Obituaries

May 27, 2012

Carol Ann Veltri, a Fishkill resident since 1998 and formerly of New Rochelle, died at her home on Sunday, May 27, 2012. She was 69. Daughter of the late Pasquale and Camille Uzzilia Patti, she was born in New Rochelle on March 22, 1943. Carol was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking and baking. She was also a parishioner of St....

May 26, 2012

John Anthony McGourty, 77, a resident of the Town of Beekman and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, May 26, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in New York City on December 2, 1934, John proudly served our country in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was employed as a mechanical store clerk for the State of...

May 25, 2012

May 25, 2012

Alfred A. Couto, Sr., a resident of Fishkill for 10 years and formerly of Yonkers, died on Friday, May 25th, 2012 at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow. He was 78. Son of the late Joseph and Mary Pimpmental Couto, he was born in Yonkers on March 26, 1934. Alfred enlisted in the United States Navy in 1952 and served...

May 23, 2012

LAGRANGEVILLE – Charles E. McCann, 70, an area resident since 1979 and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at the Wingate at Dutchess after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn on March 18, 1942, he was the son of the late Charles and Mildred (Sala) McCann. On December 18, 1965 in Brooklyn, he...

May 22, 2012

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Joseph A. Pisanelli, 69, a lifelong area resident, died on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on November 6, 1942, he was the son of Anthony and Lena (Angelo) Pisanelli. Joe proudly served our country in the US Navy. He was employed as a carpenter with Local #323 and Local #19...

May 19, 2012

Tiffany Leigh Waters, 24, a lifelong area resident, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 with her mother at her side at New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center following a short illness. Born in Poughkeepsie on January 19, 1988, she was the beloved daughter of Debra Presti Waters who survives at home. Tiffany was a 2002 graduate of St. Denis-St....

May 19, 2012

Louise Lombardi, 50, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 30 years and formerly of Mahopac, died on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Newburgh on June 6, 1961, she was the daughter of Louis Paesano of Poughquag and the late Angela Bernabei Paesano. Louise was the owner and operator of Dutchess Beauty Supply...

May 19, 2012

Michael Gandolfo Virga, 60, a resident of the Hudson Valley area for over 40 years and previously of Woodcliffe Lake, NJ, died at home, in peace, surrounded by his loved ones on Saturday, May 19, 2012. Born in New York City on September 24, 1951, he was the son of Gandolfo and Elizabeth (Cleary) Virga. On November 3, 1973 at...

May 18, 2012

Clarence V. Russell, Sr., 88, a resident of Stormville since 1964 and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on Friday, May 18, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Mount Vernon on September 15, 1923, he was the son of William P. and Helen Sabo Russell. Clarence proudly served our country in the US Navy during World War II. He...

May 18, 2012

Kristin Rose Campanella Lufker, 30, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on Friday, May 18, 2012. Born in Beacon on May 16, 1982, she was the beloved daughter of Christopher and Elizabeth Pelish Campanella of Hopewell Junction. Kristy Rose was a graduate of Carmel High School and Westchester Community College. In 2011, she received her Masters Degree in Elementary Education...

May 17, 2012

Albert A. Lennon, 81, a resident of Poughquag since 1955 and formerly of Yonkers, died suddenly on Thursday, May 17, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on July 16, 1930, he was the son of Albert A. Lennon, Sr. and Doris Horne. Albert proudly served our country in the US Air Force during the Korean War as...

May 17, 2012

WAPPINGERS FALLS – Lorraine Rosenthal, 61, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 38 years and previously of White Plains, passed away at home on Thursday, May 17, 2012. Born in the Bronx on January 24, 1951, she was the daughter of Richard Durnack and Margaret (Day) Whiteford. On September 27, 1969 at St. John's Church in the Bronx, she married...

May 16, 2012

Jerome J. Iorizzo, 94, a resident of Ludingtonville, NY for 52 years and formerly of Mt. Vernon, NY, died peacefully on May 16, 2012. Born in Tuckahoe, NY on March 21, 1918, he was son of late Alphonse Iorizzo of Avellino, Italy & Francesca Scuri of Bari, Italy. He graduated from Eastchester High School in 1937 and excelled in sports....

May 15, 2012

Robert Anthony Agar was born to Edna Beatrice and Oliver Agar on August 6, 1921 in Mt. Standfast St. James, Barbados, West Indies. He passed away on May 15, 2012. Robert emigrated to New York in 1944 and met his now deceased wife, Agnes Lee Walker in 1946. The couple married on October 23, 1948. He was a dedicated employee...

May 12, 2012

Louis Robert Ferretti, 85, passed away at home on May 12, 2012. Louis was born as a first generation American on September 5, 1926 in New York City to the late Mary Salvatore and Robert Louis Ferretti who originated from Pignolla, Italy. He grew up in Queens, working in the family grocery store. Lou married the love of his life...

May 11, 2012

FLAGLER BEACH, FLORIDA – Robert Cleary, 73, a resident of Flagler Beach, Florida since 1998 and formerly of Hyde Park, died on Friday, May 11, 2012 at Memorial Hospital in Flagler Beach, Florida. Born in the Bronx on August 4, 1938, he was the son of Joseph and Irene (Dunleavy) Cleary. On January 30, 1987 in Poughkeepsie, he married Marlene...

May 9, 2012

Frances A. "Nancy" Ventura (also known to many as "Granny"), of Fishkill, lost her long and courageous battle with cancer on May 9, 2012 in Orlando, FL. She was 87. Born in Chatham, NY on February 13, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Jim and Peg Hoffman. On September 30, 1945, Nancy married the love of her life,...

May 5, 2012

FISHKILL –Michael De Lorenzo, M.D., 80, an area resident since 1963, died on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Brooklyn on June 12, 1931, he was the son of the late Anthony and Mary (Pechillo) De Lorenzo. On July 9, 1976 in Brooklyn, he married Patricia Coon. His beloved wife predeceased him on September 26,...

May 5, 2012

Pilar Siekierski, 71, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 2007 and formerly of Sunnyside, Queens, died on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at her home following a long illness. Born in Santorce, Puerto Rico on October 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Ramon Matos and Basilia Marcial. On September 7, 1963 in the Bronx, Pilar married Stanley E. Siekierski who...