Obituaries

Mar 9, 2018

Nora Kohlmaier Taylor, 62, a lifelong area resident, died on March 9, 2018 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence, following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on November 21, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Werner and Christa (Peterhansel) Kohlmaier. Nora was a scientist with Boehringer-Ingelheim in Danbury, CT until her retirement in 2016. She...

Mar 9, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Janet Ruth Matteo, 84, a lifelong area resident, died on March 9, 2018 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Born in Beacon on April 11, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Geraldine (Cargill) Mosher. She retired from the State of New York after working for the Department of Transportation and then at Harlem Valley Psychiatric...

Mar 8, 2018

FISHKILL -Marissa L. DeGregoriis, 60, a 15-year area resident died on March 8, 2018 at the Grand at Pawling. She previously lived in Boulder, CO. Born in Blue Water, NM on July 17, 1957, she was the daughter of Shirley (Hendrix) Davis and the late John DeGregoriis. Marissa had worked as an administrative assistant for a local school district. She...

Mar 7, 2018

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Edmond C. Modugno died on March 7, 2018 just two weeks shy of his 71st birthday at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. An area resident for 25 years, he previously lived in Cortlandt Manor. Born in New York City on March 26, 1947, he was the son of the late Edmond and Esther (DeVito) Modugno. Edmond proudly served...

Mar 6, 2018

LAGRANGEVILLE - Joseph J. Garan, Jr., 81, died on March 6, 2018 at the Lutheran Care Center. Born in Yonkers on July 5, 1936, he was the son of the late Joseph and Mary (Cater) Garan. Joseph was the owner and operator of Garan Trucking in Yonkers. He was a parishioner of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in LaGrangeville. An avid...

Mar 5, 2018

Jacqueline Ann Prusak, 79, died suddenly on March 5, 2018 at her home. Born in New York City on April 15, 1938, she was the daughter of Frank and Elizabeth (Brown) Robertson. Jackie graduated from Russell Sage College with a BS in 1959 and SUNY New Paltz with an MS in Education. She was employed as a teacher with the...

Mar 5, 2018

Robert Wayne Snowden, 58, passed away peacefully at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Monday, March 5, 2018, after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born on July 19, 1959 to parents John W. Snowden III and Althea Galati Snowden, who both predeceased him, as did his brother John W. Snowden IV. Bob, as he liked to be called,...

Mar 4, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Lauren P. Hondorp, 62, a lifelong area resident, died on March 4, 2018 at home. Born on February 7, 1956 in Newburgh, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marilyn (Reed) Quinn. On September 17, 1989, Lauren married Stephen J. Hondorp who predeceased her in 2008. Lauren, a financial analyst, retired from IBM in East...

Mar 3, 2018

Burton Schwartz, 89, an area resident for 20 years and previously of Las Cruzes, NM, died on March 3, 2018 at Lutheran Care Center. Born on April 17, 1928 in Brooklyn, Burton was the son of Harry and Lena (Kantorwitz) Schwartz. Burton was an avid Bridge player, stamp collector and rock hound. He loved doing crossword and sodoku puzzles. Burton...

Mar 3, 2018

Mar 2, 2018

Bertha M. Lee, 87, a lifelong area resident, died on Friday, March 2, 2018 at her daughter's house. Born in Beacon on August 23, 1930, Bertha was the daughter of Ellsworth and Bertha (Plass) Bruise. On October 23, 1949 at Hopewell Reformed Church, Bertha married the love of her life, William W. Lee, Sr., who survives at home. Bertha was...

Mar 1, 2018

Jewel B. Warneck, 77, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1981 and previously of Cold Spring, died on March 1, 2018 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Born on January 28, 1941 in Berlin, NH, Jewel was the daughter of Albert and Margaret (Carter) Bean. On June 25, 1966 in Bethel, ME, Jewel married John McCrillis Warneck who predeceased her April 5,...

Feb 28, 2018

Robert Kenneth Schweiger, 65, formerly of Poughkeepsie, died on February 28, 2018 at the Scioto Trails Group Home in Waverly, OH. Born in Queens on October 18, 1952, he was the son of Mary Ann (Colella) Schweiger of Poughkeepsie and the late Harry Edward Schweiger. Robert was a special needs child who touched so many lives with his sweetness. He...

Feb 27, 2018

Feb 26, 2018

NEWBURGH – David R. Lauersdorf, 65, died on February 26, 2018 at the Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation. A resident of Newburgh since 2001, he previously lived in Stormville and Beacon. Born on July 29, 1952 in Watertown, WI, David was the son of the late Raymond Popart and Marion Lauersdorf. He had been employed by LSI Lighttron in Cornwall until...

Feb 26, 2018

Fortunato J. Pellicano, 81, an area resident for 57 years and formerly of Port Chester and Byram, died on February 26, 2018 at his home. Born in Montreal, Canada on May 9, 1936, he was the son of Angelo and Teresa (Figaro) Pellicano. He graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a BA in Education. He also attended the ESCO Institute...

Feb 26, 2018

BEACON – Hilary Robyn Holmes, 49, a resident of Beacon since 2014, died on February 26, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. She previously lived in Wappingers Falls. Born on November 20, 1968 in Saddlebrook, NJ, Hilary was the daughter of the late Henry and Susan (Friedman) Landau. On November 5, 2004 in St. Lucia, she married Daniel...

Feb 26, 2018

Feb 25, 2018

STORMVILLE – Margaret J. Kiss, 78, an area resident since 1987 and formerly of the Bronx, died on February 25, 2018 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on May 7,1939 she was the daughter of Howard and Elvira (Kistler) Marshall. Before moving to Stormville, Margaret and Laszlo were the superintendents of the apartment building they lived...

Feb 24, 2018

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Carol Grace Segur, 98, passed away at home on February 24, 2018. A lifelong resident of the area, she was born in LaGrangeville on her family's farm on June 23, 1919. She was the daughter of the late Lewis T. and Hattie Eva (Alley) Wright. Carol was the youngest of 10 children and was a graduate of...