Obituaries

Mar 27, 2014

Gretta Malara, 98, of Milford, CT, died on March 27, 2014. Born in Yonkers on August 26, 1915, she was the daughter of John and Bessie Littlefair. She had been employed as an administrative assistant for the Chamber of Commerce in Milford. She is survived by her daughters, Barbara Edginton of Guilford, CT, Peggy Parisi of Wappingers Falls, NY and...

Mar 26, 2014

Peter Edward Miceli, 89, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1952 and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at his home. Born in Brooklyn on June 11, 1924, he was the son of the late John and Rose Cannistraci Miceli. Peter proudly served our country in the US Army during WWII and was the owner and operator...

Mar 26, 2014

Dennis P. O'Connell, 59, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1985 and formerly of Riverdale, died on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Putnam Hospital Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Tipperary, Ireland on March 4, 1955, he was the son of Dennis and Beatrice Flynn O'Connell. He proudly served our country as a Sergeant in the US...

Mar 25, 2014

Clifford Anthony Seiferheld, Jr, of Hartsville, TN and formerly of Yonkers and Cortlandt Manor, passed away on March 25, 2014 at his home. He was born on October 16, 1937. He is survived by his loving wife Gayle Lynn Seiferheld; his daughters, June Tonelli (William Jr.)(CT), Regina Sokolik (Stephen)(NY), Andrea Draznin (Danny)(NJ); his sons, Edward Seiferheld (Claudia)(NY), Gregory Seiferheld (Debbie)(NY),...

Mar 25, 2014

Edward A. Somers, 88, of Nettles Island in Jensen Beach, FL and formerly of Fishkill, died on Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at the Montrose VAMC. Born in Cold Spring on October 30, 1925, he was the son of the late Arthur and Jessie Lorensen Somers. Edward proudly served our country in the US Army during World War II and was...

Mar 24, 2014

Ronald Joseph Goulding, 85, a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie for 47 years and formerly of Uniondale, entered into eternal rest on Monday, March 24, 2014. Born in Millors Falls, MA on January 23, 1929, he was the son of the late Daniel and Yvonne Goulding. He proudly served our country in the US Navy during World War II...

Mar 24, 2014

Elizabeth G. Sperle, 88, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1991 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Monday, March 24, 2014 at Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Yonkers, NY on November 27, 1925, she was the daughter of William and Evelyn Lavoie Widman. On June 6, 1944 in Yonkers, Elizabeth married Henry J. Sperle, Sr. who predeceased her on December...

Mar 22, 2014

Robert F. Reifeiss, Sr., 79, an area resident since 1999 and formerly of Manlius, NY, died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center with his wife and loving family by his side. Born in Yonkers on November 24, 1934, he was the eldest son of the late Frank and Anna Bertha Reifeiss. He proudly served our country...

Mar 20, 2014

Mar 20, 2014

George W. Grabuskie, 89, a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie for 10 years and formerly of Stratford, NJ, died on Thursday, March 20, 2014 at his daughter's home. Born in Gilberton, PA on December 27, 1924, he was the son of the late Joseph and Anna Schlack Grabuskie. George proudly served our country in the US Army and had...

Mar 19, 2014

Frank DeSario, 88, an area resident since 1988 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Westchester Medical Center. Born in Fort Richmond on January 5, 1926, he was the son of the late Joseph and Agnes Petrizellis DeSario. He proudly served our country in the US Navy and had been employed as a butcher for...

Mar 19, 2014

Ursula E. Krauss, 91, an area resident since 1983 and formerly of Queens, died on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at her home. Born in Harburg, Germany on February 16, 1923, the daughter of Eduard and Marie Heysel Michalzik. Ursula had been the owner and operator of Fenway Farms in Queens. She was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in...

Mar 16, 2014

POUGHKEEPSIE - Steven Pfluger, 68, an area resident since 1956 and formerly of the Bronx, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, March 16, 2014. Born in the Bronx on October 28, 1945, he was the son of the late Alfred and Theresa (Westendorf) Pfluger. Steven was a 1963 graduate of Arlington High School and proudly served our country...

Mar 15, 2014

Jeremiah J. Hearn, a Dutchess County Resident since 2003, formerly of Schenectady, died at the Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill on Saturday, March 15, 2014. He was 89. Son of the late Jeremiah and Ellen (Williams) Hearn, he was born in Brooklyn, NY on June 29, 1924. For many years, he worked as a warehouse supervisor for Abraham Strauss Co....

Mar 13, 2014

FISHKILL – David John Kreutzberg, 48, an area resident for 6 years and formerly of Yonkers, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on September 9, 1965, he was the son of Donald and Elizabeth (Lucas) Kreutzberg. On October 12, 1996 at St. Casimir's Church in Yonkers, he married Valerie Geremia who...

Mar 10, 2014

Elfriede I. Schmidt, 90, a resident of Dover for 30 years and formerly of Brewster and Patterson, died on Monday, March 10, 2014 at Putnam Hospital Center. Born in Hermsdorf, Germany on February 6, 1924, she was the daughter of Albien and Milda Loetz Meinhardt. Elfriede had volunteered as a foster grandparent at Wassaic Developmental Center and attended the Dover...

Mar 10, 2014

Armand Silvio, 95, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1965, died on Monday, March 10, 2014 at his home. Born on June 24, 1918 in the Bronx, he was the son of Charles and Nancy Zodda Silvio. Armand proudly served our country in the US Army during World War II and was employed as an electrical engineer with IBM, East...

Mar 10, 2014

Anna May "Busie" Hertzog-Romig, 84, a lifelong resident of the Hudson Valley, died on Monday, March 10, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Shamokin, PA on March 8, 1930, she was the daughter of John and Bertha Hertzog. Busie had been employed as the Senior Operator for AT&T in Carmel until her retirement. Busie also was a member...

Mar 9, 2014

Mar 9, 2014