Obituaries

Mar 19, 2018

Geraldine Conchetta Courcy, 78, an area resident for 10 years and formerly of Elmsford, died on March 19, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on April 1, 1939 in White Plains, she was the daughter of Bruno and Angelina Valenti. Geraldine had been employed as a secretary with AT&T in White Plains for 27 years. She was a member...

Mar 19, 2018

Marilyn (Lynne) J. Macgeorge, 84, passed away at home on Monday, March 19, 2018 surrounded by her family. Lynne was born in 1933 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, the oldest daughter of Verna Bechtel Jones and Ralph Latchow Jones.. She attended Ursinus College and graduated as a R.N. from Women's Medical College Hospital in Philadelphia, PA in 1954. Volunteer and part-time work...

Mar 18, 2018

EAST FISHKILL –Frederick"Rick" Dudley Stoneall, 64, died on March 18, 2018 at his home. Born in Sharon, CT on April 17, 1953, he was the son of the late Frederick and Jane (Miller) Stoneall. Rick grew up in Washington, CT, and then moved to Cape Cod, MA before moving to New York. Rick was employed as a manager for Package...

Mar 18, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Ronald Albert Cammarata, 53, an area resident for 21 years and formerly of Mahopac, died on March 18,2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born on May 18, 1964 in Bronxville, he was the son of Frank and Carole (Mazzella) Cammarata. Ron was employed as an electrician at Manhattanville College in Purchase...

Mar 18, 2018

Wappingers Falls, NY - Antoinette Baudille, 93, a 34-year area resident and formally of the Bronx, died on March 18, 2018 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. Born in New York City on April 15, 1924, Antoinette was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Lenardina Caravello. On January 31, 1959 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Bronx, NY, Antoinette...

Mar 18, 2018

Joseph Arthur Yellen of 110 Jackson Street Fishkill died peacefully in his home on the morning of Sunday March 18th at the age of 93. Early Life and Service in the U.S. Armed Forces Joseph was born on February 23rd 1925 in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York, the oldest child of Joseph Yellen senior and Alice Shapiro Yellen. He attended...

Mar 17, 2018

Robert D. Novak, aka "Bob the Builder", went on to his next big adventure on March 17, 2018. Born in Poughkeepsie on January 12, 1954, Bob was a lifelong resident of Dutchess County. He was the son of Teddy (Darrow) Novak and the late William Novak. Bob was a graduate of the Class of 1972 from Arlington High School where...

Mar 16, 2018

Wappingers Falls – James D. Martz, 50, an area resident since 1996, died on March 16, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. James was born in the Bronx on September 22, 1967. He was employed as a Computer Programmer for Database Direct in Pearl River. On October 15, 1994 at St. Augustine Church in Ossining, James married Lisa (Abreau) Martz...

Mar 16, 2018

FISHKILL – Kathleen Blackler, a Dutchess County resident for over 40 years, died on Friday, March 16, 2018 at the Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill. She was 75. Daughter of the late Patrick and Alice (McGloin) Woods, she was born in Brooklyn on November 17, 1942. On May 17, 1967, she married Stephen F. Blackler, Jr. at Holy Name Church...

Mar 15, 2018

CORNELIUS, NC – Lori Ann Heady, 57, formerly of Hopewell Junction, NY, died on March 15, 2018 at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 3, 1961, she was the daughter of the late George and Marion (Fisher) Lown. On June 4, 1988 in Hopewell Junction, NY, Lori married Kenneth P....

Mar 15, 2018

NEWBURGH – Louise M. Tonyes, a resident of Newburgh since 2013, formerly of Garrison and Shrub Oak, died on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at New York-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital in Cortlandt Manor. She lived a youthful 90 years. Daughter of the late Vincenzo and Jenny (Zatto) Ciavattini, she was born in Jamaica, Queens on May 13, 1927. Louise worked as...

Mar 15, 2018

Mar 15, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Walter S. Klara, 85, an area resident for over 50 years, died on March 15, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Harmarville, PA, on June 9, 1932, he was the son of the late Stanley and Mary (Kulka) Klara. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. An electrical engineer at IBM East...

Mar 14, 2018

FISHKILL – Alfonso James Campanaro, Jr., of Fishkill, formerly of Yorktown Heights and Randolph, NJ, died on Wednesday, March 14, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. He was 74. Born on June 9, 1943 in the Bronx, he was son of the late Alfonso and Mary (LaCavalla) Campanaro. He graduated from Evander Childs High School in the Bronx, Mechanics...

Mar 13, 2018

Francis Robert Cassidy, 80, an area resident since 1968, died suddenly on March 13, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn on August 31, 1937, he was the son of Michael and Bridget (Kenoy) Cassidy. Francis served in the US Army Reserves and was employed as a Finance Manager with IBM in East Fishkill and Poughkeepsie for 30...

Mar 12, 2018

Linda Pressano, 75, died unexpectedly on March 12, 2018 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New York City on January 23, 1943, she was the daughter of John and Pearl (Zuckerberg) Paller. Linda was employed as an office manager for Dr. Michael Rabinowitz for 25 years. Linda is survived by her husband, Joseph V. Presssano; her children, Victoria, John Scott...

Mar 12, 2018

POUGHKEEPSIE – George Franklin Brown, Sr., 83, a lifelong area resident, died on March 12, 2018 at the Grand at River Valley. Born in Poughkeepsie on June 22, 1934, he was the son of the late Lester and Elmyra (O'Dell) Stewart. George was employed as a window washer for Dutchess County for over 30 years until his retirement in 2006....

Mar 10, 2018

Jacqueline Andrews Carey, 73, an area resident since 1967 and formerly of Norfolk, VA, passed away surrounded by family on March 10, 2018. Born in Norfolk, VA on March 13, 1944, she was the daughter of James William and Cornelia Frances Graves Andrews. Jacqueline was a 1962 graduate of Maury High School in Norfolk, VA. She earned a B.S. in...

Mar 10, 2018

Mar 10, 2018

HILLIARD, OH - Ethel Theresa Fleming, 69, died on March 10, 2018 at home. She previously lived in Yonkers, Hopewell Junction, and Pleasant Valley. Born in Yonkers on January 14, 1949, Ethel was the daughter of the late Andrew and Ethel (Hickey) Anderson. She retired as Supervising Probation Officer from Westchester County in 2010 after 30 years of service. On...