Obituaries

Jan 17, 2015

Lawrence E. "Larry" Bates, 59, a lifelong area resident, died on January 17, 2015 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital. Born on December 14, 1955 in Newburgh, he was the son of Lawrence and Louise Birch Bates. Larry proudly served our country in United States Marine Corps. He was employed by Metro North Railroad as a sheet metal worker until his...

Jan 16, 2015

Irene A. Emmons, 88, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1965 and formerly of Watertown, MA, died on Friday, January 16, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Lowell, MA on November 17, 1926, she was the daughter of John Joseph and Cecelia Mary Casey Hogan. Irene was employed as a secretary for the First National Bank of Boston....

Jan 16, 2015

Rita Louise Allen, 78, a 46 year resident of Wappingers Falls and a former resident of Troy, died January 16, 2015 at River Valley Care Center in Poughkeespie with her family by her side. Rita was born on October 23, 1936 in Troy, New York to Jennie and Clement Campana. Rita graduated from Troy High School in 1954 and also...

Jan 15, 2015

Jan 14, 2015

Victor M. Turturro, 76, a resident of LaGrangeville since 1975, died on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at Westchester Medical Center. Born in Highland on July 3, 1938, he was the son of the late Victor Turturro and Ruth Patten VanVoorhis. Victor served our country in the US Air Force for more than 20 years. He and his family traveled all...

Jan 14, 2015

Norma L. Buon, 93, a resident of Beacon since 1958 and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at the Renaissance Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Hyde Park. Born in Brooklyn on November 6, 1921, she was the daughter of Dominick and Theresa Buonincontro. Norma graduated from St. Mary's Elementary School, St. Brendan's High School and Brooklyn College....

Jan 13, 2015

Jan 13, 2015

EAST FISHKILL – Helen Marinelli, 75, beloved wife and mother, passed peacefully at the Kaplan Family Hospice in Newburgh on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. A Dutchess County resident since 1977, she was born in the Yorkville section of Manhattan on July 21, 1939, the daughter of George and Marie Stumpf. She held the position of supervisor at the Ruben H....

Jan 13, 2015

John R. Purdy, of Hopewell Junction, died suddenly on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Newburgh on May 31, 1939 and raised in Yonkers, he was the son of Jesse and Margaret Haberle Purdy. John proudly served our country in the US Navy and was employed as a computer programmer for IBM in Poughkeepsie for...

Jan 13, 2015

James A. Brouthers, 95, a lifelong area resident, died on Tuesday, January 13, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Wappingers Falls on December 19, 1919, he was the son of James and Edna Horton Brouthers. James proudly served our country in the US Army during World War II and was employed in Supply and Demand at IBM in...

Jan 13, 2015

Jan 12, 2015

Liberato “Lee” Montalbo, a 12-year resident of The Villages, FL, formerly of Wappingers Falls and long-time Westchester County resident, died on Monday, January 12, 2015. He was 83. Son of the late Riccardo and Ersilia (Lombardi) Montalbo, he was born in Casalciprano, Italy on November 9, 1931. He worked for many years as a Sales Manager at Cremosa Food Company....

Jan 11, 2015

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Michael W. Pombrio, 72, an area resident for 50 years, passed away on Sunday, January 11, 2015 after a long illness. Born on March 29, 1942 in Plattsburg, he was the son of the late Wilmer and Ruth (Monette) Pombrio. Michael had been employed by Wappingers Central School District for 33 years until he retired as District...

Jan 8, 2015

POUGHKEEPSIE - Richard A. Porter, Sr., 66, a resident of Poughkeepsie, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Born in Peekskill on May 6, 1948, he was the son of the late Floyd and Catherine (McCoy) Porter. Richard had been employed as a landscaper at the Villagecrest Apartments in Poughkeepsie. He is survived by his wife,...

Jan 7, 2015

Jan 7, 2015

Born in Fuheis, Jordan to Tuma and Jamila Hattar on Tuesday, January 1st, 1929. Dibeh Hattar went on to marry Suleiman Haddad who passed away earlier in 1989. Dibeh is survived by 9 children, Suhayla, Mariam, Siham, Eman, Sahar, Eid, Issa, Nithal and Kassab. She is also survived by 35 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Dibeh lived in America and...

Jan 7, 2015

PLEASANT VALLEY – Elizabeth Ellsworth, 74, a resident of Dutchess County for the past 25 years, passed away on Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at the Kingston Hospital. She previously lived in Kerhonkson. Born in Brooklyn on May 17, 1940, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha (Coon) Ellsworth. Elizabeth started her career as an executive assistant for...

Jan 5, 2015

John T. Duhamel, 80, better known as Jack, went home to be with the Lord on January 5, 2015. Born on May 23, 1934 in Quincy, Massachusetts, he grew up in Old Orchard Beach and Mexico, Maine. Jack moved to Hopewell Junction, New York in 1963 where he opened a barbershop and was very well liked by many friends. From...

Jan 5, 2015

Mary Hilda Hearn, a Dutchess County resident since 2003, formerly of Schenectady and Brooklyn, died at the Wingate at Dutchess on Tuesday, January 5, 2014. She was 93. She was born in Newfoundland, Canada on October 2, 1921. In 1947, she married Samuel Hearn in Brooklyn. Samuel died in 1980. For 27 years, Mary worked as a nursing assistant at...

Jan 2, 2015

Kevin Patrick Moran, 78, an area resident since 1965 died on Friday, January 2, 2015. Born in Brooklyn on October 30, 1936, he was the son of John and Catherine Gilbride Moran. Kevin graduated from St. Augustus Diocesan High School in Brooklyn and went on to earn his Bachelor's Degree from CCNY and his Master's Degree in mechanical engineering from...