Obituaries

Feb 18, 2022

Mrs. Vivian U. Lantz, 90, of Old Smith Road, Poughkeepsie, NY passed away Friday February 18 2022 at her home surrounded by family and friends. Vivian was born on November 17, 1931, in Millbrook, NY. Vivian married Frederic D. Lantz on March 27, 1955 in Poughquag, NY, who predeceased her. He was the love of her life. She was the...

Feb 18, 2022

Irma "Tandi" Kramer Malpica, 90, of Fishkill, NY, passed away on February 18, 2022. Irma was born on December 18, 1931 to Georg Kramer and Franziska Wiedenmann Kramer in Augsburg, Germany. After high school, as many young women did after the war, she was a housekeeper for the American Army Officers. During her years in Germany, Irma met her spouse...

Feb 17, 2022

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Grace Marie Askland passed away peacefully at the age of 84 on February 17, 2022 at the Lutheran Care Center. She said she never thought she'd make it past 70 and married yet to St. Warren for 64 years! Born in the Bronx on May 16, 1937, Grace was the daughter of the late Charles and Marie...

Feb 17, 2022

POUGHKEEPSIE – Ronald Green, Jr., 37, passed away on February 17, 2022 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Ronald was born on February 17, 1985 in the Bronx. He is survived by his daughter, Kaylanii Amanda Green; his mother, Daina Miller; his father, Ronald Green, Sr.; his grandmother, Dorothy Green; his siblings, Tanika Green, Jamel Miller, Tysean Green, and Kareem Green; his...

Feb 16, 2022

Edward R Hogan, SR " Ed" 82, of St. Matthews, SC, passed away peacefully at home, on February 16, 2022. He was the husband of Sandra Lesperance Hogan, to whom he was married for 30 years. Ed was born in Yonkers, NY, son of the late John J. Hogan and the late Blanche Corradi Hogan. He served in the United...

Feb 16, 2022

Homi Gustadji Sarkary, a longtime resident of Hopewell Junction, NY, passed away on February 16, 2022. He was 86. Homi was born in India on October 19, 1935, the son of Gustadji and Tehmina Sarkary. On April 1, 1968, Homi married his loving wife Gul and moved to Hopewell Junction in 1970. She survives at home. He had attended Osmania...

Feb 15, 2022

STORMVILLE – Charles George Kelly, 101, died on February 15, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. A resident of Stormville, NY since 2013, he previously lived in Connecticut. Born in New Haven, CT on March 28, 1920, George was the son of the late Charles and Rose (Messore) Kelly. He proudly served in the US Air Force during WWII. He...

Feb 15, 2022

POUGHKEEPSIE – Eugene Xavier Jones, 52, passed away at home on February 15, 2022. Born on July 18, 1969 in Brooklyn, Eugene was the son of the late Lewis and Carmen (McClaine) Jones, Sr. He had been employed as the manager at the Sunglass Hut in Poughkeepsie where he worked for over 20 years. Eugene is survived by his fiancé,...

Feb 15, 2022

Fishkill – William Henwood Cook, age 96, passed away at home on February 15, 2022. He was born on December 12, 1925 in Haddonfield, NJ to parents Henry Cook, Jr. and Ella (Allen) Cook. He married his beloved wife Elsie on October 3, 1954 in Camden, NJ. Elsie predeceased him in 2020. William was a proud Veteran of the U.S....

Feb 14, 2022

FISHKILL – Catherine "Kitty" Burg, age 96, passed away on February 14, 2022 in Fishkill, NY. She was born in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 1925 to parents Hubert and Mary (Ross) Pitts. On February 7, 1948, she married her husband Laurence Burg at Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church in Beacon, NY. Catherine spent many happy years as a homemaker....

Feb 14, 2022

Feb 14, 2022

POUGHQUAG – Denis J. Rancourt, 80, died peacefully at home on February 14, 2022 surrounded by his family. Born in Canada on July 2, 1941, Denis was the son of the late Eugene and Florence (Champagne) Rancourt. He was the first member of the Rancourt family to immigrate to the United States in 1966. Denis had a 50 plus year...

Feb 14, 2022

STORMVILLE - Lewis T. Knapp, 93, died peacefully at home on February 14, 2022. He was a lifelong resident East Fishkill. Born at his home in Fishkill Plains on February 15, 1928, Lew was the son of the late Thomas and Ethel (Velie) Knapp. After school, Lew worked on the Knapp family farm and Emmadine Farms in Hopewell Junction gaining...

Feb 13, 2022

Whether you knew Phil Legare as a relative, friend, neighbor, coach, umpire, co-worker or as a guy with a crazy handshake, you knew him as a man of kindness, love, and laughter who deeply valued every person in his life, especially his family. A longtime resident of Hopewell Jct., NY, Phil passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, February 13,...

Feb 12, 2022

Avinash Harrindranauth, fondly called "Avi", was born in Mount Vernon, NY on January 29th, 1994, and was the only son to parents, Vijay and Roshni (Devi) Harrindranauth. Avi graduated from Millbrook High School, Class of 2012. Avi is recognized for his athleticism, adventurous spirit, and many talents, as he played Varsity Baseball and ran Cross-Country at Millbrook High School, and...

Feb 12, 2022

FISHKILL – Elmer E. Ziegler, a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, passed away at home on Saturday, February 12, 2022. He was 93. Son of the late John and Eleanora (Wirth) Ziegler, he was born in Ossining, NY on March 25, 1928. He served in the Merchant Marines. In 1951, Elmer enlisted in the U.S. Army and served during...

Feb 12, 2022

William J. Hichak, Jr., a lifelong resident of Wappingers Falls, died at home on February 12, 2022. He was 55. Born on October 23, 1966 in Yonkers, he was the son of William and Eleanor (Pietschker) Hichak. Billy was a dedicated employee at Stop & Shop. He worked hard throughout the years and climbed his way to a manager position....

Feb 12, 2022

Francis (Frank) Vetare was born and raised in Putnam County New York by his parents Frank and Caroline (Coviello) Vetare. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Joan (Cropper); sons, Mark & his wife, Sarisa of Thailand, Matthew, and his daughter, Juliette of Hopewell Junction, NY; and Michael and his wife, Lissette, of Hopewell Junction, NY. Frank is...

Feb 11, 2022

Myrtle Beach, SC – Joseph Alan Cuozzo passed away on February 11, 2022. He was born on March 19, 1956 in Yonkers, NY to Anthony and Mary (Chiarilli) Cuozzo. Joseph graduated from Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry and during the years of 1978-1979, he was Captain of his college's baseball team. He loved sports very much, particularly baseball and football,...

Feb 11, 2022

Charles Crnjaric, 93, passed away on Friday, February 11, 2021 at St. Joseph University Medical Center in Paterson, New Jersey. Born in Jurdani, Croatia on December 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Marijan and Amalija (Matetic) Crnjaric. Charles worked as an electronic technician for Metropolitan Technical Institute in Passaic, New Jersey. In 2007, he was predeceased by...