Obituaries

Sep 2, 2017

BEEKMAN - Sarah J. "Sally" Muller, 73, an area resident since 1973 and formerly of Brewster, died on September 2, 2017 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital surrounded by her family and friends. Sally was one of triplet daughters born of George and Margaret (Duffy) Martens in the Bronx on November 15, 1943. Sally was a devoted parishioner of St. Denis...

Sep 2, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Dr. Stanley S. Brown, DDS, an area resident since 1969 and formerly of West Haverstraw, died on September 2, 2017 at his daughter's home. Born in Brooklyn on September 30, 1936, he was the son of Max and Anna (Green) Brown. He proudly served our country as a Captain in the US Air Force. Dr. Brown owned...

Sep 2, 2017

NEWBURGH – Marvin Davis, 77, died on September 2, 2017 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Born n October 9, 1939 in Brooklyn, he was the son of the late Elijah and Alice (Jackson) Davis. Marvin had been employed by IBM in East Fishkill until his retirement. Marvin was a member of International Masons. He is survived by his...

Sep 1, 2017

On September 2, 2017, Anne Lee Wright Dawson Thompson Willis, 92, of Hopewell Junction, NY and formerly of Norfolk, VA, passed on September 1, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Mrs. Willis was the widow of two WWII veterans, US Navy Veteran Walter Willis and US Army Veteran Robert E. Thompson. Born in Pasquatank County, North Carolina on July 25,...

Aug 31, 2017

Robert Francis Speckman, 74, an area resident since 1973, died on August 31, 2017 at his home. Born in the Bronx on December 7, 1942, he was the son of William and Catherine (Cullen) Speckman. Bob was employed as a Steamfitter with Local #638 in New York City. He was a parishioner of St. Columba Church. An avid golfer, Bob...

Aug 30, 2017

BEACON - David Scott Fuller, a resident of Beacon for 30 years, died suddenly and unexpectedly on August 30, 2017 in the Town of Fishkill. He was 49. He was born on October 21, 1967 in Port Chester, NY. He worked as a sanitation worker at Royal Carting in Hopewell Junction for many years. David was an avid outdoorsman who...

Aug 27, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Gerard J. Docherty, 70, died on August 27, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on November 15, 1946, Gerard was the son of the late Thomas and Catherine (Donovan) Docherty, Sr. He had been employed by the A & P in New Jersey before moving to Dutchess County 10 years ago. Gerard is...

Aug 27, 2017

Joan M. Skerritt, 77, an area resident since 1972, died on Sunday August 27, 2017 at Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on July 28, 1940 in Manhattan, Joan was the daughter of Jerome and Salvatrice "Tilly" (Ricotta) O'Neill. She attended cosmetology school. She owned and operated her own salon in Hopewell Junction, and continued to be a successful beautician...

Aug 26, 2017

Aug 25, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Matthew R. Herring, 24, a lifelong area resident, died on August 25, 2017 at home. Matthew was born in Poughkeepsie on August 19, 1993. During his childhood, he played for the East Fishkill Little League, belonged to Boy Scouts of America Troop #48 at the Hopewell Reformed Church, and played lacrosse for the Wappingers Warriors. He was...

Aug 25, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Edward Joseph Golden, III, 51, passed away at his home on August 25, 2017 after a heroic battle with cancer. Ed was born on May 30, 1966 in Sleepy Hollow. He grew up attending St. Augustine School and Ossining High School. On October 2, 1994, Ed married his true companion, Marianna. Together they built a beautiful life...

Aug 21, 2017

Robert Kevin Coghlan, 78, an area resident since 1969, died on August 21, 2017 at his home. Born in the Bronx on January 20, 1939, he was the son of Thomas and Lillian (Ryan) Coghlan. He had lived in Yonkers and the Bronx where he was a parishioner of Christ the King Church and St. Nicholas of Tolentine Church. Bob...

Aug 17, 2017

Matthew Anthony Volpe died unexpectedly on August 17th, 2017 in Poughkeepsie, NY at the age of 29. Matt left an impression with everyone whom he encountered in his life. He was a beloved son, brother, husband, nephew, cousin, and friend – but above all he was an adoring father. Matt loved his sons Matthew (9), and Vincenzo (6 mos) more...

Aug 17, 2017

Fishkill, NY – Nancy Lee Tierney of Fishkill, NY passed away on August 17th after a short illness with her daughter at her side. Born July 15, 1924 in Fishkill, she was the daughter of John and Bertha Baxter MacCallin. Nancy was a graduate of Beacon High School and Albany Business College before enlisting in the WAVES August 1944. She...

Aug 17, 2017

Vincent J. Campolong, 49, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on August 17, 2017. Born in White Plains on April 11, 1968, he was the son of Richard Campolong and the late Mary Anne (Ricci) Koury. A very talented carpenter, Vincent was employed as a Project Supervisor for B.R. Fries and Associates in Manhattan. He was a parishioner of St....

Aug 16, 2017

Thomas F. Sullivan, 73, a resident of Poughquag for 39 years and formerly of the Bronx, passed away at the Regional Hospice and Palliative Care Center in Danbury on August 16, 2017. Born on February 4, 1944, he was the son of Anne (Murtha) and Francis J. Sullivan. On February 14, 1970, he married his wife Arlene Pfeifer at St....

Aug 16, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Kevin Edward Ruhle, II, 32, died on August 16, 2017. Kevin was the heart of any room with his warm, funny, and infinitely engaging demeanor. Even though he sometimes tried to hide it, his natural sweetness and tender-heartedness had a way of endearing him to all who came into contact with him. Kevin was born on August...

Aug 15, 2017

Mel "Popi" Berkwitt, 83, a resident of East Fishkill for 44 years and previously of Yonkers, passed away Tuesday, August 15, 2017 at Mount Sinai Hospital surrounded by his family. Born on October 21, 1933 in Buffalo, Mel was the son of Daniel and Rachel (Gale) Berkwitt. On July 15, 1963 in Washington, D.C., Mel eloped with the love of...

Aug 15, 2017

SALISBURY, CT – Beatrice J. Urso, 99, died on August 15, 2017 at Noble Horizons in Salisbury, CT. She previously lived in Mount Kisco and Millbrook. Born in England on October 25, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Henry Caban and Ada (Menzies) Walker. In 1947 in Mount Kisco, Beatrice married Clarence Urso who predeceased her in 1981....

Aug 11, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Linda Perlitz Gallery, 75, an area resident for 34 years, died on August 11, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. Linda was born in the Bronx on May 11, 1942. She had been employed as an office clerk at Poughkeepsie Savings Bank until her retirement in 1996. Linda was a parishioner at St. Columba Church where...