Obituaries

Jun 27, 2018

MILLERTON – Raymond F. Morse, Jr., 64, died on June 27, 2018 at home. Raymond was born on August 27, 1953 in Randolph, VT. He proudly served in the US Army. Raymond retired as a manager from NYS Taconic DDSO. He is survived by his mother, Myrnie I. (Derosia) Hoanzl of New Milford, CT; his sons, Raymond Morse of New...

Jun 27, 2018

Richard James Knight, Sr. 87, a resident of Queensbury since 2013 and previously of Lagrangeville, died on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at home. Born on December 3, 1930 in Manhattan, Richard was the son of Marshall B. and Edith M. (Cross) Knight. On April 26, 1954 in Elkton, MD, Richard married Patricia L. Donohue who predeceased him on June 24,...

Jun 25, 2018

FISHKILL-Grace Frances Manise, 99, an area resident for 17 years, died peacefully at home on June 25, 2018. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born on April 5, 1919, she was the daughter of the late Saverio and Grace (Cantesano) Iuele. Grace worked as a dress maker in the Garment District of Manhattan for many years until her retirement. In...

Jun 24, 2018

NEW YORK CITY – Justo George Cameron, 70, died on June 24, 2018 at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Manhattan after a battle with cancer. Born in Manhattan on October 16, 1947, George was the son of the late Justo and Dominga (Alvarez) Cameron. He is survived by his sister, Marilyn Cameron-Wood and her husband Michael of Wappingers Falls; his...

Jun 20, 2018

EAST FISHKILL - John E. Zboinski, 76, an area resident for 50 years, died on June 20, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a brief illness. Born in Brooklyn on November 17, 1941, he was the son of the late Eleanor Burns Mancz. John proudly served our country in the US Marine Corps and the US Naval Reserves for...

Jun 18, 2018

Jun 18, 2018

FISHKILL – Joseph Guarnieri, Jr., a resident of Fishkill and formerly of the Bronx, died suddenly on Monday, June 18, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 79. Son of the late Joseph and Clara (Volpe) Guarnieri, he was born in the Bronx on August 23, 1938. Joseph worked for the New York City Department of Parks...

Jun 14, 2018

Ruth Lauritsen, 104, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2018 at her home at the Fountains at Millbrook. She was a lifelong resident of Dutchess County, having resided in Beacon, Poughkeepsie, and Millbrook. Born in Beacon, NY, she was the daughter of Bertram and Louise Tompkins. She graduated from Beacon High School and the Vassar Brothers Hospital Training school for...

Jun 14, 2018

Irene Rozek of Fishkill passed away on June 14, 2018 at the age of 91. Originally from Rye, New York the majority of her life was lived in Fiskill, New York. She graduated Berkley College and was co-owner of the Tiny Tots Day Nursery in Portchester. She was a professional still life artist and owned Rozek Art Gallery in Pawling,...

Jun 13, 2018

Deborah Jean Gurski, 66, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1974 and previously of Pittsburgh, PA, died on June 13, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on March 27, 1952 in Richland, Washington, Debbie was the daughter of Andrew W. and Laurel (Langedahl) Campbell. Debbie proudly served our country in the United States Air Force from 1970 to 1973...

Jun 10, 2018

TARPON SPRINGS, FL – Margaret Thompson Atkinson, Florida resident since 2014, died peacefully at the Brookdale Senior Living Center in Tarpon Springs, FL on Sunday, June 10, 2018. She was 97. Daughter of the late Henry B. and Maggie (Stephenson) Thompson, she was born in Lancaster, England on February 25, 1921. She served in the British Military Service during World...

Jun 9, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Alma Nora Martinez, 82, an area resident since 1966, died on June 9, 2018 at Wingate at Beacon. She had resided in Wappingers Falls, Fishkill and New York City. Born in Matanzas, Cuba on January 30, 1936. She was the daughter of Jose and Maria (Rovira) Quintana. Alma was a bilingual teacher at Forrestal Elementary School in...

Jun 9, 2018

Hopewell Junction - Joseph C. Frenze, Jr., 69, an area resident since 1970, died on June 9, 2018 surrounded by his family. Born in New Rochelle on March 14, 1949, he was the son of Joseph C. and Anita (Losi) Frenze. Joseph proudly served in the US Air Force during the Vietnam War. He was dedicated to his career as...

Jun 9, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Ralph Joseph Cilento, Jr., 73, an area resident for three years, and formerly of Putnam Valley, died peacefully in his sleep on June 9, 2018 at his home. Born in the Bronx on July 21, 1944, he was the son of Ralph J. Cilento Sr. and Alice Mongillo Cilento. Previously, Ralph worked as a supervisor with Con...

Jun 7, 2018

POUGHKEEPSIE – Morton Bolson, 91, formerly of Nyack, died on June 7, 2018. Born on December 12, 1926, he was the son of the late Raymond and Rose (Specter) Bolson. He proudly served in the US Navy and worked at Dexter Press in W. Nyack for 20 years until retirement in 1982. He also worked at R & M Builders,...

Jun 6, 2018

POUGHKEEPSIE - Irma Mae Cannon, 85, a lifelong area resident, arrived in the arms of our Heavenly Father surrounded in love by her family. Irma retired from F. A. Hartell's in 1990 to care for her grandchildren. Over the years, she worked at Fogarty's Shoe Store, Pharmhouse, Hallmark and JC Penney. Born in Stormville, NY on September 1, 1932, she...

Jun 6, 2018

Willi Brenner, 87, passed away June 6, 2018 at Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Konstanz, Germany, he was the son of Agathe and Wilhem Brenner. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1954. In 1959, he married Diana DeLuca of Brooklyn and they moved to Dutchess County in 1961. He was a builder for over 50 years. Willi served...

Jun 5, 2018

Idella took great pride recently for being recognized at the Dutchess County Office for the Aging's annual Celebration of Aging Luncheon. She was the guest of honor at 3 months shy of 103 years old. Idella was one of "the greatest generation" who lived through the great depression, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and World War II. She survived having...

Jun 5, 2018

FISHKILL - David Bruce Furick, a lifelong local area resident, died in Cold Spring on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. He was 38. He was born on June 2, 1980 in Poughkeepsie and was a graduate of John Jay Senior High School. He then worked as a paralegal for many years. Survivors include his wife, Amy Rietschel-Furick of New York; his...

Jun 4, 2018

EAST FISHKILL - John L. Peduto, 70, an area resident since 1977 and formerly of the Bronx, died on June 4, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in East Harlem on August 5, 1947, he was the son of Pasquale and Teresa (LaPetina) Peduto. John had worked for the Arlington School District for 24 years until his retirement in...