Obituaries

Oct 1, 2017

Gloria DiPaola, 67, an area resident since 1974 and formerly of Yonkers, died on October 1, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Bronx, NY on October 21, 1949, she was the daughter of Mary (D'Auria) Delasantra of Wappingers Falls and the late Victor Delasantra. Gloria had worked as an administrative assistant for over 20 years and also sold...

Sep 29, 2017

James W. Bride, Sr., 80, a lifelong area resident, died on September 29, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Beacon, he was the son of John and Rose (McGrath) Bride. Jim proudly served our country in the National Guard Reserves and was employed as a Manager with IBM, East Fishkill for 35 years. Jim was an avid golfer...

Sep 29, 2017

Rose M. Engel, 90, of Beacon, NY, a former longtime Yonkers resident, passed away on September 29, 2017. Born July 16, 1927 to Carmelo and Pietrina Giangreco. Retired from Ciba-Geigy (Ardsley) in 1992. She is survived by her daughter, Janet Adinaro of Hopewell Junction; granddaughters Dina, Emily, and Elizabeth; great-grandchildren Gianna and Derek. Predeceased by her son Raymond, 1 sister,...

Sep 27, 2017

On Tuesday, September 27, 2017, Gabriel Bruce Roy was called home to the Lord after courageously battling a sickness for the last year. Gabe, a longtime resident of Dutchess County, New York, was born in Sharon, Connecticut on December 27, 1947. After graduating from Pine Plains High School, he went on to earn a Bachelor's degree in English from Binghamton...

Sep 26, 2017

Sep 25, 2017

Sep 25, 2017

FISHKILL – Jean M. Mercorella, a Fishkill resident since 2010 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Monday, September 25, 2017 at the Grand at River Valley Nursing Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 67. Daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Totoro) Mercorella, she was born in Yonkers on June 11, 1950. She graduated from Charles E. Horton High School in...

Sep 24, 2017

Perry Goumas, a local area resident for 20 years and formerly of Long Island, died peacefully at his home in Fishkill on Sunday, September 24, 2017. He was 87. Son of the late Peter and Aspasia (Olympiadis) Goumas, he was born in Manhattan on January 1, 1930. At a young age, he enlisted in the U.S. Army during World War...

Sep 24, 2017

Sep 24, 2017

Patricia Ann Dwyer, 72, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1972, died on Sunday, September 24, 2017 in Rhode Island, surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 6, 1945 in Buffalo, Patricia was the daughter of Harry and Eleanor Borowinski. Patricia graduated with her bachelor's degree from Rosary Hill College in Buffalo in 1967 and was a medical technologist...

Sep 23, 2017

BEACON – Earl Elliot Weber, 91, an area resident since 2015, died on September 23, 2017 at the Wingate at Beacon. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born on July 27, 1926 in St. Paul, MN, Earl was the son of the late Earl and Lucille(Genevieve) Weber. Earl proudly served in the US Army during WW II. He had been...

Sep 23, 2017

Fishkill - Francis J. DeMay, a 20-year resident of Fishkill and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 75. Son of the late Susan DeMay, he was born on April 2, 1942 in the Bronx, where he remained until he was in his 50s. He was an avid...

Sep 23, 2017

LAGRANGE - Karyne P. Spaeth, 60, formerly of Somers, died unexpectedly at her home on September 23, 2017. Born in East Meadow on August 12, 1957, she was the daughter of William A. Spaeth and the late Joyce (Donovan) Dresser. Karyne had been employed as a Registered Nurse at Northern Westchester Hospital for many years. Karyne is survived by her...

Sep 23, 2017

Sep 22, 2017

REXFORD – Teresa Byrnes, 71, a resident of Rexford since 2013, died on Friday, September 22, 2017 at her home. She previously lived in Wappingers Falls. Born in Glasgow, Scotland on August 27, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Owen and Susan (McDonald) Lynch. On December 11, 1971 in Scarsdale, Teresa married Edward W. Byrnes who predeceased her...

Sep 22, 2017

Brian Alfred Harman, 62, an area resident for 21 years and formerly of Carmel, died suddenly on September 22, 2017 at Putnam Hospital Center following a short illness. Born in Queens Village on January 20, 1955, he was the son of Joan Shannon Harman and the late Alfred Harman. Brian was a member of the International Brotherhood of Operating Engineers,...

Sep 22, 2017

FISHKILL - Lucille Ciulla, a resident of Fishkill since 1975 and formerly of the Bronx, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 22, 2017 at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. She was 72. She was born in the Bronx on May 31, 1945, daughter of the late Mary D'Arminio Provenzano. She graduated from Evander Childs High School and later attended business...

Sep 21, 2017

Thomas Russell Pentland, a resident of New York and formerly of Scotland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation & Extended Care Center in Highland. He was 83 years old. Thomas, who was affectionately known as Russ, Russell, Scotty, Tom, Dad, Uncle and Papa, was born November 21, 1933 in Leven, Fife, Scotland. He was...

Sep 21, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Erin Brooke Higgins, 42, a resident of Harriman since 2015, died on September 21, 2017 from injuries sustained in an accident while visiting the New Jersey shore. She previously lived in New Windsor and was raised in Wappingers Falls. Erin was born in Greenwich, CT on March 17, 1975. She was a 1994 graduate of Roy C....

Sep 21, 2017

Peter S. Rooney, 87, an area resident for 10 years and formerly of Yorktown Heights, died peacefully on September 21, 2017 at his home surrounded by his loving family Born in Yonkers on June 16, 1930, he was the son of Thomas and Mary Ellen (Brennan) Rooney. He proudly served his country in the US Marine Corps during the Korean...