FISHKILL – Deanna M. DeLuca, 32, a resident of Fishkill for the past 10 years, died at home after a courageous battle with cancer on December 20, 2018. She previously lived in Carmel.

Deanna was born in the Bronx on May 21, 1986. She was the manager at Giggles in Wappingers Falls.

Deanna was an accomplished song writer and musician who lived by the motto, "I loved music more than anything in the world". She was part of the band, DKNJ, and had been looking forward to the release of their first album this year.

She is survived by her mother, Anne Marie (McAuley) DeLuca; her sister, Alana DeLuca Angle and her husband Dave of Bristol, CT; her brother, Michael DeLuca and his wife Victoria Arrington of London, England; her aunts and uncles, Diana Fiorentino, Hugh and Diane McAuley, and Gerard and Denise McAuley; the members of her band, DKNJ, Kyle, Noah, and Johnny; and many cousins and friends. Deanna was predeceased by her father, Arthur DeLuca in 1991.

Calling hours will be held on Sunday from 4-8 pm at the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill. A funeral service will follow at 8 pm. Private interment will take place at Fishkill Rural Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Lustgarten Foundation in memory of Deanna's second father, David Morse.

Please visit DKNJ - The Chronicles Of Deanna: https://soundcloud.com/the_dojo/sets/dknj-the-chronicles-of-deanna or Soul Project Interview, "Lydia: Messy. Complicated. Tragic. And Beautiful.": http://www.soulprojectinterview.com/single-post/2017/08/16/Lydia-Messy-Complicated-Tragic-And-Beautiful.

Please visit her Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.