Obituaries

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,...

Jan 2, 2012

Laura Ann Diamond, a resident of Beacon since 1976 and formerly of Peekskill, died unexpectedly at home on Monday, January 2, 2012. She was 58. Born in Peekskill on March 25, 1953, she was the daughter of the late Fred Semlear and Pearl Larsen Semlear. Laura graduated from Peekskill High School in 1971. She was also a graduate of Krissler...

Dec 30, 2011

Beatrice J. Wells, a resident of Hyde Park died on Friday, December 30, 2011 at the Renaissance Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Hyde Park. She was born on December 30, 1931 and died on her 80th birthday. She is survived by her son, Lee Arthur Wells; and was predeceased by her sons, William Wells and Fabian Mark Wells. A graveside...

Dec 27, 2011

Charles Matthew Blacknick, 92, a resident of Wappingers Falls since June 1, 2011 and formerly of Manhattan , died on Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at his home. He has a summer home in Hopewell Junction for more than 50 years. Born in New York City on February 25, 1919 , he was the son of Charles Blacknick Sr. and Mary...

Dec 26, 2011

FISHKILL – Satwinder "Laddi" Singh, 37, died unexpectedly on Monday, December 26, 2011 at home. He was born in India on October 23, 1974. Laddi moved to the United Sates in 1997, and has been a resident of Dutchess County since then. He is survived by many loving family members and friends in the United States and India. He was...

Dec 21, 2011

Rev. James Francis Heffernan, 86, Retired Lieutenant Colonel, United States Army, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at Sunrise of Woodcliff Lake. He formerly resided in Poughkeepsie. Born in Brooklyn on February 25, 1925, he was the son of Michael and Kathleen Garvey Heffernan. He attended Immaculate Conception Seminary and was ordained on June 3, 1950 in the Brooklyn Diocese...

Dec 21, 2011

POUGHQUAG - James "Jim" Renato Condina, 85, a resident of Poughquag since 2008 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel. Born in New York City on October 31, 1926, he was the son of the late Valentino and Magdalena Rava Condina. Jim received his MBA from Columbia University and was a...