All Obituaries

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...

WOODSTOCK….. Virginia J. Snyder, 93, died Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at her daughter’s home in Saugerties, New York.  Virginia was born in 1929 in East Orange, NJ to the late Peter and Jessamine Murphy.    She was predeceased by her husband Clarence and sister Patricia. An area resident for many years, she was a co-founder with Clarence of the Bach Festival, now known as the White Mountain Musical Arts: Bach Festival in The Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire....

Nancy Thomassian,77, of Church Road in Saugerties died on Friday, Dec 30 at Kingston's Health Alliance Hospital from end stage COPD. Thanks to the wonderful Hudson Valley Hospice staff and a saint of a palliative care nurse, Nancy died peacefully in her sleep. Originally from Florida, Nancy, born July 2 1945, had resided in the area (Woodstock then, later, Saugerties) for over 50 years. Nancy had a reverence for history and appreciated things with a past; she worked in several antique...

“To know her was to love her”   WOODSTOCK….. Pamela Brown, 77, died Sunday, December 25, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born June 4, 1945 in Denver, Co. she was the daughter of the late William and Irene Pruner. Pam was a master vegan chef for over forty five years and was the founder and original owner of the Garden Café on the Green in Woodstock, where she was an integral part of the Woodstock community. Pam was a loving, devoted mother and...

Michael S. Hunold, 69, of Woodstock, NY, unexpectedly passed away on December 3, 2022 after a recent diagnosis of glioblastoma. Michael was born on June 26, 1953 to Tatiana (Tania) Padwa and Siegfried Hunold in Paris, France. After graduating from the Dalton School in 1970, he went on to study philosophy at Connecticut College and then earned an M.F.A. in film studies at New York University. After graduation, Michael worked as...

SAUGERTIES….. Karl C. Quednau, 63, of Dutchtown Rd. died Thursday, November 17, 2022 surrounded by family and loved ones. Born January 20, 1959 in Kingston he was the son of Deccia Quednau and the late Edward Quednau.  A lifetime area resident he loved the outdoors, lived for riding his Harley, and was a skilled mechanic by profession.  He cherished the moments spent with his beloved parents, family, and...

WOODSTOCK….Dolores Lynch, a much-loved resident of Woodstock, NY since 1969, passed away peacefully at home October 24, 2022, she was 84. Dolores grew up in Queens, NY. She earned a BA from St. Joseph’s College and an MS in Education from Queens College. Dolores taught elementary education in Howard Beach, NY and later at the Woodstock Elementary School.   Dolores and her husband Christopher were proprietors of Christy’s Restaurant, where Dolores baked desserts...

WOODSTOCK...Carlyle L. Moore, 93, died on Tuesday October 11, 2022 at the Northern Dutchess Hospital. He was born on August 22, 1929 in Tampa, FL to the late Carlyle L., Sr. and Gladys (Jenkins) Moore. Carlyle attended Hillsborough H.S. then served in the US Air Force from 1950-53. Upon returning home he met his wife, Janet and with her help enrolled and graduated from the University of Florida, Gainesville. They moved to Liverpool, NY to work at Carrier Corp. and welcomed a son Jonathan....

WEST HURLEY….. Michael Groholy, 69, of Normandy Ct. died Wednesday, October 5, 2022 at the Westchester Medical Center.  Born May 9, 1953 in Budapest, Hungary he was the son of the late Theodore and Edit Groholy.  An area resident he was employed for many years at DJ Heating & Air Conditioning in  sales and design.  Survivors include a sister, Marta Rudnay of W. Hurley and a nephew, Gregory Rudnay. His Funeral Services were held privately.  Arrangements...