Obituaries

Sep 13, 2015

Florence A. Miller, 93, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1978 and previously of the Bronx, passed away on September 13, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Florence was born on June 25, 1922 in the Bronx to Stanley and Florence Schultz Suchy. On December 25, 1941 in the Bronx, she married Harold Miller who survives at home. She was...

Sep 13, 2015

Richard Michael Witson, 57, a lifelong area resident, died on Sunday, September 13, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on June 8, 1958, he was the son of Carl J. and Elisabeth Bosl Witson. Richard was a 1976 graduate of John Jay High School and was employed as a sheet...

Sep 12, 2015

Sep 11, 2015

Sep 11, 2015

Teresa A. Wallace, 61, of Hopewell Junction, went home to her Heavenly Father on Friday, September 11, 2015 after a long battle with cancer. She was born to Patrick and Helen Blake on July 30, 1954 in New York City. Teresa worked as an assistant school teacher at the Crayon Box in the Bronx for many years. She was a...

Sep 10, 2015

Patricia Kissane died peacefully at home on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at the age of 80. Pat was born on August 22, 1935 in Brooklyn. She attended Sacred Heart School and graduated from Walton High School in the Bronx. She worked for many years at Macy's in Manhattan, then at Barker's in Fishkill and the Pennysaver in Wappingers Falls. After...

Sep 10, 2015

Preston L. Morton, 89, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1957 and formerly of Fitchburg, MA, died on Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Wingate at Dutchess. Born on May 26, 1926 in Irasburg, VT, he was the son of Lloyd and Hazel Bullis Morton. Preston proudly served our country in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. He...

Sep 9, 2015

Robert R. Punch, 79, a resident of Marlboro for 20 years and formerly of Fishkill and Beacon, died on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at Castle Point VAMC. Born in the Bronx on September 4, 1936, he was the son of the late Jack and Helen Punch. Robert proudly served our country in the US Navy. He worked as a professional...

Sep 8, 2015

POUGHKEEPSIE – Donald Mastroti, 40, a lifelong area resident, passed away unexpectedly on September 8, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Donald was born in Poughkeepsie on September 29, 1974. He had previously worked for Home Depot in Poughkeepsie for over 9 years. Donald was predeceased by his father, Michel Mastroti in 2004. He is survived by his mother, Daniella...

Sep 8, 2015

Benjamin George Miura, age 20, of Hopewell Junction, NY passed away on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Ben was born on April 18, 1995 at Vassar Brothers Hospital. He graduated from John Jay HS in 2013, where he participated in wrestling and football. Ben was a man of few words, but carried a big heart. Ben is survived by his mother,...

Sep 7, 2015

Gladys Wolff, a resident of Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill, passed away on Monday, September 7, 2015 at the age of 96. She was born in Brooklyn on March 16, 1919, the oldest of four daughters born to the late Abraham Gross and Rae Kornhauser Gross. Always an academic prodigy, she graduated from Hunter College with a Baccalaureate in French...

Sep 6, 2015

Bertha Augusta Lindblom, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at Sky View Rehabilitation & Health Care in Croton-on-Hudson. She was 96. Daughter of the late Gunnar and Alva (Blumkevist) Granbom, she was born in Stockholm, Sweden on September 28, 1918. When she was 12 years old, her family immigrated to the United States, where they...

Sep 6, 2015

Kelly Ann Chang was born on April 6, 1987 and died unexpectedly at the age of 28 in Chesapeake, Virginia on September 6, 2015. Kelly will be truly missed by her family, her friends, co-workers, member of her book club, her Professors at the University of Virginia School of Law, her Professors in the Economics and History Departments at the...

Sep 5, 2015

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Sep 4, 2015

Franklin Evert lost his two year battle with pancreatic cancer at the young age of 45 on September 4, 2015. Although his life was too short, those who knew him understand that the quality of one's life far exceeds the quantity. He died in the home that he so lovingly created for his wife and son. He was surrounded by...

Sep 4, 2015

Anna Filo, 96, a resident of Stroudsburg, PA, died on Friday, September 4, 2015 in Pawling. She was born Anna Korba on December 15, 1918 in Czechoslovakia. On June 7, 1941 in Yonkers, Anna married Andrew Filo, a World War II Veteran, who predeceased her on January 14, 2008. Together, they owned and operated the Anawanda Farms Restaurant in Somers...

Sep 3, 2015

After an almost 8 year battle with cancer, Gail Ann Rinehart, 60, was called to Heaven on September 3, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on June 25, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Frederick D. and Domenica C. Piquet. She was married on May 14, 1977 to Christopher E. Rinehart who survives her at home. She...

Sep 1, 2015

A. Edward Hennessy of Wappingers Falls passed away quietly and peacefully on September 1st at the age of 101 years. He was born February 27, 1914 in Jamaica, Queens and attended Bishop Loughlin High School in Brooklyn. He spent an enjoyable part of his career as an executive buyer with the J C Penney company where he had many colleagues...

Sep 1, 2015

Rafael Cubano, 46, a resident of Beacon for four years and formerly of Yonkers, died on September 1, 2015. Born in the Bronx on April 28, 1969, he was the son of Eileen Diaz Cubano of Poughkeepsie and Luis Cubano of Scarsdale. Rafael was employed as a mechanic with Verplanck Auto in Beacon. He was a member of the Buffalo...

Sep 1, 2015

POUGHQUAG – George J. Gatins, 78, of Poughquag, died at home on September 1, 2015 after a long illness. George was born on December 6, 1936 in New York City, the son of Helena Meehan Gatins and Joseph Gatins. He attended parochial schools and graduated from Iona College. George served in the United States Navy and was a member of...