Obituaries

Dorothy E. Blaich, a resident of Sunset Beach, NC, passed away on May 19, 2018 after a nine-year battle with lung cancer. She is the daughter of the late William and Florence Schmid of Queens, NY.

Rica Halm, an amazing woman, died unexpectedly on November 29, 2017, at the age of 87. She was a colorful character full of thoughts, words, “how to advise” and laughter. Rica lived life on her own terms in her own way.

Salvatore Joseph Casella passed away on April 11, 2018. He was 94.

Rudolph Pfeiffer, 75, of Narrowsburg, NY passed away on Friday, April 27, 2018 at his daughter’s home with his family by his side.

The son of the late Rudolph Pfeiffer Sr. and Anna Sulyok Matzelle, he was born August 9, 1942 in Oberradling, Hungary.

Lillian A. Wachter, known affectionally as “Great” to her grandchildren, died on April 6, 2018, at her daughter’s home in Crystal River, FL, under the compassionate care of Hospice of Citrus and the Nature Coast. Lillian was born in Brooklyn, NY.

William Wesley Langhorst passed away on April 18, 2018 at the NYS Veteran’s Home at Oxford, NY. He was 94.

Judith Leslie Zigmund, of White Sulphur Springs, NY, left this life on Saturday, April 14, 2018. She was 73.

Christina (Krystyna) W. Chmura of Cochecton Center, NY, a long time resident of the area, passed away on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY. She was 81.