Obituaries

Janice Lipka

Janice Lipka

Dec 3, 2021

Janice A. Lipka, 79, a resident of LaGrange since 1973, died on December 3, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. Born on February 26, 1942 in Baltimore, MD, Janice was the daughter of Kenneth and Mildred (Laws) Fletcher. On October 10, 1964 in Baltimore, MD, Janice married the love of her life, Lawrence F. Lipka who predeceased her on...

Aldo Giusti

Aldo Giusti

Dec 3, 2021

Aldo A. Giusti, 75, a resident of LaGrange for 16 years and previously of Fishkill, Putnam Valley, and Bronx, died on December 3, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Born on January 17, 1946 in the Bronx, Al was the son of Demetrio and Angelina (Serafino) Giusti. Al worked as a Service Technician for 33 years for Verizon in...

Greta Larsen

Greta Larsen

Dec 1, 2021

FISHKILL – Greta Larsen, 92, a resident of Fishkill for the last year, died peacefully on December 1, 2021 at home. She had been a lifelong resident of Staten Island. Born in Staten Island on March 8, 1929, Greta was the daughter of the late Thorleif and Kirsten (Skardal) Jensen. She graduated from P.S. 20, Port Richmond High School, and...

John Carlson

John Carlson

Nov 30, 2021

John William Carlson, a lifelong local area resident, passed away on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 64. Son of the late Carl Carlson and Mary Knapp, he was born in Sleepy Hollow on December 25, 1956. John worked as a self-employed carpenter. He was an avid outdoorsman whose hobbies included deer hunting...

Nicholas Desario

Nicholas Desario

Nov 30, 2021

POUGHKEEPSIE – Nicholas Vincent DeSario passed away on November 30, 2021 at the Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla. He was 19 days old. Nicholas was born at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on November 11, 2021. Although his time here was brief, he made an impact on the lives of many people and will forever be remembered as...

Frank Romagnani

Frank Romagnani

Nov 29, 2021

FISHKILL – Frank Vincent Romagnani, 96, a veteran of World War II and area resident for more than 50 years, died peacefully at his home on November 29, 2021. Born John J. Dunn on November 9, 1925, he was raised in Brooklyn by his adoptive parents Joseph and Maria Romagnani. Frank served as a U.S. Navy Corpsman, Hospital Apprentice First...

Victor Smith

Victor Smith

Nov 28, 2021

BEEKMAN – Victor Arnold Smith, 80, an area resident since 1964 and formerly of Belvidere, NJ, died peacefully on November 28, 2021 at his home. Born in Phillipsburg, NJ on October 5, 1941, he was son of Wilson Nase and Ruth (Hartman) Smith. Vic graduated from Belvidere High School, Class of 1957 where he played basketball and football, and received...

Roseann Perri

Roseann Perri

Nov 27, 2021

STORMVILLE – Roseann M. Perri, 61, went through the pearly gates on Saturday, November 27, 2021 after a long illness with COPD. Roseann leaves behind her two beloved cats; her sisters, Linda Davis and her husband Arthur of Stormville, and Marie Robinson and her partner Elaine of Stormville; her nieces and nephews, Angel and Derek Gibb of Poughquag, Bob and...

Robert Gile

Robert Gile

Nov 27, 2021

Robert M. 'Bob' Gile of Stormville passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 27, 2021, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital. He was 74 years old. Born in Peekskill in 1947, to parents Milton and Josephine Gile (Stanicek), Bob graduated from Pace University with a degree in Business Administration. He was a veteran of the United States Army and served a tour overseas...

Richard Wolfe

Richard Wolfe

Nov 26, 2021

Fishkill- Richard G. "Radar" Wolfe and lifelong resident of Fishkill, NY passed away on November 26, 2021. He was 54. Radar was born in Beacon, NY on April 7, 1967, the son of George and Ruth Ann (Brown) Wolfe. On September 8, 2007, he married the true love of his life Laura (Morgan) at the former River Church in Poughkeepsie,...

Marian O'Rourke

Marian O'Rourke

Nov 26, 2021

FISHKILL – Marian T. O'Rourke, 87, entered into enteral rest on November 26, 2021. Born on November 22, 1934 in Newburgh, NY, she was the daughter of Daniel Victor O'Rourke and Helen Kavanaugh O'Rourke. She worked in the administration area for the USMA at West Point for 6 years, IBM for 30 years and as a Court Reporter for 10...

Mafalda Monte

Mafalda Monte

Nov 26, 2021

Mafalda Monte, 91, formerly of Wingdale and the Bronx, died peacefully at her home in Lynbrook on November 26, 2021. Born in Manhattan on October 1, 1930, she was the daughter of Attilio and Dolores (Piazza) Pecile. Mafalda retired as a microfilm manager for General Foods in White Plains. She had been a parishioner of St. John the Evangelist Church...

Joseph Paradise Sr

Joseph Paradise Sr

Nov 25, 2021

POUGHKEEPSIE – Joseph P. Paradise, Sr., 81, an area resident for 12 years and formerly of Fort Myers, FL and Carmel, died on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2021 at his home. Born in New Rochelle on March 19, 1940, he was the son of Peter and Florence Paradise. Joseph was employed as a specialist with Verizon in White Plains and...

Elaine Brooks

Elaine Brooks

Nov 24, 2021

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Elaine M. Brooks, 86, an area resident for over 17 years, died peacefully at home on November 24, 2021. She previously lived in Yorktown Heights, NY. Born in Yonkers, NY, on May 28, 1935, Elaine was the daughter of the late Michael and Julia Muraik. She worked at General Foods in White Plains, NY, before leaving to...

James Todd Jr

James Todd Jr

Nov 24, 2021

James Lincoln Todd, Jr, 90, of Hopewell Jct. died quietly on Nov. 24, 2021 at Vassar Bros. Medical Center leaving behind Katharine L Adamo, James (Heather) Adamo and Juliet (Justin) Andrews. And nephews William (Coradel) Little IV of Palatine, IL; Lincoln (Violetta) Little of Naples, FL; and Todd (Sally) Little of Lafayette, CO; together with many grands & great grands....

John Lovelett

John Lovelett

Nov 24, 2021

RYE – John Michael Lovelett, a resident of Rye since 2019, originally of Beacon, NY, passed away suddenly at home on Wednesday, November 24, 2021. He was 49. He was born in Peekskill on January 27, 1972. John attended St. Mary School in Fishkill, Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie, and Fairfield University in Connnecticut. He had a...

Charles Schiavo Jr

Charles Schiavo Jr

Nov 22, 2021

Red Hook– Charles "Charlie" R. Schiavo, Jr., a Dutchess County Resident for over 20 years, formerly of Brewster and Dobbs Ferry, died on November 22, 2021, at Castle Point VA Medical Center. He was 73. Born in Dobbs Ferry on August 2, 1948, Charlie was the son of the late Charles Ralph and Anne (Knop) Schiavo, Sr. He proudly served...

Joseph Hrouda

Joseph Hrouda

Nov 21, 2021

Hopewell Junction- Joseph F. Hrouda a long-time resident of Hopewell Junction and previously from Westchester County, passed away on November 21, 2021. He was 77. Joseph was born in Peekskill, NY on August 8, 1944, the son of Emil and Florence (Frederick) Hrouda. On May 20, 1967, Joseph married Nancy Harder in Peekskill. Nancy passed away on February 10, 2017....

Vincent Kane Jr

Vincent Kane Jr

Nov 21, 2021

Fishkill – Vincent F. Kane Jr., a 40 year resident of Fishkill previously of New Rochelle, died on November 21, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was 69. Born in New Rochelle on August 2, 1952, he was the son of the late Vincent and Cecelia (Carcano) Kane. Vincent was a Letter Carrier for the United States Postal Service...

Donnalyn Weller

Donnalyn Weller

Nov 20, 2021

Newburgh – Donnalyn Weller, 58, formerly of Derby, CT and Walden, NY, died on November 20, 2021 at Hudson Valley Hospital following a short illness. She will forever be remembered as a devoted wife, and loving mother and grandmother. Born in the Bronx on May 28, 1963, she was the daughter of Donald De Stefano and the late Linda Florance...