Obituaries

Jan 31, 2020

Anna Bello, of New Milford, Connecticut and formerly of Hopewell Junction and Ossining, passed away on Friday, January 31st, 2020 at Danbury Hospital. She was 81. Anna was born on May 11th, 1938 to the late Luigi and Concetta Silvestri. Anna was predeceased by her husband, Ralph, whom she married on May 7th, 1961 at St. Mary, Star of the...

Jan 30, 2020

EAST FISHKILL - Carol Lyons, 72, an area resident since 1971, died on January 30, 2020 at home. Born on February 25, 1947 in Brooklyn, Carol was the daughter of Lee and Dorothy (Carlino) Floyd. On January 28, 1957 in St. Benedict’s Church in Richmond Hill, Carol married the love of her life, John M. Lyons, who survives at home....

Jan 30, 2020

Peter L. Good, a long-time resident of Glenham, NY died January 30, 2020. He was 57. Peter was born on December 27, 1962 the son of George A. and Margaret E. (Hayward) Good. For over 35 years Peter worked as a cable tv installer, service tech and re-wire tech for various companies and most recently worked as a maintenance tech...

Jan 29, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Sophia T. Voulgaris, 99, a lifelong Dutchess County resident, died peacefully on January 29, 2020 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Poughkeepsie on July 27, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Vera (Kniffin) Poulmas. On June 23, 1940 in Poughkeepsie, Sophia married George D. Voulgaris who had emigrated from Andros, Greece. Her...

Jan 28, 2020

FISHKILL – Alice A. Tringali, a Fishkill resident since 2007 and formerly of Yonkers, passed away surrounded by her family on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor. She was 86. Daughter of the late Alfonse and Amelia (Manozi) Chiulli, she was born in Yonkers on February 25, 1933. On June 6, 1954, she...

Jan 28, 2020

Michael F. Usifer, a lifelong Dutchess County resident, passed away at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, January 28, 2020 surrounded by his close family. He was 76. Michael was kind, smart, funny and cared deeply about his family. Son of the late Joseph and Katherine (Carofano) Usifer, he was born in Beacon on June 12, 1943. A graduate...

Jan 27, 2020

Jan 27, 2020

BEACON FALLS, CT - Gerard A. Callahan, 51, died unexpectedly on January 27, 2020. Born in the Bronx on June 16, 1968, he was the son of Diann (Salaun) Callahan of Wappingers Falls, and the late Raoul Callahan. Gerard was raised in Wappingers Falls, and had also lived in Waterbury and Wolcott, CT. He proudly served our country in the...

Jan 27, 2020

Vera Tomlin, a resident of Wappingers Falls for more than 25 years, formerly of the Bronx and White Plains, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Montefiore Hospital in New Rochelle. She was 80. Daughter of the late Shafter and Lucille (West) Tomlin, she was born in Albany, GA on September 3, 1939. Vera worked for many years as...

Jan 24, 2020

Mark L. Monroe, 60, a lifelong Hopewell Junction resident, died on January 24, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on December 29, 1959 in Cold Spring, Mark was the son of Richard and Marie E. (Ravesi) Monroe. Mark worked as a machinist for Global Foundries for 18 years. He was a member of Mid-Hudson R/C Radio Control Society and...

Jan 24, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Maria Marquez, 87, an area resident for 10 years, died on January 24, 2020 at the Lutheran Care Center. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Puerto Rico on September 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Higinio and Victoria (Santiago) Rivera. She was employed as a Certified Nursing Assistant at the Manhattan Psychiatric...

Jan 23, 2020

POUGHKEEPSIE - Brenda Ann Fisher, 57, a lifelong area resident, died on January 23, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her family and friends from end stage ovarian cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on January 3, 1963 and raised in Poughquag, she was the daughter of Joseph and Beatrice (Baker) Fisher. Brenda graduated from Arlington High School in 1981....

Jan 23, 2020

Melissa Denisoff, 41, a resident of Poughquag, died on January 23, 2020 at home. Born on April 25, 1978 in Hayward, CA, Melissa was the daughter of Clifford and Linda (Engelbrecht) Victorino. On June 27, 2015 in Calistoga, CA, Melissa married the love of her life, Daniel Denisoff. The center of Melissa's world was ballroom dancing and her fur babies....

Jan 23, 2020

Jan 18, 2020

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Margaret Helen Purcell, a local area resident since 1995 and formerly of Yonkers, passed away on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at the Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill. She lived to be 105 years old. Daughter of the late Thomas and Ellen (Carney) Carey, Margaret was born in Yonkers on September 6, 1914. On April 9, 1939, she...

Jan 16, 2020

Jan 16, 2020

HOPEWELL JUNCTION, NY – David Maurice Rokes, 84, died on January 16, 2020 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Port Charlotte, FL and Montpelier, VT. Born in Natick, MA on October 9, 1935, he was the son of late Maurice Allen and Katherine Eleanor (McClintock) Rokes. David was employed as a truck driver for Eastern Refractories, Inc....

Jan 16, 2020

Jan 14, 2020

Lorenzo (Larry) Marinelli, 78, beloved father, passed peacefully at the Oaks at Ashton Hills in Covington, GA on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 after an extended illness. A Dutchess County resident since 1977, he was born in the Bronx, NY on May 27, 1941, the son of Alphonso and Frances Marinelli. He moved to the Covington, GA area last year to...

Jan 13, 2020

MOHEGAN LAKE - Diane B. Listwan, 80, died on January 13, 2020 at Putnam Ridge Rehabilitation Center. Born on February 12, 1939 in Yonkers, she was the daughter of George and Helen (Jansky) Humphrey. Diane had been employed as an Administrative Assistant for the Mount Kisco Day Care. She enjoyed crocheting and walking, but more than anything she cherished time...