Obituaries

Sep 30, 2015

Sep 28, 2015

Sep 28, 2015

Richard T. Fuhst, Jr., 27, a lifelong area resident, died on Monday, September 28, 2015 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital from injuries sustained in an accident. Born in New York City on November 22, 1987, he was the son of Richard T. Fuhst, Sr. and Arlene Brown Fuhst. Richie attended John Jay High School. He loved both ice hockey and...

Sep 20, 2015

Sep 19, 2015

Sep 19, 2015

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Mary I. Muro, 80, an area resident for the past 20 years, passed away on September 19, 2015 at Putnam Ridge in Brewster. She formerly lived in Yorktown Heights. Born in Manhattan on December 8, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Mariano and Gaetania (Renella) Muro. Mary had been employed in the claims department at...

Sep 18, 2015

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Joseph Lavelle, 86, passed away on September 18, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on October 11, 1928, he was the son of the late Patrick and Anna (McLaughlin) Lavelle. He proudly served in the 7th T Regimen of the US Army during the Korean War. Joseph had retired from the maintenance...

Sep 18, 2015

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Gerald "Jerry" Lee Lynn, 79, an area resident for 40 years, passed away on September 18, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Aliquippa, PA on July 15, 1936, he was the son of the late Doyle and Olive (Oaks) Lynn. He proudly served our country in the US Army from 1955-1961. On August 3, 1963...

Sep 17, 2015

William John Fish, a Beacon resident since 1985, formerly of Poughkeepsie and Croton-on-Hudson, died on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at the V.A. Medical Center in Montrose. He was 72. Son of the late Constant M. and Eleanor (Tuttle) Fish, he was born in Huntington, Long Island on October 11, 1942. In 1967, he was inducted into the U.S. Army and...

Sep 17, 2015

Sep 16, 2015

Jeffrey A. Gardner, 47, a lifelong area resident, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. Born in Poughkeepsie on July 16, 1968, he was the son of Lillian Morse and the late Chester E. Gardner. He had the "need for speed" and was always going "full throttle." He loved all of his toys especially his Harley Davidson Motorcycle. He was an...

Sep 16, 2015

William K. Puetz, III, a lifelong local area resident, died on Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. He was 61. Son of the late William K. Puetz, Jr. and Angeline Cavo, Billy was born in Newburgh on November 7, 1953. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1970 and was honorably discharged in 1971. He...

Sep 15, 2015

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Thomas F. O'Brien, 73, an area resident for 13 years, passed away on September 15, 2015 at home. He previously lived in Yonkers. Born in Yonkers on September 21, 1941, he was the son of the late Thomas and Rose (Nardo) O'Brien. He proudly served our country I the US Air Force. On June 7, 1964 in...

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...