Obituaries

Aug 20, 2014

Anthony J. Berardis, Sr., a resident of Hopewell Junction, entered into eternal rest on August 20, 2014 at the age of 75. Tony was born on May 26, 1939 to the late Luke and Fannie Berardis. He attended Catholic schools and graduated from Archbishop Stepinac High School. He was a parishioner of St. Denis Church in Hopewell Junction. He was...

Aug 20, 2014

Gerald Paul McLaughlin, 60, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 2000 and formerly of White Plains, died in an accident on Wednesday, August 20, 2014 while riding his motorcycle in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Born in White Plains on October 16, 1953, he was the son of J. Edwin and Marie B. O'Connor McLaughlin. Gerry was employed as...

Aug 20, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Gregory Thomas Quinn, 65, died on August 20, 2014 at his summer home in Toms River, NJ, from a complication due to diabetes. A Hopewell Junction resident for 16 years, he previously resided in Putnam County for 23 years. Greg was born in the Bronx on October 6, 1948 to Thomas and Margaret (Quattlender) Quinn. On August...

Aug 16, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Catherine Mary Raum, lovingly known as Kay or Nanny, 83, passed away Saturday, August 16, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Kay was born on January 30, 1931 in New York City and grew up in Washington Heights. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1949 and began working as a head bank teller at...

Aug 16, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS– John J. Horgan, Jr., 74, an area resident since 1964, died on Saturday, August 16, 2014 at the MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center. Born in Catskill, NY on April 16, 1940, he was the son of John J. Horgan and Susan M. McNulty. On September 9, 1961 he married Barbara Hillman in Brooklyn, NY. John was...

Aug 14, 2014

Joseph A. Degnan, a three-year resident of Fishkill, formerly of Yorktown Heights and Yonkers, died at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco on Wednesday, August 13, 2014. He was 76. Son of the late Joseph A. and Elsie (Kovacs) Degnan, he was born on October 19, 1937. He was raised in the Bronx and attended Iona Prep & Manhattan College....

Aug 14, 2014

Aug 13, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Rory James White, 24, a lifelong area resident, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Putnam Hospital Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on September 10, 1989, he was the son of Michael and Virginia (Carpenick) White. Rory graduated from John Jay High School in Hopewell Junction in 2007 and received his Associates Degree from Dutchess Community...

Aug 11, 2014

Aug 11, 2014

Mary Jane Esainko, 83, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 24 years and formerly of Bronxville, died on Monday, August 11, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on March 7, 1931, she was the daughter of Andrew and Ann Uhryn Markus. On February 5, 1950 in Brooklyn, Mary Jane married William Esainko who predeceased her...

Aug 10, 2014

Hazel Margaret Jaronczyk, 86, a resident of LaGrangeville since 1968 and formerly of Ossining, died on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on April 27, 1928, Hazel was baptized, received her First Communion and was confirmed at Holy Eucharist Church in Yonkers. She was a member of the Fife & Drum Corps at Ben...

Aug 10, 2014

Aug 10, 2014

Robert J. "Bob" Blaszak, 67, a lifelong area resident, died on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at Putnam Hospital Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on October 13, 1946, he was the son of the late Joseph and Irene Hart Blaszak. Bob was employed as an equipment technician for IBM, East Fishkill. He was a parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction....

Aug 9, 2014

William Lewis McGowan, a Fishkill resident since 1966, died at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, August 9, 2014. He was 74. Son of the late Lewis James and Dorothy Jean (Kennedy) McGowan, he was born on December 31, 1939 in White Plains, New York. He was raised in the Silver Lake community of Westchester...

Aug 7, 2014

Kenneth M. Hilmar, 89, a lifelong resident of Wappingers Falls, died peacefully on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at the NYS Veterans Home at Montrose. Born in Staten Island on April 3, 1925, he was the son of the late Martin Julius and Ella Kjargaard Hilmar. He proudly served our country in the US Navy during World War II and was...

Aug 7, 2014

Jo-Ann M. Yeno, 52, a resident of Rhinebeck since 2003 and formerly of LaGrangeville, Millbrook and Yonkers, died on Thursday, August 7, 2014 at Northern Dutchess Hospital. Born in Bronxville on July 11, 1962, she was the daughter of the late William and Olga Zacchi Nicholson. Jo-Ann received her nursing degree from Dutchess Community College and worked in the nursing...

Aug 7, 2014

Aug 6, 2014

Jane M. Jessup, 91, a resident of the Town of LaGrange for 16 years and formerly of Peekskill, died on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital. Born in Manhattan on September 24, 1922, she was one of four children of Michael and Catherine McLaughlin. Following her mother's death, she was raised by Alice Gurran. On August 19,...

Aug 6, 2014

Aug 5, 2014

Arthur B. Brockner (Brock), 83, a resident of Inlet for 18 years and formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Mount Vernon, NY on February 2, 1931, he was the son of Arthur M. and Catherine Bell Brockner. Art served our country in the US Navy and was employed as...