Obituaries
Phyllis Hill
Mar 10, 2015
PHYLLIS WALKER HILL Phyllis Walker Hill, 90, of Hopewell Junction, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Phyllis is survived by her husband of 70 years, Philip W. Hill, Sr.; her 3 children, Msgr. Philip W. Hill, Kathleen Cococcia (Ronald) and Lorraine Parkis; 15 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Her son, Timothy Hill, predeceased her....
Donald Bleakley Sr
Mar 10, 2015
Donald Andrew Bleakley, Sr., 68, of New Braunfels, TX died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, TX. Born in Tarrytown on October 26, 1946, he was the son of Ralph and Eleanor Cole Bleakley. Don served in the US Navy from 1964-1967. He was a graduate of Dutchess Community College and Marist College with...
George Kott
Mar 10, 2015
George D. Kott, 73, a resident of Pleasant Valley for 14+ years and formerly of Greenlawn, died on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Port Washington on July 27, 1941, he was the son of George "Tim" and Lottie Click Kott. George proudly served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam...
Henry Hopkinson
Mar 7, 2015
Henry Clayton "Hoppie" Hopkinson, a Pleasant Valley resident since 1979, died peacefully on Saturday, March 07, 2015 at Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill. He passed away after a long, courageous battle with Parkinson's Disease surrounded by his family, who spent the last weeks of his life by his side. Hoppie was born in Ridgewood, NJ on October 23, 1933. He...
John Siceloff
Mar 6, 2015
John Lewis Siceloff 1953-2015 John Siceloff passed away at his home in Dutchess County, NY on March 6, 2015, under the care of hospice and surrounded by loving family. He was 61. John led a life committed to solutions-oriented journalism and educational empowerment. His career spanned 5 continents, beginning with his work as a war correspondent reporting from the Middle...
Roseanna Katz
Mar 3, 2015
HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Roseanna Macri Katz, 59, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at home. Born in Mount Vernon on August 27, 1955, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Rose (Martin) Macri. Rosanna is survived by her 2 sons, Nicholas and Christopher Norris, both of Hopewell Junction; her 2 grandchildren, Natalie and Christopher Jr., her nieces...
Gerald Reiser
Mar 3, 2015
Gerald Reiser, 68, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 35 years and formerly of Southfields, died on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on August 19, 1946, he was the son of Irving and Florence Craven Reiser. Jerry was employed as a food inspector for the State of New York for many years....
Jane Herring
Mar 2, 2015
Jane Martha Rathbun Herring, 80, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 57 years, died peacefully on Monday, March 2, 2015 at her home. Jane was born in East Springfield, NY on February 6, 1935, the daughter of Dean O. Rathbun and L. Marguerite Jones Rathbun. She grew up on Shadowbrook Dairy Farm, a real farmer's daughter and a country girl...
Damien Stalter
Mar 1, 2015
Damien A Stalter, 36, of Newburgh, NY, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2015 at St Luke's Hospital. He was born in Newburgh, NY on June 5 1978, and was raised by his "Gram." He was married to Rebecca Stalter on November 23, 2013. Damien took pride in helping others, and had a heart of gold. He had a strong passion...
Frank Hoffmann
Feb 28, 2015
Frank L. Hoffmann, 65, a resident of Poughkeepsie and formerly of Fishkill, died on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at home surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born on August 23, 1949 in New York City to Frank Louis and Rose Savarese Hoffmann. On June 29, 1974, he married Eileen A. O'Bryan at St. Augustine's Church in New City. Frank...
Raymond Ebe
Feb 27, 2015
Raymond Edward Ebe, 93, a resident of Poughkeepsie since 1956 and formerly of New Milford, NJ, died on Friday, February 27, 2015 at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Born in Jersey City, NJ on March 31, 1921, he was the son of Edward and Emily Wadle Ebe. He attended primary schools in Hackensack, N.J. and went on to...
Theodore Brown
Feb 22, 2015
Theodore Brown, 94, a resident of the Town of Beekman for 20 years and formerly of Queens, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at his home. Born in Charleston, SC on December 28, 1920, he was the son of James and Essie Mazyck Brown. Theodore was employed as a shipping clerk for Sol Spitz in Hauppauge for many...
Patricia Prizzi
Feb 21, 2015
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Patricia M. Prizzi, 66, a lifelong area resident, passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2015 at home surrounded by her family. Born in Poughkeepsie on December 2, 1948, she was the daughter of the late Angelo and Anna (White) Scarchilli. Pat is survived by husband, Stephen C. Bellizzi at home; her children and their spouses, Yolanda and...
Mark Hoops
Feb 21, 2015
Bigger Than Life, Mark T. Hoops 9/12/1955 – 2/21/2015 Mark Hoops of Hopewell Junction, NY died on February 21, 2015 due to a rapid and aggressive form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. Mark was widely known throughout New York State for his boundless energy, creativity, intelligence and generosity. He had a unique hunger for...
Eleanor Tracey
Feb 18, 2015
Eleanor C. Tracey, 91, of Poughquag, formerly of Yonkers, passed away peacefully on February 18, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was born in Yonkers on June 4, 1923 and was the daughter of Elizabeth and Grover E. Powers. In 1943, she married Dennis A. Tracey of Yonkers. They were married for 62 wonderful years when Dennis passed away...
Helen Fisher
Feb 18, 2015
Helen B. Fisher, 74, a Stormville resident for over 60 years, passed away on Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at the Putnam Hospital Center. She previously lived in Carmel. Born on August 24, 1940 in Mount Kisco, Helen was the daughter of the late Carl and Helen (Moseman) Fisher. She retired in 1997 from the Arlington Central School District after 25...
Valerie Cannizzaro
Feb 18, 2015
Valerie Ella Berryann Cannizzaro, 72, of Hopewell Junction, NY & Edgewater, FL, passed away in the comfort of her home in Hopewell Junction, NY on February 18, 2015. The daughter of Peggy & Charles "Cookie" Howes Sr., she is survived by sons Michael Cannizzaro (& Lori Conner) of Fishkill, NY & Anthony Cannizzaro of Hopewell Junction, NY; daughter Tina Cannizzaro...
Saverio Tenuta
Feb 17, 2015
Saverio S. "Sonny" Tenuta, 61, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Memorial Sloan Cancer Center in Manhattan. Sonny was born in New York City on September 17, 1953. He was a parishioner of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church, and was the owner of Sonny's Restaurant and Pizzeria in Lagrangeville. He is survived by his beloved wife, Millie DeGuardia; his mother,...
Henry Turgati
Feb 15, 2015
Henry Fausto Turgati, 94, a resident of Carmel since 1946, died on February 15, 2015. He was born in Greenwich Village and lived in NYC until serving our country in the US Army Air Corps during World War II. Upon his return, he moved with his parents to Carmel where he lived the remainder of his life, working as a...
Kelly Patton
Feb 15, 2015
Kelly Leight Patton, 46, a lifelong area resident, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the MidHudson Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Carmel on October 17, 1968, she was the daughter of the late David Leight, Sr. and Myrtle Davis Donohue. Kelly was proud to have raised her sons and enjoyed spending time with...


