Obituaries - Putnam County Courier (2024)

Joyce Mitchell

September 16, 1931 – August 2, 2024

By PCC Staff | on August 12, 2024

Joyce Mitchell, a 21-year resident of Kent passed away on August 2, 2024, seven weeks shy of her 93rd birthday. She was a free spirit and an adventurer. Born in Chicago, raised in Miami, she traveled the world. She was a stockbroker, radio editor who worked on two Kennedy campaigns, production assistant at Woodstock, UN worker, insurance agent and financial […]

Helen R. Geider

August 21, 1927 – July 14, 2024

By PCC Staff | on August 12, 2024

Helen R. Geider, 96, of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away peacefully at her home on July 14, 2024, surrounded by her loved ones. Born on August 21, 1927, to William and Helen Grady in Brooklyn, NY, Helen is survived by her son Jonathan, his wife Deborah, and their three children: Maren, Ethan, and Emily. She was predeceased by her son Eric […]

Donald “Bud” Clarke Jr.

December 2, 1963 – Augst 6, 2024

By PCC Staff | on August 12, 2024

Don passed away at Westchester Medical Center on August 6 after a long illness. He was surrounded by his loving family. Don lived in Lake Carmel, NY with his wife Maureen, who survives. Don was 60 years old and was the only boy in the family with 3 older sisters. Don was the son of the late Donald and Peggy […]

Dozia Joseph Wilson

By PCC Staff | on August 12, 2024

Dozia Joseph Wilson was born on September 22, 1945, to the late William and Catherine (Bailey) Wilson. He attended segregated public schools in Baltimore, Maryland before transferring to public and Catholic schools in Cape May, New Jersey. He graduated from Wildwood Catholic High School in 1964 as class salutatorian—the only African American in the class. He attended seminary schools in […]

Ralph R Carlson

August 22, 1945 – August 1, 2024

By PCC Staff | on August 05, 2024

Ralph R Carlson Sr. of Cold Spring passed away peacefully on August 1, 2024 at home with his family by his side after a two-year battle with cancer at the age of 79. Ralph was born on August 22, 1945 at Harlem Hospital in Manhattan to Levi Carlson and Elin (Anderson) Carlson. Ralph grew up in Manhattan before moving to […]

John Anthony Porco

August 30, 1937 – July 17, 2024

By PCC Staff | on July 29, 2024

John Anthony Porco, age 86, of Carmel, New York, Westhampton Beach and Naples, Florida, passed away on July 17, 2024, at his home in Naples, Florida The son of Italian-born parents, John Porco, Sr. and Josephine Porco, John was brought into the world in Bronx, New York on August 30, 1937. John worked a multitude of jobs at Orchard Beach […]

Anne Mooney Dolan

November 22, 1945 – July 12, 2024

By PCC Staff | on July 29, 2024

Anne (Mooney) Dolan of Cold Spring passed away peacefully on July 12, 2024, at Salem Hills Rehabilitation Center. She was 79. Anne was born on November 22, 1945 in Poughkeepsie to the late Daniel and Jane (Hannan) Mooney, lifelong residents of Cold Spring. Anne grew up in Cold Spring and attended school at Our Lady of Loretto and Our Lady […]

Eleanor Mary Berge

May 12, 1936 – July 11, 2024

By PCC Staff | on July 23, 2024

Our family is saddened to announce the passing of our Mother, Eleanor Mary Berge, 88, of Carmel, New York. Eleanor was born on May 12, 1936, in Brooklyn, New York, the seventh of eleven children. She passed away on Thursday, July 11, 2024, in Danbury, Connecticut, following a brief illness. Eleanor married James A. Berge in 1956, and together they […]

Thomas Lyon Purdy III

June 28, 1936 – June 29, 2024

By PCC Staff | on July 23, 2024

Thomas Lyon Purdy III (Tim) of North Salem, NY, died peacefully on June 29, 2024, at 88 years of age. He was born on June 28, 1936, the son of the late Thomas Lyon Purdy Jr. and Ellen Pierrepont Luquer Purdy. He lived in North Salem all his life except when his family moved to Florida and Texas during World […]

Maria I. Muscarella

September 21, 1930 – July 8. 2024

By PCC Staff | on July 16, 2024

Maria I. Muscarella, a beacon of warmth and love, passed peacefully on July 8, 2024, in Tobyhanna, PA. Born on September 21, 1930, in Brooklyn, NY, Maria’s enduring spirit was rooted in the place of her birth. As the treasured matriarch of the Muscarella family, Maria’s devotion to her loved ones stood as her greatest legacy. Predeceased by her beloved […]