Obituaries

Dec 31, 2019

Thomas A. Murphy, 81, a Union Vale resident since 1994 and previously of Somers for 30 years, died on December 31, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on November 13, 1938 in Manhattan, Thomas was the son of Thomas and Bridget (Curtin) Murphy. On May 5, 1974 in Somers, Tom married Bernadette Waldron who predeceased him on August 2,...

Dec 31, 2019

John E. Broas, Jr, 74, a lifelong area resident, died on December 31, 2019 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Born on January 7, 1945 in Poughkeepsie, John was the son of John and Mary (Degnan) Broas. On September 12, 1970 at the Dutch Reformed Church, John married the love of his life, Janet Way, who survives at home....

Dec 29, 2019

Before our eyes you slowly faded, growing weaker every day, we watched you sharing the time you had until God called you away. On Sunday, December 29, 2019, in Fishkill, NY, Sister Barbara Jean Jones departed this life. Born April 26, 1953 to the late Willie Jones, Sr. and Louvenia Bradshaw Jones and reunited with her siblings; Richard, Wayne and...

Dec 29, 2019

Laura M. Blose, a Fishkill resident since 2002 and formerly of Yonkers, passed away at home on Sunday, December 29, 2019. She was 71. Daughter of the late Roswell and Thelma (Ruxtin) Skiff, she was born in Yonkers on November 21, 1948. Laura was a member of the Disabled American Veterans Chapter 144 Auxiliary (Castle Point), where she currently served...

Dec 27, 2019

Dec 27, 2019

Chuck Hee Lew, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2002, passed away on Friday, December 27, 2019 at Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY. He was 84. Son of the late Sui Wing Lew and Yip Oi Chen, he was born in Guangzhou, China on November 1, 1935. He emigrated to the United States in 1962 and resided...

Dec 26, 2019

UNION VALE – Leonard J. "Leo" Pellegrino, 89, died on December 26, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He went to Heaven to join his wife, Roberta Rhea Ordan Pellegrino who predeceased him on September 7, 2017. Born in Manhattan on April 5, 1930, he was the son of the late Leonardo John and Margaret (Ryan) Pellegrino. Leo got his...

Dec 26, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Catherine Bishko, 82, died on December 26, 2019 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born on February 3, 1937, she was the daughter of Andrew and Anna (Tomashowska) Tomashosky. On August 31, 1957 at St. George's Church in New York City, Catherine married Myron Bishko. Catherine had been employed as the Office Manager and Accountant for Croniser Construction...

Dec 26, 2019

On Thursday, December 26, 2019, Gregory Richardson, 62, a loving husband and father of 8 children and 5 grandchildren, passed. Gregory was born March 2, 1957 in Brooklyn, NY to Mary Ellen and Willie James Richardson. At the age of 17, Gregory went to go serve a tour in the United States Army as a Bath Specialist. He worked a...

Dec 26, 2019

Loretta Menchen, 98, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1978 and previously of Yonkers, died on December 26, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Born on September 29, 1921 in Yonkers, Loretta was the daughter of Alexander and Casimira Piekarski. On November 23, 1944, Loretta married the love of her life, George F. Menchen who predeceased her on October...

Dec 25, 2019

Cynthia M. Schokman, 92, an area resident for 9 years and formerly of Ossining, died peacefully on December 25, 2019 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Colombo, Sri Lanka on May 3, 1927, she was the daughter of Ben and Muriel Ondatje. Cynthia was employed as an office worker for Dr. Frances Arndt and also worked at...

Dec 25, 2019

Marilyn Kay Sohn, 72, a resident of Hopewell Junction, NY since 2001 and previously of Midland, MI, died on December 25, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on December 8, 1947 in Harrisville, MI, Marilyn was the daughter of Frederick J. and Anna (Layman) Ritchie. On February 15, 1969 in Oscoda, MI, Marilyn married the love of her life,...

Dec 25, 2019

It is with great sadness that I must say that our brother, Thomas William Albanese, 59, passed on Christmas Day, December 25, 2019 at his apartment. It is presumed he suffered a heart attack and died in his sleep. Tom lived larger than life. He was a sports aficionado and music enthusiast. He was a huge Yankees fan, and was...

Dec 24, 2019

POUGHKEEPSIE - Richard Bruce Fraleigh, 81, a lifelong area resident, died on December 24, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Rhinebeck on March 1, 1938, he was the son of the late Howard and Lillian Mary (Laurella) Fraleigh. Richard graduated from Rhinebeck High School in 1956 and served in the Air National Guard. In 1992, he retired as...

Dec 24, 2019

In Memory of Joseph R. Cavaliere, Sr. (1930 – 2019) Joseph Cavaliere, an area resident since 1964, died on December 24, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Joe was a veteran of the Korean war and served in the US Army. He graduated with honors from NYU with a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering in 1958, was a member of...

Dec 22, 2019

George Robert Mercer, a resident of Fishkill for 50 years and formerly of Bayside, Queens, passed away on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 82. Son of the late Lawrence and Mary (Hoffman) Mercer, he was born in Queens on March 10, 1937. George received his undergraduate degree from Springfield College and his...

Dec 22, 2019

It is with sadness that we announce the death of our Mother, Elizabeth R. Chrystal (Betty) on December 22, 2019 at her home. She was the daughter of George and Elsie Wood. She was born in Dysart, Scotland on the 18th of July 1926. She attended schools in Scotland. Her brother, Robert, predeceased her. In November 1945, she married Andrew...

Dec 21, 2019

David Stanton, 79, a lifelong area "native", died on December 21, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on December 5, 1940, he was the son of the late James and Cecilia (Jackson) Stanton. He was employed by the Town of East Fishkill Highway Department for over 30 years until his retirement. David was a life member of...

Dec 21, 2019

Kamalam Ramasubramanian, a resident of Hopewell Junction, NY, died on December 21, 2019 at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 87. Kamalam, the daughter of Parvathi & P.R. Narayanan, was born on September 17, 1932 in India. After her husband, R.R.S. Mani, passed away, she immigrated to the USA in 1977 to join her children. Kamalam loved her...

Dec 20, 2019