Obituaries

Sep 13, 2019

STORMVILLE - Virginia May Van Vlack, 92, an area resident since 1956 and formerly of Shrub Oak, died on September 13, 2019 at her home. Born in Shrub Oak on July 21, 1927, she was the daughter of Frank and Agnes (Hitchcock) Birdsall. Virginia was a true homemaker. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, baking, crocheting, embroidery, needlepoint and ceramics. She had...

Sep 13, 2019

Sep 12, 2019

FISHKILL – Fernando R. "Freddy" Caserta, a Dutchess County resident since 1982 and formerly of Yonkers, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2019 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. He was 65. He was born in the Bronx on May 30, 1954. Freddy attended Mount Saint Michael Academy in the Bronx. A skilled runner, he was a member...

Sep 10, 2019

BROOKLYN – Walter S. Wierzbicky, 89, a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, died on September 10, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Jersey City, NJ, Walter was the son of the late Walter and Cecilia (Zelaskowski) Wierzbicky. He proudly served in the WWII US Occupational Army in Europe. Walter is survived by his children and their spouses,...

Sep 10, 2019

FISHKILL - Patricia R. McGowan, 78, died on September 10, 2019 at the Lutheran Care Center. Born in Manhattan on April 27, 1941, Pat was the daughter of the late James and Johanna (Goetz) McGowan. She was employed as a bookkeeper at Kaye-Scholer, LLP in New York City for 20 years until her retirement. Pat is survived by her sons...

Sep 10, 2019

Sep 8, 2019

POUGHKEEPSIE – Jean Ring, 83, died on September 8, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in New York City on June 9, 1936, Jean was the daughter of the late Louis and Genevieve (Jockle) Ernst. She retired as consultant from the Archdiocese of New York Metropolitan Tribunal in 2004 where she was employed for 17...

Sep 7, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Thomas J. McManus, 64, an area resident since 2000 and formerly of South Salem and Bedford Hills, died on September 7, 2019 at his home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in the Bronx on December 3, 1954, he was the son of Catherine (Tobin) McManus and the late Martin McManus. The family moved to Carmel...

Sep 7, 2019

Sep 6, 2019

Dorothy "Dottie" Dimmitt Owen, 82, passed away peacefully on September 6, 2019 at her home. Born in St. Albans, Queens on March 7, 1937, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Margaret (Molinaro Jones) Dimmitt. She attended school in Queens and later moved to Brentwood, Long Island. She met her love, Allen D. Owen, in 1956 and...

Sep 5, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Eufemia “Penny ~ Nang Pening” Macabinlar, a resident of Wappingers Falls, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2019 at New York Presbyterian Medical Center in Manhattan. She was 73. Daughter of the late Juan and Carmen Barsobia Macabinlar, she was born in the Philippines on September 16, 1945. In 1998, she moved to the United States to...

Sep 5, 2019

Maureen Weisner, age 59, a twenty-year resident of Hopewell Junction, died on September 5th, 2019 following a long and unrelenting battle against Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML). Maureen was born in the Bronx, New York, on October 16th, 1959, and was the daughter of Raymond and Jeannette (VanWagner) Turnbull. She spent her early years in Hartsdale and Carmel, New York where...

Sep 1, 2019

Joseph “Pop” Philip Agunzo passed away peacefully and surrounded by his family at home on September 1, 2019. He joined his beloved wife Josephine in Heaven on what would have been their 73rd anniversary. Joseph was born on September 19, 1921 in Brooklyn, the son of the late Antonio and Angiola (Teranghesa) Agunzo. At the age of 17, Joseph joined...

Aug 31, 2019

HIGHLAND MILLS – After a two year courageous battle with cancer, Prattana Kostrna, 56, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, August 31, 2019, at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. Prattana was born in Thailand on April 3, 1963. Prior to immigrating to the United States in 2000, Prattana worked for many years as a grade...

Aug 31, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Bruce Ernest Galotto, 71, an area resident for 47 years, died on August 31, 2019 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital. Born in the Bronx on July 29, 1948, he was the son of Aaron and Ruby (Orlando) Galotto. Bruce had worked as a cosmetologist and as Vice President for Color Mid Atlantic in Edison, NJ. In his...

Aug 29, 2019

Dorothy Basile, 88, an area resident for over 30 years and previously of the Bronx and Pleasantville, died on August 29, 2019 at The Pines in Poughkeepsie. Born on May 27, 1931 in the Bronx, Dorothy was the daughter of Benjamin and Madeline (Joseph) Marino. On November 26, 1950 in the Bronx, Dorothy married the love of her life, Anthony...

Aug 28, 2019

Douglas G. Wilson, a resident of East Fishkill since 2005 and formerly of Yorktown Heights and Croton-on-Hudson, passed away on Wednesday, August 28, 2019 at New York Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He was 75. Son of the late James Stewart Wilson and Julia Dean (Mayo) Wilson, he was born in Norfolk, VA on February 16, 1944. In 1965, he enlisted...

Aug 28, 2019

Benjamin P. Roosa, Jr., a lifelong area resident died on August 28, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New York. Born in Beacon, New York on November 22, 1931, he was the son of the late former Beacon City Court Judge, Hon. Benjamin P. Roosa and Marion (Fleming) Roosa. He was a direct descendant of the early Dutch and French...

Aug 28, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Carl H. von Hagen, 89, an area resident since 1980, died on August 28, 2019 at home. He previously lived in Mahopac and Yonkers. Born in Dortmund, Germany on October 20, 1929, Carl was the son of the late Ludwig and Maria (Bussmann) von Hagen. He was a skilled cabinet maker who was trained in Germany before...

Aug 25, 2019

Polly Burrill, 75, a resident of Fishkill for over 20 years and previously of Yonkers and Briarcliff, died on August 25, 2019. Born on April 6, 1944 in West Newbury, MA, Polly was the daughter of Leonard and Shirley (Sawyer) Burrill. Polly was an evaluation consultant for Allstate Insurance in Fishkill. She enjoyed spending time shopping but most of all...