Obituaries
Richard Cabot
May 2, 2013
Richard L. Cabot, 84, an area resident for less than two years and formerly of White Plains and Valhalla, passed away on Thursday, May 2, 2013 at home. Born in the Bronx on December 24, 1928, he was the son of the late Henry R. and Mildred (Vogel) Cabot. He was the owner and operator of Richard L. Cabot Tree...
Sandra Bertha
May 1, 2013
Sandra J. Bertha, 71, a resident of Fishkill for 35 years and formerly of Millbrook and Fort Ann, died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at her home. Born in Fort Ann on December 28, 1941, she was the daughter of Arnold and Jean Lutz. Sandy worked as a Draftswoman for Gonzer Associates in Fishkill for 10 years. She was an...
Evelyn J. Hull
May 1, 2013
Evelyn J. Hull, 76, a resident of Carmel for 22 years and formerly of White Plains, died on Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at Danbury Hospital surrounded by her loving daughters. Born on December 3, 1936 in White Plains, she was the daughter of Daniel S. and Elizabeth (Langle) Hull. Evelyn graduated from Dean College in Franklin, MA where she studied...
Jan Swart
May 1, 2013
Jan "Jab" Swart, a Town of Fishkill resident since 2005, died at his home on Wednesday, May 01, 2013 after a courageous battle with cancer. He was 61. Son of the late Pieter and Sara Botha Swart, he was born in Van Der Bijl Park, South Africa on July 21, 1951. For many years, Jab served in the South African...
Albert Jessup
Apr 30, 2013
Albert C. Jessup, 88, a resident of the Town of LaGrange for 15 years and formerly of Peekskill, died on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Peekskill on November 7, 1924, he was one of eleven children of Charles and Emeline Croft Jessup. Albert proudly served our country in the US Navy during World War...
Timothy Virtue
Apr 29, 2013
Timothy Davis Virtue, 33, of Hopewell Junction, died on Monday, April 29, 2013. Born in Poughkeepsie on September 20, 1979, he was the son of Janet Davis Virtue of Hopewell Junction and Steven A. Virtue who died on March 28, 2010. Tim graduated from Leland High School in San Jose, CA and then went to school for graphic design. He...
June Howard
Apr 29, 2013
June A. Howard, a Fishkill resident since 1983 and formerly of Voorheesville, NY, passed away at Vassar Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY April 29, 2013. Born 1942 in Syracuse, NY to the late Frederick and Elizabeth (Adamek) Gifford, she was raised in Liverpool, NY, attended Liverpool High School and earned her Bachelor Degree from Syracuse University. In 2004, she retired...
Arthur Seckler, Jr.
Apr 28, 2013
PUTNAM VALLEY – Arthur J. "Art" Seckler, Jr., 74, an area resident since 1977 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at the Holy Comforter Field Home in Cortlandt. Born in Queen on August 31, 1938, he was the son of the late Arthur J. Seckler, Sr. and Catherine (Geraghty) Seckler. On August 20, 1960, he...
Joyce Patterson
Apr 28, 2013
Joyce Valley Patterson, 77, a fifty-one year resident of Dutchess County, died at home on Sunday, April 28, 2013. Born at home in Pulaski, NY on June 26, 1935, she was the daughter of the late Richard and Leota Valley. She was educated in Dryden, NY and graduated from college at Canton, NY in 1955. Joyce was employed by the...
Elizabeth Esposito
Apr 26, 2013
Elizabeth P. Esposito, a Fishkill resident since 1979, died at the Elant at Fishkill on Friday, April 26, 2013. She was 88. Daughter of the late Vincenzo and Lucrezia Rizzi Pellegrino, she was born in North Tarrytown on September 14, 1924. For many years, Elizabeth worked in the research and development department for General Foods & Eastern Aircraft. She was...
Elizabeth Bailey
Apr 26, 2013
Elizabeth Ann Bailey, 84, a lifelong area resident, died on Friday, April 26, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Beacon on December 22, 1928, she was the daughter of Edward and Mae Weisner Griffin. She was the youngest of three sisters including Jean Hammond of Frederick, MD and Dorothy Barrett who predeceased her. Betty was employed as a medical...
Gloria Bascombe
Apr 24, 2013
POUGHKEEPSIE – Gloria Ann Bascombe, 87, died on Wednesday, April 24, 2013 at the Richmond University Medical Center in Staten Island. Born on October 11, 1925, she was the daughter of the late John and Catherine (Forsyth) Christopher. On July 17, 1945 in Staten Island, Gloria married Robert H. Bascombe who predeceased her on July 10, 2006. She was employed...
Rosa Sieber
Apr 23, 2013
NEWBURGH - Rosa Sieber, 90, a resident of Newburgh, died on April 23, 2013 at the Elant at Meadow Hill. Born in Romania on April 16, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Andrew and Julia (Brendley) Furhman. She was also predeceased by her husband, Anton Sieber, in 1991. Rosa is survived by her children, Maria Kullmann of Hopewell...
Ferdinand D'Antonio
Apr 22, 2013
Ferdinand J. D'Antonio, a Beacon resident since 1973, formerly of the Bronx, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Monday, April 22, 2013. He was 85. Son of the late Jeremia and Mary Diorio D'Antonio, he was born in the Bronx on December 7, 1927. In 1990, he retired from Grand Union Company, where he retired as the...
Marie Pucci
Apr 22, 2013
Marie E. Pucci, 94, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1990 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Monday, April 22, 2013 at the Pines of Poughkeepsie surrounded by her family. Born in Manhattan on July 20, 1918, she was the daughter of Peter and Lucy Petrillo DePetris. Marie was a parishioner of St. Columba Church and enjoyed knitting and sewing,...
Deborah Case
Apr 21, 2013
Deborah A. Case, 60, of Kingston and formerly of Esopus and Poughkeepsie, died on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at Kingston Hospital following a long illness. Born in Plattsburgh on May 1, 1952, she was the daughter of Arthur J. and Florence Howard Case. Deb served our country in the US Army from 1976-1980 as a Specialist Five in Intelligence at...
Robert Mason
Apr 19, 2013
HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Robert F. Mason, 76, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 37 years and formerly of the Bronx, passed away on April 19, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Manhattan on November 19, 1936, he was the son of the late Joseph and Viola (Gaines) Mason. On July 20, 1963 at St. Anthony's Church in the...
Franklin Fell
Apr 17, 2013
Franklin Fell, 82, of Fishkill and formerly of Vermont, died on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at Hudson Valley Hospital Center. Born in Atlantic City, NJ on March 28, 1931, he was the son of Franklin and Veronica Logan Fell. Frank was employed as a supervisor with Grand Union Food Markets until his retirement. He was a parishioner of St. Mary,...
Lawrence Snellman
Apr 15, 2013
Lawrence Agust Snellman, 55, a resident of Palm Coast, FL, died on Monday, April 15, 2013. Born in the Bronx on October 3, 1957, he was the son of Nanny Tjader Snellman of Fairfield, CT and the late Bror Lars. As a teenager, he was raised in Hillside Lake and attended John Jay High School. Larry found God as a...
Michael Bello
Apr 15, 2013
Michael Anthony Bello, a Dutchess County resident since 2003, formerly of Ossining, died suddenly and unexpectedly at New Milford Hospital on Monday, April 15, 2013. He was 46. Son of Ralph and Anna Silvestri Bello, he was born in Brooklyn on January 18, 1967. Michael truly loved spending time with his family, especially his nieces and nephews. He had a...


