Obituaries

Mar 29, 2019

Rose Ellen Manno, a resident of Fishkill and previously of Astoria, Queens passed away on March 29, 2019. Born on May 15, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York, Rose was the daughter of Estelle and Antonio Manno. She was one of six children. Rose worked for 15 years for Catholic Charities of NYC until her retirement in 1998. She was a...

Mar 28, 2019

LaGrangeville, New York. Mary Law Moody, (at age 85), died peacefully at the Hospice Center in Danbury, CT on March 28, 2019. She was the second born child of Ruby Faye Camp Law and Ashley Taswell Law, and was born on her maternal grandparents' farm in northeast Louisiana, Haynesville, on January 7, 1934. She is survived by her devoted husband...

Mar 28, 2019

EAST FISHKILL - Joseph N. Monaco, Jr., 90, an area resident since 1963 and formerly of Massapequa Park, died on March 28, 2019 at Castle Point VAMC. Born on July 10, 1928 in Ozone Park, he was the son of Joseph and Mary (Artura) Monaco. Joe attended Georgia University and proudly served our country in the US Army. He was...

Mar 28, 2019

Carmela Greco, 72, a resident of Pawling and formerly of Naples, FL and the Bronx, died on March 28, 2019. Born on May 4, 1946 in Italy, she was the daughter of Francesco and Maria (Greco) Polistena. On April 5, 1964 in Italy, Carmela married Antonio Greco who predeceased her on October 24, 2014. She is survived by her sons...

Mar 27, 2019

Theresa Korzeniecki, 49, tragically passed away, along with her canine companions, Cheyenne and Jaxson, on March 27, 2019, and is now with her savior, Jesus Christ. She was born November 11, 1969, to her father, Stephen Lockhart, who has since deceased, and mother, Patricia Lockhart. Theresa is survived by her husband, Brian, and two children, Brian Jr. and Marissa, and...

Mar 22, 2019

Mar 22, 2019

Irvin Luxmore Brown, March 23, 1943- March 22, 2019. Late Friday night March 22nd, one day prior to his 76th birthday Irvin; loving father, and grandfather passed away at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was the son of the late Lenard Brown, and Icilyn Bennett. A Native of Jamaica W.I He obtained his formal education and went on to pursue...

Mar 21, 2019

FISHKILL – Robert Christopher Murphy, a resident of Fishkill since 2017 and formerly of Cold Spring, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, March 21, 2019. He was 68. He was born in New Rochelle on September 17, 1950, son of the late John and Marion (Morse) Murphy. He was raised in Yorktown Heights. Robert was a...

Mar 21, 2019

POUGHKEEPSIE – Allison Leigh Brannen, 38, a lifelong area resident, died on March 21, 2019 at home after a long courageous battle with cancer. Allison was born in Poughkeepsie on December 1, 1980. After earning her Master's Degree, she went on to be become a Clinical Therapist and was employed by Andrus Mental Health Clinic in Peekskill. Allison is survived...

Mar 20, 2019

Joan C. Hunt went to be with the Lord on March 20, 2019. Born in Yonkers on March 18, 1930, she was the daughter of Albert and Emma (Lehmkuhl) DeGuisto. Joan grew up in Ardsley and was a 1947 graduate of Ardsley High School. On October 27, 1951, Joan married Allan R. Hunt at the Christian Missionary Alliance Church in...

Mar 20, 2019

EAST FISHKILL - Alan D. Hirschhorn, an area resident since 1981 and formerly of Greenwich, CT, died on March 20, 2019, the day before his 80th birthday. Born in New York City on March 21, 1939, he was the son of Harry and Bessie (Meilach) Hirschhorn. Al graduated summa cum laude from Boston Conservatory of Music, where he earned his...

Mar 18, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS – John P. Zimoulis, an area resident for 40 years and formerly of Queens, died on March 18, 2019 at home surrounded by his family. He was 64. John was born on January 22, 1955 in Brooklyn and had been employed as an accountant at Union Carbide in Danbury for over 25 years. He was Treasurer of the...

Mar 18, 2019

Kathleen Elizabeth Thibeault, a 12-year resident of Coxsackie, formerly of Louisiana and the Hudson Valley, died at St. Peter's Community Hospital in Albany on Monday, March 18, 2019. She was 64. She was born on November 15, 1954, daughter of the late Harold E. and Viola (Fleming) Stephens. Kathleen was affectionately known as "Nanny" and cherished her kids, grandbabies, and...

Mar 18, 2019

LaGrangeville, NY Marilyn Emily Ebe DeTraglia passed away surrounded by her loving family on Monday, March 18, 2019. Born on March 27, 1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey, she was the daughter of the late Raymond Ebe and Vivian Holscher. She graduated from Roy C. Ketcham High School in 1965. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Teaching from SUNY New Paltz...

Mar 17, 2019

EAST FISHKILL - George S. Kelly, Jr., 77, an area resident since 1979 and formerly of Mahopac, died on March 17, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in White Plains on September 2, 1941, he was the son of George S. Kelly Sr. and Alice Patricia Tobin Kelly. George had been employed by Con Edison for 40 years. He...

Mar 17, 2019

Charles W. Scheffer, 80, of Fishkill, NY, passed away on March 17, 2019. He was born on March 28, 1938 in Bronx, NY, son of the late Herman and Edna (Higgins) Scheffer. After graduating from high school in the Bronx, Charles served in the Naval Reserve from June 6, 1955 - June 5, 1963 and worked as an electrical technician...

Mar 17, 2019

Mar 17, 2019

On the night of March 17, 2019, Mavila Alfonsina Mujica Diaz met her loving parents, Alindor Mujica Alvarado and Otilia Diaz de Mujica at Heaven's Gates. She was also reunited with her siblings, Napoleon, Alfredo, Jorge, and Esperanza. Her children, Jorge A., Jose A., and Guillermo welcomed her arrival into the afterlife along with her granddaughter, Cecelia Villegas. She was...

Mar 16, 2019

Kathleen McGuinness, 55, a lifelong New York resident, passed away on March 16, 2019 at home surrounded by her family, after a long battle with liver cancer. Those who loved her called her Aunt Kathy, Kate or Aunt Bunny. Born on July 18, 1964 in Westwood, NJ, graduated Tappan Zee High School and pursued a career in nursing. She is...

Mar 16, 2019

Richard K. Engstrom, 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2019 with his family by his side from complications of pneumonia and the flu. Born on December 17, 1941 in Brooklyn, he was the son of Morgan and Ruby Engstrom. Dick proudly served our country in the US Navy, and was a long-time employee of Central Hudson. He was...