Obituaries

May 26, 2014

May 25, 2014

Michael R. Haeser, 65, a resident of Poughquag for 28 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on August 7, 1948, he was the son of John Peter and Erika Blickmeyer Haeser. He proudly served our country in the US Air Force as a Staff Sergeant and...

May 25, 2014

John (Hachig) Gezirjian, 81, of East Branch Road, Patterson, NY, formerly of Yonkers, NY and Milford, PA, passed away unexpectedly, Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Danbury Hospital. Born January 24, 1933 in Yonkers, NY, he was the son of the late Kourken and Takouhi Gezirjian. Family members surviving are his brother, Edward Gezirjian of Patterson, NY, two sisters, Ann Graham...

May 25, 2014

John Francis “Bud” DeNicola, Jr., 74, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1973 and formerly of Massapequa, died peacefully on Sunday, May 25, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in Brooklyn on August 22, 1939, he was the son of John F. DeNicola Sr. and Caroline Brandreth DeNicola. Bud was employed as a National Sales Manager...

May 24, 2014

May 22, 2014

Nelson A. Gonzalez, 74, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 35 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico on April 15, 1940, he was the son of the late Fidel Gonzalez and Sofia Wolmart. Nelson was employed by Metro North for 36 years until his...

May 22, 2014

Maryann Morgan, a lifelong local area resident, died at Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill on Thursday, May 22, 2014 following a long battle with A.L.S. She was 72. Daughter of the late Joseph and Eleanor (Bigelow) Volnick, she was born in Poughkeepsie on July 13, 1941. On March 5, 1960, she married Virgil B. Morgan, who survives at home in...

May 22, 2014

Christopher Patrick Colvin of Wappingers Falls, born 2/17/1975, died peacefully surrounded by family on 5/22/2014. Born in Peekskill, Christopher attended local schools including John Jay High School. Upon completion of his schooling, Christopher served his country in the Army National Guard receiving an honorable discharge in 1998. Christopher was recently self-employed as a contract remodeler, previously having worked at IBM,...

May 19, 2014

Raymond George Tyrrell, a Fishkill resident since 1969 and formerly of Yonkers, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Monday, May 19, 2014. He was 84. Son of the late Raymond J. and Dorothy (Cole) Tyrrell, he was born in Yonkers on October 20, 1929. From 1947 to 1949, he served in the U.S. Naval Militia. In 1951,...

May 18, 2014

Guillermo W. Chang, 96, a resident of Peekskill since 1965 and formerly of Ecuador, died on Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Bethel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Naranjal, Ecuador on April 5, 1918, he was the son of the late Lorenzo Chang and Ersilia Andrade. Guillermo was an automobile mechanic at St. Joseph's Home in Peekskill for more than...

May 17, 2014

Frances M. Fallon, 82, passed peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at ArchCare at Ferncliff Nursing Home. She left to reunite with the love of her life, her husband Frank, who passed away exactly six weeks ago. Her heart was only half without him, but now it is whole. They are together forever. Born...

May 17, 2014

Thomas F. McGovern, 64, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born in the Bronx on September 12, 1949, he was the son of the late Thomas and Mary Callahan McGovern. Tom had worked as a paper handler for the New York...

May 16, 2014

Deborah J. Furness, 49, a lifelong area resident, died on Friday, May 16, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a long illness. Born in Mount Kisco on August 29,1964, she was the daughter of Nathaniel Spock and Judith Simpson Spock. Deborah is survived by her mother, Judith Spock; her sons and their wives, Jim and Colleen Tompkins of Yorktown...

May 12, 2014

Ryleigh Nicole Cassidy, 1, passed into the arms of the angels on Monday, May 12, 2014 at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital. Ryleigh was born in Poughkeepsie on April 12, 2013. She is survived by her loving parents, Miranda Cassidy and Chris Burress; her grandparents, Scott Shook, Colleen Cassidy, Debbie Mangarillo and Thomas Burress; her uncle, Ryan Shook; her great-grandparents; and...

May 11, 2014

May 11, 2014

May 10, 2014

Patrice M. Gargano On May 10, 2014, the love of my life passed away in my arms at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after a valiant battle with mesothelioma. Patrice was 60 years young. We lived together in the Town of LaGrange and Sunset Beach, NC. She graduated from Arlington High School and the Krissler Business Institute. After working for a...

May 8, 2014

Florence E. DeGaetani, 88, a resident of Fishkill for 22 years and formerly of Crestwood, passed on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on January 25, 1926, she was the daughter of Harry and Teresa Pappalau Weeks. Florence was a parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction and a member of the...

May 8, 2014

Laura Giannasca, a ten-year resident of Wappingers Falls, formerly of Yonkers, died following a long illness on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 67. Daughter of the late Frank and Doris (Parker) DePolo, she was born in Mount Vernon on November 30, 1946. She is survived by her husband, Michael Giannasca of Wappingers...

May 8, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Lisa Jean DeGiorgio, 29, a lifelong area resident, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, May 8, 2014 at home. Lisa was born in Poughkeepsie on April 14, 1985. She was a 2003 graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School where she played on the field hockey team, a 2006 graduate of Dutchess Community College, and a 2009 graduate...