Obituaries

Jul 16, 2015

Antonina “Tonia” Gibney Campbell, a Fishkill resident since 2009 and formerly of New Windsor and the Town of Newburgh, died suddenly and unexpectedly in Las Cruces, New Mexico on Thursday, July 16, 2015. She was 39. Born in Cold Spring on December 6, 1975, she was raised in the Town of Newburgh and graduated from The Storm King School in...

Jul 15, 2015

Jul 14, 2015

Jul 13, 2015

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Mary Mase passed away peacefully on Monday, July 13, 2015 surrounded by her loved ones. Mary will be missed by her loving family, especially her children, grandchildren, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from 4-8 pm at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. The Mass of Christian Burial...

Jul 11, 2015

Jul 9, 2015

Jul 6, 2015

Helen Patricia Campanaro, 91, an area resident since 2000, passed away on July 6, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She previously lived in Yonkers, Cornwall and Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Born in the Bronx on November 12, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Helen (Stokes) Hynes. On July 9, 1943 in Great Lakes, IL, she married...

Jul 6, 2015

Dominick M. Betro, 86, a longtime resident of East Fishkill and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Monday, July 6, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Italy on September 22, 1928, he was the son of Vincenzo and Teresina Dominiani Betro. Dominick enlisted in the US Army at the end of WWII and served as a medical technician in...

Jul 3, 2015

Viola V. Herbold, 89, of Hopewell Junction, died peacefully at home on Friday, July 3, 2015. Born on October 5, 1925 in Manhattan, she was the daughter of Bertram Bieber and Dorothy Cohn. Viola worked as an operator for New York Telephone before marrying William Herbold on April 2, 1951. For most of her life, she was a homemaker and...

Jul 2, 2015

Patricia A. Zahradnik, 80, a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, died on Thursday, July 2, 2015 at the Baptist Home in Rhinebeck. Born in Sharon, CT on May 16, 1935, she was the daughter of Thomas and Jean Denzig Nelligan. Pat had been employed as a teaching assistant for the Wappingers Central School District for many years. She was...

Jul 1, 2015

Lorenzo J. Gallardo-Bligen, 19, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2012 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born in the Bronx on November 9, 1995, Lorenzo was a 2014 graduate of John Jay High School. He enjoyed playing basketball and video games. Lorenzo is survived by his parents,...

Jun 29, 2015

Leona E. Lucariello, a Dutchess County resident for more than 40 years, died at the Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill on Monday, June 29, 2015. She was 76. Daughter of the late Walter and Grace Mitchell, she was born in White Plains on February 1, 1939. Leona worked for many years as a telephone operator at A T & T...

Jun 26, 2015

Jun 25, 2015

Eileen A. Kennedy, a resident of the Town of Fishkill since 1975, formerly of New York City, died at home on Thursday, June 25, 2015. She was 67. Daughter of the late John D. and Rita O'Brien, she was born in Manhattan on December 20, 1947. Eileen dedicated her career to nursing, and she graduated from the St. Vincent School...

Jun 25, 2015

William C. Toennigs, a lifelong resident of Beacon, died on Thursday, June 25, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh. He was 94. Son of the late Emil and Jessie (Horton) Toennigs, he was born in Beacon on January 5, 1921. Bill was inducted into the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served with the Seabees throughout...

Jun 24, 2015

Anthony Leonard Pettorossi, a lifelong Beacon resident, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 with his loving wife and children holding his hands at New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He was 54. Tony was born to the late Leonard and Jean (Lacadie) Pettorossi on June 19th, 1961 in Beacon. He married the love of his life, Carla (Gobbi)...

Jun 24, 2015

Jun 23, 2015

Rita Ann Brannen, a Dutchess County resident since 1962, died at her home in the Town of Fishkill on Tuesday, June 23, 2015. She was 65. Daughter of the late Jack and Babe Burke, she was born in the Bronx on May 21, 1950. In 1968, she graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School in Poughkeepsie. Later, she enrolled...

Jun 23, 2015

Joseph V. McCloskey, a lifelong resident of Dutchess County, died on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at the Wingate at Beacon. He was 85. Son of the late Joseph and Mary (Komar) McCloskey, he was born in Wappingers Falls on November 26, 1929. Joe attended and graduated from the Wappingers Central School District. He was employed by I.B.M. from 1948 to...

Jun 22, 2015

Ellen Lachowicz, a resident of Fishkill for more than 50 years, and formerly of Connecticut, died at home on Monday, June 22, 2015. She was 79. Daughter of the late Samuel and Rose (Voli) Santucci, she was born on July 28, 1935 in New Britain, CT. She graduated from New Britain High School in 1953 and earned a bachelor's degree...