Obituaries

Dec 2, 2020

STAATSBURG – Ethel M. Rao, 78, died unexpectedly on December 2, 2020 at her home. Born in Tarrytown on October 11, 1942, she was the daughter of the late James and Ethel (Hall) Corry. A resident of Staatsburg since 2013, she formerly lived in Hopewell Junction where she was a parishioner of St. Columba Church. On January 17, 1971 in...

Dec 2, 2020

LAGRANGEVILLE - Lorraine Bruno, 86, a long-time resident of the Bronx, died on December 2, 2020 at Wingate at Beacon. Born in the Bronx on June 26, 2020, she was the daughter of the late Luigi and Helena (Vallano) D'Acampora. Lorraine had worked as a Customer Service Representative for New York Telephone for 46 years until her retirement in 1996....

Dec 2, 2020

Beloved Sister, Aunt, Grand Aunt and Great Grand Aunt, Reverend Jean Slockbower of the Church of the Four Leaf Clover in Hempstead, NY, passed away peacefully at home on December 2, 2020. A longtime resident of Flushing, Queens and most recently Hopewell Junction, Reverend Jean was a faithful employee of Con Edison for over 40 years, following in her father's...

Dec 2, 2020

EAST FISHKILL - Robert Frank Dwinall, 75, died on December 2, 2020 at his home. Born on August 17, 1945 in Middletown, Robert was the son of the late Robert Edmund and Audrey Jean (Bennett) Dwinall. He proudly served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War. In 2008, Robert retired as Senior Systems Analyst at IBM in East Fishkill...

Dec 2, 2020

FISHKILL – Mary Catharine Spuhler, 90, a resident of Fishkill since 1999, died on December 2, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She previously lived in West Palm Beach, FL, Gouldsboro, PA, and Farmingdale, NY. Born on December 1, 1930 in Bellmore, Mary was the daughter of the later John and Mary (McQuade) Hannon. On May 8, 1954 at St....

Dec 1, 2020

MILLBROOK – Sarah Kohn, 94, an area resident since 2011 and formerly of Long Island, died on 1st December, 2020 at The Fountains in Millbrook. Born in London, England on September 20, 1926, she was the daughter of George and Edith Western and the last survivor of 7 siblings. Sarah was married to Morris (deceased) for almost 67 years. They...

Dec 1, 2020

Gary W. Booth, 72, a resident of Modena for 18 years and previously of Hopewell Junction, died on December 1, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on November 11, 1948 in Peekskill, Gary was the son of Walter and Ethel (DeGolyer) Booth. On July 13, 1973 in Putnam Valley, Gary married the love of his life, Meredith Hunter, who...

Dec 1, 2020

PLATTEKILL – Elizabeth Lansing “Betsy” Van Deusen, 63, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on December 1, 2020 at her home. Born in Albany on December 25, 1956, she was the daughter of Robert and Gladys (Wiedemann) Van Deusen. Betsy was a graduate of Spackenkill High School and studied business management in college. She worked with her partner in their...

Nov 29, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Karen Elizabeth Castelli, 63, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of Rockland County, died peacefully on November 29, 2020 at her home. Born in Suffern on May 8, 1957, she was the daughter of the late Perce Judd and Doris (Turley) Mennenga. She graduated from Ramapo High School, and she looked forward to meeting with...

Nov 29, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Edward Thomas O’Connor, 72, an area resident for 42 years and formerly of Albertson, Long Island, died peacefully at his home on November 29, 2020. Born in Queens on January 1, 1948, he was the son of the late Francis and Mary (Masterson) O’Connor. Edward graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with his bachelor’s degree and from Lehman College...

Nov 29, 2020

FISHKILL – Marie Romeo, 93, a local area resident for over 20 years and formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully on November 29, 2020 at the Wingate at Beacon. Born on October 17, 1927 in the Bronx, Marie was the daughter of the late Leonard and Grace (Roberto) Lombardo. She worked as a secretary for Flavormatic Industries in Wappingers Falls,...

Nov 27, 2020

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Andrea Defino, 54, an area resident for 10 years and formerly of Yonkers, died on November 27, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on August 9, 1966, Andrea was the daughter of the late Alexander and Ellen (Slovik) Votta. Andrea had been employed as a bookkeeper for Schall’s Hardware in Yonkers, and as of...

Nov 26, 2020

TIVOLI – Barbara Jean “Bobbie” Armstrong, 82, died on her favorite holiday, Thanksgiving Day, November 26, 2020 at Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson. Born in the Bronx on October 7, 1938, she was the daughter of Archer and Frieda (Giesler) Starrett. Bobbie was raised in Hopewell Junction, and lived in California for many years before settling in Tivoli in 1968...

Nov 25, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Janice M. Miceli, 67, an area resident for 53 years and formerly of Indiana, died on November 25, 2020 at Westchester Medical Center following a courageous battle. Born in Indianapolis, IN on November 10, 1953, she was the daughter of George and Frances Sirko (Petersen). Janice was a paralegal and worked for several law offices during her...

Nov 23, 2020

Lauraann Mazzacone, 55, a lifelong area resident, died on November 23, 2020. Born on February 21, 1965 in Yonkers, Lauraann was the daughter of Patrick Martino and Diane (Falcone) Buckley. On April 28, 2006 in Wappingers Falls, Lauraann married Jason Mazzacone. On June 22, 2007, they celebrated their vows with their family and friends in Poughkeepsie. Lauraann worked in Program...

Nov 22, 2020

On Sunday, November 22nd 2020, Nicholas B. Casale, loving Husband, Father and Grandfather, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 66 at his Hopewell Junction, NY home. Nicholas was born March 18th 1954 in Brooklyn, NY to Arthur and Louise (Bradley) Casale. On April 23, 1976 he married Joanne Ames and moved to Baldwin, NY. Together, they raised three children...

Nov 21, 2020

Nov 20, 2020

Wappingers Falls- Joanne E. Selage a resident of Wappingers Falls, NY passed away on November 20, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was 85. Joanne was born in Syracuse, NY on December 8, 1934, the daughter of Lewis K. and Anna Mae (Hess) Bicknell. Joanne attended Arlington High School and graduated in 1952. On January 8, 1954 Joanne married...

Nov 20, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Kenneth J. Hutter, 80, an resident since 1978, died peacefully at his home surrounded by his family from complications of Lewy Body Dementia on November 20, 2020 Born on October 11, 1940 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late Casper and Evangeline Hutter. He proudly served in the US Army Reserves. Ken retired from...

Nov 19, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE – Robert Jacob Ulland, 97, an area resident since 1962, died on November 19, 2020 at the Lutheran Care Center. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on July 8, 1923, Robert was the son of the late Otto and Emily (DeLuca) Ulland. He proudly served in the US Army during WWII, and often shared stories...