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Beloved Mother Of 3 From Wassaic Dies At Age 50
A Hudson Valley mother of three has died at the age of 50.
Dutchess County resident Jennifer J. Strang-Thrasher, of Wassaic, died on Sunday, February 4, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie.
Strang-Thrasher, born in Connecticut in the town of Sharon in Litchfield County, was a graduate of Dover High School and Dutchess Community College.
She was a direct care worker at Cardinal Hayes Home for Children in Millbrook, for 30 years, according to her obituary.
In addition to her mother, Boonie (Coons) Strang of Wassaic, and her husband, Daryl Thrasher of Poughkeepsie, she is s…
North Jersey Dad, Beloved Teacher Robert Ambrosino Dies Of Sudden Brain Aneurysm
Support is skyrocketing for a North Jersey family after the death of beloved husband, longtime teacher and father Robert Ambrosino from a sudden brain aneurysm.
Ambrosino, a longtime Dover High School teacher, coach and musician, collapsed from a sudden and unexpected brain aneurysm and was taken to Newton Medical Center on Sept. 26, according to a GoFundMe launched by Alexis, who says she is Ambrosino’s niece.
After being put on a ventilator, Ambrosino, of Sparta, underwent further testing and was later airlifted to Overlook Medical Center in Summit.
As doctors attempted surgery, they lea…
Kellie Wood, Child Care Provider In Area, Dies At 54
A longtime childcare provider from the area died Sunday, Aug. 25, at age 54.
Kellie Wood died at her home in Dover Plains.
Wood was a childcare provider at Astor Head Start Dutchess County Day Care for over 20 years.
Born on January 20, 1965, in Pittsfield, Mass., she was the daughter of the late Richard G. and Ann Marie (Sitzman) Vickery.
She was a graduate of Dover High School class of 1983. On May 27, 1984, in Pound Ridge, she married Roslyn J. Wood who survives at home.
In addition to her husband, Wood is survived by sons, Michael J. Wood and his wife, Alisa Marie, of Dover Pl…
Ex-Hudson Valley Resident, Father Face Incest Charge After Baby's Birth
A 20-year-old former Dutchess County woman and her biological father were arrested on incest charges after officials found out they had a child together and considered themselves married, according to multiple reports.
Kathie Fusco Pladl, 20, who attended Dover High School and lists her address on her website as Wingdale, and Steven Pladl, 42, from North Carolina, were arrested on Jan. 27 on charges of incest, adultery, and contributing to delinquency, according to USA Today.
Their story of "love" began when Fusco, who was given up by her parents in 1998 for adoption out-of-state,…
