Obituaries

Mar 4, 2013

James Richard Muro, Jr., 83, of Stormville and formerly of the Bronx, died on March 4, 2013 at the Putnam Hospital Center. Born in the Bronx on September 3, 1930, he was the son of the late James R. Muro, Sr. and Christine Macchio Muro. His beloved wife, Josephine Causa Muro, predeceased him on May 27, 2011. He is survived...

Mar 3, 2013

Edith L. Ketcham, an active resident of Fishkill, passed away at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Sunday, March 3, 2013. Edie was born on December 24, 1923 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She was the daughter of Daniel and Mabel (Conklin) Fenske. A graduate of Harding High School in Bridgeport, she worked as Secretary to the Vice President and General Manager of...

Mar 3, 2013

Delaney Devincenzi was born into the arms of the angels on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was the beloved daughter of Brian and Tiffany Devincenzi. Delaney is also survived by her twin sister, Quinn and her older sister, Kendra; her maternal grandparents, Peter and Nancy Albertelli; her paternal grandparents, Ronald and Joanne Devincenzi; her aunts...

Mar 2, 2013

Richard F. Seffer, a resident of Poughkeepsie for the last six years and formerly of Wappingers Falls, Utica and Connecticut, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Saturday, March 2, 2013. He was 74. Son of the late Frank and Emma Wilhelm Seffer, he was born in New Britain, CT on September 13, 1938. After graduating from New Britain High...

Mar 2, 2013

Brenda Chiappe, of Fishkill, died at the River Valley Nursing Center in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, March 2, 2013 following a courageous battle with cancer. She was 55. Born in Ecuador on November 4, 1957, Brenda emigrated to the United States at the age of 7. She spent most of her life in Queens and moved to Fishkill in 2000. After...

Mar 2, 2013

Margaret M. Dunning, 86, of Charlotte, NC and formerly of Hopewell Junction, died on Saturday, March 2, 2013. Born in Jersey City, NJ, on September 16, 1926, she was the daughter of Joseph and Ann Rubel. Marge had been employed by IBM, East Fishkill as well as IBM Charlotte, NC, and was a parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell...

Feb 28, 2013

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Henry L. Bushee, 76, an area resident since 1970 and formerly of Yorktown Heights, was called to his rightful place beside our Lord and Savior on Thursday, February 28, 2013, while resting comfortably in the home he built with his own hands. Born in Hazelwood, NC on July 7, 1936, he was the son of the late...

Feb 28, 2013

Salvatore Cassaniti, 75, of LaGrangeville, NY passed away on February 28, 2013. Mr. Cassaniti was born on December 29, 1937 to Venero and Maria (Contarino) Cassaniti in Presa, Sicily, Italy. He is survived by his devoted wife, Mary; his three loving children, Marie (Ben) Montanarello, Diane (Barry) Messinger, and Grace (Ken) Theall; his beloved sister Rose (Alfred) DiBiasi; four adoring...

Feb 24, 2013

Feb 23, 2013

Donald Secor, “Farmer Secor”, a lifelong resident died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on May 2, 1939 at Vassar Hospital, he was the son of the late Clarence and Dorothy Secor. Don was in the Future Farmers of America at Arlington High School where he graduated with the Class of 1957. He also attended...

Feb 23, 2013

Feb 23, 2013

Joseph Charles Christiano, 15, a lifelong resident of Stormville died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital after injuries sustained in an accident. Born in Yonkers on June 27, 1997, he was the son of Joseph and Judy Vandervoort Christiano. A sophomore at Arlington High School in LaGrangeville, he was a member of the football team. He also...

Feb 22, 2013

Barbara (DeSisto) Tucker of Henderson, NV died on Friday, February 22, 2013 following a long illness. She was born on June 8, 1944 in Passaic, NJ to Rocco & Florence (DeGuglielmo) DeSisto. Formerly of Yonkers & Croton-On-Hudson, NY, she retired from ShopRite Supermarket in 2006. She is survived by her sons, Harry (Maria), Rocco (Shari), & John (Kim); her sister...

Feb 22, 2013

Nicola Antonio Piscitelli, 85, a resident of LaGrangeville since 1997 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Friday, February 22, 2013 at St. Francis Hospital. Born in Italy on May 4, 1927, he was the son of Vincenzo and Maria Piscitelli. Nicola had served as a Lieutenant in the Italian Air Force and was employed as a store manager for...

Feb 22, 2013

MYRTLE BEACH, SC - Roslyn Rolon, 62, died on Friday, February 22, 2013 at home. Born in the Bronx, she lived in Wappingers Falls for 19 years before moving to Myrtle Beach, SC in June of 2007 with her husband to enjoy their retirement. A Born Again Christian, Roslyn attended South Strand Assembly of God in Myrtle Beach and Faith...

Feb 22, 2013

Chanchal Bhatti, 100, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2004 and formerly of India, died on Friday, February 22, 2013. He was a member of the Mid Hudson Sikh Cultural Society. Born in India on August 22, 1912, he was the son of Narayan Bhatti and Gujjar Kaur. Mr. Bhatti is survived by his wife, Gurdial Bhangu; five sons, a...

Feb 21, 2013

Feb 20, 2013

Feb 20, 2013

Christopher Brandon Endlich, 9, a resident of Hopewell Junction and a student at Gayhead Elementary School, passed away on Wednesday, February 20, 2013 -8 in the arms of his mother, Samantha, at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital due to complications from pneumonia. From the day he was born, Christopher touched the lives of everyone he came into contact with. Having lived...

Feb 19, 2013

Robert A. Walsh, 84, a resident of East Fishkill since 1986 and formerly of Destin, Florida, died on Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Born in New York City on April 11, 1928, he was the son of Albert and Helen Quinn Walsh. He proudly served our country in the US Navy and had been...