Obituaries

Jan 13, 2022

Leon A. Harla, Sr., 78, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 50 years, died on January 13, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on January 25, 1943 in Yonkers, Leon was the son of Anthony and Mary (Kulaga) Harla. He worked as the Director of Finance at St. Joseph Medical Center in Yonkers. He loved gambling, and visiting his...

Jan 13, 2022

Jan 12, 2022

Bjarne Vatne, 82, passed away at home in Fishkill on Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Son of the late Andreas and Mari (Handeland) Vatne, he was born in Norway on September 5, 1939. Bjarne emigrated to the United States as a teenager and settled in Brooklyn, where he resided for many years prior to moving to New Jersey. He has been...

Jan 12, 2022

Mahopac - Frederick A. Barton passed away peacefully on January 12, 2022 after a short but difficult battle with dementia. He was born in Peekskill, New York on August 19, 1941 to Frederick A. Barton and Anna (Scholl) Barton. Fred was a proud veteran of the U.S. Army and loved sharing his stories with others. After his time in the...

Jan 12, 2022

POUGHQUAG – Sarah "Sally" Marie McCarthy, 89, an area resident for over 23 years, died peacefully at home after a long illness surrounded by her family on January 12, 2022. Previously she was a resident of Yorktown Heights where she raised her family. Born in Ossining on August 14, 1932, Sally was the daughter of the late Hugh and Marie...

Jan 11, 2022

Josephine O'Connell, a longtime resident of Cold Spring and formerly of Yonkers, passed away on her 94th birthday, January 11, 2022 at North Westchester Restorative Therapy & Nursing Center in Mohegan Lake. Daughter of the late John and Julia (Paragallo) Dellova, she was born in Brooklyn on January 11, 1928. On September 14, 1947, she married Robert O'Connell at St....

Jan 11, 2022

Pauline A. Ronzitti, 87, of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Brewster and Long Island, died on January 11, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, surrounded by her loving family. Born in the Bronx on August 27, 1934, she was the daughter of Boni and Catherine (Buccola) Alessi. Pauline had been employed as an office manager for PF Beale and Sons...

Jan 10, 2022

Therese Anne Barron, 88, died peacefully on January 10, 2022 at the Ghent Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, with family at her side . She had been a resident of East Fishkill for over 50 years. Born in Yonkers on March 7, 1933, Therese was the daughter of the late Michael and Pauline (Wall) Kutka. She graduated from Sacred Heart High...

Jan 9, 2022

Jan 9, 2022

Lou (Luciano) Paggiotta of Garrison and formerly of Yonkers and Fishkill, died on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at home. He was 75. Lou was born in Yonkers, New York to Alfred and Concetta (Contarino) Paggiotta on June 11, 1946. He attended Yonkers Schools; served in the United States Army for two years and was stationed at the demilitarized zone in...

Jan 8, 2022

Patricia Marie Connor, 57, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully on January 8, 2022 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in New Rochelle on February 5, 1964, she was the daughter of Alberta Ann Sugrue Cooke and the late Richard John Connor, Sr. Patty attended BOCES and and worked as an assembly piece worker for ARC where...

Jan 7, 2022

Kathleen E. Fraleigh, 83, of LaGrangeville and previously of Sharon, CT, peacefully died on January 7, 2022, at White Plains Hospital. Born on May 19, 1938, in Sharon, CT, Kathleen was the daughter of Robert W. and Euleata (Kochanski) Egan. Kathleen was a graduate of Housatonic Valley High School in CT and she graduated from Krissler Business Institute in Poughkeepsie....

Jan 6, 2022

Arthur J. Odell, 86, of Poughquag, New York, passed away on January 6, 2022, at home surrounded by his family. Art was born on December 6, 1935, to Arthur and Ophelia Odell. He was raised in Nepera Park, Yonkers, New York with his brother, Eugene. He attended Saunders High School and went on to study English at Columbia University. He...

Jan 6, 2022

LAGRANGEVILLE – Nancy Ann Costa, 57, an area resident for over 28 years, died on January 6, 2022 at home surrounded by her family. She previously lived in Brooklyn. Born in Brooklyn on October 25, 1964, Nancy was the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa (Martingano) Giannone. Along with her husband, she was the owner of Be Wise Car...

Jan 6, 2022

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Brian Michael Beigert, 54, an area resident since 1999, died after a brief illness on January 6, 2022 surrounded by his family at the Regional Hospice Center in Danbury, CT. He previously lived in Buchanan. Brian was born in Anchorage, AK on August 30, 1967. He graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School in 1985 and then proudly...

Jan 5, 2022

Howard Francis Banney, age 80, passed away on January 5, 2022 at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on October 20, 1941 in Brooklyn, NY to Howard and Dorothea Banney (nee' Keilhurn). Howard started his career at Western Publishing Company, where he worked for over 23 years before moving to IBM in East Fishkill where he worked...

Jan 5, 2022

With great sadness, the family of John Lynam regrets to report John's death on Jan. 5, 2022 after a lengthy illness. John came into this world to parents Ralph Timothy Lynam and Anola (Freer) Lynam on August 9, 1943. John was born in Ellenville, New York. John was an exceptionally humbled person. Taught by his parents to always give back...

Jan 4, 2022

Linda Lee Caporuscio, 74, an area resident for almost 50 years, passed away on January 4th, 2022. Born in Ossining on October 23, 1947, Linda was the daughter of the late Anthony and Theresa (Longhi) Venuto. She worked as a legal secretary at PepsiCo in Harrison for many years and then for Seven Oaks Realty in Hopewell Junction. On August...

Jan 3, 2022

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Charles "Chuck" Douglas Reilly, 59, a lifelong area resident, died on January 3, 2022 at his home. Born in Poughkeepsie on June 30, 1962, Chuck was the son of the late Charles and Marlene (Kniffen) Reilly. He enjoyed working with his hands and spending time with his sons. Chuck loved to go fishing and spend time with...

Jan 3, 2022

Agnes A. Capizzuto, age 83, of Poughquag, formerly of the Bronx, passed away at home surrounded by her loving daughters. She was born in the Bronx on March 22, 1938 to Louis and Fannie Coppola (nee' DiNiscia). Agnes previously worked as a secretary for Con Edison in Manhattan, where she met her husband George, who predeceased her in 2017. They...