Obituaries

Jan 19, 2019

Harvey F Goldsmith Jr 92, a longtime resident of Hopewell Junction, died peacefully at home on January 18, 2019 surrounded by his family. Born on November 24, 1926 in Mt Vernon, NY, he was the son of Harvey and Rose Goldsmith. He married Lucille Merkert on September 3, 1949, who predeceased him on March 24, 2016. He is survived by...

Jan 19, 2019

Jan 18, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Steven John Page, 53, a lifelong area resident, died on January 18, 2019 in a snowmobile accident. He lived in Pleasant Valley before moving to Hopewell Junction twenty years ago. Born in Poughkeepsie on September 18, 1965, he was the son of William Henry and Helen Wilser Page. Steven graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School...

Jan 18, 2019

Eleanor "Ellie" Rokes, 67, passed away on January 18, 2019 surrounded by her loving family. Ellie was born July 30, 1951 in Brooklyn the daughter of Michael and Eleanor (Norelius) Rayll. Ellie attended New York School of Performing Arts where she studied ballet and later transferred to Tilden High School where she graduated. She continued her education at Brooklyn College...

Jan 18, 2019

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - George J. Geary, 74, an area resident since 1969, died on January 18, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Peekskill. Born on December 3, 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA, George was the son of the late James and Margaret (Stacer) Geary. George graduated from North Catholic High School in Pittsburgh, PA, earned his undergraduate...

Jan 14, 2019

.Stormville - Theresa M. Albano passed away on January 14, 2019 surrounded by her family. She was 81. Theresa was born on January 20, 1937 in New York City, the daughter of Dominick and Mary (Saviano) Barba. Theresa enjoyed many things in life including cooking for her family, hosting parties, traveling: especially to Italy and Germany, her dollhouse collection and...

Jan 13, 2019

Rose Theresa Sakovits (née Timar) FISHKILL - Rose Theresa Sakovits (née Timar) of Fishkill, 92 passed away on January 13, 2019. She is survived by her son Louis, daughters-in-law Shari and Lynne, grandchildren Jillian, Brian, and Alanna, sisters Irene and Mary (Mitzi), and other loving family members. Rose was predeceased by her loving husband of almost 67 years, Louis, and...

Jan 13, 2019

Jan 13, 2019

POUGHKEEPSIE - William "Bill" Fidanza, 93, Passed away on Sunday, January 13, 2019 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born in New York City on November 3, 1925, William was the son of the late Ralph and Caroline (Pinella) Fidanza. Dubbed as the "Mayor" of Jackson Drive, Bill and his family have lived here since 1959, when he joined...

Jan 12, 2019

On January 12, 2019, Sally Anne McCloskey, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away. Sally was born on May 29, 1926 in Beacon, NY to George C. and Dorothy Cooke Greene. She grew up in Beacon and was a graduate of Beacon H.S., class of 1945. She studied voice under Mrs. Francis Coleman, of Fishkill, NY and appeared in many...

Jan 10, 2019

STORMVILLE – Brittany J. Barger, 30, a lifelong area resident, died on January 10, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Brittany was born in Peekskill on May 16, 1988. A graduate of Herkimer Community College and SUNY Brockport with dual degrees in Criminal Justice and Psychology, she was enrolled in the nursing program at Dutchess Community College. She is...

Jan 10, 2019

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Dominic Luongo, 68, an area resident since 1954 and formerly of Italy, died on January 10, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Naples, Italy on May 8, 1950, he was the son of the late Salvatore and Immaculata (Carrino) Luongo. Dominic graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1968. He then went on to become a...

Jan 10, 2019

Joni Handley, a longtime Dutchess County resident, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 10 at the age of 72. She was born in Brooklyn on Oct. 23, 1946, and was the daughter of Sam Kessler and Anna Levy Kessler. Her Yiddish name was Yuspa. A graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School at age sixteen, Joni earned an associate's degree in secretarial...

Jan 7, 2019

FISHKILL – Renee J. Visconti, 76, a resident of Dutchess County since 1970 and formerly of the Bronx, died on January 7, 2019 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Born in the Bronx on March 31, 1942, she was the daughter of Victor and Helen (Moccia) Marcolina. Renee had been employed as a Bus Driver for the Wappingers Central School District for...

Jan 6, 2019

Jeffrey L. Leon, a Beacon resident since 1987, died on Sunday, January 6, 2019 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 66. He was born in New York, NY on September 2, 1952. In 1969, Jeff enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged from service as Sergeant and was...

Jan 4, 2019

Jan 3, 2019

BEACON – Mary P. Ferland, a Beacon resident since 2010, formerly of Cartersville, GA and Hopewell Junction, died at home on Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was 76. She was born in Beacon on March 22, 1942. Mary was a graduate of St. Mary's School in Wappingers Falls and Wappingers Central High School (1960). Mary was an avid reader and...

Jan 3, 2019

FISHKILL – Bernadette Pagnozzi, a resident of Fishkill since 2014, formerly of Deposit, NY and the Bronx, died peacefully at home on Thursday, January 3, 2019. She was 94. Daughter of the late Gaetano and Rosaria (Giardinieri) Bastardi, she was born in Manhattan on January 2, 1925. Bernadette was raised in the Bronx, where she later worked as a seamstress...

Jan 3, 2019

EAST FISHKILL - Ilidio Fernandes, 86, died on January 3, 2019 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Portugal on March 10, 1932, he was the son of Eduardo Fernandes Marques and Silvaninha Maria Augusta. On December 5, 1954, Ilidio married Maria Augusta Tavares in Portugal. Mr. Fernandes worked on the assembly line for General Motors for 30 years before retiring...

Jan 2, 2019