Kathleen A. Silvestri

Kathleen Ann Silvestri, a lifelong Dutchess County resident, passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan. She was 75.

Daughter of the late Truman F. and Marion Pearl (Jones) Taber, she was born in Poughkeepsie on April 10, 1951 and was a graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School.

Kathy will be remembered for having a heart of gold and her incredible spirit of generosity. She was a longtime active parishioner of St. Mary, Mother of the Church in Fishkill, where she served as a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. She took it upon herself to maintain the Priest vestments and other church linens as well as embroidering baptismal bibs for newborns. She volunteered for the St. Mary's Christmas Craft Fair and the New Hackensack Reformed Church Piggy Bank Bazaar. She also contributed countless hours to the Fishkill Food Pantry.

In addition to serving the community, Kathy also enjoyed sewing, gardening, health & fitness, and RV camping. She loved taking walks and giving treats to neighborhood dogs.

On October 8, 1983, she married Daniel J. Silvestri, Jr. at St. Joachim Church in Beacon. Dan survives at home in Fishkill.

Additional survivors include her son, Charles Stanulewich of Debary, FL; her grandchildren, Dylan and Valerie Stanulewich; her siblings and their spouses, Diana & Harry VanEtten, John & Donna Taber, and Thomas & Patty Taber; her siblings-in-law, Linda & Charles Taft, Michael & Lori Silvestri, and Irene & Brian Moody; in addition to many nieces, nephews, and many other family members.

Kathy was predeceased by her parents as well as her sister, Mary Louise.

Calling hours will be held from 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Wednesday, October 28 at the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10:00am on Thursday, October 29 at St. Mary, Mother of the Church, 106 Jackson Street, Fishkill, NY. Interment will follow at Fishkill Rural Cemetery, 801 Route 9, Fishkill, NY.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Fishkill Food Pantry, 1153 Main Street, Fishkill, NY or by visiting https://givebutter.com/donations-feed-families-j30eh3 .