Obituaries

Mar 8, 2014

Mar 8, 2014

Betty Dowe, 90, a previous long time resident of Lincoln, NE and Danielson, CT, died peacefully at the Wingate at Beacon on Saturday March 8. Born and raised in Lincoln Nebraska, Betty attended The University of Nebraska, and moved to Danielson Connecticut soon after her 1944 wedding in Lincoln to Marshall C. Dowe of Danielson who at the time of...

Mar 8, 2014

Mar 6, 2014

Nicholas A. "Nick" Spano, 43, a resident of Poughkeepsie for 15 years and formerly of Yonkers and Yorktown, died unexpectedly on Thursday, March 6, 2014. Nick was born in Yonkers on January 27, 1971. An employee of the Westchester County Parks Department for over 19 years, Nick was employed as the Park Foreman for the Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. An...

Mar 4, 2014

Mar 2, 2014

George J. Moriaz, a 25-year resident of Wappingers Falls, formerly of Margaretville and Cold Spring, died peacefully at his son's home in Brewster on Sunday, March 2, 2014 at 92. Son of the late Marcel and Alice (Guex) Moriaz, he was born in Nice, France on March 22, 1921. In 1942, he married Lucienne Baume. Together in 1949, they immigrated...

Mar 1, 2014

Jean Grace Hennessy Logan, a resident of the Wingate at Beacon, formerly of Fishkill and the Bronx, died on Saturday, March 1, 2014. She was 85. Daughter of the late David Andrew and Jean Jacobsen Hennessy, she was born in New York City on August 4, 1928. Jean was predeceased by her husband of 51 years, James Logan, who passed...

Feb 28, 2014

On Friday, February 28th, 2014 Sheila J. Newman, 68, quietly passed from this life at home. Born on December 28th 1945 in New York City, she was the only child of Jack and Ruth "Ronnie" (Rosenbaum) Nathanson. She married Dennis W. Newman on May 24th, 1970. They moved to Fishkill in August of 1979. Sheila grew up on Long Island...

Feb 27, 2014

Willard G. Martin, 84, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at his home. Born on December 19, 1929 in Bennington, VT, he was the son of George and Ruth Swan Martin. He proudly served our country in the US Navy during the Korean War. Bill was a self-employed mason who built several buildings in Hopewell...

Feb 26, 2014

Robert J. Johnston, Sr., 83, a resident of the Town of Beekman for 55 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Wednesday, February 26, 2014 at his daughter's home in Fort Ann. Born in Manhattan on September 13, 1930, he was the son of Robert W. and Elizabeth McGay Johnston. Robert proudly served our country in the US Army...

Feb 25, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Nicola Macchiarola, 85, an area resident since 2000 and formerly of the Bronx and Italy, died on February 25, 2014 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Marcone, Italy on December 6, 1928, he was the son of the late Giuseppe and Libera (Ulli) Macchiarola. On July 25, 1957 in Italy, he married Lidia Caiazza who survives...

Feb 25, 2014

Lagrangeville – William E. Tracy, 75, a resident of Lagrangeville for 45 years and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Mount Vernon on May 26, 1938, he was the son of Lawrence and Evelyn Shaw Tracy. He was a guide and a shooting instructor at Tamarack Preserve until his...

Feb 24, 2014

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Edith L. Travis, 102, died peacefully on Monday, February 24, 2014 at her home. Born in New York City on December 10, 1911, she was the daughter of Russell Bennett and Rose Reinhardt. She graduated from Briarcliff Manor High School. On March 19, 1937 in Ossining, Edith married Merle Travis who predeceased her on January 10, 1991....

Feb 22, 2014

Feb 22, 2014

LAGRANGEVILLE - Sallie Elizabeth (Forbes) Cusano , 49, an area resident for 20 years, died on Saturday, February 22, 2014 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Ballston Spa on May 16, 1964, she was the daughter of Sarah Wheeler Pritchard of Vero Beach, FL and Nelson Forbes of Ballston Spa, NY. Sallie was...

Feb 21, 2014

Sherrie L. Mikus, a Wappingers Falls resident for more than 20 years, died suddenly and unexpectedly on Friday, February 21, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. She was 56. She was born in White Plains on March 22, 1957 and was raised in Bedford Hills. She is survived by her brother, Kenneth D. Mikus, Jr. and his wife Joan...

Feb 17, 2014

EAST FISHKILL – Johanna M. Zipprich, 82, a resident of Hillside Lake since 1960 and formerly of Poughkeepsie, died on Monday, February 17, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Munich, Germany on January 9, 1932, Johanna was of the Catholic faith and a member of the Union Vale Seniors. An avid bird lover and...

Feb 16, 2014

PLEASANT VALLEY – Lois Collier, 83, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on Sunday, February 16, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. When God saw how sick she had become, He reached down His hands and brought her home to Heaven to her beloved husband Tom. Thomas Joseph Collier passed away on June 16, 2011 and now they have been reunited...

Feb 15, 2014

LAGRANGEVILLE – Anna Lucente, 89, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of Queens, died on Saturday, February 15, 2014 at the Lutheran Care Center. Born in Acerra, Naples, Italy on May 15, 1924, she was the daughter of Carmine and Maria Pannella Avella. Anna had worked as a professional seamstress and was a parishioner of St. Kateri Tekakwitha...

Feb 13, 2014

Bernadette C. O'Connor, a resident of the Town of Union Vale, died on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at St. Francis Hospital. Born on November 22, 1925 in County Fermanagh, Ireland. She was the daughter of John and Margaret (Connolly) McQuillan. Bernadette was a retired real estate broker with Century 21 in LaGrangeville. She was a parishioner of Saint Kateri Church...