Obituaries

May 9, 2025

Norman R. Johnsen, 85, a resident of Pawling since 1968, died peacefully on May 9, 2025 at Danbury Hospital surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Brooklyn on March 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Gustav Lund and Margoth Nicole (Skofteland) Johnsen.

Norman had a varied career, beginning...

May 9, 2025

STORMVILLE - Susan T. Poka-Garces, 54, an area resident of 10 years, died at home surrounded by her family on May 9, 2025 after a 3-year courageous battle with ALS. She previously lived in Warwick.

Born in Syosset, Long Island on May 13, 1970, Susan was the daughter of the late Arthur and Barbara (Ogden)...

May 8, 2025

BEACON - Ann Marie Foley, 69, a resident of Dutchess County since 1986, died on May 8, 2025 at home. She previously lived in Ancram, NY but also spent time in Germany, Texas, and Virginia as an Army wife.

Born in Hanover, NH on February 23, 1956, Ann was the daughter of the late Maynard...

May 8, 2025

Miroslav Krajca, 52, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 9 years and formerly of Brooklyn, died on May 8, 2025 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Czechoslovakia on December 3, 1972, he was the son of Miroslav Krajca. Miroslav graduated from the City University of New York with...

May 8, 2025

Poughkeepsie-John M. Rauschenbach, 53, of Poughkeepsie, NY, previously of Poughquag, passed away on May 8, 2025.

John was born on January 4, 1972, in the Bronx, NY, the son of Hans "Ron" and Margaret "Peggy" Rauschenbach.

John was an Assistant House Manager for Greystone Programs, Inc. in Pawling, NY, enriching the...

May 7, 2025

Barbara Pauline Joyce, a resident of Fishkill, NY since 1967, formerly of Yonkers and Brooklyn, passed away on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was 80.

Daughter of the late Robert Vincent and Edith (Walker) Dinsdale, she was born in Brooklyn on October 29, 1944. She was an...

May 6, 2025

It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our father, John P. Orsley, on Tuesday May 6th, 2025. He was 82.

John was born in Binghamton, New York on December 7th, 1942. He was the son of the late George and Mary Orsley and had three older siblings Patrice, James, and Jerome....

May 5, 2025

STORMVILLE - Ursula Christina Katherina Segatti, 74, died on May 5, 2025 at the Taconic at Hopewell. A resident of Stormville since 1976, she previously lived in Mount Vernon and Mount Kisco.

Born on March 30, 1951 in Bremervörde, Germany on March 30, 1951, she was the daughter of the late Heinrich and Annelise (Maack)...

May 5, 2025

Anne Theresa Espositio, 93, a resident of Fort Lauderdale, FL, died on Monday, May 5th, 2025, at her daughter's home in Hopewell Junction, NY.

Born in New Rochelle, NY on June 20,1931, she was one of six children of the late Owen and Catherine (Mulholland) Mulligan. Anne was a graduate of Westchester Business School, where...

May 5, 2025

Fishkill - Phyllis Alexander, a resident of Fishkill, NY since 1980 passed away on Monday, May 5, 2025 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. She was 70 years old.

Phyllis was born on January 26, 1955, in Brooklyn, NY, the daughter of the late Enrico and Clementina (Grimaldi) Pierno.

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May 4, 2025

With profound sadness, we announce the sudden passing of Robert Bruce Clark Jr. on May 4, 2025, at the age of 70, due to a tragic car accident.

Born on November 5, 1954, in Manhattan, New York to Robert Bruce Clark Sr. and Rosemary Calandra Clark.

Robert was a shining light...

May 4, 2025

EMIL PANICHI, 92, died at his home in Millbrook on May 4, 2025. He was predeceased by his father, Luigi Panichi, his mother, Elisa Panichi, and his wife of 65 years, Emily Panichi, who died in 2019. Emil is survived by his daughters, Elisa (James) Popovich and Evelyn Panichi; his grandchildren, James Popovich, Jr., Kristi (Scott) Brien, Emil Constantino...

May 3, 2025

Danica Kaužljar, 70, a resident of Ridgewood, Queens, died on May 3, 2025 at her daughter's home surrounded by her family.

Born in Ogulin, Croatia on October 19, 1954, Danica was the daughter of the late Ante and Maria Rendulic. She had been employed as a meadow operator in Maspeth, Queens until her retirement.

May 3, 2025

Peter Lisikatos, a lifelong area resident, died at home on Saturday, May 3, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was 80 years old.

Peter was born in Cold Spring on June 6, 1944, to the late Emmanuel and Jean Lisikatos (Koines).

Peter's children were his reason to thrive every day. Having grandchildren was a dream...

May 3, 2025

Elwood Herbert Macy III, a resident of Friendswood, TX since 2024 and previously of Fishkill, for the first 18 years of his life, Hughsonville, NY, Shell Knob, Missouri, and Chester, TX passed away in Webster, TX on Saturday, May 3, 2025. He was 87 years old.

E. Herbert was born in Beacon, NY on December...

May 1, 2025

During the early morning hours of May 1st, 2025, the illness and addiction that had long dimmed the bright light in Peter Lindenfeld's eyes finally took him from this world. Though he struggled, it does not define the radiant, loving soul that Peter was- and always will be to those who knew him. Born on June 27th,...

Apr 29, 2025

In a word of a Nat King Cole song he loved, Harry Klepp was unforgettable. Estonian by birth, and American by choice, Harry was a visionary electrical engineer and inventor, devoted father, grandfather, great grandfather, husband, brother, uncle, and friend. He loved giving "kalli-kallis" (hugs) (and often Hershey's kisses) to all those he met, walking in the woods marveling at...

Apr 29, 2025

BEACON - Robert J. Maurice, 67, an area resident for over 32 years, died on April 29, 2025 at home surrounded by his family.

Born in Cold Spring on October 26, 1957, Robert was the son of the late Ronald and Elizabeth (Edwards) Maurice. He retired in 2021 from Teamsters Local #456 in Elmsford after...

Apr 28, 2025

James Wesley Vincent, 91, passed away on Monday, April 28, 2025 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh, NY.

Son of the late Edward E. Vincent, Sr. and Ella Mae Post, he was born on March 6, 1934 in Wappingers Falls, NY. Wes spent his childhood on a dairy farm in Lagrangeville and East Fishkill. After...

Apr 25, 2025

Alice Odell Mink Baker, 88, of the Wappingers Falls, NY, passed away peacefully the evening of April 25, 2025. She was predeceased by her husband of 66 years, Gene, and is survived by her daughter, Amy Nardone (husband Tony), sons, Greg (wife Patti and stepson Corey) and Gene Jr (wife Valorie), granddaughters Peyton and Kellyn, her sister, Jane Walker,...