Obituaries

Sep 26, 2014

Sep 26, 2014

Frances A. Chesley, 91, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1958 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Friday, September 26, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, after being compassionately cared for at The Pines of Poughkeepsie. Born in Yonkers on September 3, 1923, she was the daughter of Andrew and Katherine Klauser Murphy. Fran was employed by the Wappingers Central...

Sep 24, 2014

LAGRANGEVILLE – Eugenia “Jean” Elizabeth Reilly Gunn, 92, of LaGrangeville, died at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, September 24, 2014 after a long illness. She was a life-long member of the Catholic faith. She was born on May 26, 1922 in Endicott to the late Mary and Charles Reilly. She graduated from Union-Endicott High School in 1940....

Sep 22, 2014

Roberta Ann Hayes, of Hopewell Junction, died at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence in Newburgh on Monday, September 22, 2014 following a courageous two-year battle with endometrial cancer. She was 60 years old. She was born in Yonkers on April 8, 1954. At the age of 10, her family relocated to Hopewell Junction, where she attended local schools and graduated...

Sep 21, 2014

Sep 21, 2014

Police Officer Michael C. Williams, 25, of the Bronx and formerly of Poughquag and Mahopac, died on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at Lincoln Medical Center following a tragic accident while on duty. Born in Carmel on May 25, 1989, he was the beloved son of Michael G. and Joann Johanson Williams of Poughquag. He graduated from Arlington High School in...

Sep 21, 2014

Michael A. Valenti, 46, a resident of LaGrange since 1978 and formerly of Yonkers, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at his home. Born in Yonkers on November 4, 1967, he was the son of Fiorillo Valenti of LaGrange and the late Lucille Ann DePoto Valenti who died on August 27, 2004. Michael was a parishioner of St. Columba...

Sep 21, 2014

Suzanne F. Fell, 83, of Fishkill and formerly of Vermont, died on Sunday, September 21, 2014 at MidHudson Regional Hospital. Born in Oradell, NJ on June 25, 1931, she was the daughter of the late William and Florence (Prell) Keeney. On March 31, 1951 in Oradell, NJ, Suzanne married Franklin Fell who predeceased her on April 17, 2013. Suzanne was...

Sep 20, 2014

Surrounded by her family, after an amazingly courageous battle against pancreatic cancer, God chose to take home Ingrid Polocko, the most loving, caring and giving woman that we were ever blessed to love and to be loved by. Ingrid was born in Bobling, Germany on June 20, 1960, the daughter of Heribert and Roswitha Thomas. Ingrid was a graduate of...

Sep 20, 2014

Sep 20, 2014

Sep 18, 2014

Ellen P. King, 70, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1973 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at her home. Born in New York City on March 10, 1944, she was the daughter of William and Mary Walsh Duane. She attended St. Denis Church and St. Columba Church, and often volunteered at both the church...

Sep 18, 2014

EAST FISHKILL – Leslie Lankester, 71, an area resident since 1971, passed away on Thursday, September 18, 2014 at home. Born in Yonkers on March 25, 1943, he was the son of the late Leslie Lankester and Alice (Sheehan) Maier. On December 5, 1965 at St. Mary’s in Yonkers, Leslie married Patricia (McLean) Lankester who survives at home. Leslie proudly...

Sep 16, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Nancy A. Vena, 53, an area resident since 1987 and formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Nancy was born in White Plains on August 9, 1961. She had been employed as a sales clerk at Kay Jewelers at the Poughkeepsie Galleria for...

Sep 15, 2014

LaGrange, NY- Ruth F. Vandeyar, 57, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15th, 2014 in her home surrounded by family and friends. She was born in Danforth, ME, September 22nd, 1956 to Bertha and James Hannigan. She spent the majority of her younger years in the company of her grandparents, George and Frances Cropley, and her aunt, Rhoda Veysey, who...

Sep 14, 2014

Sep 14, 2014

EAST FISHKILL – Bruno J. Zipprich, 83, a resident of Hillside Lake since 1960, died on Sunday, September 14, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Germany on March 23, 1931, he was the son of the late Goldene and Ludwig Zipprich. On September 21, 1958 at St. Mary's Church in Poughkeepsie, Bruno married Johanna (Bauer) Zipprich who predeceased...

Sep 14, 2014

The passing of another wonderful Irish mother, Virginia Ileen Torrens Wohlrab, mother of five and exceptional friend to many, succumbed to congestive heart failure on Sunday, September 14, 2014. She was 90 and these last words about her should be as feisty as she was. Born May 24, 1924 in Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie, she married Leonard James Wohlrab when...

Sep 13, 2014

Elizabeth C. Spiro, 80, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1960, died on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Staten Island on May 14, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Elizabeth V. and Frederick W. Clark, and older sister to the late Frederick W. Clark and Denise M. Clark....

Sep 13, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Marion R. Chamberlain, 80, a ten year area resident, passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2014 at home. She lived previously in Balston Spa, Mount Kisco, and Florida. Born in Mount Kisco on May 23, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Melvin and Susan (Gardner) Roberts. Marion was a member of the bowling league at...