Obituaries

May 22, 2017

Michael Sean De Lorenzo, 54, a resident of Poughkeepsie, died on May 22, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 24, 1962, Michael was the son of Michael De Lorenzo, M.D. and Vera A. (Petersen) De Lorenzo. He was the Vice President of CB Strain for DSI in Poughkeepsie for 6 years until his retirement...

May 22, 2017

May 22, 2017

Frank J. Fetzer III passed away on May 22, 2017 surrounded by his loving family. He is now in Heaven dancing with his beloved wife, Marie. Frank was born on September 20, 1934 and grew up in Scarsdale. He married Marie Masciarelli, the love of his life, on November 13, 1954 at Immaculate Conception Church in Eastchester. She predeceased him...

May 21, 2017

Hopewell Junction – A. Donald Santos, a local area resident for 20 years and formerly of Westchester County and Massachusetts, died at home on Sunday, May 21, 2017. He was 82. Son of the late Gertrude Flinkfeldt Danenberg, he was born on February 8, 1935 in Revere, MA. He graduated from Revere High School and then attended Northeastern University in...

May 19, 2017

May 19, 2017

Joseph Trimboli, 73, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1988 and formerly of the Bronx, died on May 19, 2017 at Westchester Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on May 24, 1943, he was the son of Carlo and Theresa (Valenti) Trimboli. Joseph proudly served our country in the US Army. He was employed by Local 1-2 Utility Union at...

May 18, 2017

Lee Travis, long-time resident of Wappingers Falls, passed away peacefully at the age of 88 on May 18, 2017 in Vassar Brothers Medical Center of complications from pneumonia. Lee Lincoln Travis was born on July 14, 1928 in Putnam Valley, NY to George and Anna (Odell) Travis. After working on his family's farm, Lee joined the U.S. Army and served...

May 18, 2017

YORK, ME – Jean Miles Cunningham, 82, died on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Sentry Hill in York, ME. A Maine resident since 2015, she had previously resided in Hudson Valley for 53 years. Daughter of the late Herbert H. and Olive (Lewis) Miles, she was born in Jersey City, NJ on July 20, 1934. She spent summers on Green...

May 17, 2017

Anthony Nicholas "Tony" Spano, son of the late Michael and Lucia (Carrione) Spano, passed quietly on May 17, 2017 at his home in Hillsdale, NY with his family by his side. Born in Yonkers, NY on February 26, 1930, Tony is survived by his wife of 63 years Cynthia; his sister Rose Milone; his sons Leonard (Diane) Spano, Joseph Spano,...

May 17, 2017

Edmund B. Conley, Sr. passed away on May 17, 2017. He was born on February 6, 1929 to Joseph and Anna Conley in Yonkers, NY where he was raised and educated. He served his country proudly in the US Navy from 1947-1956. In 1957, he married Nancy Abbott. Mr. Conley was a stationary engineer, retiring from Amtrak. He is survived...

May 17, 2017

LAGRANGEVILLE – Peter A. Letizia, 82, died on May 17, 2017 shortly after playing in a softball game, where he had a hit at his last up to bat! Born in Manhattan on April 27, 1935, he was the son of the late Peter and Mary (Modi) Letizia. He had lived in the Bronx and Mahopac before moving to LaGrangeville...

May 17, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Violet Irene Sweeney, 91, an area resident for 25 years, died on May 17, 2017 at the Wingate at Dutchess. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Tacoma, WA on August 5, 1925, she was the daughter of the late David and Martha (Dresdow) Murphy. She had been employed as a principal's aide at George Washington...

May 16, 2017

HILLSIDE LAKE - Kathleen Fusari, 74, formerly of Wappingers Falls, died on May 16, 2017 at Orange Regional Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in the Bronx on February 18, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Christina (Coyle) Mulgrew. She had been employed as a secretarial clerk for the Dutchess County District Attorney for many...

May 14, 2017

FISHKILL – Ruth E. Goers, 84, an area resident for 11 years, died on May 14, 2017 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital. She previously lived in Briarcliff Manor for 42 years. Born in Brookfield, IL, she was the daughter of the late George and Ruth (Jansson) Lindstrom. She had been employed as a Registered Nurse at St. Agnes Hospital, White...

May 14, 2017

EAST FISHKILL - Kathleen M. Schiaffino, 69, a resident of Hopewell Junction, NY since 1996 and formerly of New Rochelle, NY died on May 14, 2017 at her home following a long illness. Everyone who knew Kathy knew her to be an intelligent, kind, strong, independent, and fiercely loyal person who was devoted to her husband and family. Born in...

May 13, 2017

Honoria Torres, 85, passed away on May 13, 2017 at Mount Sinai in New York City. Born in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico on September 30, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Ramón and Carmen (Figueroa) Torres. As a single mother, she worked full time as a seamstress in Manhattan while she independently raised her children. Her family and friends...

May 13, 2017

Richard Charles Cohen, an East Fishkill, NY resident since 2012, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY on Saturday, May 13, 2017. He was 49. Son of the late Morton C. and Katherine M. (Doyle) Cohen, he was born in Ipswich, MA on May 16, 1967. Richard lived in Essex,MA from birth until his late teens. He then...

May 12, 2017

Frank (F.N.) Fredericks, of Beacon, entered into rest Friday, May 12, 2017 at his home. He was 92. Born October 3, 1924, in Beacon, he was the son of the late Nicholas and Mary Pennachio Fredericks. Frank was a U.S. Navy veteran, having served his country in the Second World War, and a retired New York State Corrections Officer. He...

May 10, 2017

Frances Dumke passed away peacefully on May 10, 2017 in Punta Gorda, Florida. She was born on September 12, 1926, the only child of the late Francis and Sara Rhinesmith in Houston, Texas. She graduated from Beacon High School and Mount Holyoke College in 1948 and began her career at Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corporation, spending several years specializing...

May 10, 2017

LAGRANGEVILLE - Rosemary A. England, of Lagrangeville, died on Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 70. Daughter of the late Herbert and Dorothy (Reilly) Muff, she was born in New York City on September 7, 1946. She was raised in the Bronx, where she lived for many years until she relocated to Yonkers....