Obituaries

Apr 21, 2017

Mary T. Beresford, of Poughquag, died on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 67. Daughter of the late William and Eileen (Hedman) Bluemke, she was born in Queens on January 12, 1950. She resided in Suffolk County, Long Island for many years until she moved with her family to Poughquag in 1987. Mary...

Apr 20, 2017

Apr 20, 2017

LAKE WORTH, FL - Anja Vilamaa Karjalainen, a Florida resident since 1979 and formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on April 20, 2017 at J.F.K. Medical Center in Atlantis, FL. She was 82. Daughter of the late Simo and Tyyne (Hautapaakkanen) Yla-Outinen, she was born in Sakkijarvi, Finland on August 27, 1934. Anja took much pride in her Finnish heritage and...

Apr 18, 2017

Rosa Delli Carpini, 85, a resident of Little Egg Harbor, NJ and formerly of Poughkeepsie and the Bronx, died at Southern Ocean County Hospital on Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Born in Gallo Matese, Italy on August 28, 1931, she was the daughter of Pietro and Maria (Rocchio) Di Pietrantonio. She was employed as an assembly worker for Faberware, Inc. in...

Apr 17, 2017

STORMVILLE – John "Craig" Hayton, 70, a lifelong area resident, died on April 17, 2017 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Poughkeepsie on April 4, 1947, he was the son of the late John and Pearl (Purcell) Hayton. He was a graduate of SUNY Cobleskill. On July 29, 1989 at the Hopewell Reformed Church, Craig married Janet (Bissinger) Hayton...

Apr 15, 2017

Peter G. Hicinbothem, 63, an area resident for 25 years and formerly of Mahopac Falls, died on April 15, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Mahopac on August 1, 1953, he was the son of Albert and Helen Hicinbothem. Peter had worked in the transportation industry, most recently for Arnoff Moving & Storage. On...

Apr 15, 2017

John Alexander Burnett, 71, a resident of Poughquag since 1974 and previously of Port Chester, died on April 15, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. Born in Port Chester on March 26, 1946, John was the son of Samuel and Ruth (Carey) Burnett. On October 9, 1971 at St. Peter's Church in Port Chester, John married Elonna "Lonnie" Arezki,...

Apr 14, 2017

FISHKILL - Carol A. Pilla, 71, an area resident for 45 years, died on April 14, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on May 10, 1945, she was the daughter of John and Anna Riccio Terranova. On May 10, 1969 at St. Clare's Church in the Bronx, Carol married George Pilla who survives at home. She...

Apr 14, 2017

Phoebe Elizabeth (“Betty”) Driscoll Ward died on Good Friday, April 14, 2017. She was 91 years old and had been a resident of Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill since February 2010. Formerly a resident of Hopewell Junction for nearly 50 years, she was predeceased by her husband of 54 years, Frank K. Ward on December 24, 2010. Betty was born...

Apr 13, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Samantha Yvette Terrelonge, 29, a lifelong area resident, died on April 13, 2017. Born in Poughkeepsie on February 14, 1988, she was the daughter of Bruce Terrelonge, Sr. of Wappingers Falls and Olga Rivera of Fredericksburg, VA. Samantha was a 2007 graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School and attended Dutchess Community College. She had worked in...

Apr 13, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Sean L. Grogan, 18, a lifelong area resident, died on April 13, 2017. Born in Mount Kisco on May 12, 1998, he was the beloved son of Thomas and Denise (Nethercott) Grogan. Sean graduated from St. Denis - St. Columba School in 2012 and Roy C. Ketcham High School in 2016. He was a parishioner of St....

Apr 12, 2017

Ernestine "Ernie" Rinaldi, 92, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1972 and previously of the Bronx, died on April 12, 2017 at the Wingate at Beacon. Born on October 25, 1924 in New York City, Ernestine was the daughter of Louis and Augustina (Balletti) Peveri. On August 10, 1947 in the Bronx, Ernestine married Peter Rinaldi who predeceased her on...

Apr 11, 2017

Joan Trank, 74, a resident of Stormville since 1974 passed from this life on April 11, 2017 after a long, courageous battle with cancer. She passed quietly in her sleep, surrounded by her loved ones. She will be dearly missed by many. Born in 1942 in New York City, Joan was the daughter of Richard and Mary Leonard. She graduated...

Apr 11, 2017

Apr 10, 2017

William J. Maher, 79, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1972, died on April 10, 2017 at Mid Hudson Regional Medical Center. Born on February 2, 1938 in Yonkers, William was the son of John and Mary (Lubey) Maher. On September 30, 1961 at St. Mary's Church in Yonkers, William married Joan Eisele who predeceased him on December 22, 2006....

Apr 10, 2017

Lillian Capuano, 77, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on April 10, 2017 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence after a courageous battle with Amyotrophic Laterals Sclerosis. Born in Yonkers on December 7, 1939 and raised in Hastings-on-Hudson, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Dora (Fitzpatrick) Ryan. Lillian had been employed as an Inmate Records Coordinator by...

Apr 7, 2017

FISHKILL - John A. Kacur, a resident of Lyon Mountain, NY since 2003, formerly of Fishkill and Beacon, passed away on Friday, April 7, 2017 at the U.V.M. Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh, NY. He was 90. Son of the late Andrew J. and Ethel (McCreary) Kacur, he was born in Beacon on October 24, 1926. John was a...

Apr 7, 2017

Daniel J. Capozzi, 86, of Beacon died on April 7, 2017 at home surrounded by his family. Born on January 21, 1931 in New York City, Dan was the son of Daniel J. and Delphine (Finnegan) Capozzi. On October 17, 1959 at St. Joachim's Church in Beacon, Dan married the love of his life, Margaret Hannon. Dan was an account...

Apr 6, 2017

Rudolph P. Russo, 87, died unexpectedly on April 6, 2017 in Tucson, AZ. Born in Flushing on March 12, 1930, to Santo and Santina (Muzzicato) Russo, Rudy graduated from Pawling High School and continued on to earn a BA in political science from Manhattan College. After graduating from Columbia Law School in 1953, he enlisted in the US Navy, attended...

Apr 3, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Priscilla A. Vorisek, 46, a lifelong area resident, died on April 3, 2017. Born in Newburgh on July 17, 1970, she was the daughter of Clarence "Sonny" Butler of Holly Springs, NC and Rosemarie Markey Butler of Hopewell Junction. Priscilla graduated from SUNY New Paltz and had been employed as a Conductor with Metro North for 11...