Obituaries

Jan 30, 2021

Betty Morris, an area resident for all her life, died on January 30, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was 93. Betty was born in Poughkeepsie on June 10, 1927, to the late Charles and Lena (Hartung) Hief. In 1956, Betty married Howard (Mike) Morris, he predeceased Betty in 1997. Betty was a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School. She...

Jan 29, 2021

Gerald X. "Skip" McKenna, 86, died on January 29, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Born April 22, 1934 in White Plains, NY, he was the son of the late John and Dorothy McKenna and stepson of Emile Riccio. Skip was a Sheet Metal Worker with Local #38 until his retirement in 1990. On February 4, 1956,...

Jan 29, 2021

ARMANDO NICHOLAS PALMESI August 15, 1965- January 29, 2021 Armando Palmesi, 55, of Poughkeepsie, NY, died on Friday, January 29, 2021 at Vassar Hospital. Armando (Mondo) was born on August 15, 1965 at Mt. Kisco Hospital, in Mt Kisco, NY. He was the son of Albert Palmesi and Margaret Nicholson Palmesi (predeceased). He was baptized in St. Joseph's Church in...

Jan 28, 2021

Our dearest Rosemary 'Rosie' VanHorn, 69, of Marlboro, died January 28, 2021 in the comfort of her friend's home. Born on March 24, 1951 in Philadelphia, Rosie was the daughter of Christopher and Alvera (Duca) Diprinzio. Rosie graduated from Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia to be a radiological technician. Rosie later worked as a bus driver for Wappingers Central...

Jan 28, 2021

FISHKILL – Armando Barquin, 88, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2021 at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco. Armando was born on May 19, 1932 in Cuba to the late Antonio and Cristobalina Barquin. On September 1, 1960, he married the love of his life, Concepcion (Turuseta) Barquin. He will be remembered as a beloved husband and family man...

Jan 28, 2021

BEEKMAN – John A. Orbik Jr. (Jack), born on July 19, 1945, passed away on January 28, 2021 at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital, Poughkeepsie. He was the son of the late John and Evelyn (Halpern) Orbik. John is survived by his loving wife, Concetta Orbik; his two daughters, Lauren Wright Fahid (Michael) and Meghan Wright; his granddaughter, Jordyn; and his sister-in-law,...

Jan 27, 2021

Jan 27, 2021

FISHKILL – Alfred A. Carinci, 69, an area resident since 2000, died on January 27, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Mount Vernon on October 12, 1951, he was the son of the late Alfred and Gilda (D'Lando) Carinci. When he and his sister were young, he would take her by her...

Jan 26, 2021

Mauro (Murry) Palomba Mauro R. Palomba, 93, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1973 and previously of the Bronx and East Harlem, died on January 26, 2021 at home. Born on September 24, 1927 in East Harlem, Mauro was the son of Mauro and Margaret (Franciosa) Palomba. On April 29, 1961 in the Bronx, Mauro married Elaine Imbembo. Mauro proudly...

Jan 26, 2021

BEACON HILLS – Richard Wayne Coulter, 81, an area resident for 53 years, died on January 26, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Montrose. Born in Ossining on July 27, 1939, Wayne was the son of the late Richard Gallaher and Marian Louise (Birdsall). Wayne proudly served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. In...

Jan 26, 2021

FISHKILL – Marie Louise Price, 73, died peacefully at her home on January 26, 2021. A resident of Fishkill for almost 4 years, she previously lived in Patterson and Lake Carmel. Born on March 29, 1947 in Mount Vernon, Marie was the daughter of the late Michele and Anna (Valentino) Romano. On May 11, 1968 in the Bronx, she married...

Jan 26, 2021

Jan 25, 2021

Poughkeepsie- Edith H. Diamond a resident of Poughkeepsie, NY, formally from NJ passed away January 25, 2021. She was 93. Edith was born in the Bronx, NY on August 12, 1927 the daughter of Carl and Fannie (Fein) Horowitz. She attended schools in NYC where she graduated Valedictorian of her class and later worked for C.U.N.Y as an Administrative Assistant....

Jan 25, 2021

MONTGOMERY – David Wayne Hayes, 66, a resident of Montgomery since 2012, died on January 25, 2021 at the Garnet Health Medical Center in Middletown. He previously lived in Wappingers Falls. Born on February 9, 1954 in Beacon, David was the son of the late Ronald and Violet (Plaisted) Hayes. A lifelong area resident, he graduated from Roy C. Ketcham...

Jan 23, 2021

OCALA, FL – Carl Frederick Haas, 87, formerly of Beacon, died on January 23, 2021 at The Lodge Rehabilitation Center in Ocala, FL. Born in the Bronx on June 25, 1933, he was the son of Karl and Anna (Staab) Haas. Carl served our country in the US Army and was employed as an engineer with IBM in Poughkeepsie for...

Jan 23, 2021

Elizabeth M. McGrath, 85 years young, departed this life on January 23, 2021. Elizabeth, Betty, was born in Greenwich, Connecticut where she grew up and resided until she married Richard S. McGrath, who pre-deceased her, moving to Dutchess County New York in 1957, where Betty resided for the rest of her life. Betty is the daughter of Francis and Emma...

Jan 23, 2021

Santa Rea, 70, a resident of Erie, PA and previously of Winter Springs, FL, passed away on January 23, 2021 at UPMC Hamot. Born on August 13, 1950 in Brooklyn, Santa was the daughter of the late Vincent J. and the late Santa (Luca) Aquilino. On February 12, 2004 in Fern Park, FL, Santa married Joseph F. Rea who survives...

Jan 23, 2021

Jan 22, 2021

EAST FISHKILL – Eleanor Silvestri, 73, formerly of the Bronx, went to be with the Lord on January 22, 2021. Born in Munich, Germany on April 21, 1947, she was the daughter of Dominick Memoli and Ingeborg Spitaler. Eleanor graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School and proudly went on to become a hairdresser. She spent 12 years living in California...

Jan 22, 2021

Arline Morozuk, a longtime resident of Westchester County, died Jan. 22, 2021, after suffering a stroke. Arline was born March 22, 1927, in Barre, Vermont, to Merton and Blanche Eastman. She moved with her family to Armonk as a young child. She attended Pleasantville High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the school orchestra....