Obituaries

Oct 23, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Frances T. Schiffer, 91, an area resident for more than 40 years and formerly of Hurley and Queens, died peacefully on October 23, 2020 at her home. Born on March 21, 1929 in New York City, she was the daughter of William and Jean (Davidson) Toth. Frances was a long-time volunteer at the East Fishkill Community Library....

Oct 23, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Jaswant Kaur Sumal, 100, an area resident since the late 1970s, died on October 24, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Punjab, India on January 17, 1920, she was the daughter of Bakhtawar Singh and Gian Kaur. Jaswant was a member of the Mid Hudson Sikh Cultural Society. Jaswant is survived by her 4 children,...

Oct 22, 2020

LITTLE RIVER, SC – Guy Stile, 80, a resident of Little River for 17 years and formerly of LaGrangeville, died on October 22, 2020 at his daughter’s home. Born in Brooklyn on August 16, 1940, he was the son of Louis and Lena (Boris) Stile. Guy had been employed as a Mechanical Engineer with IBM in East Fishkill. He was...

Oct 21, 2020

BEEKMAN – William P. Robbins, Jr., 72, an area resident since 2013 and originally from the Bronx, died peacefully at his home on October 21, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born in the Bronx on November 13, 1947, he was the son of William and Mary (Donoghue) Robbins. William proudly served our country in the United States Army in...

Oct 21, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Barbara “Bobbi” Hillier, 50, an area resident for seven years and formerly of Long Island, died on October 21, 2020 at her home. Born in Lawton, Oklahoma on July 24, 1970, she was the daughter of Robert Kujawski and the late Diane Dziemianowski Varacek. Bobbi was a gifted guitarist who played in the Long Island rock band...

Oct 21, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE – Rosaria Thompson, a local area resident since 2012 and formerly of Jaffrey, NH and Brooklyn, passed away on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 in Fishkill. She was 87. Daughter of the late Giuseppe and Mary (Vultaggio) Fodera, she was born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1933. Rosaria worked as a live-in health care aide for many years until her...

Oct 21, 2020

LAGRANGE – Louis W. Espejo, 91, an area resident since 1993, died on October 21, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He previously lived in Jackson Heights, Queens. Born in Manhattan on October 26, 1928, Louis was the son of the late Luis and Mary (Mohr) Espejo. He served in the US Navy during the Korean Conflict. Louis, an...

Oct 20, 2020

Lorraine Knauer – Place May 22, 1953 – October 20, 2020 Lorraine Knauer – Place, 67, of Cold Spring, NY passed away Tuesday, October 20, 2020. She was born in the Bronx to the late Otto and Agnes Knauer. She graduated from John Jay Senior High School in Hopewell Junction and worked at 84 Diner in Fishkill for 34 years....

Oct 19, 2020

FISHKILL – Carol Ann Vogel, a Fishkill resident since 2012, formerly of Poughquag, Croton Falls, and the Bronx, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2020 at Kindred Hospital in Wayne, NJ. She was 82. Daughter of the late William V. and Rita (Parks) McAloon, she was born in Manhattan on June 27, 1938. Carol was employed by the Arlington Central...

Oct 17, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE – Thomas J. McKenna, Sr., 91, an area resident since 1970 and formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully on October 17, 2020 at the Lutheran Care Center. Born in New York City on July 24, 1929, he was the son of Thomas and Nora (Morris) McKenna. Tom (Sonny) proudly served our country in the US Marine Corps and was...

Oct 16, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Dolores Ann Gloss, 71, an area resident since 1973, died peacefully on October 16, 2020 at Wingate at Beacon, after a brief, but courageous fight against pancreatic cancer. Born on July 27, 1949 in Queens, NY, Dolores was the daughter of Donald and Ethel Russer. She was employed for 28 years at Dr. John Terrizzi’s office. Dolores...

Oct 14, 2020

FISHKILL – Francis X. Olivet, 98, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2020 at Wingate at Dutchess. Born on June 4, 1922 in New York City, Francis was the son of Salvatore and Antonette (Manzione) Olivet. He proudly served our country in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. After the war, he joined the New York City...

Oct 13, 2020

Oct 11, 2020

Elizabeth “Betsy” T. Polityka-Wilson, 45, an area resident since 1996 and previously of Yorktown, died on October 11, 2020 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center following a courageous battle with acute myeloid leukemia Born on December 9, 1974 in the Bronx, Betsy was the daughter of Tammie and Michelle (Shamoun) Polityka. Betsy married John H. Wilson on August 3, 2002...

Oct 10, 2020

Edward Thomas Towsley, 77, a lifelong resident of the State of New York died after a brief illness on October 10, 2020, at Westchester Medical Center, surrounded by his family. Son of the late William and Mary (Bryce) Towsley, Edward was born in the Bronx, NY on November 14, 1942. Edward married Valerie (Palmer) Towsley at Saint Bernard’s Church in...

Oct 9, 2020

Wappingers Falls – Roberto Muñoz, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on October 9, 2020 due to a medical condition. He was 68. His wife, of 30 years, Jacqueline Muñoz, and his youngest daughter, Charil Muñoz, cared for him with love during his last days. Roberto was born in Peñuelas, Puerto Rico on December 19, 1951 to Hilda Rodriguez and...

Oct 8, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Ann Rita Mercurio, 89, an area resident since 2004 and formerly of New Rochelle, died peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on October 8, 2020. Born in the Bronx on April 3, 1931, she was the daughter of Charles and Emma (Voltz) Leser. Ann was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse at New Rochelle Hospital...

Oct 8, 2020

Oct 7, 2020

Catherine Gilli, 86, of Hopewell Junction and previously of Yorktown, died on October 7, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. Born on January 18, 1934 in Maspeth, Catherine was the daughter of Joseph and Helen (Kane) Leary. On March 11, 1961 in New York, Catherine married John Gilli who predeceased her on October 20, 1984. Catherine worked as a...

Oct 7, 2020

Fishkill - Reginald Arthur Bentley, an area resident since 1977, formerly of Long Island and England, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on October 7, 2020. He was 78. Reg was born on September 28, 1942 to the late George and Doris (Knaggs) Bentley in Normanton, York, England. He lived in the United Kingdom until he moved to the United...