Obituaries

Jan 31, 2013

Rae Ann DeChiara, 76, of Hopewell Junction, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 31, 2013 at her home. Born in the Bronx on July 3, 1936, Rae Ann was the daughter of the late Joseph and Theresa DeChiara. She is survived by her sister, her nieces and nephews, and her beloved grandchildren. Calling hours will be held on Friday from...

Jan 31, 2013

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Jan 27, 2013

STORMVILLE - Michael Francis Whalen, 52, an area resident since 1973 and formerly of Queens, died on Sunday, January 27, 2013 at his home. Born in Jamaica, Queens on June 29, 1960, he was the son of Lorraine Whalen of Hopewell Junction and the late James R. Whalen. Michael was a self-employed mason. He was a member of the Whortlekill...

Jan 26, 2013

Donald Francis Stein, 85, of Wappingers Falls since 1968 and formerly of Adams, MA died on Saturday, January 26, 2013. Born on July 14, 1927 in Rochester, he was the son of Francis H. and Cecilia Kircher Stein. After high school, he was a disc jockey and worked for Philco from 1951-1954 in Korea, Japan, Germany and France supporting radio...

Jan 25, 2013

Joan Monaco, 82, an area resident since 1971 and formerly of the Bronx, died on January 25, 2013 at home. Born in England, she was the daughter of the late David and Maria Reed Smith. Her husband, John Robert Monaco, predeceased her on June 7, 1983. Joan had been employed in the cafeteria at IBM until her retirement. Joan is...

Jan 25, 2013

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Betty Jean Sandalls, 86, of Wappingers Falls died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Peekskill on November 26, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Ralph and Edna Gaylord. In spring of 1944, Betty married Harold Bohlig. On April 11, 1975 in Croton, she married George Joseph Sandalls....

Jan 25, 2013

Robert Francis Duonola, a local area resident since 1981 and formerly of Carmel, died peacefully at home on Friday, January 25, 2013 after a courageous battle with Pancreatic Cancer. He was 76. Son of the late William and Margaret Hustek Duonola, he was born in the Bronx on November 2, 1936. In 1960, he received his Honorable Discharge from the...

Jan 25, 2013

POUGHKEEPSIE-Dorothy K. "Dottie" Zimmerman, 84, an area resident for 25 years and formerly of Putnam Valley, died on Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Hudson Valley Rehabilitation Center in Highland. Born in Womelsdorf, PA on September 4, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Raymond and Ida May Dissinger Smeck. On October 29, 1948 in Williamsburg, VA, Dorothy married...

Jan 24, 2013

Jan 23, 2013

Erna Maria Oldermann Zipay, 82, an area resident since 1962, died on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She had lived in Pleasant Valley, Poughquag, Stormville and Wappingers Falls, in addition to New Jersey and the Midwest. Born in Newark, NJ on January 11, 1931, she was the daughter of Walter E. and Maria Roth Oldermann who...

Jan 18, 2013

John S. McCary, 58, of Poughquag and formerly of Mahopac, died unexpectedly on Friday, January 18, 2013 at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. Born in Centreville, VA on September 14, 1954, he was the son of Earl S. and Barbara Jean Groff McCary. John was employed as an architectural woodworker for Maurice L. Condon Company in White Plains and Stormville....

Jan 18, 2013

Terry "Tag" Muller, a lifelong local area resident, died suddenly at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Friday, January 18, 2013. He was 56. Son of the late Thomas and Jane Duncan Muller, he was born in Poughkeepsie on April 18, 1956. Tag attended local schools and was a graduate of John Jay High School in East Fishkill. He...

Jan 17, 2013

Jan 17, 2013

Donald J. Mullins, a lifelong resident of Yonkers, died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 82. Son of the late James and Elsie Renault Mullins, he was born in Yonkers on July 28, 1930. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Donald received his Honorable Discharge in 1960. He was a parishioner of St. John...

Jan 17, 2013

Daniel J. Schatzle, 73, a lifelong area resident, died on Thursday, January 17, 2013 at Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Nelsonville on February 12, 1939, he was the youngest of five sons of Francis "Frank" and Mary Nevins Schatzle. He graduated from Haldane High School and was employed as an assembler for IBM, Poughkeepsie for more than 15 years until...

Jan 16, 2013

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Carolyn Spinola, 87, an area resident since 1985 and formerly of Croton-on-Hudson, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Providence, RI on August 19, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Armando and Marianna DiMarzio Mancini. On September 21, 1946 at St. Ann's Church in Providence, RI, she married Ralph...

Jan 16, 2013

Mariana Rios Pineda, 91, a resident of Newburgh since 1980 and formerly of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Honduras on June 4, 1921, she was the daughter of Santos Rios and Victoria Pineda. Mariana attended St. Patrick's Church in Newburgh and was extremely devoted to God and her...