie Sipple Gebelein, she was born on September 24,1943 in Callicoon, NY. Lorraine is survived by her husband Allen Hauser at home, her son Troy Hauser of Jeffersonville, and her daughter Amy Rhodes and her husband...

Bruce Arthur Madden, age 86, of Jeffersonville, NY passed away on February 13,2019 at Achieve Rehab and Nursing Facility from Parkinson and Alzheimer disease. He was born on February 15,1932 in Oceanside, New York. He lived in Rockville Center, NY with his parents Arthur and Wilma Madden and a sister ,Patricia and brother,Kenneth. After high school , he joined the Air Force and served four years, including an assignment in Tripoli during the Korean War. He married Muriel Joy Smith in 1957...

Peggy A. Burns of Jeffersonville, NY,  a retired salesperson and nine year area resident died on Saturday February 9, 2019 at her home. She was 66. Peggy was born on August 7, 1952 in Massapequa, NY. She is survived by her husband Daniel Burns at home and by her children Matthew Burns who is currently serving with the US Army in Germany and his wife Tabatha, and by her daughter Johanna Burns of Fremont, NY , she is also survived by two grandchildren Aubrie Burns and Hunter Cox. There...

Plunkett, Susanne M., passed away at the age of 96, on January 31, 2019.  Beloved wife of the late Frank.  Loving mother of Patricia (Theodore) Furstman and Geraldine (Lawrence) Mott.  Cherished by her 5 grandchildren, Edward (Lori) Kestler, Susanne (Brian) Mullally, Michael Mazzoli, Christine (Clayton) Mazzoli-Conklin and Frank (Melinda) Furstman; 12 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren;  nieces and nephews and friends. Predeceased by grandson, Michael...

James J. Coll, of Saugerties, N.Y.: James J. Coll - “Jamie” to family and friends - a long time resident of Sullivan County and most recently of Jeffersonville, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on January 31, 2019, at Westchester Medical Center. Jamie was born in Brooklyn to John J and Mary B Coll on November 13, 1964 and was a graduate of Delaware Valley Central School, Class of 1982. He was an avid reader and a long-suffering Mets, Jets and Knicks fan - win or...

William (Bill) Kolakowski, an avid fisherman, Mets, Jets and Knicks fan, died at home, on Monday January 21st at the age of 64. Born to Joseph and Esther Kolakowski in Jamaica Queens, New York on June 4th 1954. He was a 1972 high school graduate of Christ the King high school in Jamaica Queens, New York. He wed Beverly Schwartz and they had five loving children. He was predeceased by his mother Esther, father Joseph, sister Rae, son Daniel and grandson Richard. He was a lover of animals...

Karl Pfeil, Jr., 60,  of Youngsville, NY a former Union Laborer died on Friday January 25,2019 at Catskill Regional Medical Center Harris, NY . The son of the late Karl Pfeil ,Sr. and Gisela Selthafner Pfeil , he was born April 25, 1958 at Liberty Loomis Hospital.  Karl's passion in life was fishing and hunting. He worked as a union laborer for many years. Karl is survived by his siblings: Johann Pfeil and his wife Jeanette of Fremont Center, NY, Tony Pfeil and his wife Pam of...

Alfred Barile, age 89, of Jeffersonville, NY, formally of the Bronx, passed away on January 17, 2019 at his home. He leaves behind his wife of 34 years, Frances Barile; his daughter, Frances Barile-Murano and her husband Joseph Murano; several nieces and nephews; and many friends and other family. Alfred was born in Bronx, NY on March 11, 1929, where he lived with his mother, Catherine Finn, and grandmother, Mae Finn. He graduated from Aviation High School and would later go on to serve in...