Obituaries

Jul 15, 2014

Jean Krepp, 91, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1965 and formerly of Astoria, died following an extended illness on Tuesday, July 15, 2014 at the River Valley Care Center where she has resided for several years. Born in Scotland on August 10, 1922, she was the daughter of John and Jeannie Blair Clarke. Jean worked as an executive with...

Jul 13, 2014

Jul 13, 2014

Former Hopewell Junction resident John McNamara of the The Villages, FL died on Sunday, July 13, 2014. He was born in New York City on July 12, 1923 and moved to Staten Island, NY as a young boy. Mr. McNamara served in the US Navy during WWII, transporting supplies to servicemen in Europe. Later, he went on to become a...

Jul 12, 2014

W. Arthur Roggow, 71, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1980, died on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at Jamaica Hospital, Queens. Born in Albion, NY on May 17, 1943, Art was the eldest son of Mabel Graham Roggow of Warsaw and the late Ward Erwin Roggow. He was employed by the New York State Department of Corrections at Beacon Correctional...

Jul 12, 2014

Patsy J. Fusco, 66, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2003 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at his home. Born in the Bronx on November 5, 1947, he was the son of Vincenzo and Virginia Cataldo Fusco. Patsy was employed as the lead maintenance mechanic for the New York Medical College in Valhalla for 35...

Jul 12, 2014

Siobhan Ann Dolphin, 18, a lifelong area resident, died on Saturday, July 12, 2014 at MidHudson Regional Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Siobhan was born in Peekskill on September 17, 1995. She attended St. Aloysius "Happy House" School and St. Denis-St. Columba School, both in Hopewell Junction. Siobhan was a 2013 graduate of John Jay High School....

Jul 9, 2014

Dominick Carroll, 92, a resident of Cold Spring for 7 years and formerly of Flushing NY, England and Ireland, died on Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at his home. Born in Fairymount, County Roscommon, Ireland on November 10, 1921, he was the son of Edward and Margaret Carty Carroll. Dominick was employed by the Sisters of St. Joseph for 20 years...

Jul 6, 2014

Robert F. Christie, 83, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1974 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in the Bronx on July 6, 1931, he was the son of Joseph and Rose Christie. He proudly served our country in the 101st Airborne of the US Army and was employed as...

Jul 6, 2014

James Nani, a 15-year resident of Lagrangeville, formerly of Carmel and Yorktown Heights, died at the MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center on Sunday, July 6, 2014. He was 84. Son of the late James and Amanda (Winkle) Nani, he was born in the Bronx on October 4, 1929. James worked as a plumber his entire life and retired...

Jul 4, 2014

Mitsuo Hirai departed this earth on Friday morning, July 4, 2014, at the White Plains Center for Nursing Care where he had resided since March 12 of this year from complications resulting from End Stage Dementia. Funeral plans are incomplete. Mitsuo was the son of Yukiyo (Nagano) Hirai and Tokio Hirai. He leaves behind a son, Kazuhito Hirai, and a...

Jul 2, 2014

Concetta Crescenzo, a 20-year resident of Dutchess County, formerly of the Bronx, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday, July 2, 2014 following a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was 81. Daughter of the late Salvatore and Maria Mangino, she was born in the Bronx on June 10, 1933, one of eight siblings. For many...

Jun 30, 2014

Martin Davis, 74, a resident of Newburgh since 1978 and formerly of Beacon and Brooklyn, died on Monday, June 30, 2014 at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. Born in Brooklyn on October 9, 1939, he was the son of Elijah and Alice Jackson Davis. Martin proudly served our country in the US Army as a Private First Class during the...

Jun 28, 2014

Alexander J. Votta, 75, of Long Lake for 20 years and formerly of Yonkers, died on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Yonkers on December 28, 1938, he was the son of Alexander G. and Anne Sutor Votta. Al proudly served our country in the US Navy and...

Jun 24, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Geraldine F. Ellershaw, 68, an area resident for 30 years, died on Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at home after a courageous battle with cancer. She previously lived in East Bridgewater, MA. Born in Braintree, MA on October 24, 1945, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Abban) Lydon. Geraldine had been employed as a...

Jun 24, 2014

LAGRANGEVILLE - Carl John Schleicher, 21, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on June 24, 2014 at home. Carl was born in Carmel on February 18, 1993. He is survived by his parents, John and Ida (Filomio) Schleicher; his brothers, Steven and John Schleicher; his grandparents, Louise Filomio and Maryanne and Henry Schleicher; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Calling...

Jun 22, 2014

Jun 22, 2014

Alena Caryn Nicolas was born into the arms of the angels on Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. For a brief fleeting moment, an angel touched the ground with tiny wings and halo, leaving footprints on our hearts forever. Alena was the beloved daughter of Dufresne "Didi" and Michelle (Jackson) Nicolas of the Town of Poughkeepsie. She...

Jun 20, 2014

Ismael Del Carmen Rodriguez, 92, a resident of East Fishkill since 1989 and formerly of Peekskill, Verplanck and Barranquitas, Puerto Rico, died on Friday, June 20, 2014 at MidHudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center. Born in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico on September 9, 1921, he was the son of Ramon Antonio Rodriguez and Ruperta Ortiz. Ismael proudly served our country...

Jun 18, 2014

Chester Albert Mason, Sr., a Putnam County Resident since 1974, formerly of Ossining, died at the Gaylord Specialty Center in Wallingford, CT on Wednesday, June 18, 2014. He was 85. Son of the late Leonard Mason, Sr. and Elsie Haight Mason, he was born in Peekskill on August 18, 1928. In 1946, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served...

Jun 17, 2014

Isabella Giacalone, 60, died suddenly on Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Daughter of the late Emanuele and Maria (Sessa) Giacalone, she was born in Palermo, Sicily, Italy on March 23, 1954. In 1968, her family immigrated to the United States and settled in the Bronx. Isabella moved to Yonkers in 1989. For 18 years,...