Obituaries

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

Dec 19, 2019

HIGHLAND - Gregory S. Shaw, 59, a lifelong area resident, died suddenly on December 19, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Cold Spring on November 19, 1960, he was the son of Margaret (Duarte) Shaw of Hopewell Junction and the late Thomas Shaw. Greg was the owner and operator of Shaw Masonry. An avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed motorcross...

Dec 18, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS - AnneMarie Gentile, 38, died on December 18, 2019. Born in Queens on March 31, 1981, AnneMarie was the beloved daughter of Geoffrey and Jeanette (Waterhouse) Wall. In addition to her parents, AnneMarie is also survived by her husband, Frederick Gentile Jr.; her children, Frederick Gentile III, Angelo Gentile, Angelina Gentile and Gionni Gentile; her siblings, Niccole (Scott)...

Dec 15, 2019

Dearest Friends, The family of Joanne Casale (née Ames), 65, announces her passing on Sunday December 15th, at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. A Requiem Mass (Missa defunctorum) will be held at St. Columba Roman Catholic Church in Hopewell Jct. on Thursday, December 19th at 10:00 AM. The family will gather at Gate of Heaven Cloisters columbarium in Hawthorne, N.Y....