Obituaries

Jan 15, 2012

John J. Hurley, Jr., a Wappingers Falls resident since 1995 and formerly of Yonkers, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, January 15, 2012. He was 69 years old. Born in Yonkers on December 2, 1942, he was the son of the late John J. and Alma Davis Hurley. After graduating High School, John enlisted in the...

Jan 15, 2012

Jan 14, 2012

FISHKILL – William Laham, 86, passed away peacefully at home on Saturday, January 14, 2012, surrounded by his loving wife and family. Born in the Borough of Brooklyn on February 16, 1925, he was the son of the late Ameen and Wadia Fotie Laham. He was predeceased by his beloved brothers, Albert and George Laham. On May 16, 1948, Bill...

Jan 14, 2012

Jan 12, 2012

Anna Marie "Bonnie" Piucci, 83, a resident of the Town of Fishkill since 1999, formerly a lifelong resident of Buchanan, died at her daughter's home in Poughkeepsie on Thursday, January 12, 2012. Born in Peekskill on August 30, 1928, she was the daughter of the late Frederico and Rose Marie Gallucci Boniello. In 1999, Bonnie retired as a Maternity Nurse...

Jan 11, 2012

Niall Vincent Heraty, 13, of Hopewell Junction, died on Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital following a courageous battle with a rare cancer. During his illness, his family, friends and church community united on a faith-filled journey that included praying to Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, on whose birthday Niall died. Born in Bronxville on August 3, 1998,...

Jan 8, 2012

Shirley Ruth Bialy, of Beekman, entered into eternal rest on January 8th at home surrounded by the love of her children and grandchildren. She was 80 years old. Born in San Diego, CA on August 29, 1931, she was the daughter of Alfred and Edna Oswandel Ruth. She received her degree in Elementary Education from San Diego State College. On...

Jan 7, 2012

Robert "Bobby O" Ohliger, 56, a lifelong area resident, died unexpectedly on Saturday, January 7, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Amityville on March 19, 1955, Robert served honorably as a Clinical Specialist in the US Army. For 27 years, he was employed with the New York State Department of Corrections until his retirement in 2006 at the...

Jan 7, 2012

Lillian N. Hamza passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter on January 7, 2012 following a long battle with breast cancer. She was born in Pittsburgh, PA to the late Louis and Mary (Balazs) Nagy. She was 85 years old. Mrs. Hamza lived in New Brunswick, NJ and Parsippany, NJ before moving to Pleasant Valley, NY in 2010....

Jan 6, 2012

Merrill Marie Hunting Spaeth, 66, of Fishkill, died on 6 January 2012, as a result of a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Yonkers, NY, 29 April 1945, to the late Willard and Marion (Sullivan) HUNTING. Merrill graduated from Sacred Heart High School, Yonkers in 1963 and in 1967 went on to get a BA in Elementary Education at...

Jan 6, 2012

Margaret C. Paulmann, 65, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 22 years and formerly of New Rochelle, died peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital following a brief illness. Born in Glasgow, Montana on November 27, 1946, she was the daughter of Bernard and Emily Elliot Majusiak. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Dickinson State University in...

Jan 6, 2012

Marion Sullivan Hunting, 92, of Brewster, died on 6 January 2012 as a result of a motor vehicle accident. She was born in Yonkers, 10 December 1919, to the late Thomas and Mary (Ryan) Sullivan. Marion was educated at St. Mary School, Yonkers and the High School of Commerce, Yonkers. She had been employed as a clerk in a small...

Jan 5, 2012

Helen Swetz, formerly of Hopewell Junction, passed away on January 5, 2012 at Frey Village Nursing Facility, Middletown, Pennsylvania. She was 96 years old. Born November 19, 1915 in Corona, Long Island, she was the daughter of Robert and Irene Curtis. She grew up and lived much of her life in the Bronx, New York where she met and married...

Jan 5, 2012

Jan 4, 2012

Stanley Brumer, 88, a resident of Fishkill for more than 40 years, died at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh on Wednesday, January 4, 2012. Born in New York City on November 8, 1923, he was the son of the late Morris and Sylvia Hershkowitz Brumer. A proud World War II Veteran, he served in the Pacific Theatre as a...

Jan 4, 2012

Kyle Yancy, 44, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2005 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence following a long illness. Born in the Bronx on April 26, 1967, he was the son of Madeline Throckmorton of Whiting, NJ and the late John Yancy. Kyle was employed as a commercial real...

Jan 4, 2012

MILLBROOK – Rodman Leopold Jacobs, 83, a resident of Millbrook for the past year, and formerly of Deland, FL, LaGrangeville, and Hopewell Junction, died on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at home. Born in Brooklyn on June 12, 1928, he was the son of the late Leo and Hattie Jacobs. On June 4, 1949, he married Beulah Phillips. Mrs. Jacobs predeceased...

Jan 4, 2012

Virgil E. Kreider, 90, a resident of the Elant at Fishkill in Beacon, NY, formerly of Colorado and originally from Louisiana, died Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Born October 6, 1921 in New Orleans, LA, he was the son of the late John and Vida Kinsey Kreider. During World War II, he was...

Jan 2, 2012

Gertrude E. Lewis, 83, a resident of Walden since 1989 and formerly of Dutchess Junction and Brooklyn, died on Monday, January 2, 2012 at St. Luke's Hospital in Newburgh. Born in Brooklyn on October 14, 1928, she was the daughter of Walter and Gertrude Corbin Dysard. Gertrude was employed as a nurse's aide at Butterfield Hospital in Cold Spring for...

Jan 2, 2012

PLEASANT VALLEY – Mario Stephen Dodaro, 86, a resident of Dutchess County since 1969 and formerly of Westchester County, died on Monday, January 2, 2012 at home. Born in Rogliano Cosenza, Calabria Italy on August 2, 1925, he was the son of the late Giovanni and Anna Stumpo Dodaro. On January 28, 1951 at St. Joseph’s Church in the Bronx,...