Obituaries

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

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