Obituaries

May 5, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Shannon C. Burke, 27, a lifelong area resident, passed away on Monday, May 5, 2014 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital from complications following an automobile accident. She was born in Poughkeepsie on June 25, 1986 and was a 2005 graduate of Arlington High School. A Certified Nursing Assistant who aspired to be a nurse, Shannon was employed...

May 1, 2014

LAGRANGEVILLE – Alice Elizabeth Williams, 90, an area resident since 1986, passed away peacefully with family at her side on Thursday, May 1, 2014 at the Pines at Poughkeepsie. Born in Manchester, CT on October 13, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Robert Henry and Lilli (Gillis) Creighton. On May 6, 1944 in Mount Vernon, Alice married Theodore...

Apr 29, 2014

George Augustus Popp, 83, died on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 in Fishkill, NY. Born Feb. 2, 1931 in Philadelphia, he was the son of Louis & Catherine (Almaier) Popp. George was predeceased by his loving wife May Ellen. He grew up in the Romanian Orthodox Church in Philadelphia and was a longtime resident of Hatboro before moving to Fishkill, NY....

Apr 24, 2014

Anthony R. Russo, 78, a lifelong area resident, died on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on April 29, 1935, he was the son of the late Anthony and Clara Ziolkowski Russo. Anthony was a self-employed Real Estate Broker for more than 50 years. He had also worked as a machinist and tool...

Apr 24, 2014

Gerard Francis Rahilly, 57, of Poughquag passed away Thursday, April 24th, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Gerard was born on August 1st, 1956, in Poughkeepsie, New York to the late Ellen and Martin Rahilly. He graduated from Arlington High School and went on to receive his bachelor's degree at Cornell University. He was employed at Pawling Rubber Company...

Apr 24, 2014

Albert J. Sollecito, a resident of Fishkill for 50 years, died at home on Thursday, April 24, 2014. He was 82. Son of the late Francesco and Francesca Salerno Sollecito, he was born in Brooklyn on March 6, 1932. Albert enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1951, and served during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged in 1956. Albert...

Apr 23, 2014

Violet L. Ladew, a resident of Dutchess County since 1974, formerly of Beford Hills, died on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 82. Daughter of the late Kristen and Violet (Powis) Christensen, she was born in Stroudsburg, PA on November 30, 1931. On April 14, 1951, she married Elwood Ladew in Bedford Village....

Apr 23, 2014

Anthony R. Laporta II, 44, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 2005 and formerly of Eastchester, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on May 19, 1969, he was the son of Anthony and Maria Laporta of Bronxville. Anthony graduated from Tuckahoe High School, Southampton College of Long Island University and...

Apr 22, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION– Frank Joseph Flory, 95, an area resident since 1969 and formerly of Mahopac and Queens, died on Tuesday, April 22, 2014 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Queens on June 10, 1918, he was the son of the late Nazzarino and Florence Flori. On February 22, 1940 at St. Mary's Church in Flushing, Queens, he married Frances...

Apr 21, 2014

Apr 21, 2014

Janice Dorothea Culver Curley, 66, of Wappingers Falls and formerly of Yorktown, died on Monday, April 21, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in the Bronx on September 4, 1947, she was the daughter of the late Charles Raymond and Dorothea Schluter Culver. Janice was a parishioner of St. Mary, Mother of the Church in Fishkill. She enjoyed knitting but...

Apr 20, 2014

Lydia Gray, 84, a resident of Stormville for the last five years and a former resident of Mamaroneck, passed away due to complications from a stroke she suffered on Friday, April 17, 2014. Lydia died peacefully with family by her side on April 20, 2014. Lydia was born in Port Chester on March 16, 1930 and was the daughter of...

Apr 20, 2014

Donna M. Arlands Place, a resident of Phoenix, AZ since 2010, formerly of Poughkeepsie, died at home on Sunday, April 20, 2014 following complications from chronic Lyme Disease. She was 55. She was born on April 9, 1959 and raised in Westchester County until moving to the local area in 1991. She was predeceased by her father, Eric Arlands and...

Apr 19, 2014

Apr 19, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Elsie J. Crouch, 91, an area resident since 1963 and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in San Antonio, TX on September 7, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Morris and Paula (Hildebrand) Forsyth. Elsie had traveled the world with her husband, Garland Crouch, while he...

Apr 19, 2014

Edna Neidig, 77, died peacefully on Holy Saturday, April 19, 2014 at her home. She went to Heaven to celebrate her 56th Wedding Anniversary with her husband. Born in Yonkers on November 19, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Edna Ronan Lowery. An area resident since 1969, she had previously lived in Peekskill and Yonkers....

Apr 16, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Christopher E. Rao, an area resident and formerly of Mahopac, died on Wednesday, April 16, 2014 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with a debilitating neurological condition. He was 42 years old. Born in Mount Kisco, NY on June 6, 1971, he was the son of Karen (Scalia) Rao and the late Eugene A. Rao....

Apr 12, 2014

ST. AUGUSTINE, FL – Sadie R. Carter, 100, a resident of St. Augustine, FL for 50 years and previously of Danbury, CT and Stormville, NY, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, April 12, 2014. Born in Pine Planes, NY, she was the daughter of the late Allen and Elizabeth (Hill) Carter. She was also predeceased by her husband, Franklin...

Apr 12, 2014

PLEASANT VALLEY – Eunice E. Gardner Ward, 81, a lifelong area resident, died on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on August 17, 1932, she was the daughter of the late Nelson and Eunice (Munson) Duclos. She was also predeceased by her first husband, Melvin Gardner, Jr. on April 28, 1960 and her second...

Apr 11, 2014

Michael Kevin O'Halloran, 59, of Brooklyn for the last 10 years and formerly of Fishkill, passed away on April 11, 2014. Michael was born December 13, 1954 in Bay Ridge, he was the son of Hugh and Margaret Lynch O'Halloran. He was a department manager for the New York City Transit Authority until his retirement in 2013. On January 25,...