03/14/2026
Obituary Information for Long Time Dover Plains, New York Resident Nora Elizabeth Stoneall.
Dover Plains – Nora Elizabeth Stoneall, 79, a longtime resident of Dover Plains, New York and Daytona Beach, Florida, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 13, 2026 at her daughter’s home in Dover Plains. Nora had a thirty-three-year career with New York State, where she worked as a therapy aide at the former Harlem Valley Psychiatric Center in Wingdale, NY, and the former Hudson River Psychiatric Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, prior to her retirement on March 30, 2000.
Born in Ogdensburg, NY, on October 21, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Hilarion and Marie (Newton) Mayette. Nora graduated with the class of 1966 from Dover Jr. & Sr. High School in Dover Plains. She was predeceased in death by second husband Frederick “Rick” Stoneall. Nora enjoyed gambling and playing the slot machines at numerous casinos with her daughter Yvette. She also enjoyed vacationing in Lake George, NY, and traveling with her friends. She will be dearly missed by loving family.
Nora is survived by her daughter, Yvette Vinci and her husband Joseph of Dover Plains and her daughter Wendy Bouffard of Nashville, TN; her brother, Kenneth Mayette and his wife Sherry of Brooksville, FL, and her sister, Donna Woodin and her husband Tippy of Daytona Beach, FL; four grandchildren, Alisa Wood and her husband Michael of Dover Plains, Joseph Vinci and his wife Katie of Louisburg, NC, Anthony Vinci of Belgium and Mark Vinci and his wife Anna of Pawling, NY; five great grandchildren, Mila and Lana Wood, Joseph and Ashlynn Vinci and Vanna Vinci; four nieces, Michelle, Stacey and Deanna and Sarena; two nephews, Kenneth and David, and her very dear friends, Jo-An Stone and Judy Ball.
At Nora’s request there will be no calling hours or funeral. She respectfully requested that memorial donations be made to the following organization(s) of your choice, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, VFW Post 5444, 3422 Route 22, Dover Plains, NY 12522 or Disabled American Veterans, DAV National Headquarters, 860 Dolwick Drive, Erlanger, KY 41018, Attention: Remittance Processing. To send an online condolence to the family, flowers to the family home or to plant a tree in Nora’s memory please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546.