Obituaries

Nov 5, 2017

Nov 4, 2017

STORMVILLE - Angelo LaVecchia, 70, an area resident since 1997 and formerly of Dobbs Ferry, died unexpectedly on November 4, 2017 at his home. Born in Yonkers on August 9, 1947, he was the son of the late Joseph and Angelina (Yacomo) LaVecchia. Angelo graduated from Dobbs Ferry High School and attended Westchester Community College. He proudly served our country...

Nov 3, 2017

Michael J. Tecklenburg, 39, a resident of Florida for the last 7 years, died on November 4, 2017. Born in Goshen on August 13, 1978, he was the son of John Tecklenburg and Jody Cleveland. Michael was employed as a bartender at the Elbo Room in Fort Lauderdale Beach Dive Bar. He was an ironman who lived and loved fiercely....

Nov 1, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Joshua G. Indorf, Jr., 16, a lifelong area resident, died on November 1, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. J.R. was born on April 11, 2001 in Poughkeepsie. He was a junior at Roy C. Ketcham High School in Wappingers Falls. J.R. competed in motocross racing as #72. He also...

Nov 1, 2017

Janet S. Halsted, 98, formerly of Bedford Village, died on October 31, 2017 at the Maplewood at Danbury. Born in Passaic, NJ on September 19, 1919, she was the daughter of Charles and Susan (Breslin) Seeger. Janet grew up during the Great Depression, and was the proud wife of a Navy pilot during World War II. Janet was employed as...

Nov 1, 2017

FISHKILL – Lillian Tominovich, 84, an area resident for 13 years and previously of Richmond Hill, Queens, died on November 1, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn on February 13, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Carmela (Castoria) Chiclos. Lillian had been employed as an office manager at Intaboro Acres in Queens until...

Oct 31, 2017

Evelyn E. Sapienza, 68, an area resident for 40 years and previously of Hawthorne, died at her home surrounded by her family on Halloween, her favorite holiday. Born on April 3, 1949 in Yonkers, Evelyn was the daughter of Evelyn (Maberly) Imbrogno and the late Frank Imbrogno. She had worked as a teaching assistant at Cinnamon Tree Children’s Center in...

Oct 30, 2017

Frank P. Cartman, an area resident for 44 years and formerly of Eddyville, died on October 30, 2017 at his home. Born in Monticello on May 24, 1932, he was the son of the late Philip and Elsa (Gustavson) Cartman. Frank was a graduate of the University of Michigan, and proudly served our country in the US Navy during the...

Oct 30, 2017

BEEKMAN - Shirley Ruth Audenino, 95, died on October 30, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on September 23, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Anna (Greiner) Klotz. Shirley was a graduate of Theodore Roosevelt High School in the Bronx and was employed as the district secretary for New York Telephone in...

Oct 29, 2017

Oct 29, 2017

Oct 28, 2017

Dorothy M. Perez, 81, a lifelong area resident, died on October 28, 2017 at home. Born in Poughkeepsie on May 13, 1936, Dorothy was the daughter of Edward and Vera (Wood) Maroney. Dorothy was the Valedictorian of her 1954 graduating class of Arlington High School. She went on to receive of Bachelors of Science Degree in Ceramic Engineering from Alfred...

Oct 28, 2017

Grace Ann Hornyak, a local area resident since 2015, died peacefully at home on Saturday, October 28, 2017. She was 84. Daughter of the late Benjamin and Mary (Sabo) Nagy, she was born in Cherryville Township, PA on November 1, 1932. Throughout her life, she had also resided in Jackson Heights and Flushing, Queens as well as Hannacroix in Greene...

Oct 27, 2017

Vladimir Ivanovich Bezrutchenko, a Wappingers Falls resident since 2004, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday, October 27, 2017.He was 77. Son of the late Ivan A. and Clavdia (Gubanova) Bezrutchenko, he was born in Pervomaisk, Turkmenistan on August 15, 1940. He studied science, and earned a doctorate in Physics from the University of Turkmenistan, where he...

Oct 26, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Helen Regina Brooks, 90, an area resident since 2007 and formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, died on October 26, 2017 at White Plains Hospital. Born in Passaic, NJ on September 23, 1927, she was the daughter of Michael and Anna (Hellrigel) Hobin. Following World War II, Helen worked for the US Navy in the Brooklyn Navy Yard and again...

Oct 25, 2017

STORMVILLE – Laura Galdiero, 67, passed away on October 25, 2017 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 20, 1950 in Bisceglie, Italy, she was the daughter of the late Carlo and Lucia (Rigante) Baldini. On April 18, 1970 at St. Patrick's Church in Yorktown, Laura married Richard Galdiero who survives at home. She is also...

Oct 25, 2017

Dolores M. Finley, 76, an area resident for 10 years and formerly of Plymouth and Yonkers, NY, died peacefully with her children by her side on October 25, 2017 at Putnam Hospital Center. Born in Astoria on May 8, 1941, she was the daughter of Anthony and Angelina (Procida) Taddeo. Dolores had worked as a culinary arts teacher for BOCES...

Oct 25, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Rose Viserto, 90, an area resident for 35 years, died on October 25, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Manhattan on May 16, 1927, Rose was the daughter of the late Michael and Angelina (D'Agostino) Ferrantino. On September 26, 1948 in Manhattan, Rose married Joseph Viserto who predeceased...

Oct 24, 2017

Madeline Wagner, 65, a beloved wife, devoted mother, and cherished friend, peacefully passed into the Kingdom of our Lord, surrounded by her family, on October 24, 2017. Madeline was born on July 11, 1952 in Yonkers, the daughter of the late Marino and Rose Gizzi. She had been employed as the Secretary to the Division Engineer with ATT Long Lines...

Oct 24, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Celeste Tesan entered peacefully into eternal rest on October 24, 2017, at Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill. She was 96. Celeste was born on August 22, 1921, in the village of Brugnola, in Bardi, province of Parma, Italy, to Giuseppe and Desolina (Mussi) Tibaldi. She emigrated to America in 1936 with her parents and two brothers, Primo...