POUGHKEEPSIE – Michele Colonna, 64, a lifelong area resident, died on March 9, 2020 at home after a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Beacon on May 31, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Christine (Lounsberri) DiCastro. She worked as a manager at Service Merchandise in Poughkeepsie for many years.

Michele had been a parishioner at St. Joachim Church in Beacon. She enjoyed interior decorating, wedding planning, and crocheting.

She is survived by her husband, Peter Colonna; her children and their spouses, Scott Wood and Jennifer Faustner, Lisa and Marc Vumbico, Melissa and Greg Johnston, Kim and Jeff Shields, Corinna Carrillo, and Tonya Colonna and Robert Falcone; her grandchildren, Raina, R.J., Jeffrey, Tommy, Miguel, Toriann, Lucciano, Brian, Bliss, Scott, Marisa, Jack, Nicholas, and Steven; her great-grandchild, Julius; her sisters, Doreen DiCastro and her husband Glenn Niese and Christine DiCastro; and her nieces and nephews including Heidi and Andy.

Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4-6 pm at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. A memorial service will follow at 6pm. Donations may be made in Michele's memory to Hudson Valley Hospice. Please visit Michelle's Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.