All Obituaries

Joan Rine, of Napanoch, NY, passed away peacefully into the spirit of the world on Saturday, February 20, 2021. Born in Carbondale, PA; the daughter of the late Alexander and Jennie Grunski. Joan grew up on the family farm with her two siblings. She attended Marywood College and graduated from Stanton Commercial School. In 1962 she met and married William Rine Jr. and moved to New York where they began raising their family. She held many jobs at local hotels, Ellenville National Bank,...

On Monday, March 1st, 2021 Vincent, aka Vince or Dutch, left the bounds of earth and entered Heaven to join his mother and father, Floyd and Lena Barringer and his older brother, Larry (Sylvia). Vince was 88 years old. Dutch and Christina Embree were childhood sweethearts. Married young and just celebrated 69 years of marriage. They have two amazing daughters, Cheryl Lamothe (Fred) from Pennsylvania and Dawn Freedman (Larry) from Rhinebeck, NY. He adored his three wonderful...

Theda J. Nelson of Kerhonkson, NY passed away surrounded by her family in the comfort of her home on Friday, February 26, 2021. She was 86 years old. Theda was born on August 1, 1934 in Kingston, NY; she was the daughter of the late Tracy and Gladys M. (Simpson) Sutton. Theda graduated from Kingston High School and shortly after began working at Trailways as a payroll clerk. Growing up Theda enjoyed singing while her mother played the piano. She was gifted with a beautiful voice and had the...

Bohdan Kaczor of Kerhonkson, NY, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, February 22, 2021. He was 96 years old. Bohdan was born on November 14, 1924 in Leshniw, Brody Raion, Ukraine; he was the son of Stefan Kaczor and Paulina Kleparchuk Kaczor. Bohdan Kaczor finished high school in the city of Brody. From the first Bolshevik invasion of Ukraine, he belonged to the youth branch of OUN and fulfilled the function of “sviaskovoho” or communication. In the summer of 1943, he...

James Ira Decker, 75, of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on February 19, 2021. James was born on August 21, 1945 in Ellenville, NY, the son of the late Harry P. and Ruth C. (Coughlin) Decker.  Jim was a 1963 graduate of Rondout Valley High School. He worked as a Manager for WESCO Electric Supply in Poughkeepsie for many years, and previously was a Manager at both Arthur Treacher’s and Channel Master in Ellenville. Jim was an avid snowmobiler in his younger years, and he was a...

Kathy Lynn Van Demark of Accord, NY left this world on February 9th, 2021 after a long battle with cancer that lasted well over a year. She was 61 years old. Kathy was born on March 23rd, 1959 in Ellenville, NY; she was the daughter of Evelyn (Miller) Terwilliger and the late Ronald J. Terwilliger. Kathy was an extremely talented artist who loved to draw, paint and make jewelry. She loved music and was also an incredible cook and baker. Her husband Barry said "It has been...

Leonard “Len” Rider of Accord, NY passed away peacefully at home at the age of 83 on February 9, 2021 with his loving family by his side.  Len was the eldest son of Kenneth J. and Thelma (Depuy) Rider of Accord.  Len spent his childhood years working with his parents and brothers, Donald and Richard, on the family farm in Accord.  Len attended Kerhonkson High School, then returned home for a period of time to work on the family farm as well as working on the...

Douglas Decker, 74 passed away February 6, 2021 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital after a short illness (Pneumonia and complications due to Covid) Douglas (Dougy) was born June 15, 1946 in Ellenville Hospital NY. He grew up in Kerhonkson where he lived most of his life, he moved to Port Charlotte, FL 19 yrs ago after he retired. He was the son of the late Daniel and Grace (Foreman) Decker. Dougy worked for the Town of Rochester Highway Dept. for 30 years, where he worked as a truck driver and...

Boleslaw Filek of Kerhonkson, NY, died on Sunday, January 31, 2021. He was 86 years old. Boleslaw was born on April 9, 1934 in Poland and was the son of Heronim and Kazimiera (Gardocka) Filek. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, February 4th from 9:30-10:30am at Humiston Funeral Home, Kerhonkson. The Funeral Mass will follow at 11am at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, Kerhonkson. Burial will be in Fantinekill Cemetery, Ellenville.

Arthur Geary Dreher of Kerhonkson, NY passed away on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. He was 92 years old. Arthur was born on December 31, 1928 in Ellenville, NY; he was the son of Herbert and Lula (Pomeroy) Dreher. Arthur married Ima Jean Shelton on January 15, 1955 in Accord. Arthur served his country in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1954. He had worked construction for the Local 17 Labor Union. He was a loving father and enjoyed taking the kids hunting back in the...