Obituaries

Jul 2, 2020

BEACON – Satwant Singh Garcha, 75, a resident of Beacon since 1986, died on July 2, 2020 at Westchester Medical Center. He previously lived in Wappingers Falls. Born in India on May 10, 1945, he was the son of the late Duman S. and Amar Garcha. He was employed as a corrections officer for over 29 years by the New...

Jul 2, 2020

STORMVILLE - Ralph A. Vales, 87, an area resident for 15 years, died on July 2, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 13, 1933, he was the son of Angel and Ramona (Rivera) Vales. Ralph proudly served our country in the US Army during the Korean War. He was the owner and...

Jun 30, 2020

FISHKILL – Douglas “Mikey” Oliva, 76, an area resident since 2009 and formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully on June 30, 2020 at his home. Born in the Bronx on March 20, 1944, he was the son of John and Ann (Longo) Oliva. Mikey had been employed as a school custodian with the Scarsdale School District for 14 years until...

Jun 30, 2020

Twilah Mae McAllister Larson, age 94, of Lawrenceburg, widow of George Larson, died Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at Heritage Hall Healthcare. Mrs. Larson was born in Flushing, New York to the late Franklin and Grace Adams McAllister. She was a graduate of Flushing High School in New York City; formerly active in Home Bureau, Dutchess, New York; retired Postmaster of...

Jun 28, 2020

Fishkill- Marcia Purcell, a long-time resident of Fishkill, NY, passed away on June 28, 2020. Marcia was born on February 3, 1940 in Manchester, CT the daughter of the late Ralph and Blanche (Munyan) Pierce. She graduated from Tufts University with a BA in Education and taught elementary school before the birth of her first child, after which she devoted...

Jun 28, 2020

Julio Francis Possenti, 88, a resident of Port Orange since 1992 and previously of Hopewell Junction, Putnam Valley and Peekskill, died peacefully on June 28, 2020 at the Halifax Hospice Health Care Center, Port Orange, FL with his wife by his side. Born on February 15, 1932 in Bedford Hills, Julio was the son of Ludovico and Josephine (Marchigiani) Possenti....

Jun 28, 2020

UNION VALE - Matthew Walter Martell, 23, died suddenly on June 28, 2020 from heart related complications. Born in White Plains on July 20, 1996, he was the beloved son of Thomas and Haley (Revell) Martell. Matthew graduated from Millbrook High School in 2014 where he was a member of the Band, Jazz Band and Drama Club Pit Orchestra. In...

Jun 25, 2020

EAST FISHKILL - Robert C. Peters, 86, an area resident for 23 years and formerly of Greenburgh and Yonkers, died on June 25, 2020 at his home. Born in Yonkers on November 5, 1933, he was the son of Christopher and Victoria (Gronski) Peters. Bob proudly served our country in the US Navy during the Korean War. He had been...

Jun 24, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE - William J. Wiemers, 56, an area resident since 2015 and formerly of Ossining, died on June 24, 2020. Born in Yonkers on July 9, 1963, he was the son of William and Lois (Cerone) Wiemers. William was employed as a teacher for the NYC Board of Education and the NYS Department of Corrections at Sing Sing Correctional Facility....

Jun 24, 2020

John “Jack” Speirs, 89, passed away peacefully at home on June 24, 2020. He was born in the Bronx on August 29, 1930 and lived there until 1970 when the family moved to Wappingers Falls. He was predeceased by the love of his life, his wife, Joan. They were married 57 years. He was also predeceased by his parents, Dorothy...

Jun 24, 2020

Walter D. Addiss, a resident of Wappingers Falls, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 24th at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was 71 years old. Son of the late Dorothea (Addiss) Nugent and Edward Addiss. He was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on December 8, 1948. He grew up in Great Kills, Staten Island, NY and graduated from Tottenville...

Jun 23, 2020

NORTH GREENBUSH – Margaret Balter, 72, a resident of North Greenbush since 2009, died on June 23, 2020 at her sister's home in Connecticut. She previously lived in Hopewell Junction and Mount Vernon. Born in Mount Vernon on December 20, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Clara (Conticchio) Ferraco. On July 1, 1967 at Our Lady...

Jun 23, 2020

SAUGERTIES – Louise C. Gobbi, 87, a resident of Saugerties for 7 years and formerly of Beacon and Wappingers Falls, died peacefully at home surrounded by loved ones on June 23, 2020. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 31,1933 she was the daughter of Raymond and Edna (Bombard) Shurter. She was predeceased by her parents; her sisters Barbara Corchoran, Betty Edmonds,...

Jun 22, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Katherine "Kathy" J. Padilla, 71, an area resident since 1976 and formerly of Hartsdale, died on June 22, 2020 at her home. Born in Tarrytown on September 13, 1948, she was the daughter of Walter and Anna (Kanich) Dyman. Katherine had been employed with the Wappingers Central School District for 20 years, most recently as a Cafeteria...

Jun 22, 2020

Duane was born on February 28, 1939 in Beacon to the late Harold and Edna (Morris) Lake. On April 4, 1959, she married the love of her life, Robert (Bob) Galletta in Beacon at St. John's Church. Bob predeceased Duane in 1987. In addition to her parents and husband, Duane was also predeceased by her son, Robert. For many years,...

Jun 22, 2020

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Jun 19, 2020

Helen (Wernicke) was born in Brooklyn, NY to the late Arthur and Helen E. Beckhusen. She was raised in Queens and Brooklyn and graduated from New Utrect HS (1946-1950). She married the late Donald E. Laube, Sr. and moved to Salt Point, NY where she lived until 2010 when she and Don moved to La Mesa, Ca. They moved back...

Jun 19, 2020

Dorothy Elizabeth Humphrey (Hahn), formerly of Wappingers Falls, NY, passed away on June 19, 2020. She was born in the Bronx, NY on December 13, 1938 to Charles and Dorothy Hahn (Pitz). Dorothy was a graduate of Christopher Columbus High School and worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York before deciding to stay home and raise her children....

Jun 19, 2020

Elizabeth F. Portman, 92, a lifelong area resident, passed away peacefully on June 19, 2020 at her home. Known to everyone as "Lib" or "Libby", she was born on April 3, 1928 in Carmel, NY and was the daughter of Norman and Bertha (Metcalfe) Van Anden. Lib graduated with her BA from Syracuse University in 1949. It was at Syracuse...