Obituaries

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....

Jan 22, 2021

John Henry Hess, Sr., 68, an East Fishkill resident, formerly of New Rochelle, passed away on Friday, January 22, 2021 at Kindred Hospital, in Dover, New Jersey. Born in New Rochelle, NY on January 29, 1952 to the late Charles William and Mary (Lalli) Hess, and nicknamed “Jack”, he was a graduate of New Rochelle High School. He played high...

Jan 21, 2021

Odessa, Florida – Linda A. Winterberg, passed away on Thursday, January 21, 2021 at St. Joseph's Hospital / Seasons Hospice in Tampa, FL. She was 77. Daughter of the late Edward and Mary (Coons) Price, she was born in Poughkeepsie on April 2, 1943. Linda 1st worked at IBM prior to raising her 4 boys. She then worked at Schwartz's...

Jan 21, 2021

Erasmo J. Saponaro, 81, a resident of Poughquag for 18 years and previously of Milford, CT and Yonkers, died on January 21, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on March 26, 1939 in the Bronx, Erasmo was the son of Ralph and Concetta (Morano) Saponaro. On June 3, 1962 at St. Mary’s in Yonkers, Erasmo married the love of...

Jan 20, 2021

CARMEL – Aida de Jesus Pires Goncalez, 89, died peacefully at her home on January 20, 2021 after a longtime illness. Born in Juizo, Portugal on May 6, 1931, Aida was the daughter of the late Amandio Augusto and Elisa (de Jesus) Pires. Aida is survived by her daughter, Maria Cristina de Jesus Pires Goncalez Bleakley and her husband Robert;...

Jan 19, 2021

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Theresa Igoe on January 19, 2021, who fought a courageous battle against cancer. Theresa was born in the Bronx February 3, 1935 to Patrick and Nora Corless. Theresa married Edward Igoe October 19, 1957. Together they had 5 children and raised their family in Hicksville, Long Island....