Obituaries

Diane Zasso

Diane Zasso

Dec 5, 2012

Diane Zasso, 63, a resident of Conway, SC since August and formerly of Dutchess County, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at Conway Medical Center in Conway, SC. Born in New Rochelle on January 24, 1949, Diane was employed as the Human Resources Manager for Package Pavement in Stormville for 24 years until her retirement in 2007. An artist,...

Gloria Santiago

Gloria Santiago

Dec 4, 2012

Gloria Elena Santiago died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center. She was born to Jose and Jeanette (Lopez) Santiago on October 28, 1985. She lived in the Bronx until the age of 9, directly next door to her Grandma Blue. Since then, Gloria has lived at home in East Fishkill with her family. Gloria...

Bruno D'Olivio

Bruno D'Olivio

Dec 4, 2012

Bruno T. D’Olivio, 89, a lifelong area resident, died on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at Wingate at Beacon. Born in Chelsea (Town of Fishkill) on November 26, 1923, he was the son of Guiseppe D’Olivio and Pauline Venturi D’Olivio. Bruno attended St. John’s Elementary School and Beacon High School. He had worked for Kartigainer’s Hat Shop in Beacon and retired...

Shaelynn Fleissner

Shaelynn Fleissner

Dec 4, 2012

Shaelynn Jane Fleissner, treasured daughter of Christopher Fleissner and Vanessa Doughty, was born into the arms of the angels on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 at 3:18pm at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She weighed 4lbs.15oz and was 19 inches long. “For a brief fleeting moment, an angel touched the ground with tiny wings and halo, blessing the lives of others with...

Marilyn Dewitt

Marilyn Dewitt

Dec 1, 2012

Marilyn S. DeWitt, 84, a resident of New Providence, NJ since 2008 and formerly of Hopewell Junction, NY, died on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ surrounded by her loving family. Born in Bayonne, NJ on November 21, 1928, she was the daughter of Walter and Mary Wickersty Sweeney. On June 28, 1952 at St. Vincent’s...

Dolores Karst

Dolores Karst

Nov 28, 2012

Dolores M. Karst, 85, an area resident for eleven years and formerly of Buchanan and Bayville, NJ, died after a courageous battle with cancer on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. Born in Yonkers on October 17, 1927, she was the daughter of John M. and Nora Fitzgerald Kelly. She was employed...

Anna Weeks

Anna Weeks

Nov 27, 2012

Anna Weeks, 87, an area resident since 1952 and formerly of Ossining, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at her son’s home following a long illness. Born in Croton-on-Hudson on March 29, 1925, she was the daughter of Frank and Rose Anderson Herterick. She proudly served our country during World War II, as a member of the U.S. Army, and...

Cheryl Nazzaro

Cheryl Nazzaro

Nov 26, 2012

Cheryl Ann Nazzaro, 53, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on Monday, November 26, 2012 at her home. Born in Poughkeepsie on July 10, 1959, she was the daughter of Louis P. Nazzaro of Beacon and Carolyn J. Herrington of Wappingers Falls. Cheryl loved to shop and clean, but more than anything she loved spending time with her family especially...

Mary Antalek

Mary Antalek

Nov 26, 2012

Mary Catherine Antalek, a life-long local area resident, died at Victory Lake Health Center in Hyde Park on Monday, November, 26, 2012. She was 68. Daughter of the late Joseph and Nora Tenyck Komornik, she was born in Beacon on February 11, 1944. For many years, Mary served as President of Fishkill Little League. She was a Parishioner of St....

Albert Thistleton

Albert Thistleton

Nov 25, 2012

STORMVILLE – Albert C. Thistleton, Sr., 83, a fifteen year resident of Stormville and formerly of Shrub Oak and Mt. Vernon, died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at home. Born in Mt. Vernon on August 10, 1929, he was the son of the late William and Margaret (Gormley) Thistleton. On April 18, 1954, he married Marguerite Terracciano who predeceased him...

Harry Beckerman

Harry Beckerman

Nov 24, 2012

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Robert Elliott

Robert Elliott

Nov 23, 2012

Robert Adams Elliott, a Fishkill, NY resident since 2011, died at the Orange County Regional Medical Center in Middletown, NY on Friday, November 23, 2012. He was 85. Son of the late William L. and Elizabeth Adams Elliott, he was born in Bronxville, NY on August 26, 1927. During High School, he succeeded in baseball and was scouted by both...

Carlos Chaluisant

Carlos Chaluisant

Nov 23, 2012

Carlos Chaluisant, a Wappingers Falls resident since 1996, died after a brief illness on Friday, November 23, 2012 at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. He was 69. Son of the late Emilio and Casilda Vega Chaluisant, he was born on December 14, 1942 in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. In 1964, Carlos was inducted into the U.S. Army and served his country...

Denis Tracey

Denis Tracey

Nov 23, 2012

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Denis G. Tracey, 54, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 22 years and formerly of Yorktown, died unexpectedly on Friday, November 23, 2012 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. Born in the Bronx on December 13, 1957, he was the son of the late Joseph Patrick and Irene (Reilly) Tracey. On January 18, 1990 in Kona,...

Helen Callahan

Helen Callahan

Nov 23, 2012

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Helen M. Callahan, 74, a resident of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Yonkers, died on Friday, November 23, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Mount Vernon on June 1, 1938, she was the daughter of the late Dennis and Helen (Callanan) O'Brien. On October 1, 1960, she married Gerard Callahan at Sacred Heart Church in...