Horace Greeley High School

 

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Timothy Rifenburg

Timothy Rifenburg, 45, of East Boston, MA and formerly of Tivoli, NY, died Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 at the Brigham & Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.

Tim, for many years, was an active and accomplished fundraising specialist and assisted many non-for-profit organizations. Among those were the Aids Action Committee and the Special Olympics of Massachusetts.

Born on September 4th, 1962, in Rhinebeck, NY, he is the son of Churchill and Catherine (Postver) Rifenburg of Red Hook, NY. A graduate of Red Hook High School, he received his BA for SUNY New Paltz.

Tim married Jennifer Chianese on August 22, 2004 in Bronxville, NY and she survives at there home in East Boston, MA.

In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by two brothers: Kevin Rifenburg of Maine, and Churchill Rifenburg of Florida, two nieces; Jen Huber and Calley Chianese, a nephew; Kevin Christopher, several friends and colleagues.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:00 AM on Saturday, March 8, 2008 at St. Sylvia's Church, Tivoli, NY. The Rev. H. Theriault will officiate. Interment will be at Red Church Cemetery, Tivoli.

Memorial donations may be made in Timothy's memory to the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, 44 Binney St., Boston, MA 02115 or at

www.dana-farber.org/how/gifts



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11/05/09 12:26 PM #1    

Brian Bentson

I just called Tim's Mother and spoke with her.
The family is going through some tough times right now. Tim's parents loosed their other son Kevin this past February so the family is having a hard time of it right now... She was very touched that I called, and of course is elderly now, and she was very moved and thankful that I contacted her. She remembered Sean Whalen, and Scott Hazzard and another boy who used to come over to Tim's house to play maybe Gil?

In any case...
Here is their contact information if you wish to express your condolences:

Churchill & Catherine Rifenburg
7139 Albany Post Road
17 Lamplight Court
Rhinebeck, NY 12572
(845) 758-3824


 
06/14/10 11:41 PM #2    

Mike Calhoun

I am very saddened to hear about Tims passing. When I think about the hardest time in my life which was the 8th grade. I had 3 Fs and a D. I wasnt allowed on the Washington trip. I had no friends except Tim. He taught me how to draw cartoons and we laughed at the dumest things for hours. We are all sorry when we loose touch with someone, especialy a true friend who made you laugh when times are real bad. God Bless you Tim I will allways remember those times Calhoun


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