Obituaries

Jun 9, 2020

EAST FISHKILL – Anne Conniff, 75, an area resident since 1979, died on June 9, 2020 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. Born on June 11, 1944 in New York City, she was the daughter of John and Mary Patricia (McClen) Conroy. Anne worked as an X-Tech Technician at NY Hospital for Special Surgery, Manhattan and then Medicus in Wappingers Falls...

Jun 8, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Bruce P. Medvetz, 70, an area resident since 1979, died on June 8, 2020 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Born in Mount Vernon on June 3, 1950, he was the son of the late Francis and Nelly (Zumbrun) Medvetz. He was employed as a court clerk by the City of Mount Vernon until his retirement. He was a...

Jun 8, 2020

BEEKMAN – The Honorable Francis X. Egitto, 99, died peacefully at his home on June 8, 2020. Born in Harlem on September 1, 1920, he was the son of Joseph Arthur and Ninfa (DeLassandro) Egitto. Judge Egitto began law school at St. John's University before being drafted into the US Army Air Corps during World War II. Following his discharge...

Jun 8, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Ray Ialonardi, 76, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1996 and a previous resident of Yonkers, died on June 8, 2020. Born in the Bronx on August 22, 1943, Ray was the son of the late Mary DeLuca. Ray was employed as Director of Construction for Diamond Properties in Valhalla until his retirement in 2014. On April...

Jun 8, 2020

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Mary Elizabeth Lopez, a lifelong local area resident, passed away on Monday, June 8, 2020. Daughter of the late William and Mary (McCollough) Quinn, she was born in Beacon on May 4, 1932. Mary attended the Krissler Business Institute in Poughkeepsie and began her career working for National Biscuit Company in Beacon. In 1958, she accepted a...

Jun 6, 2020

Poughkeepsie – William Allan Myers, a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie since 1999 and formerly of Ozone Park, Queens, passed away on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. He was 82. Bill was a man that everyone admired and loved. He was a gentle soul with a kind heart, who would give you the shirt off his...

Jun 6, 2020

PALENVILLE, NY – Paul Palmateer, 64, formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on June 6, 2020 at home. Born in Beacon on May 6, 1956, Paul was the son of the late Louis Everett Palmateer and Ruth Hazel Ager. He was employed as a self-employed maintenance technician. Paul enjoyed wood carving and gardening. More than anything, he will be remembered as...

Jun 4, 2020

Richard Anthony DaGasta, 71, a resident of Ballston Spa since 2011 and formerly of Amenia and Hopewell Junction, died on June 4, 2020 at Saratoga Hospital following a courageous battle with multiple myeloma. Born on July 21, 1948 in Manhattan, he was the son of the late Anthony and Rose DaGasta. Richard worked as the Manager for Information Technology Client...

Jun 4, 2020

Lee D. Banner, a Fishkill resident since 1976, passed away suddenly at home on Thursday, June 4, 2020. He was 75. He was born in Rochester on March 14, 1945. After graduating from High School, Lee enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserves and served until he was honorably discharged in 1971. Lee was a Licensed Real Estate Associate Broker for...

Jun 3, 2020

Glenn Hayton, 63, a resident of Sharon Springs since 2001 and previously of Hopewell Junction, died on June 3, 2020 at his residence. Born in Wappingers Falls on January 18, 1957, he was the son of the late Alfred 'Ben' and Nancy (MacAvery) Hayton. Glenn retired from Wappingers Central School District in 2012 where he had been a courier, union...

Jun 2, 2020

Jun 1, 2020

COLD SPRING – Doris Barbara Ricci, a Cold Spring resident since 1960 and formerly of Beacon and Croton-on-Hudson, passed away at New York Presbyterian - Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor on Monday, June 1, 2020. She was 83. Daughter of the late Chandler V. and Doris B. (Niver) Cooper, she was born in Beacon on April 1, 1937. Active...

May 31, 2020

Maureen Milholm, 73, of Hyde Park, passed away on May 31, 2020, in Poughkeepsie. Maureen was born in Ossining, NY on October 31, 1946. She graduated from Ossining High School before marrying Thomas Milholm on September 2, 1967; they were married 52 years and together had three sons. After raising her children, Maureen worked as a teaching assistant for the...

May 31, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Doreen T. Ricci, 52, died peacefully at home on May 31, 2020 surrounded by her family after a courageous battle with cancer. An area resident since 2002, she previously lived in Cortlandt Manor. Doreen was born in the Bronx on April 3, 1968. She was a parishioner at St. Mary, Mother of the Church in Fishkill. She...

May 29, 2020

Catherine Schoonmaker, a Hopewell Junction resident for 5 years and previously of Millbrook for 49 years, died peacefully at home on May 29, 2020 surrounded by her family. She was 70. Born in Yonkers on April 16, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Elaine (Tully) Carnahan. On July 16, 1967, Catherine married the love of her...

May 28, 2020

HYDE PARK – Patricia Ann Millard, 76, died on May 28, 2020 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. A resident of Hyde Park since 2013, she previously lived in Mocanaqua, PA, Deland, FL, Wappingers Falls and Hopewell Junction. Born in Brooklyn on July 11, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Pasquale and Harriette (Rothschild) Ferrara. She owned and operated several...

May 28, 2020

Raymond Charles Schlicht, a longtime Fishkill resident, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 92. Son of the late Phillip and Edith (Gietz) Schlicht, he was born in North Bergen, NJ on October 13, 1927. Ray started his learning in a one-room schoolhouse in Ruby, NY and graduated as valedictorian at...

May 28, 2020

Peter van Schaick Hoboken attorney in landmark NJ workplace safety case, influential on discrimination issues and activist on structural injustice On Tuesday, May 28, 2020, Peter van Schaick -workers' rights attorney, devoted father, and lifelong activist -died at home of natural causes. He was 74. Peter was born in 1945 in Fort Myers, Fla., to John and Sally van Schaick....

May 27, 2020

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Brandy Abbatiello, a local area resident for over 30 years, died on May 27, 2020 at his daughter's home in East Fishkill. He was 92. Born in Yonkers on July 20, 1927, he was the son of the late Domenico and Maria (Ronga) Abbatiello, Brandy proudly served in the US Army during WW II . He was...

May 27, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE – Carol A. DiGiovanni, 79, a lifelong area resident, died on May 27, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on February 27, 1941 in New Rochelle, she was the daughter of Frank and Carmen (Loftus) Post. Carol had been employed as a bus driver for the Wappingers Central School District for many years. She enjoyed genealogy, crafts, computers...