Obituaries

FALLS VILLAGE — Jill (Blodgett) Polito, age 69, beloved Wife, Mother, Gram, Daughter, Sister, Auntie, Friend, Teacher, and Mentor went to Heaven on Oct. 10, 2021.

CORNWALL — Devoted wife, mother, grandmother and volunteer Maureen E. Prentice passed away on Oct. 8, 2021, surrounded by her loving family at Geer Nursing & Rehabilitation.

LAKEVILLE — Lora (Miller) Pelton, age 66, of Wells Hill Road, died Oct. 14, 2021, at Hartford Hospital.

Lora was born Nov. 9, 1954, in Oklahoma City, Okla., the daughter of the late Jean Hughes Miller and the late Norman Clark Miller.

LAKEVILLE — A celebration of the life of Edward R. “Ted” Davis will be held Sunday, Oct. 24, at the Town Grove in Lakeville from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

SALISBURY — In loving memory of Heather Kahler, wife of Michael Kahler, youngest daughter of Ann and Stewart Hoskins and sister of Lee (Hoskins) DiCesare. Heather passed away peacefully in her home on Oct. 15, 2021, surrounded by her family.

MILLERTON — Harold Lee Decker Jr., 84, a lifelong resident of Millerton, passed away peacefully on Oct. 16, 2021, at his home.

MILLERTON — Nancy M. Trotta passed away peacefully at her home in Millerton, surrounded by her loving family.

She grew up on a farm in Chatham, N.Y.

She was a sports writer for the Chatham Courier. While attending Hobart William Smith College, she met the love of her life, Bob Trotta.

SHARON — John H. Decker, 75, of Sharon died Oct 2, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Hospital after a brief illness.

John was born in Sharon on Oct. 14, 1945, the son of the late Henry “Hank” Decker and the late Dorothy Mason Decker.