Obituaries

Jun 3, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Margaret T. "Peggy" "Cookie" Minelli, 74, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 18 years, died on June 3, 2018 at Danbury Regional Hospice. She previously lived in Peekskill and the Bronx. Peggy was born in the Bronx on March 12, 1944. She was employed as a bookkeeper for the Ossining School District for 20 years until her...

Jun 3, 2018

Satnarine Thackurdeen, 58, a resident of Lagrangeville since 2003 and previously of Queens, South Ozone Park, died on Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born on August 19, 1959 in Trinidad, Satnarine was the son of Pooran and Rambascia (Jaimungal) Thackurdeen. Satnarine was a New York City Yellow Cab Taxi Driver. He enjoyed...

Jun 1, 2018

May 31, 2018

FISHKILL – Angelina T. Vetrano, 93, a resident of Fishkill since 1993, died on May 31, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She previously lived in Yonkers. Born in Yonkers on June 6, 1924, Angelina was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mary (Frankolino) Polidore. On September 24, 1944 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Yonkers, she...

May 31, 2018

PEEKSKILL - L. Jane Schlick, 89, died on May 31, 2018 at Sky View Rehabilitation in Croton-On-Hudson. Born on November 26, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, Jane was the daughter of the late Thomas and Susan (Hobbs) Stowe. She was employed as a Nursing Executive for At Home Care, Inc. in Oneonta until her retirement in 1996. She was a member...

May 30, 2018

Walter Franklin March, a Fishkill resident since 1954, died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill. He was 94. Son of the late Arthur E. and Bessie M. (Wade) March, he was born in Atlanta, GA on February 20, 1924. Walter enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1942 and served in the European Theatre during World...

May 30, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Manuel A. Amorim, 62, an area resident since 2003 and formerly of Ossining, died on May 30, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by his loving family. Born in Portugal on December 9, 1955, he was the son of Jose and Lucinda (Oliveira) Amorim. Manuel had worked as a truck driver with Roger & Sons in...

May 28, 2018

Hopewell Junction - Judith A. Wright, 76, an area resident since 1962, died on May 28, 2018 at The Pines of Poughkeepsie. Born in Cohoes on June 23, 1941, she was the daughter of Linly and Elizabeth (Tremont) Ashley. Judith had worked as a Real Estate Broker with Prudential Real Estate in LaGrangeville for many years. She was a member...

May 23, 2018

Joe Horch, 83, died 23rd May 2018 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY from respiratory complications due to pulmonary fibrosis. He was surrounded by his children. A memorial service will be held at Jacobson's Funeral Home in Huntington Station, NY on Saturday, June 2nd from 5-7pm. To honor him, In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Friends of...

May 23, 2018

Patrick V. Pesce, 86, a resident of Poughquag since 1992 and previously of Hartsdale, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at home after a long illness. Born on August 31, 1931 in New York City, Patrick was the son of Michael and Angelina (DeMarinis) Pesce. On December 27, 1952 in New York City, Patrick married the love of his life,...

May 23, 2018

FISHKILL – Dylan Joseph Gardineer, a lifelong local area resident, died at home in Fishkill on Wednesday, May 23, 2018. He was 38. He was born in Mount Kisco on June 30, 1979, and his family relocated to Fishkill several months later. He attended John Jay Senior High School and Dutchess Community College, and later participated in the Electrical Systems...

May 21, 2018

Kain Seth Petersen, 23, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on May 21, 2018. Born in Poughkeepsie on August 30, 1994, he was the son of Patricia (Roughley) Delehanty and the late Kai Petersen. Kain enjoyed listening to music, skateboarding, playing basketball and riding bikes with his nephews. His family meant the world to him - he was an amazing...

May 20, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Thomas P. Short, 73, died on May 20, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Fishkill and Roebling, NJ. Born in Philadelphia on October 5, 1944, he was the son of Theodore and Dorothy Dydek (Helmer) and Leo Short. He proudly served our country in the US Air Force during the Korean War. Tom...

May 19, 2018

POUGHKEEPSIE – Ann Calano, a Dutchess County resident since 2003 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 93. Daughter of the late Rocco and Angelina (Spadafino) Colavito, she was born in the Bronx on November 6, 1924. On November 15, 1947, she married the love of her...

May 18, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Ruth Ann Abbatiello, a local area resident for over 30 years, died on Friday, May 18, 2018 in Pleasant Valley. She was 87. She was born on December 15, 1930 in Manhattan. She grew up in Yonkers, where she also raised her family and remained there until the 1980s. In 1950, she married Brandy Abbatiello at Our...

May 18, 2018

Mr. Michel (Michel Bizien) By Remy Bizien 10-15-1922 to 5-18-2018 Today, my Father is dancing with my Mother in the heavens above. He started his life in Laz, France as a farmer. He was captured by the Nazi's during World War II, married Simone LeFloch, had the most handsome child in the world, Remy, and finally set his sail towards...

May 15, 2018

"Always and Forever" captures the love between Steve and Diane Mench. On May 15, 2018 Stephen E. Mench lost his battle with MDS at New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. Steve was born on February 7, 1959 in Dover, Delaware to Edwin and Margaret Mench who predeceased him. Steve was an amazing husband, loving brother, uncle, nephew, cousin...

May 15, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS - John H. Stewart, 73, an area resident since 1961, died on May 15, 2018 at Sapphire Nursing Home. Born on August 14, 1944 in Rome, NY, John was the son of Rev. Harold and Anna (Ross) Stewart. In September, 2005 at the Church of the Nazarene in Fishkill, John married Wendy (Hehn) who predeceased him on February...

May 14, 2018

BEACON - Michael Lentini, 79, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of Queens, died on May 14, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Caltanisetta, Sicily on January 15, 1939, he was the son of the late Francesco and Lucia (Giglio) Lentini. Michael was employed as a foreman for Dorel Hat Company in Beacon for many years. He...

May 13, 2018

Daniel Oliver, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on Sunday, May 13, 2018 at the Pines at Poughkeepsie. He was 61. Son of Rafael and Luz (Bonilla) Oliver, he was born in Brooklyn on September 24, 1956. He worked as a bus driver for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for 25 years. Daniel's hobbies included music, cooking (especially smoking meat and...