Obituaries

Jan 9, 2013

James J. Burns, 71, (Joe), a resident of LaGrangeville, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on June 28, 1941, he was the son of Lawrence and Nora Kelly Burns. He proudly served our country in the US Army. He raised his children in Stormville and then, following his retirement, spent time...

Jan 9, 2013

William "Bill" Edward Sohan III, 65, a resident of Southern Dutchess since 1974, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 9th, 2013 in his home. Born in Brooklyn on February 20th, 1947, he was the son of William Edward, Jr. and Angelina Sohan. Following a tour in Vietnam from 1965 – 1967, Bill began an illustrious career as a commercial banker...

Jan 8, 2013

Raymond Varley, 77, a resident of LaGrangeville for 27 years and formerly of Yonkers, died on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn on October 29, 1935, he was the son of Thomas and Delia Boylan Varley. He proudly served our country in the US Army in Europe from 1957-1959...

Jan 7, 2013

Margarita Guidos, a Beacon resident, died peacefully at home on Monday, January 7, 2013. She lived to be 100 years old. Daughter of the late Fulgencio Rojas Escalante and Francisca Guidos, she was born in El Salvador on February 21, 1912. In 1970, she emigrated to the United States where she lived in Yonkers until moving to Beacon in 1999....

Jan 6, 2013

Janet P. Rock, 79, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1995 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Sunday, January 6, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Yonkers on November 29, 1933, she was the daughter of John and Janet Kernstock Whalen. She had been employed by Sachs Fifth Avenue for 20 years and enjoyed playing Bingo...

Jan 5, 2013

Eileen Cecelia Adams, 95, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1989 and formerly of Riverdale, died on Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn on March 11, 1917, she was the daughter of Thomas and Sarah Campbell Kavanagh. Following the death of her mother when she was only 2, Eileen was raised by her aunt...

Jan 3, 2013

Lawrence A. Baker, 66, a lifelong area resident, died on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at his home. Born in Poughkeepsie on February 12, 1946, he was the son of Noll and Evelyn Dorn Baker. He proudly served our country in the US Army during the Vietnam War and was employed as a butcher for A&P in Mount Kisco. L.B. enjoyed...

Jan 3, 2013

James R. Claxton, 66, an area resident for 39 years and formerly of Carmel and Yonkers, died on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at the Bayonet Point Medical Center in Hudson, FL. Born in Yonkers on November 10, 1946, he was the son of the late James Irving and Dorothy Ann Montgomery Claxton. James proudly served our country in the US...

Jan 3, 2013

Helen Donatone, 67, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1977 and formerly of Carmel, died unexpectedly on Thursday, January 3, 2013 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on May 14, 1945, she was the daughter of Hermine Coutavas of Sidney and the late James Coutavas. Helen was employed as an account clerk for the Wappingers Central...

Jan 2, 2013

After a short illness, Sonja Arends Lewis, age 50, entered Heaven on January 2, 2013 while traveling to Indonesia, the country of her birth. She leaves behind her loving husband Esun Wilamargo, Fishkill, NY. She also leaves behind sisters Fina & Shanti, brother's Steve & Dondi, parents Josef and Win-Ni Arends and numerous nieces and nephews in Jarkarta, Indonesia. Burial...

Dec 31, 2012

Joan Coffey, a local resident for over 50 years and formerly of Peekskill, died at home on Monday, December 31, 2012. She was 72. Born in Queens on August 15, 1940, she was the daughter of the late John and Helen Stewart Lynch. On August 12, 1960, she married George J. Coffey in Peekskill. Mr. Coffey survives at home. Joan...

Dec 30, 2012

FISHKILL-Antonio Russo passed away at home surrounded by the love of his family and friends on Sunday, December 30, 2012. He was born at home in the Bronx on December 15, 1925. Tony met Mary in grade school, announced his intention to marry her in high school and when he returned from Okinawa after serving in the Marines during WWII,...

Dec 30, 2012

Dec 30, 2012

Blanche Pilar Gasquet Ramon passed away on December 30 at the age of 92 years and ten months surrounded by her beloved family. Mrs. Ramon was born on March 2, 1920 in New York, NY. After the death of her father, Antonio Gasquet, in 1934 she moved with her mother, Pilar Jal, and brother, Alfonso, to Sabinanigo, Spain where she...

Dec 30, 2012

James J. Irizarry (Jim), 81, a resident of Dutchess County for 16 years and formerly of Tarrytown, died on Sunday, December 30, 2012 at home. Born in New York City on March 18, 1931, he was the son of Angel & Andrea Irizarry. Jim served in the US Air Force and was a registered architect in Beacon, Tarrytown and New...

Dec 26, 2012

John T. DeLawder, 65, a resident of Stormville for 36 years and formerly of Yonkers and Ossining, died on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at the Somers Manor Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Queens on July 18, 1947, he was the son of Gilbert and Agnes Erick DeLawder. John received his BSEE degree from CCNY and his Executive MBA...

Dec 25, 2012

Florence A. Case, 91, a resident of Ballston Spa for 8 years and formerly of Wappingers Falls and Hopewell Junction, died on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012 with her daughter at her side at the Wesley Health Care Center in Saratoga Springs. Born in Plattsburgh on March 22, 1921, she was the third of ten children of William and Mary...

Dec 25, 2012

Anthony D. Laino, 31, a lifelong area resident, died suddenly on Christmas Day, December 25, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Born in Yonkers on August 26, 1981, he was the son of Dale and Jo-Ann Prunella Laino. A graduate of John Jay High School, he was employed by Mid Hudson Fence, Inc. Anthony enjoyed paintballing, riding quads, cars,...

Dec 24, 2012

Erminia R. Adams, 91, a resident of Beacon for 85 years, died on Monday, December 24, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on April 23, 1921, she was the daughter of Dominick and Linda Cacchione Blasucci and graduated from Haldane High School in Cold Spring. Emily was employed as an administrative assistant for IBM, East...

Dec 24, 2012

Barbara Ann McGourty, 65, a resident of the Town of Beekman, died at her home on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2012. Born in Peekskill on June 25, 1947, she was the daughter of William R. and Marion L. Beiser Roake and was a graduate of Lakeland High School. She was employed as a secretary for IBM, East Fishkill and then...