Obituaries

Feb 22, 2012

John "Jack" David Murphy (1924-2012) John "Jack" Murphy, 87, of Kailua Kona, Hawaii, died on February 22, 2012 following a brief illness. He was the son of the late Daniel J. Murphy and late Susan T. Whalen-Murphy and brother of the late Daniel J. Murphy. Jack was born on August 24, 1924 in Poughkeepsie. He grew up in Poughquag, and...

Feb 21, 2012

Paul S. Wise, 91, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1986, died on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at his home. Born in New York City on October 11, 1920, he was the son of Sidney and Louise Love Wise. He is survived by his wife, Marion (Moroch); his son, John Wise and his wife Winifred Palmer; his stepdaughters, Sharon Lefloch...

Feb 16, 2012

James "Pete" O'Brien, 102, passed away February 16, 2012 peacefully after a long and courageous fight since surviving an Aortic Aneurysm on May 6, 2011. Pete's will and determination to continue to live during this time was not only amazing but incredible. Pete was born October 8, 1909 in North Castle to his parents Thomas and Alice (Dillon) O'Brien. Pete,...

Feb 16, 2012

Thomas J. D'Ambrosio, 86, a resident of the Town of Beekman since 2005, and formerly of Port St. Lucie, FL, Stony Brook and Brentwood, died on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at his home. Born in Brooklyn on December 16, 1925, he was the son of Raphael and Louisa Salamone D'Ambrosio. Thomas was a graduate of Stuyvesant High School and proudly...

Feb 15, 2012

Janet Marie Guarino Svenson, 54, a lifelong area resident, died on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on December 4, 1957, she was the daughter of Roy Guarino of Brooksville, FL and the late Josephine Dantuono Guarino. Janet graduated from John Jay High School and Mount Ida College. She was a member of the...

Feb 14, 2012

NEWTOWN, CT - Mary Gemma Simone, 82, a resident of Newtown, CT and formerly of Cary and Raleigh, NC and Poughkeepsie, NY, died at her home on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Born in Teaneck, NJ, she was the daughter of the late George Paul and Lora Welch Ricco. Gemma was employed as a Registered Nurse at Columbia Presbyterian Neurological Institute...

Feb 14, 2012

Hopewell Junction - Mary C. Lindquist, 87, beloved wife of Merton G. Lindquist of Hopewell Junction, New York and formerly of Wethersfield and East Hampton, Connecticut as well as East Dennis, Massachusetts, was called to her Lord and Savior on Valentine's Day at Beth Israel Hospital in New York City after a valiant struggle with cancer. Mary was born on...

Feb 12, 2012

Feb 12, 2012

Olinda F. Davison, 87, a resident of Poughkeepsie, formerly of Hopewell Junction and Albany, died on February 12, 2012 at the Baptist Home at Brookmeade in Rhinebeck. Few lives are filled with as much love and family as Olinda's. She was born in Mechanicville on July 2, 1924, to the late Joseph and Irene Medina Felgueroso. She shared her childhood...

Feb 10, 2012

Jack A. Dorler, 74, a lifelong area resident, died on Friday, February 10, 2012 at Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born in Manhattan on April 14, 1937, he was the son of Herbert and Marion Blair Dorler. He served in the US Navy and was employed as an engineer for IBM, East Fishkill for 30 years until his retirement in...

Feb 10, 2012

Feb 10, 2012

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – William E. Dean, 80, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 35 years and formerly of Fishkill and the Bronx, died on Friday, February 10, 2012, at the Pines of Poughkeepsie. Born in Manchester, England on December 28, 1931, he was the son of William and Ann Jenkinson Dean. William proudly served our country in the US Army...

Feb 7, 2012

Virginia Hughes Kaminsky, 92, died on Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was born in New York City on June 30, 1919 to Edith Remont and Frank P. Hughes, the eldest of six children. She had worked in publishing for many years at Harper's Magazine, McGraw-Hill and the World Press Review, as well as in international...

Feb 6, 2012

Feb 6, 2012

FISHKILL – Deacon John F. O'Reilly, a Fishkill resident since 1990 and formerly of the Bronx, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Monday, February 6, 2012 surrounded by his family and Deacon Mike Decker. Deacon O'Reilly was born in the Bronx on March 7, 1930. He was the son of the late John and Mary Head O'Reilly....

Feb 6, 2012

Mrs. Marion Carol Schimanke (nee Carballo), 85, a long time resident of Hamilton Road, Hopewell Junction, died on Monday February 6, 2012 at the Hospice of the Valley in Tempe, Arizona. Mrs. Schimanke lived in Hopewell for over 50 years, having moved there from the Bronx. She was a Charter Member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Fishkill. Marion was...

Feb 5, 2012

Feb 3, 2012

Mark L. Johnson, 84, a longtime resident of East Fishkill, passed away on Friday, February 3, 2012 at St. Francis Hospital, surrounded by his beloved family. Born in India on December 14, 1927, he was the son of the late Reverend John and Edna Childs Johnson. On September 18, 1955 in Poughkeepsie, he married Charlotte Mathews. Mrs. Johnson survives at...

Feb 2, 2012

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Frank A. Kozlowski, 80, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 38 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Thursday, February 2, 2012 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by his family. Born in the Bronx on September 28, 1931, he was the son of the late Anthony and Maryanna Kozlowski. On May 17, 1958 in the...

Feb 1, 2012

Stanley Greenwald, a sixty year resident of Fishkill and formerly of Brooklyn died at home on Wednesday, February 1, 2012. He was 87. Born in Brooklyn on March 6, 1924, he was the son of the late David and Bessie Dobrin Greenwald. Following his graduation from James Madison High School, Stanley enlisted in the US Army during World War II...