Obituaries

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...

Jan 13, 2016

LAGRANGE – Kathyrn "Cookie" Irene (Simmons) Litchauer, 72, died on January 13, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley. Born in Yonkers on July 3, 1943, Cookie was the daughter of the late William and May (Glover) Guski. She retired from the Town of Cortlandt where she worked as an administrative assistant...

Jan 12, 2016

Theresa "Teddy" McGann, a Fishkill resident since 2005, died on Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 103 years old. Daughter of the late Vincent and Josephine (Loconto) Manco, she was born in the Bronx on September 27, 1912. On November 9, 1940, she married Andrew J. McGann at St. Mary's Church in the...

Jan 11, 2016

Fredrick William Lawrence, 75, an area resident since 1990, died on January 11, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Shrub Oak. Born in the Bronx on October 31, 1940, he was the son of the late William and Marie (Hutchinson) Lawrence. On June 17, 1961 at St. Philip Neri Church in the Bronx, Frederick married Elizabeth...

Jan 11, 2016

Louis "Louie" P. Sordi, a Fishkill resident since 2010 and formerly of Pleasantville and Brooklyn, died suddenly on Monday, January 11, 2016 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Son of the late Luciano and Albina (Endrizzi) Sordi, he was born in Brooklyn on November 24, 1964. Louie had a lifelong career as...

Jan 11, 2016

Michael P. Condon, 54, a lifelong area resident, died on Monday, January 11, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Michael was born in Queens on November 6, 1961. He owned and operated 4 C’s Construction in Lagrangeville. Michael was a parishioner at St. Kateri Church in Lagrangeville and was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #13378. He enjoyed...