Obituaries

Jul 17, 2019

Mary L. Bulik, a resident of Wappingers Falls, NY since 2008, formerly of Raleigh, NC and Croton-on-Hudson, NY passed away peacefully on July 17, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 86. Daughter of the late James and Rebecca (Daley) Nesfield, Mary was born in Glen Cove, NY on August 22, 1932. Prior to retiring from IBM...

Jul 16, 2019

Frank P. Costa, 81, a resident of Hopewell Junction since March and previously of Yonkers, died on July 16, 2019 at Wingate at Dutchess following a short illness. Born on August 10, 1937 in the Bronx, Frank was the son of John and Helen (Perfetto) Costa. On April 29, 1962, Frank married Diane Macchi who predeceased him on August 13,...

Jul 15, 2019

Albert J. Rizzo, Jr., 73, an area resident for 18 years and formerly of Queens, died peacefully on July 15, 2019 at his home. Born in Flushing on August 10, 1945, he was the son of Albert J. Rizzo, Sr. and Nicoletta Caputo. Albert was employed as a Production Associate for Local #812 in Elmsford, working for Coca Cola for...

Jul 15, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Debra C. Mitzman, 61, a lifelong area resident, died on July 15, 2019 at home after a long illness. Debra was born on February 21, 1958 in Poughkeepsie. In 1986, she married Steven Mitzman who survives at home. She is also survived by her stepson, Joshua Mitzman; her mother, Harriet (Pencheck) Maybaum; her siblings, Charisse Field, Jonathon...

Jul 15, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Raoul J. Callahan, 75, a lifelong area resident, died on July 15, 2019 at his home. Born on October 29, 1943 and raised in the Bronx, he was the son of the late John and Grace (Youngs) Callahan. He proudly served in the US Navy on the USS Walworth County LST-1164 from 1961-1964. Raoul retired in 1995...

Jul 14, 2019

Florence Marietta Sherwood, 100, a resident of Poughkeepsie and formerly of Hyde Park, Rhinebeck and Brooklyn, died on Sunday, July 14, 2019 at Kaplan Family Hospice Residence. Born on August 16, 1918 in Brooklyn, Grandma ZAK was the daughter of John J. and Ruth A. (Lawrence) Donovan. Grandma ZAK worked at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park in...

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Jul 8, 2019

POUGHQUAG – Christina "Tina" Raffaele, of Poughquag and formerly of Delray Beach, FL, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Wingate at Dutchess Health Care Facility in Fishkill. She was 86. Daughter of the late Ralph and Florence (Leonessa) Martello, she was born in the Bronx on December 26, 1932. On September 19, 1954, she married Joseph T....

Jul 8, 2019

Bruce Richard Eyring, 63, died suddenly on July 8, 2019 after a short illness. Mr. Eyring was born on December 20, 1955 to Frank R. Eyring and Adele C. Boeckmann. He grew up in Brooklyn. On May 15, 1982, he married Jean E. Brunhuber in New Milford, CT. They resided in Woodhaven until October 1987 when they relocated to Hopewell...

Jul 8, 2019

Deborah Elizabeth Ruf Mackey, 68, a resident of Little River, SC since 2002 and formerly of Hopewell Junction, died at her home on July 8, 2019. Born in Poughkeepsie on December 23, 1950, Deborah was the daughter of Teresa Ruf Croke of New Hamburg and the late Donald Ruf. She was raised in New Hamburg and graduated from Roy C....

Jul 7, 2019

Edward W. "Ed" Hotaling Sr. passed away peacefully on July 7, 2019 surrounded by four generations of his family in the comfort of his home. Edward, also affectionally known to family as 'Eddie', slipped into his eternal sleep at the age of 88. A lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, Edward was born on February 22, 1931 in Kingston, NY...

Jul 7, 2019

John T. Dooney, 63, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on July 7, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. Born in the Bronx on January 20, 1956, John was the son of John and Concetta (Giacone) Dooney. He was raised in Yorktown Heights until he moved to Millbrook in 1985. John proudly served our country in the United States...

Jul 5, 2019

Audrey May Brill, a lifelong Beacon resident , passed away at her daughters home, on July 5, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 24, 1936, she was the daughter of the late George and Ella (Shwella) Dennis. She was predeceased by her parents and brother Charles Dennis. Audrey is survived by her daughter Dawn...

Jul 4, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Millicent Claire Lee, 87, an area resident for the past year, died on July 4, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Previously, she was a long time resident of New Rochelle, NY. Born in St. Mary, Jamaica on January 11, 1932, Millicent was the daughter of the late Percival and Eva (McGhie) Watson. She married Clarence Lee...

Jul 2, 2019

FISHKILL - Jose Correia, 79, an area resident of 15 years, died on July 2, 2019 at his home. Born in Portugal on October 7, 1939, he was the son of Marcolino and Maria Correia. Jose was employed as a Construction Foreman with Local #60 in Hawthorne. Jose was a parishioner at St. Columba Church and loved hunting and fishing....

Jul 1, 2019

Jul 1, 2019

EAST FISHKILL – Donald G. Nameth, 61, a lifelong area resident, died on July 1, 2019 at Westchester Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Beacon on January 26, 1958, he was the son of James and Lillian (Pearson) Nameth. Don graduated from Pace University, and was employed as a banker, working for the Bank of New York in...

Jul 1, 2019

Raymond Kent Selander, 75, of East Fishkill, NY peacefully graduated to his heavenly home on July 1, 2019 after a long 15-year battle with cancer. Ray had an amazing testimony as to how God preserved him for so many years while battling thyroid, pancreatic (5 yrs.) and multiple myeloma cancers. His loving and supportive family was always there to meet...