Obituaries

Mar 19, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Stephan F. Leed, 43, passed away on March 19, 2020 in Boston. He was born in Poughkeepsie on September 29, 1976 and grew up in Fishkill. Stephan graduated from John Jay High School. He was a chef for almost 25 years at restaurants in Boston, Atlanta, and New York City, and specialized in French cuisine. Stephan is...

Mar 18, 2020

Anthony J. Williams, a Wappingers Falls resident since 2001 and formerly of New Rochelle, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, March 18, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 65. Son of the late Anthony and Mary (DeSanto) Williams, he was born in New Rochelle on May 23, 1954. For more than 40 years, Anthony worked as a...

Mar 17, 2020

BEEKMAN - Steven J. Martello, 53, an area resident since 1979 and formerly of Riverside, CT, died peacefully at his home on March 17, 2020 following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Stamford, CT on August 27, 1966, he was the son of Barbara Marie (Maksimowicz) Martello and the late Rocco Martello. He had been employed as a mechanic...

Mar 17, 2020

Dominick A. Vaccarelli, 84, a resident of Mahopac since 2017 and previously of Yonkers, died on March 17, 2020 at home. Born on July 25, 1935 in the Bronx, Dominick was the son of Anthony and Alice (Mazzari) Vaccarelli. On April 5, 1959 in the Bronx, Dominick married the love of his life Rosemarie Vendura who predeceased him on January...

Mar 17, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Donald C. McNeal, 62, an area resident for 25 years, died on March 17, 2020 at home. He previously lived in the Bronx. Donald was born in the Bronx on August 26, 1957. He was an avid animal lover who owned and operated the New Windsor Barkery and the Beacon Barkery. He also enjoyed playing the drums....

Mar 17, 2020

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Joseph A. Murray, 88, an area resident since 1972, died on March 17, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born on July 6, 1931 in Verona, NJ, Joe was the son of the late Thomas and Lillian (Penny) Murray. He worked as a custodian for over 20 years for Wappingers...

Mar 17, 2020

MILLBROOK – Bernard J. Tandy, Jr., 72, a resident of Millbrook since 2013, died on March 17, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Hopewell Junction. Born on March 7, 1948 in Peekskill, he was the son of the late Bernard and Margaret (Broadie) Tandy. Bernard worked as a field engineer for International Union of Operating Engineers,...

Mar 17, 2020

Mar 15, 2020

FISHKILL - Dorothea T. Cotter, 92, passed away peacefully at her home on March 15, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born in Manhattan on September 5, 1927, she was the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth (Dunker) Hooper. Dorothea grew up in the Kingsbridge Section of the Bronx. On November 18, 1950 in the Bronx, she married Francis P. Cotter (NYPD)...

Mar 15, 2020

CLINTON CORNERS– Frances Louise "aka Alice" Mellor, 92, formerly of Newburgh and Beacon, passed away peacefully on March 15, 2020 surrounded by her friends, Patty and Sandy. Born in Beacon on March 8, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Julia (Movart) Kimbark. Frances had been employed as a Secretary with Texaco Research in Beacon, and had...

Mar 15, 2020

Walter John Buchanan, 77, a resident of Wappingers Falls and formerly of Bronxville, died on March 15, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on February 8, 1943, he was the son of Walter Edward and Helene (Flynn) Buchanan. Walter proudly served our country in the US Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. He retired as a...

Mar 14, 2020

Heather Lynn Osterhoudt, 29, passed away on March 14, 2020 at St. Luke's Hospital. Heather was born on August 26, 1990 in Poughkeepsie. She was a loving mother, great sister and wonderful friend. Heather had a big heart and always tried to help anyone in need. Heather is survived by her daughters, Kylie Osterhoudt and Aubrey Fitzgerald; her parents, Raymond...

Mar 13, 2020

LAGRANGE - Lois H. Gumaer, 92, a former resident of Poughquag and Yonkers, died on March 13, 2020. Born on December 6, 1927 in Yonkers, Lois was the daughter of David and Helen (Madden) Olmsted. On April 7, 1950 in Yonkers, Lois married the love of her life James F. Gumaer who predeceased her on April 26, 2004. Lois was...

Mar 12, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION -Norbert R. Kohlmaier, 63, a lifelong area resident, died on March 12, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center from injuries sustained in an ATV accident. Born on January 22, 1957 in Morristown, NJ, Norbert was the son of the late Werner and Christa (Peterhansel) Kohlmaier. He spent his entire life working on the family farm, and was proud...

Mar 11, 2020

Bridget Garvin (Breda to those who held her dearest) came into this world on February 17,1967 with boundless energy, a memorable sense of humor and the kindest of hearts. She was born and educated through high school in the Bronx. After high school, she attended the Katharine Gibbs School. She then worked for First Boston, the Canadian Imperial Bank of...

Mar 9, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE – Michele Colonna, 64, a lifelong area resident, died on March 9, 2020 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Beacon on May 31, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Christine (Lounsberri) DiCastro. She worked as a manager at Service Merchandise in Poughkeepsie for many years. Michele had been a parishioner at...

Mar 9, 2020

Mar 8, 2020

Mar 8, 2020

Marie J. (Morizur) Langlais, a resident of Fishkill for 21 years, and formerly of New York City and France, died peacefully at home on March 8, 2020 surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Finistere, France on July 30, 1933. On January 1, 1952, she married the late Jean M. Langlais in Paris. In addition to her husband,...

Mar 7, 2020

Anthony “Reno” Macchiarola passed away peacefully at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital with his family by his side on March 7th, 2020 after a hard fought battle with cancer at the young age of 63. Anthony was born to Antonio and Mariannina Macchiarola on September 8th, 1956 in the Bronx. He graduated from All Hallows High School in 1974. Soon thereafter,...