Obituaries

Jan 2, 2021

Mary Rita Abt Mary departed her loving family on Saturday, January 2, 2021. Mary was born in Hartford, CT on August 13, 1918 and grew up in Lindenhurst, Long Island. She later moved with her husband and children to Hopewell Junction, New York where she lived for 47 years. Mary was mother to three children. She raised her children with...

Jan 1, 2021

Pawling, NY - On January 1st, 2021, Thomas Phillip McGrath, 85, of Pawling, passed away peacefully at his son’s home in Pawling surrounded by his family. Born at home in Pawling, NY, on August 7, 1935, to Marcella Sheridan McGrath and Callistus Patrick McGrath. He attended Pawling Schools. On April 12, 1958, at St. John’s Church in Pawling, he married...

Jan 1, 2021

LaGrange – Barbara Ann "Grammy" McAleer, 87, died on January 1, 2021 at Lutheran Care Center. Born on October 29, 1933 in Mount Vernon, she was the daughter of Harold Charles and Helen Margaret (Whiteco) Meyer. Grammy was a devout Catholic. She was a parishioner of St. Denis Church where she enjoyed making prayer shawls. She also enjoyed gardening, knitting,...

Jan 1, 2021

BEACON - John Powlis Jr., 70, a lifelong area resident passed away peacefully on January 1, 2021. Born in Beacon, NY, on May 9, 1950, John was the son of the late John and Ruth (O’Dell) Powlis. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps., and worked at IBM for 42 years, retiring in 2017. On August 6, 1977,...

Jan 1, 2021

FISHKILL - Chris Shannon, 78, passed away on January 1, 2021 . He was born on Feb. 7, 1942 to George and Mary Shannon in Manhattan. Upon moving to Lake Carmel, NY he attended and graduated from Carmel High School. He was a member of the U.S. Air Force from 1962-1966. He was stationed at Clarke Air Force Base in...

Dec 31, 2020

POUGHQUAG – Janice L. Reed, 66, a lifelong area resident, died on December 31, 2020 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Carmel on December 2, 1954, Janice was the daughter of the late James and Jane (Kristoferson) Barrett. In 2019, she retired from Local #1101 in Manhattan after 35 years of service. She is survived by...

Dec 31, 2020

FISHKILL – Anne T. Thorn, 87, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully on December 31, 2020 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence. Born in Beacon on August 8, 1933, Anne was the daughter of the late Bernard “Ben” and Anne (Cunningham) Soroghan. Anne was a Registered Nurse who retired from career-long employment with NYS Department of Corrections. She ended her...

Dec 31, 2020

Gerald Oscar Barker, 80, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1979 and previously of Putnam Lake and Yonkers, died on December 31, 2020 at home. Born on June 19, 1940 in Yonkers, Gerry was the son of Oscar David and Catherine Maria (Flynn) Barker. Gerry attended Commerce High School in Yonkers, Westchester Community College and Pace University. On April 20,...

Dec 30, 2020

Dec 30, 2020

GLENHAM – James D. Galvin, a resident of Glenham since 1971 and formerly of the Bronx, passed away on Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 78. Son of the late John J. and Marie (McDonough) Galvin, he was born in the Bronx on July 27, 1942. James worked as a Freihofer’s breadman for...

Dec 30, 2020

Dec 30, 2020

HIGHLAND - Patricia Ann Seffer, 78, a resident of Highland since 2018, died on December 30, 2020 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation. She previously lived in Poughkeepsie and Wappingers. Born on April 29, 1942 in New Britain, CT, Patricia was the daughter of the late Norman and Marion (Bailey) Katzung. On June 28, 1962 in New Britain, CT, she married Richard...

Dec 30, 2020

Anne Catherine Baldasaro, 77, of Staten Island, NY, died on December 30, 2020 at Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Anne was one of triplet daughters born to George and Margaret (Duffy) Martens in the Bronx on November 15, 1943. She was raised on Putnam Lake, NY. On April 15, 1970 at Sacred Heart Church in Putnam Lake, Anne married...

Dec 30, 2020

Wappingers Falls – Joseph James "Captain Joe" Guarino, 86, died on December 30, 2020 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital. Joe was born on September 2, 1934, in New York City, the son of James and Carmela (DeLuca) Guarino. Joe had a career at IBM as a Quality Engineer in Poughkeepsie and San Jose. After retirement from IBM in 1991, he...

Dec 29, 2020

LAGRANGEVILLE– Karen K. VanVlack, 66, died on December 29, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Peekskill on August 27, 1954, she was the daughter of Kenneth and Virginia (Birdsall) VanVlack. Karen had been employed as a Supervisor for Green Haven Industry in Beekman for 10 years. She enjoyed skiing, biking, hiking, and exercising. She also loved dogs. Karen...

Dec 28, 2020

FISHKILL – Maria Eugenia Rodriguez, 87, a resident of Fishkill since 2002, died on December 28, 2020. She previously lived in the Bronx up until 19 years ago. Born on November 17, 1933 in Lajas, Puerto Rico, Mary was the daughter of the late Dionisio Laboy and Adelaida Seda. On March 4, 1967 at St. Athanasius in the Bronx, she...

Dec 28, 2020

William J. Zizzo (Bill), 69, an area resident for more than 40 years and formerly of East Rockaway, died on December 28, 2020 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Born in Brooklyn on May 2, 1951, he was the son of William and Carmella (Sciarratta) Zizzo. Bill proudly served our country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War....

Dec 27, 2020

FISHKILL – Dolores Glavich, 91, died on December 27, 2020 at Sky View Rehabilitation and Health Care. She was a resident of Fishkill for the past three years and formerly of Cortlandt Manor. Born in Fiume, Italy on March 21, 1929, Dolores was the daughter of the late Matteo and Aurora (Paladin) Zuliani. She worked in the scheduling and payroll...

Dec 27, 2020

NEWBURGH, NY / PORT CHARLOTTE, FL – Raul Ricardo Calderon, 76, died on December 27, 2020 at Fawcett Memorial Hospital in Port Charlotte, FL. He moved to Florida in 2020 after previously residing in Newburgh, NY. Born on February 4, 1944 in Lima, Peru, Raul was the son of the late Andres and Rosa (Vargas) Calderon. He immigrated to the...

Dec 26, 2020

Maryanne Meyer Ventura, 61, a Wappingers Falls resident since 1993 and previously of Tuckahoe, N.Y. passed away on December 26, 2020 at home. She was born on July 25, 1959 in Bronxville to James and Rosemarie (Brosman) Meyer. In Tuckahoe High School, she was the captain of the cheerleading squad and up until her passing, she could still recite all...