Obituaries

Aug 27, 2015

LEESVILLE – Melba Elaine Rodgers Cooper, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother - age 87, of Leesville, South Carolina died August 27, 2015 after a brief illness. Melba, born on September 4, 1927, was the daughter of Bersheba Hall and Merso Rodgers of Fairview, South Carolina. She married Edmond Cooper on October 10, 1948 and they were married for almost...

Aug 27, 2015

Grace M. Petty, a local area resident since 2008, formerly of Yonkers, died on Thursday, August 27, 2015 at home in Fishkill. She was 96. Daughter of the late Charles and Katherine (O'Connor) Hanson, she was born in the Bronx on September 20, 1918. Grace served in the "WAVE" sector of U.S. Naval Reserve and was a World War II...

Aug 26, 2015

Aug 25, 2015

Aug 25, 2015

Susan R. Califano, 59, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1977 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Yonkers on April 1, 1956, she was the daughter of Eleanor Manzi Olszewski of Wappingers Falls and the late Anthony Olszewski. Susan was employed as a...

Aug 23, 2015

Martin J. Kirwan, 55, passed away on August 23, 2015 in Reston, Virginia. He was born on September 28, 1959 in the Bronx, NY to James Thomas Kirwan and Barbara Ann (Burns) Kirwan. The family moved to Fairfax, Virginia in 1971. Martin graduated from Fairfax High School in 1976. After high school he enlisted in the Army as a Lance...

Aug 22, 2015

Dennis D. Byrne, 80, an area resident for 5 years, passed away on August 22, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on August 2, 1935, he was the son of the late Denis and Nellie (McAuliffe) Byrne. He proudly served in the US Marine Corps from 1952-1954. He had been...

Aug 21, 2015

PLEASANT VALLEY - Olive D. Whalen of Pleasant Valley passed away peacefully on Friday, August 21, 2015. Born in Clifton, NJ on July 8, 1920, Olive was the daughter of Harry and Mildred (Goetschius) Winfield. Olive graduated from Southampton Hospital School of Nursing and received a BS Degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. She had been employed by Columbia Presbyterian...

Aug 20, 2015

Fay A. DiBella, 99, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2001 and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Taormina, Sicily on May 30, 1916, she was the daughter of Dominic and Agatha D'Agostino Raneri. Fay had worked as a hat check girl for Glen Chatheau in Brooklyn for many years....

Aug 19, 2015

Aug 19, 2015

Carol H. Johnson, a lifelong local area resident, died at home in Beacon on Wednesday, August 19, 2015 after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 72. Born in Newburgh on January 28, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Madeline (Garrison) Hoaglander. On July 18, 1970, she married Edward Johnson at Our Savior Lutheran Church in...

Aug 18, 2015

EAST FISHKILL – Paul F. Weimann, 75, an area resident since 1974, passed away on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in the Bronx on January 22, 1940, he was the son of the late Frank and Anna (Schue) Weimann. Paul proudly served in the US Marines from 1962-1968. He...

Aug 18, 2015

Marian Bridget Emerson, 78, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2009 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on May 28, 1937, she was the daughter of James and Bridget Shannon Durkin. Marion had been employed as a clerk for Westchester Medical Center until her retirement in...

Aug 17, 2015

Alice L. Murphy, a lifelong local area resident, died at her home in Glenham on Monday, August 17, 2015. She was 95. Daughter of the late John and Anna (Schnetzler) O'Donnell, she was born in Yonkers on June 16, 1920. On December 22, 1940, she married Edward S. Murphy at St. Joachim Church in Beacon. She was predeceased by her...

Aug 17, 2015

Elizabeth Jane Sehrt, 90, of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Carolina Shores, NC, and Katonah, NY, died peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2015. Born in Kirkwood, MO, on September 19, 1924, she was the daughter of Michael and Alma Dryer Shea. On April 26, 1947, at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Kirkwood, MO, Betty married Robert Edward Sehrt who predeceased...

Aug 16, 2015

Doris B. Sullivan, 85, a resident of Willow Spring, NC for a year and formerly of Hopewell Junction, NY, Yonkers, NY and Bennington, VT, died on Sunday, August 16, 2015 at her daughter's home. Born in Yonkers on August 27, 1929, she was the daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Fagan Rehm. Doris was employed as a switchboard operator for the...

Aug 16, 2015

Peter J. Brofman, Ph.D., 61, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1980 and formerly of Deer Park, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 16, 2015. Born in Levittown on September 2, 1953, Peter was a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy where he received his Bachelors Degree in Science, Masters Degrees in Business Administration and Materials Science,...

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Aug 13, 2015