{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Radio Chatskill","title":"Agnes Van Put, Beloved Livingston Manor Fly-Fishing Figure, Dies at 109","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":333,"description":"Agnes Van Put, a beloved fixture of Livingston Manor’s fly-fishing community and a longtime presence at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum, died January 21, 2026. She was 109 years old.\nFor decades, Van Put welcomed anglers, visitors, and neighbors with warmth, humor, and homemade food — becoming as much a part of the Catskills fly-fishing experience as the Beaverkill itself.\nHer daughter-in-law, Judy Van Put, said Agnes lived with uncommon energy and generosity.\n“I was fortunate to have gotten to know Agnes when I was in my early 20s,” Judy said. “I fell in love with her son Ed Van Put, and we married — and I had Agnes in my life for 48 years.”\nAgnes, she said, defied easy description.\n“She was an enigma,” Judy said. “She was tough and fair and kind and just filled with love.”\nMuch of that love came through food. Agnes was known for her baked goods, preserves, and the soup she made each year for opening day of trout season at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center — a tradition remembered fondly by generations of anglers.\n“She gave love in so many ways,” Judy said. “So often it was with food. But if you were in Agnes’ net — which extended very wide — you certainly felt the warmth of her love.”\nAgnes worked at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum well into her 100s, greeting visitors in the gift shop and attending community events across the region.\n“She just had this incredible will to keep going,” Judy said. “She enjoyed life. She had a real joie de vivre.”When asked about the secret to her longevity, Agnes kept it simple.\n“She’d say, ‘I do whatever I like whenever I like, and I eat whatever I like whenever I like,’” Judy recalled.\nThat philosophy included a legendary sweet tooth.\n“She’d say, ‘I didn’t feel like making dinner, so I had a banana split,’” Judy said, laughing.\nThe Van Put family is planning a public celebration of life in August at the Catskill Fly Fishing Center & Museum. Details will be announced at a later date.\nMemorial contributions in...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/q7XXsnSXT_u4mZLCn3chUorwDmUD_kWiB272D6emB18/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80N2Uy/OGY5MWUwZThkYTEw/NDVkZGM2ZGZkZDIw/ZjliOS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}