Obituaries

Jul 31, 2014

LAGRANGEVILLE - Clemente M. Alves, 67, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center with the love of his family around him. Born in Portugal on April 8, 1947, he was the son of the late Horacio and Maria (Medeiros) Alves. On September 23, 1972, in Portugal, he married his best friend and love Maria (Goretti)...

Jul 29, 2014

While her spirit carries on in our hearts, her memory lives on by helping deserving local kids through the Ariana Bedka Memorial Scholarship. Please call us at 845-702-8103, find us on Facebook (Ariana Memorial Fund), or visit http://www.nyaballet.com/ariana-bedka-memorial-scholarship.html for more information about our memorial fund and how to donate. The Ariana Bedka Memorial Scholarship A beautiful dancer… A beautiful girl…...

Jul 29, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Rev. Dr. Robert E. Wisor, 76, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1979, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Monday, July 29, 2014 at home. He formerly lived in Elk Grove Village, IL, Jarrettsville, MD, Essex, MD and Moses Lake, WA. Born in Mansfield, OH on April 12, 1938 to the late Paul and...

Jul 28, 2014

Mary I. Albert, 87, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 15 years and formerly of Peekskill, died peacefully at her home on Monday, July 28, 2014. Born in White Plains on February 17, 1927, she was the daughter of Agusto and Domenica Spadaccia Delsoldato. Mary was employed as a secretary with Sonotome in Elmsford, and then as the secretary to...

Jul 28, 2014

Roger F. Vitolo, 56, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1993 and formerly of Yonkers, died peacefully at his home on Monday, July 28, 2014 following a four month battle with lung cancer. Born in Yonkers on June 27, 1958, he was the son of Francis and Marian Corbetta Vitolo. Roger served as a Battalion Chief for the City of...

Jul 27, 2014

Rose Troiano, a Fishkill resident for 23 years, formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully in the comfort of her home on Sunday, July 27, 2014. She was 100 years old. Daughter of the late Carmello and Emillia (Robustella) Esposito, she was born in Goshen on November 20, 1913. In 1932, she married Frank Troiano, who predeceased her in 1973. She...

Jul 26, 2014

Walter R. Lare, a resident of Fishkill, N.Y. for more than 30 years and formerly of Montgomery, N.Y., died at The Kaplan House in Newburgh N.Y. on July 26, 2014 following an 18 year battle with Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma at age 71. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, mentor and friend who will be missed and fondly remembered. Son of...

Jul 26, 2014

Marie Laham, 87, a resident of Fishkill since 1970 and formerly of Brooklyn, passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Medway, MA on December 5, 1926, she was the daughter of Ferris and Eva Abdulla Beshara. Marie had been employed as the Head Data Processor for Fishkill National Bank...

Jul 25, 2014

Deborah Bailey-Browne, a three year resident of Albany and longtime Dutchess County resident, died at home on Friday, July 25, 2014. She was 49. She was born in Manhattan on August 27, 1964. She earned her bachelor's degree from Pace University in 1987 and her MBA from Fordham University in 1996. Deborah established a successful career in the accounting and...

Jul 24, 2014

Mary T. Griffin, 77, a resident of Fishkill since 1992 and formerly of Yorktown Heights, died on Thursday, July 24, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her husband and their three sons. Born in County Galway, Ireland on October 8, 1936, she was the daughter of Martin and Kate Glynn Higgins. Mary was a parishioner of St. Mary,...

Jul 23, 2014

CROTON-ON-HUDSON – Debra A. Leis Lucas, 60, formerly of Saratoga Springs and LaGrangeville, passed away on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at home. Born in Yonkers on December 15, 1953, she was the daughter of Edward Ruffalo and the late Concetta Ruffalo. On August 10, 1974 in Yonkers, she married Richard J. Leis who predeceased her on November 4, 1999. Debra...

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Jul 16, 2014

Marion A. DiGiovanni, 98, a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie, died on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 in Clemmons, NC. Born in Amsterdam, NY on March 20, 1916, she was the daughter of Felix and Angelina Licardo Costa. Marion attended Mass at St. Martin de Porres Church. She enjoyed Italian cooking and made the best Italian meatballs ever. She especially...

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...