Obituaries

Jul 2, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Theodore DeRosa, 72, an area resident since 2007 and formerly of Yonkers, Brooklyn and the Bronx, died on July 2, 2017 at Phelps Memorial Hospital. Born in the Bronx on May 1, 1945, he was the son of Anthony and Rosa Buonocore DeRosa. Ted had worked as a dispatcher for Ferraoli Industries in Brooklyn until his retirement...

Jul 1, 2017

Michael J. Ross, 96, a resident of Poughkeepsie, died from a broken heart on July 1, 2017 at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital. Born on January 10, 1921 in New York City, Michael was the son of Patrick and Margaret Ross. On November 29, 1942 in the Bronx, Michael married the love of his life, Grace Cioffi, who predeceased him on June...

Jul 1, 2017

POUGHKEEPSIE – Michael James Barone, 56, an area resident for 31 years, passed away unexpectedly on July 1, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Tarrytown on February 23, 1961, he was the son of the late Alphonse and Irene Barone. On May 26, 1985 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Shrub Oak, Michael was married to the...

Jun 27, 2017

Fishkill - Vincent T. Mazzeo, a Fishkill resident for 60 years, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the Woodland Pond Assisted Living Facility in New Paltz. He was 91. Son of the late Pasquale and Grace Mazzeo, he was born on April 22, 1926 in Peekskill, NY, where he spent his early years, including a short stay at the...

Jun 27, 2017

FISHKILL - William J. Brown, Sr., a local area resident since 1961, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 83. Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Hogan) Brown, he was born in Yonkers on December 11, 1933. In 1954, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country for several...

Jun 24, 2017

Jun 24, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Elaine E. Peterberns, 84, died on June 24, 2017 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital. Born in New York City on July 21, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Fred J. and Anna E. (Hoffmann) Ippich. On November 20, 1966 in New York City, Elaine married Bernhard L. Peterberns who predeceased her on December 31, 2001....

Jun 24, 2017

Jun 23, 2017

LAGRANGEVILLE – Robert Emerick Kautz, 71, an area resident for 43 years, died on June 23, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on May 24, 1946, he was the son of the late Bruno and Anna (Keeser) Kautz. He proudly served in Vietnam as a US Marine. Robert retired in...

Jun 21, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Kai Chi Wong, 57, an area resident since 1991 and formerly of New York City, passed away peacefully at home on June 21, 2017 following his long illness with Multiple System Atrophy. Born in Hong Kong on July 22, 1959, he was the son of Leung and Ngan Wong who immigrated to New York City when Kai...

Jun 21, 2017

Jun 20, 2017

Linda Rella-Bacon 1948-2017 Linda Rella-Bacon (born August 26th, 1948), a longtime resident of Fishkill, passed away on June 20th, 2017 at 12:05 AM. Originally from the Bronx, she married Theodore Bacon (1937-1985) and relocated to the Hudson Valley in 1970. She worked hard in the mortgage and real estate business for many years while she raised three children. She loved...

Jun 20, 2017

Mary Lou Andress (aka) Lou or Moo It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Mary Lou Andress of Napanoch NY on June 20, 2017. She died peacefully at the Hospice Inn, St. Peter's Hospital-Albany with family and friends by her side. Mary Lou was born on October 27, 1958, the daughter of James Andress of NC...

Jun 19, 2017

STORMVILLE - Elizabeth Del Bene, 53, an area resident since 1997, died on June 19, 2017 at home. She previously lived in Irvington and Carmel. Born on March 28, 1964 in Tarrytown, she was the daughter of the late James and Rita (Cantalupi) Mondelli. She was a graduate of Our Lady of Victory High School and SUNY Oneonta. Before becoming...

Jun 19, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Charles Edward Williams, 44, a lifelong area resident, died on June 19, 2017 at home. Chuck was born in Poughkeepsie on July 12, 1972. He was a 1990 graduate of John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction. Chuck is survived by his parents, Harold and Theodora (White) Williams; his sisters, Diana Williams, Jackie Johnson, and Linda Clark;...

Jun 18, 2017

Mathilde Metz Albert, aged 85 years, of Elizaville, NY, passed away from complications related to Alzheimer's, surrounded her family on Saturday, June 17, 2017. In 1931, Mathilde Metz was born and raised in the small German village of Langenleiten. In 1954, Mathilde, her husband Erich and their young son, Theodore traveled to the United States by passenger ship, hoping for...

Jun 18, 2017

Gertrude "June" Pope MacInnes, 93, a resident of Dutchess County since 1945 and previously of West Palm Beach, FL, died on June 18, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on February 26, 1924 in Boston, MA, June was the daughter of Harrison and Gertrude (Choate) Pope. On June 12, 1948 in Beacon, she married the love of her life,...

Jun 18, 2017

Benjamin Vitale, 92, an area resident for 24 years and formerly of Harlem, died on Father's Day, June 18, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Sicily, Italy on December 17, 1924, he was the son of the late Giuseppi and Mary (Verdi) Vitale. Mr. Vitale was a proud Mason Tender who was employed by the Mason Tenders Union,...

Jun 18, 2017

Grace C. Ross, 97, a resident of Poughkeepsie, died on June 18, 2017 at The Manor at Woodside. Born on August 31, 1919 in the Bronx, Grace was the daughter of Frank and Theresa (Esposito) Cioffi. On November 29, 1942 in Bronx, Grace married the love of her life, Michael J. Ross who survives at home. Grace is also survived...

Jun 17, 2017

After a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer, James (Jim) Firth passed away on Saturday, June 17th. Jim was born in San Francisco, CA to Madeleine (Jacobs) and Robert Firth. He spent most of his life in San Francisco, he was proud of his beautiful city and helped to make it a better place. He and his wife Cornelia moved to...