Obituaries

Dec 17, 2014

Robert William Garcey, 61, an area resident for 40 years, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at home. Bob was born on June 4, 1953 in Astoria, the son of Robert W. and Miriam Devlin Garcey. Bob loved hunting, fishing, golfing, vacationing on tropical islands, and working with his hands and art. He loved his wife, children, grandchildren and his...

Dec 14, 2014

Thomas R. Robbins, 67, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 2 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at his home. Born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn on November 28, 1947, he was the son of George and Sarah McGovern Robbins. Tom was employed as an elevator operator and doorman for Douglas Elliman Management in Manhattan. On...

Dec 14, 2014

George A. Murray, 73, a resident of Union Vale for 40 years and formerly of Connecticut, died on Sunday, December 14, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Middlebury, VT on July 19, 1941, he was the son of Alfred and Vena Holbrook Murray. George was employed for many years as a farmer with Ryancrest Farm in LaGrangeville. He...

Dec 13, 2014

Thelma J. MacBrien, 80, a resident of Dutchess County for almost 40 years, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2014 at St. Peter's Hospital in Albany. She is reunited with her beloved husband and of love of her life, Frank, who predeceased her on September 13, 2009. Born in England on March 16, 1934, she moved to the United States...

Dec 12, 2014

Dec 11, 2014

Mark Schiller, a resident of Montrose, died at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan on Thursday, December 11, 2014. He was 69. Son of the late Mortimer and Lorraine (Asch) Schiller, he was born in Brooklyn on October 21, 1945. For many years, he worked as a truck driver for L & J Trucking in Queens. On November 26,...

Dec 10, 2014

Gerolomo S. "Jerry" Vitucci, 82, a resident of Stormville for 20 years and formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, December 10, 2014. Born in the Bronx on December 20, 1931, Jerry was the son of Nicola and Elizabeth Vacca Vitucci. He proudly served our country in the US Army during the Korean War and was...

Dec 9, 2014

John M. O'Donnell, 80, a lifelong area resident, died on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on May 13, 1934, he was the son of John J. and Mary McVeigh O'Donnell. John proudly served our country in the US Navy and was employed as a manager at IBM, East Fishkill for 34 years. He...

Dec 6, 2014

Angelo Colacicco, 85, a lifelong area resident, died on Saturday, December 6, 2014 at home. Born in Poughkeepsie on January 20, 1929, he was the son of the late Angelo and Maria (Tiano) Colacicco. Angelo was a 1944 graduate of Our Lady of Mount Carmel School in Poughkeepsie. He proudly served our country as a Staff Sergeant in the United...

Dec 5, 2014

Dec 5, 2014

Lorenzo A. Colagiovanni, 80, of Poughquag and formerly of Ossining for 56 years, died on Friday, December 5, 2014 at Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Italy on April 25, 1934, Lorenzo was the son of Francesco and Angela Marie (Manochio) Colagiovanni. He served in the Italian Army before emigrating to the United States. Lorenzo was a Forman for Local #279...

Dec 4, 2014

Joan A. Fitzpatrick, a resident of Fishkill since 1979 and formerly of Mahopac, died at Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan on Thursday, December 4, 2014. She was 65. Daughter of the late Joseph and Iride (Speroni) Donohue, she was born in Manhattan, NY on July 26, 1949. Her family later relocated to Westchester County, where Joan graduated from Somers High...

Dec 4, 2014

Dec 3, 2014

FISHKILL – Anna S. Messina, 91, a resident of Fishkill since 1992, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at home. She previously lived in Manhattan and the Bronx. Born in New York City on November 1, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Angelina (Flora) Stabile. On May 31, 1943 in the Bronx, Anna married Frank...

Dec 3, 2014

BEEKMAN - Raymond Eaton, 93, an area resident since 1962 and formerly of Plainville, CT, died peacefully on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Danville, PA on November 6, 1921, Ray was the son of Ernest and Phyllis McNeill Eaton. He proudly served our country in the US Merchant Marines and was employed by New...

Dec 2, 2014

Patricia Ann Sandhop, 61, a resident of Wallkill and formerly of LaGrangeville, died on Tuesday, December 2, 2014 at the Northeast Center for Special Care following a long illness. Born in the Bronx on April 19, 1953, she was the daughter of Robert and Marion Flynn Holz. Patricia enjoyed reading, and especially loved spending time with her children and grandchildren....

Nov 30, 2014

Mary A. Bain, 86, of Hopewell Junction, NY, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Munich, Germany on December 18, 1927, she was the daughter of Martin and Maria Zach Guntsche. Mary became a citizen of the United States in 1954 after moving to the U.S. in 1950. Mary worked in Medical Records...

Nov 30, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Robert J. Fesko, 65, a Hopewell Junction resident since 1986, passed away on Sunday, November 30, 2014 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. He previously lived in Wappingers Falls and Yorktown. Born in Yonkers on November 18, 1949, he was the son of Edward and Florence (Hopkins) Fesko. Robert had been employed by Con Edison...

Nov 29, 2014

BEEKMAN – Ross A. Eddy, Sr., 68, an area resident for 40 years and previously of Nova Scotia, passed away on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at home surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 8, 1946, he was the son of the late Clyde and Edith Mae (Lineham) Eddy. On...

Nov 29, 2014

Consolacion S. "Nanay" Guilaran, 91, died on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in the Philippines on January 20, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Antonio and Justinia (Merida) Sagansay. In 1974, she emigrated to the United States and settled in Poughkeepsie. For many years, she worked as a machine operator for...