Obituaries

Dec 31, 2016

Carol M. Giusto, 74, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1977 and previously of the Bronx, died on December 31, 2016 at Mid Hudson Regional Medical Center. Born on April 19, 1942 in the Bronx, Carol was the daughter of Phillip and Yetta (Speilvogel) Kuperberg. She worked at F.J. Dupont Co. in Manhattan as a key punch operator for several...

Dec 30, 2016

Jacqueline Doris Allen, a resident of Fishkill, died on Friday, December 30, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 80. Daughter of the late June Wolfe Allen, she was born in Rochester on August 3, 1936. She later relocated to Syracuse, where she remained up until 2004 and then moved to Dutchess County. Jacqueline worked as a...

Dec 29, 2016

Charles M. Barola, 88, a resident of Hopewell Junction for over 55 years, died on December 29, 2016 at the Pines at Poughkeepsie. Born in Superior, AZ on October 23, 1928, he was the son of the late James and Lucia (Medina) Barola. Charlie was a corrections officer at Greenhaven Correctional Facility for 25 years until his retirement in 1985....

Dec 28, 2016

Adele Shinn Boyd, 101, a resident of Milton and previously of Wappingers Falls and Great Sacandaga Lake, died on December 28, 2016 at Hudson Valley Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Highland. Born on October 16, 1915 in Philadelphia, PA, Adele was the daughter of Raymond P. and Lillian Shinn, and the stepdaughter to Emily Shinn. She was the older...

Dec 27, 2016

FISHKILL - Hobart M. "Bart" Brockway, III, a lifelong local area resident, died suddenly on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at MidHudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie. He was 73. Son of the late Dr. Hobart M. Brockway, Jr., M.D. and Agnes Elaine Stewart, he was born in Poughkeepsie on December 13, 1943. At the age of 13, Bart developed schizophrenia and...

Dec 27, 2016

Evelyn Higgins Fortier, 85, an area resident for 5 years, died on December 27, 2016 at home. She had also lived in Brooksville, FL. Born and raised in Fort Fairfield, ME on February 6, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Donald and Eva (Roy) Higgins. She had been employed as a bookkeeper for Dutchess Overhead Doors until her...

Dec 26, 2016

Harold E. Harden, Jr., 59, a lifelong area resident, died on December 26, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Staatsburg on December 19, 1957, he was the son of Harold E. and Geraldine (Baright) Harden of Hopewell Junction. Harold was employed as a Lead Technician for IBM in East Fishkill for 33 years until his retirement...

Dec 25, 2016

Dec 23, 2016

Dec 23, 2016

FISHKILL – Andrew Napolitano, 71, died on Friday, December 23, 2016 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Son of the late Carl and Anna (Greco) Napolitano, he was born in Brooklyn on November 24, 1945. Andy served in the U.S. Army Reserve during the Vietnam Era. On May 27, 1967, he married Rose L. Fioretti at the Basilica of...

Dec 22, 2016

Carol Carra DeMarco, 91, a resident of Poughkeepsie for 26 years, died on December 22, 2016 at the Lutheran Care Center. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on October 21, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Ciriaco and Rose (Visco) Carra. Carol was a kind and loving woman, who affected the lives of many...

Dec 20, 2016

Natale J. “Chris” Zazzaro, 69, passed away on December 20, 2016. “To know him was to love him.” Born in Brooklyn on September 9, 1947, he was the son of Tony and Millie Zazzaro. He graduated in 1964 from Deer Park High School on Long Island, attended Suffolk Community College, and served in the US Army. Chris worked for 10...

Dec 20, 2016

Dec 17, 2016

EAST FISHKILL - June A. Martin, 85, a lifelong area resident, died on December 17, 2016 at her daughter's home. Born in the Bronx on May 24, 1931, she was the daughter of Archer and Frieda Geisler Starrett. June had been employed by the Wappingers Central School District until her retirement in 1995. She also sold Avon for over 50...

Dec 16, 2016

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Harvey E. Sherman, 82, a lifelong area resident, died on December 16, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on August 19, 1934, he was the son of Eber and Loretta Holsapple Sherman. Harvey proudly served our country in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was employed as a cable splicer with Central...

Dec 15, 2016

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Dorothy Nora Minishi, 86, and area resident since 2007 and formerly of Harrison, died on December 15, 2016 at the Renaissance Rehabilitation and Nursing Care Center in Staatsburg. Born in Greenwich, CT on June 23, 1930, she was the daughter of Alfred and Jane Duffy Wilson. Dorothy was a family person who loved taking care of others....

Dec 14, 2016

Francis McPhillips, 89, of Wappingers Falls and formerly of the Bronx, Yorktown Heights, Mahopac and Vero Beach, FL, died on December 14, 2016 at Somers Manor Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Born in County Monaghan, Ireland on April 25, 1927, he was the son of Francis and Mary Anne Woods McPhillips. Francis had a life-time career with the Atlantic & Pacific...

Dec 14, 2016

Bernard L. Rudberg passed away at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on December 14, 2016. He was born May 1, 1932 in Camden, New Jersey, to George Bernard Rudberg and Anna Christina Ahlstrom Rudberg. He grew up in Marlton and Franklinville, New Jersey, graduating from Clayton High School in 1951. In 1952, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, graduated from electronic...

Dec 13, 2016

Dec 13, 2016

Louis M. Paesano, 84, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of Mahopac, died unexpectedly on December 13, 2016 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in the Bronx on February 15, 1932, he was the son of Antonio and Philomina Bartoletti Paesano. Louis, along with his son Anthony, was the owner and operator of Paesano Bakery in Fishkill for 36...