Obituaries

MILLERTON — Peter G. Bavis, of Hamilton, New York, died Aug. 17, 2022, following a long illness. Peter was born Dec. 6, 1941, son of the late Peter S. and Mary Kowchuk Bavis and was raised in Millerton. He receive his early education in the Webutuck school system and later at Canterbury Preparatory High School in New Milford.

SHARON — Dorothy Bertha Felske, 94, passed peacefully Sept. 3, 2022, in Sharon, surrounded by her loving family. Dorothy was born Feb. 10, 1928, in Brooklyn, New York. She was the daughter of August William and Emma Louise Hardt.

NORTH EAST — Eileen Mae Moore, 89, the Matriarch and 70+ year resident of Shekomeko (Town of North East) passed away Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022, at home with family by her side. She was born June 16, 1933, in Sharon, the daughter of Emma Hardisty Morrison and Jerome Bernard Morrison.

NORFOLK — It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Gregory David Kochman, age 69, a resident of Norfolk on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022.

CORNWALL BRIDGE — Mary Sager, 82, passed away Sept. 6, 2022 at Sharon Healthcare Center.

Mary was born January 16, 1940, the daughter of Richard and Agnes (Traver) Wilson.

She was employed by H. Maimin Co. in Kent as a machinist, also working in the parts department for 20 plus years.

MILLERTON – Alfred “Big Al” Rose, 93, born Nov. 21. 1928 in Brooklyn, New York, died Aug. 14, 2022, at Moultrie Creek Nursing and Rehab Center, St. Augustine, Florida. Al  lived and worked in the Millerton area and his  most recent job was at New York State Department of Mental Hygiene. His hobby was creating whimsical wooden animals.

MILLERTON — Mary Reid “Pat” Kelly, 91, a forty year resident of Millerton, died peacefully on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 at Sharon Hospital following a brief illness. Pat worked as a registered nurse at Roosevelt Hospital in New York City from 1953 until her retirement in 1989.

CANAAN — Annetta Eddy Brigham, 103, died at her home on Brigham Farm in Concord, Massachusetts on August 16, 2022.