Obituaries

May 15, 2022

May 12, 2022

FISHKILL – Joseph F. LaCicero, a resident of Fishkill since 2000, formerly of Marlboro and Brooklyn, passed away at home on Thursday, May 12, 2022. He was 83. Son of the late Frank and Irene (LaVoie) LaCicero, he was born in Brooklyn on April 27, 1939. In 1956, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and was later transferred to the...

May 12, 2022

LAGRANGEVILLE – Tina Serpico, 94, resident of Lagrangeville, NY passed peacefully on May 12, 2022. Born in Brooklyn on November 6, 1927, Tina was the daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Pinello) Guzzo. On June 8, 1946 at St. Therese of Lisieux Church in Brooklyn, Tina married Vincent Serpico who predeceased her in 2005 after 59 years of marriage....

May 12, 2022

EAST FISHKILL – William A. Skidgell, 69, an area resident since 1987 and formerly of Yorktown, died unexpectedly on May 12, 2022 at his home. Born in Yonkers on April 17, 1953, he was the son of the late Russell and Dorothy (Morechurch) Skidgell. On September 17, 1977 at St. Anthony's Church in Yonkers, Bill married the love of his...

May 12, 2022

FISHKILL – William H. Mosher, a lifelong resident of Fishkill, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2022 at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. He was 80. Son of the late Henry and Geraldine (Cargill) Mosher, he was born in Beacon on February 20, 1942. William was a self-employed photographer and talented artist. In addition to those skills, he was an...

May 11, 2022

Michael Eugene Egan, a Long Island resident since 2020, passed away unexpectedly at home in Valley Stream on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. He was 44. He had previously resided in Massapequa, Peekskill, Schenectady, and Carmel. Son of the late Eugene and Theresa (Garcia) Egan, he was born in the Bronx on September 8, 1977. Mike was an avid reader and...

May 10, 2022

BEEKMAN - George J. Kennedy, 78, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully on May 10, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on August 9, 1943, he was the son of the late William and Josephine (Miller) Kennedy. He was also predeceased by his brother, William Kennedy Jr. George proudly served our country in the US Army during...

May 9, 2022

Anna Maria Ascone, a Fishkill resident since 2020, formerly of Yonkers and the Bronx, passed away at home on Monday, May 9, 2022. She was 86. Daughter of the late Waldo and Nellie (Arce) Borras, she was born in the Bronx on May 5, 1936. On November 17, 1956, she married Joseph F. Ascone. Joseph survives at home in Fishkill....

May 7, 2022

Maureen Edna McMahon, a resident of Beacon, passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. She was 65. Daughter of the late Peter J. and Maureen C. (Haverty) McMahon, she was born in the Bronx on July 20, 1956. Maureen graduated from North Salem High School in 1974. She worked as an administrative...

May 7, 2022

Wappingers Falls- Arthur C. Manfredo passed away on May 7, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center due to a brief illness. Born in Mount Vernon on January 26, 1948, he was the son of Arthur and Dorothy (Cardello) Manfredo. Arthur grew up in the Bronx but spent his teenage years in Yorktown Heights, where he met his high school sweetheart...

May 7, 2022

.Robert Ballard, 67, of Fishkill, NY, passed away on May 7, 2022, after a long illness. Robert, who went by Bob or Bobby, was born on April 15, 1955, in Newburgh, NY to Madeline Griffiths and Alvin Ballard, brother to Joy Miller and Terrance Ballard. He is survived by his wife, Janice, daughter, Erin (Robert Campoy), and grandson, Reid, as...

May 6, 2022

MLLBROOK – Rosaria "Lucy" Zerafa, 89, an area resident since 2000, died peacefully at home on May 6, 2022. Born in Valletta, Malta on May 17, 1932, Lucy was the daughter of the late Manuel and Paula (Zuzu) Brincot. On November 11, 1951 in Malta, she married George Zerafa who predeceased her in 1999. For over 25 years, Lucy was...

May 6, 2022

Wappinger Falls, NY- Noel F. Morris a long-time resident of Wappinger Falls, NY passed away at home on May 6, 2022. He was 81. Noel was born in the Bronx, NY on November 5, 1940, the son of Frederick and June (Patti) Morris. He graduated from St. Simon Stock High School in the Bronx and then went on to begin...

May 5, 2022

EAST FISHKILL – Vincent Anthony McCabe, 58, an area resident for 32 years and formerly of Woodlawn, died suddenly at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on May 5, 2022. Born in New York City on January 9, 1964, he was the son of the late James and Mary (Clarke) McCabe. Vinny had been employed as a service technician with General Electric...

May 3, 2022

MILLBROOK – Doris Ann Murphy, 90, died peacefully on May 3, 2022 at her daughter's home in Lantana, FL. Born in Port Chester on July 7, 1931, she was the daughter of Jeremiah and Mary (Davern) Mahoney. On April 30, 1955 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Scarsdale, Doris married the love of her life, James R. Murphy, who...

May 2, 2022

Jorge Alfredo Huincho, 65, passed from this life into eternal life on Monday, May 2, 2022. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend to many, having lived a blessed life. Born in Lima, Peru, on April 3, 1957, he was the son of Adolfo Huincho and Eufemia Ticona.  He proclaimed and practiced his faith in every aspect...

May 1, 2022

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Rose L. Cernuto, 90, an area resident since 1995, passed away peacefully at the Pines at Poughkeepsie on May 1, 2022. She previously lived in the Bronx until 1971 and Thornwood from 1971-1995. Born in the Bronx on July 29, 1931, Rose was the daughter of the late Rafaele and Mary (Lazazzara) Girardi. On January 11, 1959...

May 1, 2022

Fishkill - William J. Pucher better known as Bill or Pooch, was born on December 27, 1937 in Peekskill New York. He passed away on May 1, 2022 and he was 84 years old. He married his high school sweetheart Joan Parkinson on January 7, 1956 and they were married for 66 years. He was preceded in death by his...

Apr 30, 2022

LAGRANGEVILLE – Treyvon Dante Cook, 21, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly at home on April 30, 2022. Treyvon was born in Poughkeepsie on December 4, 2000. He is survived by his mother, Crystal Cservak of Beacon; his brother, Charles Boulding; his great-grandmother who helped raise him, Grace Gleason of LaGrangeville; his grandmother, Nancy Kibe; his grandfather, Dante Kibe; and...

Apr 29, 2022

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Jeffrey Paul Sullivan, 44, a lifelong area resident, passed away suddenly at home on Friday, April 29, 2022. Jeff was born on October 5, 1977 in Poughkeepsie, NY and was raised in the Town of Poughkeepsie before moving to Hopewell Junction in 2013. He attended Holy Trinity School in Poughkeepsie and Canterbury School in New Milford, CT...