Obituaries

Jul 28, 2013

Jul 26, 2013

Beatrice Mary Burke, 85, of East Fishkill since 1962 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Friday, July 26, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Newburgh. Born in the Bronx on September 24, 1927, she was the daughter of George and Beatrice LaCour Wolf. Babe was a parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction. She was independent and a...

Jul 21, 2013

Barbara Ann Bruce, 70, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1997 and formerly of Carmel, died unexpectedly on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Stony Brook University Hospital. Born in the Bronx on August 1, 1942, she was the daughter of John and Ann Hurley McKenna. She had been a pharmaceutical technician at the Putnam Hospital Center. Barbara was a parishioner...

Jul 21, 2013

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Donald Howard VanTassel, 62, a lifelong area resident, died on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Fishkill on September 25, 1950, he was the son of the late Howard and Anita (Carlson) VanTassel. Donald proudly served our country for three tours in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He was...

Jul 21, 2013

Joseph Peter Ruggiero, 70, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1971 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on October 9, 1942, he was the son of Joseph and Frances Ruggiero. Joseph proudly served our country in the US Marines Corps for 6 years and the...

Jul 21, 2013

POUGHQUAG – Catherine O'Reilly, 95, an area resident since 1949 and formerly of New York City, died on Sunday, July 21, 2013 at home. Born in Manhattan on December 12, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Hugh and Mary (Nevins) Reynolds. On December 31, 1939 at St. Paul the Apostle Church in Manhattan, Catherine married John L. O'Reilly....

Jul 20, 2013

Aria Marandi, 51, a resident of Denver, CO since 2005 and formerly of LaGrange, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 in Denver, CO. Born in Tehran, Iran on November 9, 1961, he was the son of Azadeh Soreyai Marandi of Iran and the late Aref Marandi. He had been the owner and operator of ATM Cleaning Company in Wappingers Falls...

Jul 20, 2013

FISHKILL - Kathryn M. Salani, 55, an area resident for 15 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at the Rosary Hill Home following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Bronxville on April 9, 1958, she was the daughter of Henry C. and Patricia Carney Hopkinson of Poughkeepsie. Kathryn was employed as a cook...

Jul 18, 2013

John A. Gianna, 85, a resident of the Town of Beekman since 1988 and formerly of New York City, died on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at his home. Born in New York City on May 26, 1928, he was the son of Frank and Josephine Marino Gianna. John was employed as a teacher with the New York City Board of...

Jul 17, 2013

Lena A. Florin, a resident of the Wingate at Beacon for three years died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013. She was 95. Daughter of the late Emanuel and Augustina Riccutti Carlucci, she was born in Yonkers on June 11, 1918. Before moving to the local area, she had resided in Cortlandt Manor for 7 years, Florida for 17 years, but...

Jul 17, 2013

Frank S. Baker, Sr., 80, an area resident for 30 years and formerly of Valhalla, died on Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, PA on November 30, 1932, he was the son of Frank J. and Genevieve (Gajderowicz) Baker. On November 29, 1954 in Mount Vernon, he married Adeline Manocchi. Mrs. Baker survives at...

Jul 16, 2013

James A. Roughley, 72, a local resident for 46 years and formerly of Queens, died on Tuesday, July 16, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Astoria on October 24, 1940, he was the son of Albert and Cecelia Kegan Roughley. He was a master carpenter for over 40 years. James was a parishioner of St. Denis Church in...

Jul 14, 2013

David Charles Hengst, 21, a resident of Wappingers Falls, died on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at home. Born in Tarrytown on October 9, 1991, he was the son of Charles and Mary (Cataneo) Hengst. In addition to his parents, David is survived by his sister, Michelle Hengst of North Carolina; his grandfather, Richard Hengst; his aunt, Madeline Bono; and his...

Jul 14, 2013

John J. Lynch, Sr., 76, a resident of Milford, PA for 23 years and formerly of Westchester, died on July 14, 2013 with his family by his side. Born in New York City on January 30, 1937, he was the son of the late Thomas and Anna (Kelly) Lynch. On February 27, 1960 in the Bronx, John married Beverly Shull....

Jul 14, 2013

Eugene Lee Mitchell, 60, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1995 and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on Sunday, July 14, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in the Bronx on February 28, 1953, he was the son of the late Barbara Dunne. Gene was employed as a Sergeant with the...

Jul 14, 2013

Joseph P. Ratigan, a lifelong local area resident, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, July 14, 2013. He was 71. Son of the late William B. and Madelyn Brown Ratigan, he was born in Glens Falls on June 2, 1942. For many years Joseph held a delivery route for Wonder Bread, serving the area of Orange...

Jul 13, 2013

Antoinette Marie Diaz, a 40 year resident of Cortlandt Manor, died at home in Fishkill on Saturday, July 13, 2013. She was 93. Daughter of the late August and Concetta (DeGenaro) Lauro, she was born in New York City on February 19, 1920. She was predeceased by her husband of 64 years, Patick J. Diaz in 2004. She is survived...

Jul 12, 2013

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Jul 11, 2013

Thomas D. Gros, a Fishkill resident since 1999, went to his eternal reward on Thursday, July 11, 2013 after a short illness. He was 86. Son of the late Mary Dean Gros, he was born in Queens on October 5, 1926. Tom graduated from Bishop Loughlin High School and entered the U.S. Army. During WWII, he served in the Philippine...

Jul 10, 2013

Mary Catherine "Kay" Sinkkanen, 83, an area resident since 1975 and formerly of Sydney, Australia, died on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Born in Sydney, Australia on November 21, 1929, she was the daughter of Patrick F. and Kathleen M. Moroney Pegum. Kay loved living in Lomala where she was an active member...