Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Apr 13, 2013

Ninfa Joanne Galschjodt, 96, a resident of the Town of LaGrange for 30 years and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Saturday, April 13, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Jefferson City, Missouri on March 13, 1917, she was the daughter of John and Marianna Pisciotta Randazzo. She had been employed by Merrill Lynch. Ninfa was a...

Apr 12, 2013

Apr 11, 2013

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Apr 10, 2013

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Apr 8, 2013

EAST FISHKILL – Richard M. Hitchen, 81, a resident of Hillside Lake for 42 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Monday, April 8, 2013 at the Wingate at Beacon. Born in the Bronx on January 10, 1932, he was the son of the late Raymond and Alma (Jacobs) Hitchen. On May 22, 1954 at SS Peter and Paul...