Obituaries

Jun 16, 2019

William E. Domitrovits, 63, of Fishkill, NY, passed away on June 16, 2019. William was born on February 11, 1956, the son of the late John and Margaret (Calochak) Domitrovits. In 2004, he married his loving wife Sherri Wilson who survives at home. William is additionally survived by his children, Christopher (Rebecca) Domitrovits and Jessica Gordineer; his granddaughter, Giavanna Gordineer;...

Jun 15, 2019

Virginia Mary Kunkel, a local area resident since 1973 and formerly of Canton, MA, passed away on Saturday, June 15 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. She was 92. Daughter of the late Frances and Mildred (Cutter) Fitzpatrick, she was born in Dorchester, MA on May 7, 1927. On July 8, 1950, she married Joseph Kunkel in Boston,...

Jun 15, 2019

POUGHKEEPSIE – Irma Sutton, 88, died unexpectedly on June 15, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Irma was born on January 20, 1931 in New Brunswick, Canada. She recently moved to Dutchess County, after living most of her life in Yonkers where she worked as a Registered Nurse at Yonkers Professional and Yonkers General Hospitals. Irma was a parishioner at...

Jun 15, 2019

Jun 15, 2019

STORMVILLE - Stefanie Fischer, 47, a lifelong area resident, died on June 15, 2019 at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan. Stefanie was born on April 8, 1972 in Poughkeepsie and was raised in Highland. She earned her Bachelor's Degree from SUNY Geneseo and her Master's Degree in Elementary Education from SUNY New Paltz. For the past twenty years, she has...

Jun 14, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Alan Scot Colodner, 61, died on June 14, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was born in Suffern on August 25, 1957. Alan spent his career as a pension banker. An avid lifelong fan of the NY Jets and Yankees, Alan also enjoyed fishing. He spent many years as an Umpire for the East Fishkill Baseball...

Jun 14, 2019

FISHKILL – Agnes Tursi, a local area resident since 2008 and formerly of Howard Beach and Ozone Park, Queens, passed away on Friday, June 14, 2019 at the Wingate at Dutchess Health Care Center in Fishkill. She was 96 years old. Daughter of the late Anthony and Teresa (Cassano) Santoro, she was born in Brooklyn on August 16, 1922. Agnes...

Jun 12, 2019

LAGRANGEVILLE – Joseph A. DePalma, 98, an area resident since 1970, died on June 12, 2019 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. He previously lived in Staten Island. Born in Staten Island on August 15, 1920, he was the son of the late Nicola and Michaelina (Pagarulo) DePalma. Joe proudly served in the US Army as a Combat Engineer during WW II....

Jun 11, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Cynthia A. Prusakowski, 58, died on June 11, 2019 at home. Cynthia was born in Beacon on June 28, 1960. She was predeceased by her husband, Robert Prusakowski in 2016. She is survived by her parents, Vincent and Dorothy (Ramsey) Colonna of Ormond Beach, FL and her sister, Debra Peterson of Holly Hill, FL. Visitation will be...

Jun 11, 2019

FISHKILL – Callie Marie Ferguson York, a resident of Fishkill for 66 years, died on June 11, 2019 at the Wingate at Beacon. She was 98. Born in East Rochester, NY, on July 25, 1920, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Florence (Taylor) Ferguson. Marie, the youngest of 9 children, was born three months after her father's...

Jun 10, 2019

FISHKILL – Edward Louis Vollheim, a local area resident since 1962 and formerly of Stockport, NY, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Wingate at Beacon Health Care Center. He was 85. Son of the late Henry W. and Minna (Thies) Vollheim, he was born in the Bronx on January 7, 1934. As a teenager, Edward worked as...

Jun 7, 2019

Annunziata "Tina" Dayvie Fishkill, NY passed away on June 7, 2019 at the age of 63. Born in Brusciano, Italy on June 3, 1956 the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Giuseppina (Buonaura) Giannino. Tina is survived by her loving husband of 38 years Glenn of Fishkill, her children Elizabeth (Brian) McAuley and Joseph (Anthony) Dayvie. Her grandchildren Jack &...

Jun 6, 2019

Anne M. "Nancy" Costello Obituary Anne M. "Nancy" Costello, 83, died peacefully in her sleep surrounded by family members on June 6, 2019, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. She had suffered a stroke at home. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., to parents William and Anne Walker, Nancy was one of four siblings: William Walker (deceased), husband of Maureen...

Jun 5, 2019

AMHERST - Barbara A. Cutrupi, 72, died on June 5, 2019 at her home. Born in Chicago, IL on September 11, 1946, she was the daughter of Thomas and Gloria (Morabito) McDermott. On December 9, 1967 in Valhalla, Barbara married Paul Cutrupi who predeceased her on December 15, 2013. They moved to Fishkill in 1972, and she was employed as...

Jun 4, 2019

FISHKILL – John P. "Jack" Hogan, a local area resident since 1992 and formerly of the Bronx, passed away on Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 94. Son of the late William and Mary (Kenny) Hogan, Jack was born in the Bronx on June 25, 1924. In 1943, he was inducted into the...

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Jun 2, 2019

Joseph R. Kubikowski, 59, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 24 years and previously of Middletown, died on June 2, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on February 16, 1960 in Newburgh, Joseph was the son of Ronald and Christine (Korbelak) Kubikowski and grew up with his family in Monroe. On August 9, 1986 in Chester, Joseph married the...

Jun 2, 2019

Alexander William Vitale, 25, an area resident since 1995, died unexpectedly on June 2, 2019 at his home. Born on December 11, 1993 in Mount Kisco, he was the beloved son of Alexander J. Vitale and Susan (Jones) Vitale. Alex had attended Roy C. Ketcham High School where he played baseball and football. Although his passion was baseball, he also...

May 31, 2019