All Obituaries

Lanora May Booth of Middlesex, NC, formerly of Kerhonkson, NY, died Saturday, December 15, 2018 in Johnston Memorial Hospital, Smithfield, NC. She was 72 years old. Mrs. Booth was born on August 18, 1946 in Ellenville, NY. She was the daughter of the late George M. and Catherine (Delamater) Tears.   On August 29, 1963 Lanora had married Clifford Paul Booth in Kerhonkson, NY. They had lived in Kerhonkson for 58 years before moving to North Carolina, where she had lived for the past 14...

Betty Marie Marcell (Bendell) of Olney, Maryland, passed on surrounded by her family at Montgomery Hospice on July 13, 2019 after a short, but heroic battle with cancer. She was 80 years old.   Betty was born on October 14, 1938 in Waterbury, CT, the daughter of Ramona and Henry Bendell. Her family moved to Kerhonkson, NY when she was seven. Her family built and ran Bendell’s Diner, which later became the Rainbow Diner, in Kerhonkson, NY, until 1982. She attended Kerhonkson High...

Beverly Ann Bober of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Hospital. She was 74 years old. Beverly was born on June 27, 1945 in Kingston, NY; she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Weber) Kolodziejski.   Beverly had worked at the Pine Grove Dude Ranch and the Ramada Inn as the Head of Housekeeping. She had also waitressed at the Rainbow Diner and worked for other local businesses in the area over the years. She enjoyed gardening,...

A graveside service is scheduled for Tuesday, July 16th at 12:00 noon at Pine Bush Cemetery.

Former Accord resident, Karen Edwards Rinaldi, 57, passed away on July 6 at her home in Hunter. At her request, no service will be held. Family, friends and neighbors will gather at the Accord Fire House Company 1 on Sunday, July 14 at 2:00 pm.   Karen was born January 4, 1962 in Ellenville, New York, to Shirley Miller Zeko, formerly of Accord, and Walter Edwards of Napanoch. Karen was preceded in death by her mother, step-father, Robert Zeko, step-mother, Mary Edwards, sister,...

Doris Jean Decker, 73, of Kerhonkson, passed away peacefully on June 12, 2019 at Northern Dutchess Hospital surrounded by her family. Doris was born in Ellenville on June 26, 1945 to the late John and Philomena (Schoonmaker) Beesimer. Doris enjoyed playing Bingo, shopping, going to penny socials, reading and spending time with her family. For many years she had taught Sunday School at the Federated Church of Kerhonkson and was a member of the Kerhonkson Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary. She...

Virginia Mary Gates of Accord, NY, died on Friday, June 28, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was 75 years old. Virginia was born on June 18, 1944 in Kingston, NY; she was the daughter of the late Alvah and Nettie (Chrissy) VanDemark.   Virginia was known to her friends as ‘Ginny’, and affectionately known to her family as ‘Nana’. Ginny was a stay at home mom until the kids were old enough, then she worked as a Nursing Assistant privately and for Ellenville...

Oksana “Shania” Hitchcock, age 65, of Accord died after a courageous battle with cancer Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Health Alliance Hospital surrounded by her sister-in-law, Sandy and her niece, Lisa. Oksana was born October 24, 1953 in Hartford, CT. She is the daughter of the late Wolodymyr and the late Stephania (Pituschewski) Dutka.  She married Thomas Hitchcock on May 26, 1973. Sadly Thomas died in 1995. She was also predeceased by her fiancé, Louis Stella in...

Richard Kenneth Born of Kerhonkson, NY died Thursday, April 4, 2019. He was 75 years old. Rick was born on April 19, 1943 in Bronx, NY, the son of the late Walter and Eva (Doran) Born.   Rick served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. On July 25, 1976 Rick married Linda Davis in Tillson, NY. Being a lifelong area resident, everyone knew him as the owner/operator of Rick Born Plumbing and Heating. Rick was still being called for work even after his illness...

Joanne E. Oddy of Accord, NY, died unexpectedly on Sunday, May 19, 2019. She was 72 years old. Joanne was born on May 12, 1947 in Paterson, NJ; she was the daughter of the late Norman and Pearl (Reid) Cave.   Joanne had lived in the Howell Township before moving to Accord. While living in New Jersey Joanne had worked as a Court Clerk in the Asbury Park Police Court and later retired from the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Ocean Township. Joanne liked the beach and loved to read,...