Obituaries

Oct 7, 2025

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Philip David Borgia, 54, died suddenly on October 7, 2025 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He has been an area resident since 1976.

Philip was born on January 5, 1971 at the US Army Base at Fort Riley, KS. He had been employed by MTA in the Bronx for many years, but most recently...

Oct 7, 2025

We are saddened to announce the unexpected death of our Mom, Gramma, and Great Grandmother ("GG"). Ginger Knapp Ringdahl, a longtime resident of Dutchess County and Key Largo, Florida, passed away on Tuesday, October 7, 2025 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie surrounded by her loving family. She was 90 years old.

Daughter of the late...

Oct 6, 2025

LAGRANGEVILLE - Barbara Jane Banker, 81, died peacefully on October 6, 2025. She previously lived in Cold Spring for 45 years.

Born on October 20, 1943 in Manhattan, Barbara was the daughter of the late Nick and Anna (Lund) Paglia. Barbara was a graduate of Mahopac High School. She owned and operated Westbrook Deli in Mohegan Lake...

Oct 6, 2025

Thomas J. Hanny, a longtime resident of Wappingers Falls, NY, passed away on October 6, 2025, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was 76 years old.

Born in Topeka, Kansas on July 6, 1949, Thomas was the son of the late William and Katherine (Valigurski) Hanny. He pursued his passion for the arts by attending the School...

Oct 5, 2025

WAPPINGER - Captain Garrett Michael Anjos, 32, a lifelong area resident, died suddenly on October 5, 2025.

Born on April 21, 1993 in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Reinaldo Anjos and Susan (Seeger) Anjos. Garrett graduated from Roy C. Ketcham High School in 2011, received his bachelor's degree from Marist College in 2015, and his MBA...

Oct 5, 2025

Hopewell Junction - Anthony Joseph Casella, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 5, 2025, at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY. He was 90 years old. Born on November 12, 1934, in the Bronx, NY, Anthony was the cherished son of Anthony and Mary (Ankner) Casella. He married the love of his life, Edwina Iannuccilli, on April...

Oct 4, 2025

Thomas Plimley, a lifelong resident of Beacon, passed away on October 4th, 2025, at Montefiore St Luke's Cornwall. He was 98.

Thomas was born at the Castle Point VA Medical Center in Wappingers Falls on March 13, 1927, to the late Thomas and Ada (Bell) Plimley. He graduated Beacon High School and went on to proudly service...

Oct 3, 2025

Michael Paul Ejercito passed away on October 3, 2025, at home surrounded by his loving family. He was 71 years old. Born on September 20, 1954, in St. Joseph, Missouri, he was the son of the late Dr. Emilio and Mary (Devaney) Ejercito. On January 11, 1975, Michael married his beloved wife Gerrianne (Thorn) Ejercito at St. John the...

Oct 3, 2025

Gabriel was born early morning on November 27, 2002. The following day he and I spent our first thanksgiving and our first blizzard together. He was dubbed a snow baby from then on. Oddly enough, Gabriel was not a big fan of the snow most of his life. The hospital actually shut down a few months later. When Gabe...

Oct 3, 2025

Edward Everett Vincent III, recently of Hyde Park, NY, passed away at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on October 3, 2025, at the age of 63. Born in Poughkeepsie, NY, on August 20, 1962, Edward was the beloved son of the late Edward and Evelyn (Nerge) Vincent, Jr. A master drywall contractor. He built a career through self-employment as a...

Oct 1, 2025

Brenda J. Collins passed away on October 1, 2025 at the age of 80. She was born on February 10, 1945 in Peekskill, NY to the late William and Irene (Bohuczky) Baldwin.

Family meant everything to Brenda and after spending many years in Florida, she came back to NY to enjoy and spend time with her cherished...

Oct 1, 2025

Robert J. Rzemieniewski, 91, a resident of Port Orange, FL and formerly of the Town of Beekman, died on October 1, 2025 in Port Orange, FL.

Born in New York City on June 24, 1934, he was the son of the late Francis and Lillian Rzemieniewski. Robert proudly served our country in the US Navy during the...

Sep 28, 2025

Michael R. Coles, a longtime resident of Fishkill, NY and Beacon, NY, passed away peacefully on September 28, 2025, at Hudson Valley Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was 66 years old.

Born on December 20, 1958, in Quonet Point, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, Michael was the son of the late Robert and Marie (Lee)...

Sep 26, 2025

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Agnes Theresa Taylor, 87, an area resident since 1973 and formerly of Yonkers, died peacefully at her daughter's home, surrounded by her family, on September 26, 2025.

Born in Manhattan on October 16, 1937, she was the daughter of the late George and Agnes (Cassidy) Merz . Agnes had been employed as a stenographer...

Sep 26, 2025

James A. Filardi , 60, of Lagrangeville , NY, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on September 26, 2025, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Born on July 30, 1965, in the Bronx, NY, he was the son of the late Louis Filardi Sr. and Marie (Cartica) Filardi. After years of working in the auto industry, Jim was most...

Sep 26, 2025

James J. Petrosillo, 62, a lifelong area resident, died on September 26, 2025 at the Grand at River Valley.

Born in Poughkeepsie on January 8, 1962, he was the son of the late James and Patricia (Prizzia) Petrosillo.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Wednesday at 10am at St. Columba Church on...

Sep 26, 2025

LAGRANGEVILLE - Leonard Spinelli, 88, passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his family on September 26, 2025.

Born on February 27, 1937, in Sammichele di Bari, Italy, he was one of three children of Domenico and Maria Spinelli. Leonard was a great American success story. In 1963 he came to the United States with his...

Sep 26, 2025

Gerard J. Moser, 92, of Hopewell Junction, NY, and formerly of Queens, NY, passed away peacefully at home on September 26, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.

Born on September 19, 1933, in Queens, NY, he was the son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Sommer) Moser. Gerard proudly served his country in the United States Air...

Sep 25, 2025

Monika Szulc-Fabijanowski, a beloved wife and mother passed away on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, following a courageous and dignified battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 59 years old.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, on December 20, 1965, Monika was the daughter of the late Antoni and Sanislawa (Karbowska) Szulc. In 1989,...

Sep 24, 2025

Adalberto Velazquez, 77, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 2021 and formerly of Manhattan, died on September 24, 2025. Born in Guayama, Puerto Rico on February 27, 1948, he was the son of the late Carmen De Jesus & Juan Velazquez. Al proudly served our country in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War and had been employed...