Obituaries

Sep 14, 2011

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Michael Francis Duane, of Hopewell Junction and formerly of the Bronx, passed on September 14, 2011 at the age of 81. Mickey is survived by his beloved wife of 52 years, Rose, and his children, Mary Ann, Cathy, Patricia, and Michael. He is also survived by his son-in-law, Martin and grandson, Pierce as well as nieces and...

Sep 12, 2011

John Kevin Sullivan, 53, a resident of the Capital District since 1994, died on September 12, 2011 following a long illness. He was employed as an Instructor for the Job Corps System in Oneonta and Glenmont and was a DJ at WCDB, University of Albany. He believed that it was important to be involved in the lives of people less...

Sep 11, 2011

Jean L. Meyer, 85, a resident of Fishkill since 1993 and formerly of Point Pleasant, NJ, died on Sunday, September 11, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Jersey City, NJ on October 21, 1925, she was the daughter of Clarence J. and Ida Mae Norton Odell. She worked as a medical lab technician until her retirement in 1990...

Sep 10, 2011

Denis Bartholomew, 57, a lifelong area resident, died on Saturday, September 10, 2011, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on November 5, 1953, he was the son of Florence Borchers Bartholomew of Poughkeepsie and the late Kenneth Bartholomew. Denis was employed as an elevator constructor for 25 years until his retirement earlier...

Sep 10, 2011

Sep 10, 2011

Camille R. Romano, 65, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1974 and formerly of Peekskill, died on Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on March 4, 1946, she was the daughter of Camillo and Rose Mascolo Magliaro. Camille was employed as a waitress at Longobardi's Restaurant in Wappingers Falls for the past 29...

Sep 7, 2011

Sep 6, 2011

Clara "Cookie" Ocasio, 80, a Beacon resident since 1965, formerly of Manhattan and Puerto Rico, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. Born in San German, Puerto Rico on December 20, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Teleforo Ocasio and Margarita Vega. In 1950, she married Angel Ramon Acosta in Puerto Rico....

Sep 6, 2011

Clementine Margiasso, 91, died on Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at the Homewood Residence at Coconut Creek in Florida. Born on January 31, 1920 in the Bronx, she was the daughter of the late Raffaele and Pasqualina Carfora Grassia. On June 30, 1946 in the Bronx, she married Angelo Margiasso, who predeceased her on December 6, 1995. Clementine attended mass at...

Sep 3, 2011

Patricia Ellen Doyle Greene, 56, a resident of Newburgh since 2001 and formerly of Virginia, California and Rhode Island, died at St. Luke's Hospital. Born in Paterson, NJ on October 18, 1954, she was the daughter of Charles and Betty Legg Doyle of Hopewell Junction. She was a 1972 graduate of John Jay High School and a 1974 graduate of...

Sep 3, 2011

Mildred A. Skolinsky, 88, a resident of Poughkeepsie for six years and formerly of Yonkers, died on Saturday, September 3, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on February 5, 1923, she was the daughter of Angelo and Anna Montemurro. Mildred was employed by Dellwood Foods in Yonkers for 25 years until her retirement in 1989 and she...

Sep 2, 2011

Nicholas Paul Coschignano, Jr., 64, of Punta Gorda, FL and formerly of Hopewell Junction and Mount Vernon, died on Friday, September 2, 2011 at the Tidewell Hospice House. Born in Yonkers on December 21, 1946, he was the son of Nicholas Paul and Louise Katherine Augustine Coschignano. He proudly served in the US Navy during the Vietnam War and was...

Sep 1, 2011

Sep 1, 2011

POUGHKEEPSIE-Barbara M. Moran,77, a resident of Poughkeepsie for 48 years and formerly of Englewood, NJ, died on Thursday, September 1, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on October 22, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Lawrence and Philomena Ambrosino. Barbara enjoyed playing bridge and traveling with her family and friends, but most of...

Aug 31, 2011

Madeline Fay Sheerin, 79, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 15 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in the Bronx on May 13, 1932, she was the daughter of John Patrick and Helen Moriarty Fay. She worked for the Boy Scouts...

Aug 28, 2011

Cosmo F. Giuliano, 74, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 17 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, August 28, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on September 30, 1936, he was the son of Louis and Grace Zarro Giuliano. He proudly served our country in the US Army during the Korean War. Cosmo...

Aug 26, 2011

Aug 23, 2011

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC-Edmund "Matt" Christopher, 45, a resident of Mount Pleasant, SC since 1996, formerly of Poughkeepsie, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, August 23, 2011. Born in Poughkeepsie on July 11, 1966, he was the son of Ed Christopher of Poughkeepsie and the late Joanne Marie Gunn Meckelvaney, who predeceased him on Monday, August 22, 2011. Matt loved drawing, football, music,...

Aug 22, 2011

POUGHKEEPSIE-Joanne Marie Gunn Meckelvaney, 64, a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie and formerly of Charleston, SC, died at Saint Francis Hospital on Monday, August 22, 2011. Born in Poughkeepsie on January 20, 1947, she was the daughter of Virginia Mastrovito Gunn and the late Edward J. Gunn. On July 20, 1990 she married Tonny Meckelvaney who resides in Charleston,...

Aug 22, 2011

Donald C. Gingras, 91, a resident of Massachusetts since 2000 and formerly of Hopewell Junction, NY died on Friday, February 11, 2011 at Lowell General Hospital. Born in Lowell, MA on June 19, 1919, he was the son of Alphonse Norbert and Isabel Campbell Gingras. He served in the US Army during World War II, after which he graduated from...