Obituaries

Jan 13, 2017

Rosalie “Lee” Matheson died on Friday, January 13, 2017 at her home in Clinton Corners. Daughter of the late Paul and Adele Schmidt, she was born on August 20, 1942 and raised in the Bronx. A long-time resident of Dutchess County, she spent years as a 4H leader when her children were growing up, and in her later years was...

Jan 12, 2017

Sarah F. "Sally" Gunn, 89, a lifelong area resident, died on January 12, 2017 at the NYS Veterans Home at Montrose. Born in Beacon on January 31, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Margaret (Lahey) Lewis. Sally had been employed as an executive secretary at IBM in East Fishkill for over 25 years until her retirement...

Jan 11, 2017

NEWBURGH – John A. Ring, a longtime local area resident, died at home on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. Son of the late Jeremiah and Elsie (Hill) Ring, he was born in New York City on March 9, 1930. Throughout his youth and into early adulthood, he lived in Queens. Later, he relocated to the Hudson Valley with his family, having...

Jan 10, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Eileen J. Ranger, 80, a lifelong area resident, died on January 10, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Newburgh on October 26, 1936, she was the daughter of Paul Dittbrenner and Daisy Corwin Dittbrenner. Eileen graduated from Newburgh Free Academy in 1954, and was employed as a telephone operator with New York Telephone for 20...

Jan 10, 2017

Maureen Mae Cipully, 54, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of Mahopac, died on January 10, 2017 at her home. Born in Brooklyn on August 12, 1962, she was the daughter of August Rudolph and Maureen Curry Cipully. Maureen had previously been employed as a manager with Hannaford's in Wappingers Falls. She had a big heart and was...

Jan 10, 2017

Christopher W. Yoell, 75, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 30 years and previously of Westchester County, died on Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at his home. Born on December 11, 1941 in Brooklyn, Christopher was the son of William A. and Florence M. (Moore) Yoell. Christopher graduated from Iona College and Queens College, and pursued his PhD at The New...

Jan 9, 2017

BEACON – Valerie K. Towsley, of Beacon, died on Monday, January 9, 2017 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. She was 74. Daughter of the late John and Anne (Seelig) Palmer, she was born in Glendale, NY on March 26, 1942. Having grown up in Long Island, Valerie later relocated to Dutchess County with her family in 1966. In...

Jan 8, 2017

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Wencislia Arroyo, 89, an area resident for 8 years, died on January 8, 2017 at home surrounded by her family. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Patillas, Puerto Rico on May 4, 1927, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Wencislau (Diaz) Rivera. For many years, she owned and operated several businesses including...

Jan 7, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Victor Chain, a Wappingers Falls resident since 1963 and formerly of Orange County, died at home on Saturday, January 7, 2017. He was 81. Son of the late Alexander and Sophie (Greak) Chain, he was born in Blooming Grove, NY on July 8, 1935. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and...

Jan 7, 2017

It is with great sadness that the family of Steve (Subrata) Ray announces his passing, on Saturday, January 7th, 2017, at age 54. He passed away peacefully embraced in love, by his wife Neelanjana, and by loved ones, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He fought a brave battle against cancer for several years, all the while keeping...

Jan 7, 2017

John A. Holzberger 12/3/1960 - 1/7/2017 John Andrew Holzberger, 56, of LAGRANGEVILLE, NY passed away at home on Saturday, January, 7, 2017. John was born in Poughkeepsie, NY and was a lifetime resident of Lagrangeville, NY. He attended Arlington High School and Dutchess Community College, where he obtained an Associate's Degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering. Throughout his life, John was always...

Jan 6, 2017

Jan 5, 2017

Eva Rabasco, a resident of Fishkill, died suddenly at home on Thursday, January 5, 2017. She was 53. Eva was born in Mount Pleasant, NY on June 21, 1963. Her family relocated to Dutchess County in 1971, where they became parishioners of St. Mary, Mother of the Church in Fishkill. She will be remembered as a loving, caring person with...

Jan 5, 2017

Jan 4, 2017

Helen A. Komornik, a lifelong local area resident, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at the Elant at Fishkill. She was 98. Daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Stefura) Bialko, she was born in Beacon on August 12, 1918. On March 9, 1943, she married Matthew J. Komornik who predeceased her on October 6, 1988. Helen is survived by...

Jan 4, 2017

STORMVILLE – Arthur Richard George, 68, an area resident since 1997, died on January 4, 2017 at Rosary Hill Home in Hawthorne. He previously lived in Carmel, Yonkers, and the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on December 14, 1948, he was the son of the late Arthur and Winnifred (Kernan) George. Arthur was employed as an electrician for Local 3...

Jan 3, 2017

WAPPINGERS FALLS – William P. Holze, 84, died on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at home. He formerly lived in Fishkill and Yonkers. Born in Yonkers on September 6, 1932, he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Brogan) Holze. He proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was a parishioner at St. Mary, Mother...

Jan 2, 2017

Alan R. Service, 63, died on January 2, 2017 at Westchester Medical Center. Born in Paterson, NJ on October 18, 1953, he was the son of Raymond and Deborah (Foley) Service. Alan was a 1972 graduate of Arlington High School and attended Dutchess Community College. He was employed as an Electrical Mechanical Engineer for the US Mint at West Point...

Jan 2, 2017

GARRISON - Glenn A. Sayres, 55, a lifelong Hudson Valley resident, died suddenly on January 2, 2017. He was born in Cold Spring on December 25, 1961. In 1980, he graduated from Hendrick Hudson High School (Montrose). He worked as an I.T. Project Manager for several companies throughout his career. Glenn is survived by his sons, Shaun and Ryan; his...

Dec 31, 2016

Charles Jones, 100, a resident of Stormville since 1992 and previously of Carmel, died on December 31, 2016 at Putnam Hospital Center. Born on November 11, 1916 in Harriman, Charles was the son of Charles and Addie Jones. On November 22, 1936 in Brewster, Charles married Marguerite Tompkins who predeceased him in 2008. Charles proudly served our country in the...