Obituaries

Aug 26, 2016

Raymond Vincent Scivolette, 82, a lifelong area resident, died on August 26, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center with his daughters by his side. Born in Poughkeepsie on November 8, 1933, he was the son of the late John and Stefana (Sara) Scivolette. Ray graduated from Poughkeepsie High School before serving in the US Army during the Korean War. He...

Aug 26, 2016

Christian I. Pulst, Jr., 68, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 42 years and previously of Ossining and the Bronx, died on August 26, 2016 at Calvary Hospital. Born on September 12, 1947 in the Bronx, Chris was the son of Christian I. and Audrey (Caterson) Pulst. He proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam...

Aug 25, 2016

Barbara E. Merker passed away after a brave and courageous battle with cancer on August 25, 2016 in East Fishkill, NY. Born on November 10, 1953 in Tarrytown, NY, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Patricia Merker. Barbara's greatest joy were her two sons, Christopher and Jonathan Fulgum. The sun rose and set in both of them....

Aug 24, 2016

Georgia Vasilakos, a Fishkill resident since 2012, formerly of Port Richey, FL, Long Island, and Greece, died on Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 86. Daughter of the late George and Constantina (Nicolopoulos) Aliferis, she was born in Greece on March 12, 1930. Georgia was a skilled tailor and seamstress, and worked for...

Aug 24, 2016

Irene Alice Silvestri, of Fishkill, died unexpectedly at home on Wednesday, August 24, 2016. She was 79. Daughter of the late James and Irene Pignataro, she was born in Yonkers on September 21, 1936. On July 24, 1955, she married Daniel J. Silvestri, Sr. at St. John's Church (Yonkers). In 1960, she and her husband moved to Dutchess County to...

Aug 23, 2016

James V. Kelly, 56, passed away at his home in Holmes on August 23, 2016 following a courageous battle with cancer. Jimmy was predeceased by his parents, Vincent and Gail Kelly; and his brother, Michael P. Kelly. He is survived by his sister, Barbara Ann Kelly; his son, Vincent Kelly; his companion, Edna Maluda; and his devoted dog, Molly. Jimmy...

Aug 23, 2016

Aug 22, 2016

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Michael McLendon, 61, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on August 22, 2016 with his family by his side. Born in Suffern on January 23, 1955, he was the son of John McLendon and Adelaide McLendon. His mom survives in Eau Claire, WI. Mike was raised in Stony Point, and attended North Rockland Schools. Mike worked for...

Aug 18, 2016

POUGHKEEPSIE - Yongkyun Lee, a 10 year resident of Dutchess County and formerly of Paramus, NJ and Korea, died on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 77. Son of the late Younglae Lee and Aji Park, he was born in Seoul, South Korea on November 28, 1938. For many years, he owned and...

Aug 18, 2016

Susan B. Sjem, 67, of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Syosset, died on August 18, 2016 at her home. Born in Babylon on March 29, 1949, she was the daughter of Edward and Bertha Martin Heinz. She enjoyed painting and dancing. On June 26, 1967 in Raleigh, NC, Susan married William Sjem who survives at home. She is also survived...

Aug 17, 2016

Aug 16, 2016

YORKTOWN HEIGHTS – Ennio Joseph Pascazi, 81, a resident of Yorktown Heights for 42 years, died on August 16, 2016 at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center. Born in Mount Vernon on September 7, 1934, he was the son of the late Modesto and Antonia (Scipione) Pascazi. Ennio proudly served in the US Army during the Korean Conflict. Ennio retired in...

Aug 16, 2016

Joseph T. Sonntag, 83, an area resident for 48 years and formerly of Allentown, PA, died peacefully on August 16, 2016 at his home. Born in Carbondale, PA on March 18, 1933, he was the son of Frederick and Mary Walker Sonntag. Joseph proudly served our country in the US Navy and then went on to graduate from Temple University...

Aug 16, 2016

Elizabeth F. "Betty" Munson, 100, a resident of Dutchess County for 62 years, died peacefully on August 16, 2016 at the Elant at Fishkill where she has made her home for the last 12 years. Born in New York City on May 4, 1916, she was the daughter of Francis and Florence Ungar Lang. Betty was employed as a business...

Aug 16, 2016

Daniel Andrew Tell, 29, an area resident for 23 years and formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, died unexpectedly on August 16, 2016. Born in Bronxville on March 27, 1987, he was the son of David Tell and Barbara Tell Ventura. Danny had been the manager of William Tell Hardware in Hopewell Junction for 14 years and had recently started working at Brinkman...

Aug 15, 2016

FISHKILL - Joseph Carmen Miccio, a lifelong local area resident, died on Monday, August 15, 2016 at The Pines at Poughkeepsie. He was 86. Son of the late Dominick and Mary (Marinaccio) Miccio, he was born in Beacon on November 23, 1929. In 1951, he was inducted into the U.S. Army and served during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably...

Aug 13, 2016

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Diane Helen Ring, 74, an area resident since 1966 and previously of Mount Vernon, died on August 13, 2016 at her summer home in Winter Park, FL. Born on July 25, 1942 in Mount Vernon, Diane was the daughter of the late Eugene Willis and Helen Anne (Drace) Lawless. On November 3, 1962 in Mount Vernon, she...

Aug 13, 2016

Genaro J. Colabatistto, 85, an area resident since 2000 and formerly of Yonkers, died peacefully on August 13, 2016 at his home. Born in Yonkers on July 1, 1931, he was the son of George and Theresa DeBenedetto Colabatistto. Genaro proudly served our country in the US Air Force in Guam during the Korean Conflict with the 54th Strategic Reconnaissance...

Aug 10, 2016

John C. Lopez, 80, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1978 and formerly of Forest Hills, died on August 10, 2016. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 10, 1936, he was the son of Juan and Maria Abad Lopez. John had been employed as an engineer with IBM in Argentina, and then for MAI and LMC in the United...

Aug 10, 2016

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Rita Bogdan, 73, passed away peacefully on August 10, 2016 after a brief and courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Rita was born on August 11, 1942 at Mount Vernon Hospital to the late Anton E. and Rita Trovato. She was a homemaker in the early years of her children's lives and later had a long career in...