Obituaries

Andrew Pagnozzi

Andrew Pagnozzi

Feb 1, 2014

Andrew A. Pagnozzi, a resident of Deposit, NY since 1982, died at home on Saturday, February 1, 2014. He was 95. Son of the late Giuseppe and Giuseppina D'Alessio Pagnozzi, he was born in Pannarano, Italy on June 17, 1918. At the age of 19, he immigrated to the United States in 1927 and settled in Brooklyn, and later moved...

Demetra Berger

Demetra Berger

Jan 29, 2014

Demetra J. "Tudy" Berger, a resident of Fishkill since 1968, formerly of Delaware, died peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 29, 2014. She was 93. Daughter of the late Nick and Nora (Walters) Jones, she was born in Wilmington, Delaware on November 8, 1920. Tudy graduated from high school in Lewes, DE and attended the University of Delaware. During World...

Dagny Morley

Dagny Morley

Jan 26, 2014

Dagny Andersen Morley died on January 26, 2014, after a years-long struggle with cancer. She was 76 years old. Mrs. Morley was born on December 2, 1937, in the Bronx, New York, and grew up in Peekskill before moving to Wappinger Falls in the 1950s with her husband, Charles A. Morley. Mrs. Morley lived in Fishkill for the past ten...

Rosemarie Vaccarelli

Rosemarie Vaccarelli

Jan 25, 2014

Rosemarie Vaccarelli, 76, a long-time resident of Yonkers, died on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at her home. Born in the Bronx on October 9, 1937, she was the daughter of Christopher and Rose Cignarella Vendura. Rosemarie had been employed by the Yonkers City School District for 30 years until her retirement in 2009. She was a parishioner of St. Paul...

Maureen Krajeski

Maureen Krajeski

Jan 25, 2014

Maureen E. Krajeski, 74, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2002 and formerly of Cortlandt Manor and Yonkers, died on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on November 29, 1939, she was the daughter of Francis and Irene Parisee Brady. Maureen was employed as a Licensed Practical Nurse until her retirement in 2001. She...

Gail Perri Decongilio

Gail Perri Decongilio

Jan 22, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Gail Perri DeCongilio, 56, an area resident for 5 years and formerly of Queens, passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after a long, courageous battle with breast cancer. She was born in Brooklyn on July 9, 1957. Gail was employed as a Registered Nurse in New York City for 16 years....

Richard Williams

Richard Williams

Jan 21, 2014

Richard L. Williams, Retired City of Beacon Police Chief, passed away peacefully on January 21, 2014 at Gulfside Regional Hospice in New Port Richey, FL. He was 68. Rich retired from the City of Beacon as Chief of Police in 1989. He served as a 50 year life member of Protection Engine Company, Fishkill, where he held the office of...

Catherine Bednarz

Catherine Bednarz

Jan 20, 2014

Catherine Bednarz, 94, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2002 and formerly of Manhattan, died on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the Elant at Fishkill. Born in Harrison, NJ on November 19, 1919, she was the daughter of Walter and Antonina Dziengelewski Wisniewski. She had been employed as a telephone operator for Macy's in Herald Square. Catherine is survived by...

Charles Petersen

Charles Petersen

Jan 19, 2014

Charles F. Petersen, 74, a resident of LaGrangeville since 2002 and formerly of Yorktown Heights, died on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Lincoln, Iliinois on July 23, 1939, he was the son of Charles Leroy and Anna Lokau Petersen. He was a 1957 graduate of Sleepy Hollow High School and received his Associates Degree...

Louis D'Antoni

Louis D'Antoni

Jan 18, 2014

Louis D'Antoni, 98, a resident of Dutchess County since 1974, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home at the Manor at Woodside in Poughkeepsie. Born in Boston, MA on February 26, 1915, he was the son of Peter and Joanna Ponti D'Antoni. On April 30, 1939 at St. Philip Neri Church in the Bronx, Lou married Marie Sabia...

Elsa Adams

Elsa Adams

Jan 18, 2014

Elsa Birgitta "Lief" Adams, 92, a resident of Poughquag, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her family. Born in Trollhattan, Sweden on December 14, 1921, she was the daughter of Knut and Elsa Erikson. Lief proudly served as a Second Lieutenant in the US Army Nurse Corps during World War II in the...

Gobinda Das, Phd

Gobinda Das, Phd

Jan 18, 2014

Dr. Gobinda Das, age 73, of Hopewell Junction, NY, passed away peacefully at his home on January 18, 2014, surrounded by loving family and friends. Gobinda was born on June 28, 1940 in Lohagara, in East Bengal. He left East Bengal in 1949 and eventually settled in Baranagar, in North Kolkata, West Bengal. Gobinda completed his undergraduate degree from Presidency...

Michael Corish

Michael Corish

Jan 18, 2014

Michael John Corish, 56, a resident of Sneads Ferry, NC for 10 years and formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on Saturday, January 18, 2014 at his home. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 15, 1957, Michael was the son of the late Roy and Barbara Puff Corish. He was the owner and operator of Corish Enterprises, a building inspection and carpentry...

William Hayden

William Hayden

Jan 13, 2014

William D. Hayden, a lifelong local area resident, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Monday, January 13, 2014. He was 77. Son of the late Edward and Helen Card Hayden, he was born in Beacon on June 9, 1936. In 1954, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served for four years and in 1958 received his honorable discharge...

Thomas Walsh

Thomas Walsh

Jan 13, 2014

HOPEWELL JUNCTION-Thomas D. Walsh, 62, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 38 years and formerly of Carmel, died on Monday, January 13, 2014 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center with his family by his side. Born on November 3, 1951 in Cold Spring, he was the son of John and Genevieve (Wallace) Walsh. On September 21, 1970 in Elton, Maryland, he...

Catherine Coyle

Catherine Coyle

Jan 13, 2014

FISHKILL – Catherine M. Coyle, an area resident since 1987 and formerly of Yorktown Heights, died on January 13, 2014 at home. Born in the Bronx, she was the daughter of the late John Boyle and Mary (Head) O'Reilly. On April 26, 1952 at Our Lady of Refuge in the Bronx, Catherine married Thomas W. Coyle who predeceased her on...

Albert Blodgett Jr

Albert Blodgett Jr

Jan 9, 2014

Albert John Blodgett, Jr., 74, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1965, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014 with his wife of 51 years by his side. He will always be remembered as a beloved husband to his wife, father to his daughters, and Taid to his grandchildren. Born in Portland, ME on January 12, 1939, he was the son...

Fred Tucciarone

Fred Tucciarone

Jan 8, 2014

Fred R. Tucciarone, 83, a resident of Union Vale since 1989 and formerly of New Rochelle, died peacefully on Wednesday, January 8, 2014 at his home with his family at his side. Born in New Rochelle on May 1, 1930, he was the son of Angelo and Ernestina Mazzucco Tucciarone. He proudly served our country in the US Army during...

Mario Aloia

Mario Aloia

Jan 7, 2014

Mario Aloia, 81, a resident of Poughquag since 2004 and formerly of Arizona, Valhalla and the Bronx, died on Tuesday, January 7, 2014 at the Lutheran Care Center. Born in the Bronx on April 30, 1932, he was the son of Gennaro and Agnes DeStefano Aloia. Mario worked for Farberware in the Bronx until his retirement in 1996. He enjoyed...

Ronald Kaine

Ronald Kaine

Jan 6, 2014

Ronald H. Kaine, 58, an area resident since 1983 and formerly of Watertown, NY died at home on Monday, January 6, 2014. Born in Watertown, NY on September 8, 1955, he was the son of James A. Kaine Jr. and Eleanor V. Kaine. Ronnie was employed by the railroad industry for 36 years until his retirement in February 2013 as...