Obituaries

John Gustin

John Gustin

Sep 19, 2021

John David Gustin, 38, a resident of St. Petersburg, FL and formerly of Stormville, died on September 19, 2021. Born in Mount Kisco on October 16, 1982, he was the son of Richard and Carol (Mack) Gustin. John graduated from Carmel High School and Horry Georgetown Technical College. He was working in the restaurant industry in Florida. John was a...

George Downing Jr

George Downing Jr

Sep 19, 2021

LAGRANGE – George F. Downing Jr., 63, a Dutchess County resident since 1989 and previously of Yonkers, passed away on September 19, 2021 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in Mount Vernon on February 16, 1958, he was the son of George F. Downing Sr. and Isabella Tubridy Downing. George was employed as a driver with the Teamsters...

Yolanda Kelemen

Yolanda Kelemen

Sep 18, 2021

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Yolanda Kelemen, 90, died on September 18, 2021 surrounded by family. She previously lived in the Bronx and then Florida before moving to Hopewell Junction two years ago. Born in Hungary on February 7, 1931, Yolanda was the daughter of the late John Kocsis and Maria Teriasia Udvardi. She retired as superintendent from Sailon Realty in the...

Angelina Rippey

Angelina Rippey

Sep 18, 2021

FISHKILL - Angelina Veronica Rippey, 78, an area resident since 1977 and formerly of the Bronx, died on September 18, 2021 at White Plains Hospital. Born in the Bronx on November 19, 1942, she was the daughter of Philip and Caroline (Santucci) Farruggio. Angie had been employed as a cafeteria worker for the Wappingers Central School District. She was a...

Helene  Shultis

Helene Shultis

Sep 18, 2021

Stormville- Helene Shultis, a longtime resident of Stormville, NY, passed away on September 18, 2021. She was 84. Helene was born on December 12, 1936, in South Montrose, PA, the daughter of Albert and Mildred Hughes. For many years, Helene worked as a Gym Teacher at the George Fisher Middle School in Carmel, NY, enriching the lives of thousands of...

Laura Burns

Laura Burns

Sep 18, 2021

CHELSEA - Laura M. Burns, 93, an area resident since 1972 and formerly of the Bronx, passed away on September 18, 2021, at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital. Born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on April 27, 1928, she was the daughter of Raymond and Jennie (Davila) Ocasio. Laura enjoyed playing Bingo and watching soap operas, but more than anything she loved her...

Jane Kreutzberg

Jane Kreutzberg

Sep 17, 2021

WALDEN – Jane Mason Kreutzberg, 78, died on September 17, 2021 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital. She was born in Peekskill on July 22, 1943 and married Kenneth L. Kreutzberg on April 24, 1965 who survives at home. She was a loving mother to her daughters, Kim Ann Taibi and her husband Ben of Cornwall, NY and Koren Lee (Kori)...

Peter Hammerling

Peter Hammerling

Sep 17, 2021

POUGHKEEPSIE – Peter R. Hammerling, 90, died on September 17, 2021 at the Grand at River Valley in Poughkeepsie. Born in Queens on June 22, 1931, he was the son of the late Max and Emma (Roth) Hammerling. He proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Peter spent his career as a self-employed contractor specializing in woodworking...

Barbara Pyne

Barbara Pyne

Sep 16, 2021

Poughkeepsie – Barbara Grover Pyne, a long-time resident of Poughkeepsie, passed away on September 16, 2021 at the age of 84. Born on August 2, 1937, she was the daughter of Elliott Edgar Grover and Ruth Hoffses Grover. She attended Classical High School in Springfield, MA where she was passionate about playing her violin and viola. She played in the...

Isaac Arku Jr.

Isaac Arku Jr.

Sep 16, 2021

Isaac Murphy Arku Jr. a resident of Hyde Park, NY previously from Hopewell Junction, NY, passed away on September 16, 2021 at the age of 30. "To everything there is a season…" Ecclesiastis 3:1-2. Isaac Jr., was the second child born to Rev. Dr. Isaac Arku and Rev. Maureen Arku. He was born on December 25th, 1990 in NYC. He...

Rita Denino

Rita Denino

Sep 15, 2021

Rita Denino, 87, an area resident since 1977 and formerly of Yonkers NY passed away on Wednesday September 15, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on December 17, 1933 she was the youngest child of Frank and Gilda Romano. On September 21, 1958 in Yonkers, Rita married Saverio Denino who predeceased her in 1989. After graduating high...

Marilyn Stewart

Marilyn Stewart

Sep 15, 2021

Marilyn Stewart ,86, a resident of Poughquag, New York died on September 15, 2021. She had lived for many years in Armonk New York. Born in the Bronx on June 7, 1935, Marilyn was the daughter of the late Sarah (Atson) McGuire and William McGuire. Marilyn was one of ten children. She loved growing up in the Bronx where the...

Marilyn Robles

Marilyn Robles

Sep 14, 2021

Marilyn Robles, 60, a resident of Manhattan who recently moved to Poughquag, died on September 14, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on June 26, 1961 in Manhattan, Marilyn was the daughter of Abraham and Iris (Toro) Robles. Marilyn proudly served our country in the United States Army and worked at the NYS Gaming Commission in New York City....

Vivian Costine

Vivian Costine

Sep 13, 2021

BEEKMAN – Vivian L. Costine, 97, died peacefully at her granddaughter Kimberly Caso's home in Myrtle Beach, SC on September 13, 2021. Born in Patterson, NY on June 2, 1924, she was the daughter of Douglas and Mabel (Woodruff) Haight. Vivian had been an area resident since 1948. She was a member of the Union Vale Grange and Pomona Grange,...

Dominique Brissett

Dominique Brissett

Sep 13, 2021

Dominique Dontae Brissett, 22, passed away tragically from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on Monday, September 13, 2021, in Guilford, NY. Dominique was born in St. Catherine, Jamaica on September 3, 1999. In 2018, he moved to the U.S. and resided in Fishkill, NY for several years prior to relocating to Norwich, NY in 2020. Dominique worked as...

Narcisa Whitten

Narcisa Whitten

Sep 13, 2021

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Narcisa T. Whitten, 52, a resident of South Carolina for the last 5 years, died at home surrounded by her family on September 13, 2021 after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. She had previously lived in Hopewell Junction, NY. Born in the Philippines on July 1, 1969, Narcisa was the daughter of the late...

Norma Dalton

Norma Dalton

Sep 13, 2021

Norma B. Dalton of Wappingers Falls, NY, passed away peacefully Monday, September 13, 2021, after a long illness. Norma was the beloved wife of Leo J. Dalton, who survives her after 67 years of married life. Norma and Leo married on January 2, 1954, and raised their four children Joan, Mark, Anne and John in Dutchess County. Born in Newburgh,...

Catherine Cardone

Catherine Cardone

Sep 13, 2021

Catherine Rose Cardone, 78, an area resident for 45 years and formerly of Queens, died at her home on September 13, 2021. Born in Manhattan on June 15, 1943, she was the daughter of John and Isabella (Benigno) Kopacska. Catherine was the owner and operator of the Stormville Trap & Skeet Shop, and she loved a good game of Bingo....

William Dengler

William Dengler

Sep 12, 2021

William Dengler, 78, a resident of Wappingers Falls and previously of the Bronx, died on September 12, 2021 at home surrounded by his family. Born on January 23, 1943 in Manhattan, William was the son of Ernest and Clara (Stuckinger) Dengler. On April 8, 1967 in the Bronx, William married the love of his life, Johanna Brizzi, who survives at...

Paul Gaston

Paul Gaston

Sep 12, 2021

EAST FISHKILL – Paul James Gaston, 19, a lifelong area resident, died on September 12, 2021. Born in Poughkeepsie on May 3, 2002, he was the son of Paul Gaston and Alison (Tizekker) Gaston. PJ was a 2020 graduate of John Jay High School where he played football. He was currently attending the Modern School of Welding in Schenectady with...