OBITUARIES

Sep 14, 2026

Marcus Antonio Plummer passed away September 14 after a long battle with various illnesses. He was 29.

Born October 29, 1996 in Albany, New York, Marcus was raised in Cold Spring from the age of five by his maternal grandparents, Joseph and Katharine Plummer. He attended Haldane, where he was a proud member of the Banana Splits Club, a support group for...

Sep 6, 2026

With heavy hearts we announce the passing of Colleen Donnelly on September 6th, 2026, at the age of 77 years.

A Lifelong resident of Nelsonville NY, loving grandmother, caregiver, sister and mother.

Colleen is survived by her daughter Maura (Josh) DiNardo, grandson Patrick DiNardo and sister Laura Bechelli. Colleen was predeceased by her parents Kenneth and Shirley Sheeley, husband Patrick and daughter...

Sep 1, 2026

Russell Douglas Mawson III (Dusty), 56, of Mohegan Lake and formerly of Cold Spring, passed away suddenly on September 1, 2026.



Born on March 22, 1970, in Philadelphia, to Susan Eagleson Mawson and the late Russell D. Mawson Sr., Russell was a true free thinker with an inherent inability to think inside the box, living life entirely on his own terms....

Aug 30, 2026

Aug 29, 2026

Stephen Gerard Tomann, 74, passed away at home in Garrison, NY, on Saturday, August 29, 2026. He was born on October 15, 1951, to Margaret and Kenneth Tomann in Brooklyn, NY. He lived in Maspeth, Queens, until 1954, when the family moved to Garrison, NY.

Stephen was quiet, humble, and kind. He was devoted to serving his family and to preserving...

Aug 26, 2026

Henry Redman Turner III, 93, Of Garrison NY, died on August 26, 2026, Henry, son of Henry R Turner Jr and Mildred Wood Turner, was born April 23, 1933, in Campbellsville KY, where he grew up and went to high school. He was graduated from Emory University in 1954 and Yale Law School in 1957. He served as Lieutenant in...

Aug 21, 2026

Funeral Services will be private for the family in Vermont.  

Aug 20, 2026

With profound sadness, the family of Suzanne Schatzle announces her unexpected passing on August 20, 2026. Suzanne was a beloved mother, daughter, sister, and friend whose warmth, compassion, humor, and generous heart touched the lives of so many.

Suzanne was the loving daughter of Margaret J. “Peggy” Schatzle and the late Philip L. Schatzle, and the granddaughter of the late William...

Aug 19, 2026

A graveside service for Richard and Nancy Hastede former longtime residents of Nelsonville  will be held on Saturday October 10,2026 at 1pm at Cold Spring Cemetery. All are invited to attend

Aug 15, 2026

Elizabeth Todd Healy Obituary

Elizabeth Todd Healy (Libby), a lifelong resident of Cold Spring, NY, passed away at her home on August 15, 2026. She transitioned from this life to the next peacefully in her sleep - the fifth generation of her family to do so in their ancestral home.

Born July 31,1923, to Gordon B. Todd and Elizabeth H. Todd, her...

Aug 12, 2026

Francis A. Russo, a longtime resident of Fishkill, New York, passed away at his home on August 12, 2026. He was born on August 9, 1942, in Newport News, Virginia, where his father was stationed in the Navy.

Frank was the beloved son of the late Frank and Lena Russo of Cold Spring, New York. He grew up in Cold Spring...

Jul 26, 2026

Anton S. Chmela, long-time resident of Garrison, New York, passed away peacefully on the morning of July 26, 2026. He was born on February 19, 1947 to Anton J. Chmela and Helen J. Chmela (née Benca). His parents were immigrants from the Czechoslovakian area of what was called at the time of their births Austria-Hungary. He, his parents and his...

Jul 21, 2026

Jeffrey Schmitz a life long resident of Poughkeepsie passed away suddenly on July 21, 2026. He was 56.

Born on June 3, 1970 in Beacon to his mother Diane Evans Crisci and Michael Crisci.

Jeff enjoyed the City of Poughkeepsie and its people. He will be remembered by his family for giving them joy.

Jeff is survived by his Sister Gina Dugan and...

Jul 19, 2026

As a direct descendant of Concord, Massachusetts’s founder and religious freedom advocate Reverend Peter Bulkeley, Plymouth Colony founder and spiritual leader William Brewster, writer Ralph Waldo Emerson, and the daughter of Faith Bulkeley, perhaps it is no wonder that Barbara Bayley Cross brought the spirit of a pioneer and innovator to everything she undertook. An early influencer though armed with...

Jul 16, 2026

Jul 14, 2026

Mrs. Clara Bocchino of Cold Spring, NY passed away on July 14, 2026. Clara was born in San Nicola Manfredi, Italy on November 19, 1928. She was 97. Clara treasured her role as a devoted and loving wife, and mother, taking immense pride in her family. She also cherished her relationship with her husband Dominic’s family and held them close...

Jul 13, 2026

Sebastiana “Betty Ann” Ruhl of Walden formerly of Marlboro passed away on July 13, 2026 at Montefiore Wakefield Hospital. She was 79.

Born on June 9, 1947 in Poughkeepsie, to the late Frank and Rose Carafano Motisi.

Betty Ann worked for New York Military Academy for many years in the business office before retiring in 2010. She enjoyed playing Bingo, watching Hallmark...

Jul 11, 2026

Timothy Jarl D’Acquisto, whose esy charm and infectious laugh was well known in Garrison and Cold Spring, passed away in the early hours of July 11, 2026 after a long illness.

Born in 1942 in Monterey, California to Dorothea Gunderson D’Acquisto, a nurse and lighting stand-in for Ingrid Bergman and Victor D’Acquisto, a stunt man and abalone diver whose family owned...

Jul 2, 2026

Michael Bean, a longtime resident of Garrison, passed away on July 2, 2026 after an illness.

Born January 13, 1953 in Atlanta, Georgia to Edward Bean and Sophia (Williams) Bean, Michael grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and earned degrees in engineering and architecture from the University of Memphis and the University of Tennessee, respectively, before moving to New York City in...

Jun 20, 2026

Earl VanTassel a lifelong resident of Cold Spring passed away peacefully on June 20, 2026 at the Kaplan Family Hospice. He was 63.

Born on April 17, 1963 in Poughkeepsie to Henry Earl VanTassel and Jacqueline Cooper.

Earl grew up in Cold Spring with his father and mother Gloria, where he attended and graduated from Haldane Schools. He loved the outdoors, he...