All Obituaries

Jay Warren Cohen, 77, of California Quarry Road, died on Thursday, April 27, 2023. Jay was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Harry and Laura Reiss Cohen.  He grew up in Brownsville Brooklyn, in a loving, extended family with his six aunts and their husbands, one uncle and his wife, and thirteen cousins. Jay attended Tilden High School and later Brooklyn College, graduating to work as a math teacher in Williamsburg and later St. Croix. He also worked for the Department of Transportation...

  William E. Van Gieson Actor, Playwright, Teacher, Beloved Husband & Father February 6, 1941 - April 23, 2023   GLENFORD ....William “Bill” Edward Van Gieson, 82, passed away Sunday, April 23, 2023, at son, Jonathan’s home in Glenford, after complications from a stroke. Bill was born on February 6, 1941 in Paterson, New Jersey, the eldest of three children, to Norma and William F. Van Gieson. He later moved with his family to Fair Lawn, New Jersey,...

WEST HURLEY….. Phyllis J. Sutty, 92, of West Hurley, died Wednesday, April 12, 2023 at the Pines in Catskill.   Born May 13, 1930 in Hudson, NY she was the daughter of the late William and Hattie Whitbeck.   An area resident for many years she was predeceased by her husband, Lawrence in 2015.  Survivors include two daughters: Deborah Sutty Moore of Valatie and Diane Sutty of Boston.  A brother, George Whitbeck of Hudson and a sister,...

WOODSTOCK…. David G. Saxman, 65, of Leslie Way died Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at his residence.  Born July 8, 1957 in Hawthorne, NV he was the son of the late John and Mary Saxman.  An area resident since 2006 he was a previous resident of Bedminister, NJ.  David owned and operated the “White Gryphon”  a jewelry design shop in Woodstock on Tinker St. for many years. He leaves behind his wife, Suzan "Fiona", two sons: Gavin Saxman of Woodstock...

WOODSTOCK……Franklyn J. Engel, 76, of Streamside Terrace died Saturday, March 25, 2023 surrounded by his family. Born December 8, 1946 in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Irving and Gertrude Rosenblatt Engel. A graduate of Brooklyn College and the University of Buffalo Law School, he opened his law practice at 21 Tinker Street in Woodstock in 1976. He served as Woodstock Town Justice for 25 years, from 1992 to 2017. Frank was a member of the Ulster County Magistrates...

Ann Stilwell Passan, of Laflin, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Geisinger Medical Center. She was 83 years old. Born in Woodstock, NY , Ann was the daughter of the late Richard Stilwell and Gertrude Faatz Russell. After graduation from Kingston H.S., She relocated to Scranton, PA. An artist and a photographer, Ann worked as a photographer at the former Globe Store in Scranton. Ann specialized in portrait photography and hand-painting black and white photos to produce...

WOODSTOCK....Amy Patricia Panza, 39, of Shotwell Road, died Monday February 27, 2023 at the Westchester Medical Center. She was born in Bloomington, Illinois on April 28, 1983.  She grew up in Woodstock, attended Onteora Schools, and earned an Associates Degree from Ulster Community College.  Throughout her youth and into adulthood, she was involved in community theater.  Highlights were roles as Helena in Midsummer Nights Dream with Woodstock Youth Theater and the Audrey...

Dolores Marie Hagedorn, 86, of Woodstock, New York, passed away on January 26, 2023 in Flagler Beach, Florida. Dolores was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 30, 1936, to Leslie and Helen Towler. Dolores is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 68 years, James A. Hagedorn along with her children, Brenda (David Brunk) Hagedorn, Brian (Joan) Hagedorn, Beth Hagedorn-Cottier, and Nichole Hagedorn; her grandchildren, John James Hagedorn and Casey Cottier as well as her sisters, Kathleen...

SUZANNE WARNER PIEROT, born June 5, 1923 in San Francisco to the late Rutherford M. and Leita Marie Harpold Rau, died Sunday, January 22, 2023, age 99. Suzanne grew up in Hollywood, and at the age of 17 she was landing and publishing interviews with such people as Orsen Wells, Peter Lawford and Rita Hayworth. At 20 she was working for top press agent Russell Birdwell, who assigned her to his client, Howard Hughes. She was put in complete charge of opening the movie "The Outlaw" in...