Obituaries

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Feb 15, 2015

Rosemary B. Pierro, 73, a resident of North Carolina for the past 10 years, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2015 at the Pinehurst Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She previously lived in Poughkeepsie and Yonkers. Born in Yonkers on May 31, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Rosemary (Lucas) Mitchell. She is survived by her children,...

Feb 13, 2015

Feb 13, 2015

Mary Joan Fiorio, 88, died peacefully, surrounded by her family on Friday, February 13, 2015 at Putnam Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Brooklyn on September 16, 1926, she was the daughter of James and Josephine McGuire McCann. She attended Pratt Institute for drawing and had a career in window display design for Staple Smith Arts and Design Company,...

Feb 13, 2015

Edward Tocker, 78, an area resident for four years and formerly of Valhalla, died on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Wingate at Ulster. Born in Antwerp, Belgium on December 14, 1936, he was the son of Fritz and Helen Cohn Tochus. Edward served our country in the US Army and was employed as an Attorney with General Foods Corporation...

Feb 6, 2015

William G. Barnett, a long time resident of Croton-on-Hudson, peacefully entered eternal rest on Friday, February 6, 2015 with his loving wife of 64 years by his side. He was born in the Bronx on November 4, 1924 to Rosalie and Daniel Barnett. William was a Naval Veteran of WW II and a life member of Harmon Engine Co. #3,...