Obituaries

Dec 20, 2018

FISHKILL – Rose V. DeBlase, a Fishkill resident for 25 years, formerly of New Jersey, Brooklyn, and Long Island, died on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Putnam Ridge Nursing Facility in Brewster. She was 98. Daughter of the late Frank and Caterina (Aesaro) Errera, she was born in Brooklyn on June 10, 1920. Rose supported the war effort during...

Dec 20, 2018

Dec 20, 2018

POUGHKEEPSIE – LaQuitta "Luckie" Edmonds, a local area resident for over 60 years, died on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 86. Daughter of the late Fred J. and Verda E. (Hansen) Newhouse, she was born in Malad City, ID on April 16, 1932. During her childhood, Luckie's family relocated throughout the western...

Dec 20, 2018

FISHKILL – Deanna M. DeLuca, 32, a resident of Fishkill for the past 10 years, died at home after a courageous battle with cancer on December 20, 2018. She previously lived in Carmel. Deanna was born in the Bronx on May 21, 1986. She was the manager at Giggles in Wappingers Falls. Deanna was an accomplished song writer and musician...

Dec 19, 2018

Katherine G. Pavlo, 91, an area resident since 1998 and formerly of Dingman's Ferry, PA and Brewster, died on December 19, 2018. Born in New York City on March 18, 1927, she was the daughter of John and Ines Gardella. Katherine had worked as a Legal Secretary for Rubin & Eisenberg Esq. in Bronxville for 40 years until her retirement...

Dec 19, 2018

Dec 18, 2018

FISHKILL – Gina Grace Puleo, a local area resident since 1984 and formerly of Yonkers, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 following a courageous battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. She was 53. She was born in Yonkers on September 24, 1965 and graduated from Sacred Heart High School in 1983. Gina attended Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh,...

Dec 17, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Gary Dreizler, 70, died on December 17, 2018. He is survived by his wife, Lisa; his sons, John and Paul, and their families; grandson John; sister, Eileen; brothers and sisters in law Tim, Fred, Susan and Pamela; and many nieces and nephews, including Benjamin and Alyssa, and their families. He was predeceased by his parents, Frank and...

Dec 17, 2018

Dec 16, 2018

Richard Earl Varian, Sr. passed into God's waiting arms on December 16, 2018. He was born in Yonkers, NY, on March 5, 1930, to Madeline (Abbott) and William N. Varian Sr. His brothers, William Jr. and Robert, predeceased him. He has a sister, Joy (Varian) Romanchik, whom he adored; she and her husband, Peter, reside in Yonkers, NY. Richard attended...

Dec 15, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Jacques T. "Pa" Harden, 84, a lifelong resident of Hughsonville, died on December 15, 2018 less than two months after the death of his wife of 62 years. Born in Poughkeepsie on January 17, 1934, he was the son the late Cushman "Pop" and Helen Harden. He proudly served in the US Army. Jack retired in 1988...

Dec 15, 2018

Dec 14, 2018

FISHKILL – Johanna C. Leskow, a longtime resident of Fishkill, NY passed away on December 14, 2018. She was 89. Born in Amsterdam, Holland on January 7, 1929, she was the daughter of Henry and Tryntje (Katherine Van Hoften) Gilquin. In 1931, she and her mother made the arduous journey on the S.S. Statendam to the United States where they...

Dec 13, 2018

Dec 13, 2018

MILLERTON – Ronald N. Graves, 80, a resident of Millerton for 14 years, died on December 13, 2018 at his home. He previously lived in Brewster. Born in Syracuse on June 28, 1938. Ron was the son of the late Roswell and Ruth (Hartung) Graves. Ron proudly served in the US Navy. He had been employed as a Pipe welder...

Dec 13, 2018

LAGRANGEVILLE- Kathleen A. Eisenberg, 66, an area resident since 1976 and formerly of Flushing, NY, died on December 13, 2018. Born in Flushing, NY on February 9, 1952, she was the daughter of Edmund and Margaret Holden. Kathy received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She had been employed as...

Dec 11, 2018

FISHKILL – Milton H. Chiappe, a resident of Fishkill since 2000, formerly of Queens and Uruguay, died at home on Tuesday, December 11, 2018. He was 71. Son of the late Domingo and Iris (Brachet) Chiappe, he was born in Uruguay on April 26, 1947. He later emigrated to the United States where he settled in Queens. He worked as...

Dec 11, 2018

EAST FISHKILL - Charles Byron Brill, 75, died on December 11, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. A lifelong area resident, he was born on July 24, 1943 to Ferris and Anna Brill, and attended the one room schoolhouse on Beekman Road. Charlie proudly served his country in the US Army while stationed in Germany. On March 10, 1973, Charlie...

Dec 10, 2018

LAGRANGE – Kathe Franziska Wiegert, 95, died peacefully on December 10, 2018 at her home. Born in Freiburg, Germany on April 3, 1923, she was the daughter of Johanna Schmidt and Johan Ritzau. She received her high school and business training in Germany and became a fashion buyer after working her way up the ladder at an upscale dress shop...

Dec 10, 2018