Obituaries

MILLERTON — James M. O’Malley, 87, a 32-year area resident, died April 7, 2021, at Vassar Bros. Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. 

NORTH CANAAN — Mary Tracey Woodhouse, 97, of North Canaan, died on April 8, 2021.  

Born on Nov. 30, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Devery) and James Tracey.  

DOVER PLAINS — Brian William Franks, 60, of Pleasant Valley, N.Y., was called Home by the Lord suddenly and unexpectedly on Jan. 26, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. 

Brian was born on June 7, 1960, in Sharon, the son of Barbara A. (Draper) and  William “Bill” G. Franks of Dover Plains. 

MILLERTON — Janice M. Fenn, 72, a 39-year resident of the Village of Millerton, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at her home in the village. 

NORTH CANAAN — Teresa (Perotti) Solan, professional seamstress and supermom, passed peacefully into Heaven on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, with her family and health aide, Love Togoe, surrounding her.  She was 91.  

Teresa was born on Jan. 13, 1930, and was the only child of Palma Perotti Consolini.  

SHARON — Joan Boyd (Barnett) Loper, 85, of Sharon and formerly of Lakeville, passed away peacefully at her home on March 29, 2021.

PINE PLAINS — Ursula Emma Foster, 96, of Town Center Road died March 24, 2021, at Geer Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in North Canaan. She was the beloved wife of the late Edgar Foster.

LAKEVILLE — Michael Elmer Silvernale, 60, a three-and-a-half year resident of Connecticut, formerly a longtime resident of St. Petersburg, Fla., and Millerton, died peacefully on March 27, 2021, at Sharon Hospital following a courageous battle with cancer.