Obituaries

Mar 23, 2017

Cassandra ​Jeanne​ LaDue, 46, a resident of Wappingers Falls, passed away ​on March 23, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Peekskill on October 24, 1970, she was the ​loving ​daughter of Glenn ​D. ​and Marilyn ​(​Rubel​)​ LaDue. Cassandra was a registered ​nurse​, and worked from 1992 to 2004​ as a passionate caregiver to her patients, many of whom...

Mar 22, 2017

POUGHKEEPSIE – Joseph F. Hattar, 52, an area resident since 1992, died on March 22, 2017 at the Grand at River Valley. He previously lived in Yonkers. Born in Yonkers on September 1, 1964, he was the son of Rifah Hattar and the late Fahed Ayed Hattar. In addition to his mother, Joseph is survived by his siblings and their...

Mar 21, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Lilian C. Lombardi, 57, an area resident since 1993, died on March 21, 2017 at Putnam Hospital Center. She previously lived in Sleepy Hollow. Born in the Philippines on January 21, 1960, she was the daughter of Ladenia (Aceron) Castrence and the late Jose Castrence. She had been employed at the Stop and Shop in Poughkeepsie for...

Mar 21, 2017

FISHKILL - Dr. Leonard H. Hammer, D.D.S., a local area resident since 1958 and formerly of New York City, died suddenly at home on Tuesday, March 21, 2017. He was 84. Son of the late Max and Rebecca (Frankel) Hammer, he was born in Manhattan on May 26, 1932. Leonard was a U.S. Army Veteran and served in the Medical...

Mar 20, 2017

Donata "Nettie" Cannella, 94, an area resident since 1995 and formerly of Yonkers, went home to be with the Lord on March 20, 2017 at the Thompson House in Rhinebeck. Born in New York City on August 26, 1922, she was the daughter of Vito and Antoinette (Fella) Gallo. She was a parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction....

Mar 19, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Charles L. “Chuck” Schweiss, 78, an area resident since 2000, died on Sunday, March 19, 2017 at home. He previously lived in Mohegan Lake. Born in Sharon, PA on September 6, 1938, Chuck was the son of the late Lawrence and Anna (Chulik) Schweiss. Charles served in the US Army Reserves. He had been employed by IBM...

Mar 18, 2017

Barbara Ranellone, of Fishkill, died on Saturday, March 18, 2017 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. She was 83. She was born on October 21, 1933, daughter of the late William and Mary (Damiano) Conte. Barbara was born & raised in Yonkers. On June 18, 1955, she married Bernard Ranellone at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Yonkers. In...

Mar 15, 2017

Gail June Nichols passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the age of 74 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. Born in Plattsburgh to Arthur and Florence Case, Gail's family relocated to Hopewell Junction during her childhood. Gail was a graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School. She married the love of her life, Robert Nichols on...

Mar 14, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Kenneth Patrick Maguire, 23, died on March 14, 2017 at home. He was a lifelong area resident. Kenneth was born in Peekskill on November 6, 1993. He was a 2011 graduate of John Jay High School, and had attended Dutchess Community College. He was employed as a carpenter for Kean Industries in Hopewell Junction. He loved sports,...

Mar 14, 2017

Donald B. Avery, Jr., 58, an area resident for more than 20 years and formerly of Kingston, died suddenly on March 14, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Ellenville on July 27, 1958, he was the son of the late Donald B. Avery Sr. and Ella Gladys Coutant Avery. He had worked at Mr. G's Deli in Hopewell...

Mar 13, 2017

Mar 13, 2017

Margaret "Peggy" Egan Pitera, 75, died peacefully at her daughter's home in Hopewell Junction, NY, on March 13, 2017. Born in New York City on February 15, 1942, she was the daughter of Frank and Margie Egan. Peggy had worked as an Administrative Assistant for National Distillers in Manhattan, as well as for the McDonnell Douglas Company in Elmsford. Peggy...

Mar 12, 2017

Corporal Anthony Joseph Sieber, 70, a resident of New Port Richey, FL since 1979 and formerly of the Bronx, died at his home on March 12, 2017. Born in Germany on November 23, 1946, he was the son of the late Anton and Rosa (Fuhrman) Sieber. Tony was awarded the Eagle Scout honor with the Boy Scouts of America. Corporal...

Mar 11, 2017

FISHKILL – Daniel E. DiLullo, a lifelong local area resident, died at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh on Saturday, March 11, 2017 following a five-year battle with A.L.S. He was 53. Daniel was born in Poughkeepsie on December 4, 1963 and attended local schools. In 1982, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country. Dan held several...

Mar 10, 2017

Nelson Perez, 85, a resident of Beacon since 1972 and previously of Yonkers, died on Friday, March 10, 2017 surrounded by his family at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Born on October 28, 1931 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, Nelson was the son of Fernando Perez and Adela Valentin. On November 27, 1971 in Yonkers, Nelson married Maria Dos Reis,...

Mar 10, 2017

Mar 9, 2017

Vincent P. Lettieri, 81, a resident of Poughquag and Hopewell Junction since 1970, died on March 9, 2017 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on March 7, 1936, he was the son of the late Primo and Julia Rose (DiMare) Lettieri. Vincent had been employed as a grocery clerk at A &...

Mar 6, 2017

Mar 6, 2017

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Mar 6, 2017

FISHKILL, NY – Stephanie Regensburg died peacefully at her home in Fishkill, NY on Monday, March 6, 2017. She was 87. She was the wife of Albert H. Regensburg, Jr., who predeceased her in 2015. Stephanie was born on April 4, 1929 in Devonshire, New Jersey, the daughter of Michael and Fannie (Rapko) Zarycranski. Both of her parents had emigrated...