Obituaries

Jan 31, 2017

Jan 30, 2017

Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Vassari, 84, an area resident since 1968 and previously of Eastchester, died peacefully on January 30, 2017 at home following a long illness which she faced with courage and grace. Born on March 23, 1932 in Kansas City, Missouri, Betty was the daughter of Michael J. and Nellie (McAuliffe) Dalton. On October 24, 1953 at Sacred Heart...

Jan 30, 2017

HYDE PARK – Philip J. Fredrickson, 58, an lifelong area resident, died on January 30, 2017 at home. Philip was born on May 25, 1958 in Poughkeepsie. An ace mechanic, he had been employed for over 20 years at Goodyear Tire Co. in Poughkeepsie. Philip, an avid Giants fan, was loved and will be missed by all. Philip is survived...

Jan 29, 2017

FISHKILL – Ruth Ann Wolfe, a lifelong local resident, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, January 29, 2017. Daughter of the late Walter and Alice (Backus) Brown, she was born in Beacon on July 3, 1946. Ruth Ann attended local schools and was a member of the first class to graduate from Roy C. Ketcham High...

Jan 28, 2017

Jan 27, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Catherine H. Sailer, 89, an area resident since 1989 and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on January 27, 2017 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Catherine was the Past President of the Ladies Auxiliary of VFW Post # 596 in Mount Vernon. She was also an avid Bingo player. Born in New York City on April 8, 1927,...

Jan 27, 2017

Beekman - Raymond Anthony Patierno, Jr., 50, an area resident for 43 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on January 27, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a short illness. Born in the Bronx on June 21, 1966, he was the son of Angelina Cecere Patierno and the late Raymond Patierno Sr. Ray was the owner and operator...

Jan 26, 2017

FISHKILL – Ida Spola, 83, a Fishkill resident since 1968, died peacefully on January 26, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her family. She previously lived in Manhattan and North Bergen, NJ. Born on August 9, 1933 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late Flaminio and Isolina Bianchetto. She had been employed as a...

Jan 25, 2017

Jan 25, 2017

PLEASANT VALLEY - Claudia Elisabeth Oesterreich, 79, an area resident for 23 years and formerly of Westchester County and Bayside, Queens, died on January 25, 2017 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital. Born in Manhattan on May 20, 1937, she was the daughter of Karl and Ingeborg Schubert Nie. Claudia was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church where she...

Jan 25, 2017

Jan 23, 2017

Lorraine E. Whalen, 98, died on January 23, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a brief illness. Born on November 12, 1918 in Glendale, Queens, she was the daughter of Peter and Anna Steubing. On August 22, 1942 at St. Denis Church in Hopewell Junction, Lorraine married James R. Whalen who predeceased her on August 11, 1974. Lorraine is...

Jan 23, 2017

FISHKILL – Helen Wittmer Matalavage, a local area resident since 2010, died at home on Monday, January 23, 2017. She was 99. Daughter of the late Charles and Elizabeth (Keiser) Wittimer, she was born in Mahanoy City, PA on August 22, 1917. After graduating Mahanoy City High School, she attended the McCann School of business and worked at the DPW...

Jan 21, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Helene Brown, 51, an area resident for 21 years, died on January 21, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after a short illness. She previously lived in the Bronx. Helene was born on October 28, 1965 in the Bronx. She is survived by her son, Michael Brown at home; her mother, Joan Kiernan at home; her sisters,...

Jan 21, 2017

Josephine (Josie) M. Merante, a lifelong resident of Beacon and Cold Spring, died peacefully surrounded by her family on January 21, 2017 at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. Josephine was born in Beacon and was the daughter of the late Michael and Bertha (Lewis) Centofant. On September 11, 1949 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Beacon, she married Thomas P....

Jan 19, 2017

James Fagan, 72, an area resident since 1997 and formerly of Suffern and Manhattan, died on January 19, 2017 at his home following a courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease. Jim was a dynamic man and a true leader who was larger than life. When he walked into a room, you could just feel his presence. Born in Windber, PA on...

Jan 18, 2017

Robert Emmett Mueller, 91, died on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at the Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill, NY. Son of the late Hugo F. and Dora (Doering), he was born in St. Louis, MO on April 3, 1925. He was raised in Missouri until the age of 17, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. During World War II, he...

Jan 18, 2017

Edith M. Dawson, 87, an area resident for 24 years and formerly of Brooklyn, died on January 18, 2017 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital. Born in Brooklyn on June 21, 1929, she was the daughter of Paul and Edith Peterson Christ. She had been employed in customer service at the Greater New York Savings Bank in Brooklyn. On April 11,...

Jan 15, 2017

Hopewell Junction – James G. Patterson, 82, a 55 year resident of Dutchess County, died on January 15, 2017, surrounded by his loved ones. Born on October 23, 1934 in Washington Heights, New York. Jim was the son of late James and Mary Patterson. Jim proudly served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. On October 20, 1956 in...

Jan 13, 2017

Denise Carino, 51, died January 13, 2017 in Albany. A lifetime Westchester (Mamaroneck) resident, she was born in New Rochelle on April 19, 1965 & attended Rye Neck High School, Class of 1983. Denise is survived by her parents, Eugene & Marie Carino; her sister & lifelong best friend, Anna Matula-Evans & Anna's husband Michael O'Meara; her nieces who called...