Obituaries
Joann Heady
Jul 28, 2020
JoAnn Elizabeth Heady, 23, was called home unexpectedly by our Lord on July 28, 2020. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on August 6, 1996, she was an area resident who graduated from Arlington High School in 2014. She was a fiercely independent and free spirit who early in life displayed a God given talent and passion for art. Her surviving drawings,...
Florence Parslow
Jul 26, 2020
Florence H. Parslow, a lifelong local area resident, passed away at the Eleanor Nursing Care Center in Hyde Park on Sunday, July 27, 2020. She was 94. Daughter of the late Edward and Catherine (Laffin) Heffernan, she was born in Poughkeepsie on October 29, 1925. On June 21, 1947, she married Joseph Parslow, Jr. at St. Mary's Church in Poughkeepsie....
Adela Dubiel
Jul 26, 2020
BEACON – Adela Z. Dubiel, 91, an area resident since 1995, died on July 26, 2020 at home. She previously lived in Sleepy Hollow. Born on August 18, 1928 in Hucisko, Jawornickie, Poland, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Zofia (Darasz) Fudali. On April 19, 1953 in Poland, Adela married Zdzislaw “Jeff” Dubiel who predeceased her on...
Vincent Bellino
Jul 26, 2020
LAGRANGEVILLE – Vincent C. Bellino, PhD, 72, an area resident since 1981, died on July 26, 2020 at Vassar Brother Medical Center. He previously lived in Yonkers. Born on December 2, 1947 in Yonkers, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jean (DeMass) Bellino. He was honorably discharged as Captain from the US Army in 1976 after 7...
Thomas Sullivan
Jul 25, 2020
BEEKMAN – Thomas James Sullivan, 61, a lifelong area resident, died on July 25, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Valley Stream on November 24, 1958, he was the son of Vincent and Carmella (Diorio) Sullivan. Tom was a Real Estate Appraiser and the owner and operator of Sullivan Appraisals. He sponsored and coached for the Town of...
Lawrence Mcneight
Jul 25, 2020
MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – Lawrence Robert “Mac” McNeight, 75, formerly of Poughkeepsie, died on July 25, 2020. Born in Buffalo on August 16, 1944, he was the son of Harold and Elizabeth (Aiken) McNeight. He proudly served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War. As a Spec 5 Sergeant, he built a chapel in Vietnam with twenty...
Maureen Ryan
Jul 24, 2020
EAST FISHKILL - Maureen T. Ryan, 53, an area resident since 2009 and formerly of Lake Carmel, died on July 24, 2020 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on November 26, 1966 in Manhattan, she was the daughter of John Mulvey of New Windsor and the late Mary (Ruane) Mulvey. Maureen was employed...
Lisa Nolan
Jul 24, 2020
Lisa Marie Nolan, our beautiful Angel, died after a long illness on Friday, July 24, 2020. Lisa was born in the Bronx, New York on July 22, 1971 and lived in Lagrangeville, New York and presently in Albany, New York. Lisa graduated from Arlington High School in Lagrangeville, New York and California State University Northridge, California. Lisa obtained two master...
Peter Buchner
Jul 23, 2020
Stormville - Peter G. Buchner, 82, born September 24, 1937 in Brooklyn, New York, passed away on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at his home. Peter is survived by his life partner of 30 years, Carol Place; his daughters, Grace Giaccone and Casandra McGarty; and son, Peter Buchner. He also has three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Peter served in the United...
Elaine Favilla
Jul 22, 2020
Fishkill - Elaine Barbara Favilla, a resident of Fishkill since 2015, previously of Dallas, Texas, Belen, New Mexico, and Peekskill, New York, died peacefully on July 22, 2020. She was 82. Elaine was born in Jersey City, New Jersey on February 4, 1938 to the late Joseph and Maria Julia (Granata) Pinella. On June 8, 1957, Elaine married her husband,...
Mary Byrne
Jul 22, 2020
Mary Teresa Byrne, a local area resident since 2005 and formerly of Staten Island & Brooklyn, passed away at the Wingate at Beacon on Wednesday, July 22, 2020. She was 99. Daughter of the late Michael and Bridget (O'Shea) O'Neill, she was born in Manhattan on October 14, 1920. In 1941, Mary began working for Emigrant Savings Bank as a...
Priscilla Beshara
Jul 21, 2020
Priscilla Anne Beshara, 73, a lifelong area resident, died on July 21, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Beacon on March 26, 1947, she was the daughter of Daren and Audrey Adele (Kirkup) Beebe. Priscilla was employed in manufacturing for IBM in East Fishkill. She attended the Methodist Church in New Windsor and the New Windsor Senior Center....
Helen Fuimarello
Jul 20, 2020
WAPPINGERS FALLS - Helen Fuimarello, 93, once called the "grande dame of constituent services" for her dedicated work in federal, state and local government offices in the Hudson Valley, died peacefully on Monday, July 20, 2020 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. Born on August 21, 1926 at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie, Helen was the daughter of Evangeline and...
Barbara Conklin
Jul 20, 2020
Barbara (Babs) L. Conklin passed away peacefully on July 20, 2020 in Buffalo, NY. Born in Brooklyn on August 29, 1930 and raised on Long Island, Babs lived joyfully in Hopewell Junction for most of her 64 years of marriage to Stephen (Steve) Conklin who lead the way. Her legacy is her family. Babs was preceded by her husband and...
Adeline Cascio
Jul 19, 2020
BEACON – Adeline A.Cascio, a Beacon resident since 2006, formerly of Virginia Beach, Mahopac, Ossining, and North Tarrytown, passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2020 at the Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing. She let go peacefully with all of her children by her side. She was 88. Daughter of the late Alfonso and Theresa (Napolitano) Passariello, she was born...
Frank Pawelski Jr. Jr
Jul 19, 2020
PLEASANT VALLEY - Frank J. Pawelski, Jr., 53, formerly of Mahopac, died on July 19, 2020 following a courageous battle with ALS. Born in Carmel on February 25, 1967, he was the son of Frank J. and Elizabeth "Betty" Pawelski. Frank was a self-employed general contractor for many years, and there wasn't anything he couldn't build or fix. He was...
Neal Mancuso
Jul 18, 2020
Poughkeepsie - Neal Aniello Mancuso, born and raised in the Bronx, currently residing in Poughkeepsie, NY died on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at home. He was 68. Neal was born on November 10, 1951 to Nick and Pat (Silva) Mancuso. His mother, Pat, survives in New Jersey. Neal was predeceased by his father, Nick, in 2011. Neal was a loving...
Venerando Velilla Iii
Jul 18, 2020
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Venerando "Randy" Velilla III, 37, passed away suddenly on Saturday, July 18, 2020 at home in Wappingers Falls. Randy was born in Fayetteville, NC on April 7, 1983. For many years, he worked as a painter for Picasso Painting & Contracting in Wappingers Falls. He is survived by his mother, Darlene (Istvan) Joyce; his father, Venerando Velilla,...
Daniel Bates
Jul 18, 2020
CARMEL – Daniel Robert Bates, 64, a resident of Carmel since 2012, died on July 18, 2020 with his wife by his side at Putnam Hospital Center after a courageous battle with cancer. He previously lived in Mahopac. He was born in Mount Kisco on October 31, 1955. He was Head Mechanic at Stronghold Industries (formerly Craig Zottola, Inc.) in...
Angela Venditti
Jul 17, 2020
Angela Venditti (Bauco) was born March 17, 1930 in Ripi, Italy Provincia di Frosinone. She passed away peacefully on July 17, 2020 at Salem Hills Nursing Home in Purdys, New York. She was 90 years old. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Arcangelo Michael Venditti and by her loving parents Antonia Bauco (Imperioli) and Luigi Bauco. Angela...


