Obituaries

Jan 27, 2016

Jan 26, 2016

Alessandro Santoro, 71, an area resident since 1975 and previously of Tuckahoe, died on Tuesday, January 26, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born on February 26, 1944 in Pescara, Italy, he was the son of Guiseppe and Miracolina (Della Penna) Santoro. He was the owner and operator of Tuckahoe Florist, Crystal Home Cleaners and ACS...

Jan 25, 2016

Jan 25, 2016

George H. Liebler, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1961 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Monday, January 25, 2016 at Bethel Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Croton-on-Hudson. He was 85. Son of the late George A. and Helen (Twillier) Liebler, he was born on September 21, 1930 in the Bronx, where he was raised and graduated from Cardinal...

Jan 25, 2016

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Jean Altizio, 90, died on Monday, January 25, 2016 at the Waterview Hills Nursing Center in Purdys. She previously lived in Hyde Park, Greenville, Mahopac, Valhalla and the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on October 22, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore and Rose (Vaccaro) Pizzo. On March 3, 1946 in the Bronx, Jean...

Jan 24, 2016

Roberta Florence Lewis, a resident of Fishkill since 1988 and formerly of Yonkers, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, January 24, 2016. She was 66. Daughter of the late Robert and Elizabeth (Schmidt) Hagen, she was born in LaCrosse, WI on August 19, 1949. She dedicated her career to health care as a R.N. In 1981,...

Jan 23, 2016

Fred A. Haines, 84, an area resident since 1969 and previously of Clark Summit, PA, died on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on July 14, 1931 in Scranton, PA, he was the son of Fred Haines and Marion Rosensteel Haines Decker. He proudly served our country in the United States Air Force during...

Jan 22, 2016

BEACON - Benito Garcia, 70, an area resident since 1986 and formerly of the Bronx, died at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh on Friday, January 22, 2016. Son of the late Benito and Cristina (Hernandez) Garcia, he was born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico on July 25, 1945. He was the Master Jeweler of Garcia Jewelers in Wappingers Falls. Following...

Jan 22, 2016

Lea Cavalea Wallace, 86, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 17 years and formerly of Port Chester, died on Friday, January 22, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Port Chester on February 10, 1929, she was the daughter of John and Mary Giancinto. Lea was employed as a technician for United Hospital in Port Chester, and then by...

Jan 20, 2016

Jan 19, 2016

Glenda Wilson, 52, of Fishkill, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016. She was born December 26, 1963 in Beacon to H.Wayne (Bud) and Janet Wilson, whom both survive. Also surviving are her three daughters, Donella D'Angelo and her husband Robert of Coram, Dayna Parry and her husband Benjamin of Mt. Gilead, NC, and Felysha Koran of Fishkill; her four...

Jan 19, 2016

Thomas C. Chefalo, a Fishkill resident since 1999, formerly of Manitou and Peekskill, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 84. Son of the late Charles and Carmela (Arpaio) Chefalo, he was born in Peekskill on November 8, 1931. Thomas was dedicated to his community, and throughout his lifetime he committed countless...

Jan 19, 2016

Sandra N. Ferraro, nee Novitsky, a 25-year resident of Beacon and formerly of Westchester County, died on Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. She was 62. Daughter of Jerome and Nadya Novitsky, she was born in Manhattan on December 4, 1953. Sandra worked for many years at Dellwood Dairy in Westchester, where she worked as...

Jan 18, 2016

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Mary D. Ricciardi, 79, an area resident for 23 years, died on January 18, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She previously lived in Yonkers. Born in Yonkers on August 4, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Antoinette M. (Perrone) LaConte. On June 9, 1957 at St. Mary's Church in Yonkers, she married...

Jan 17, 2016

Henry Rough died of natural causes on Sunday, January 17, 2016 peacefully at home attended by his son Tom, daughter-in-law Sylviane, and grandson Ian. He was 92. Born in the Bronx in 1923 to Harry and Elizabeth Rough, Henry grew up in Forestburgh, Sullivan County. He volunteered for service during World War II, serving in Brindisi, Italy with the Army...

Jan 16, 2016

Sr. Mirabel Santiago, OBT, 53, died on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on September 13, 1962 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Aurelio and Milagros Santiago. She was a Graduate of the Catholic University of Puerto Rico in Ponce and had worked in the business industry as an Executive Secretary. In 1990, Sr....

Jan 16, 2016

PAWLING – Patricia Anne Schiavone, a resident of Dutchess County for 10 years and previously of Brewster, died on January 16, 2016 at home. She was 70. Born in New Rochelle on November 26, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Theresa (Dominelli) Laurich. Patricia had been employed at Macy's in Yorktown Heights. Patricia is survived by...

Jan 15, 2016

Nicholas Galasso, a resident of Fishkill since 2012, formerly of the Bronx, died on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 98. He was born on May 23, 1917 at his family's home in the Bronx, where he continued to live for more than 90 years. He was predeceased by his parents, Giuseppe and...

Jan 14, 2016

Daniel Thomas Lynch 95, was a lifetime resident of Passaic, New Jersey. Upon the death of his sister, Regina Woodruff in 2004, he moved to Fishkill to be near family. Mr. Lynch was a WW II veteran. As a result of military action in the Pacific, he was awarded several action and campaign medals. He was widowed in 1950 upon...

Jan 14, 2016

Sadly, our precious Richard passed away suddenly of natural causes on 14 January 2016. Richard exemplifies the finest and most noble traits of a true leader. He was a man of honor, integrity, generosity and courage. Richard's humor and wit is unstoppable and contagious. Richard's ability to touch every soul he interacts with is undeniable and unrivaled. Most notably, Richard...