Obituaries

Aug 21, 2011

Aug 21, 2011

Giuseppe Berardi, 79, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1996 and formerly of Florida and Yonkers, died on Sunday, August 21, 2011 at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Mangone, Italy on December 9, 1931, he was the son of Luigi and Rosa Salfi Berardi. He was a self-employed bricklayer for many years, owning Karam Construction in the...

Aug 17, 2011

Mildred Lazar Guido, 78, a lifelong resident of the Bronx, died on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at the Morningside House Nursing Home. Born in the Bronx on February 3, 1933, she was the daughter of Louis Lazar and Bessie Kosin. In her 50s, Mildred graduated from Lehman College and pursued her dream of teaching. Her passion was working with underprivileged...

Aug 16, 2011

Thomas Vincent Conroy, 91, a resident of Poughquag for 19 years and formerly of Queens, died on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 surrounded by his loving family. Born in New York City on November 17, 1919, he was the son of Thomas Benson and Gladys Turbush Conroy. He proudly served our country as a Sergeant in the US Marine Corps during...

Aug 12, 2011

Evelyn DeCarlo O'Brien Fishkill - FISHKILL - Evelyn DeCarlo O'Brien, 86, a resident of Fishkill, entered into eternal rest on August 12, 2011 at the Elant at Fishkill. Born in Manhattan on July 26, 1925, she was daughter of the late John and Jane Casey DeCarlo. She was predeceased by her brothers John Jr. and Thomas. Evelyn graduated from Mother...

Aug 12, 2011

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Thomas A. Guerriero, 78, a Town of Wappinger resident for almost 50 years, formerly of Brooklyn, died suddenly & unexpectedly on Friday, August 12, 2011. Born in Patterson, NJ, on December 18, 1932, he was the son of the late Fred and Nellie Dougal Guerriero. Thomas was a Veteran of the Korean Conflict, having served in the...

Aug 11, 2011

Jennifer Marie Amico, 44, a lifelong resident of Hillside Lake, died unexpectedly on Thursday, August 11, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on November 15, 1966, she was the daughter of the late Frank Patrick Ogden and Jacqueline Ann Bunnell Ogden. Jen was employed as a cosmetologist at Rosanna's Beauty Salon in Wappingers Falls for many years....

Aug 10, 2011

Richard A. Arco, 90, an area resident since 1974 and formerly of New York City, died on Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Milltown, NJ on May 8, 1921, he was the son of Luis and Catherine Gaston del Arco. Richard retired as a machinist for American Cystoscope in Mount Vernon and was...

Aug 9, 2011

BEACON – Charles W. Phillips, 79, a resident of Dutchess County since 1969, formerly of Yorktown Heights, died at the Elant at Fishkill on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Born in White Plains on April 30, 1932, he was the son of the late Charles W. and Mary Hickock Phillips. Charles was an Electrician for IBEW Local 501 in White Plains...

Aug 9, 2011

Barbara A. Sedlacek, a long-time resident of Fishkill, passed away peacefully at age 79 on Tuesday, August 9, 2011. Barbara was a great and loving mom and a very proud grandmother. She was a strong Catholic woman and a member of St. Mary, Mother of the Church Parish in Fishkill. She graduated from Cathedral High School in New York City...

Aug 8, 2011

Lucy O'Brien Santorello, 82, a resident of Beekman since 1978 and formerly of Flushing, died on Monday, August 8, 2011 at her home. Born in Flushing on March 11, 1929, she was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Kayman O'Brien. She worked as a cashier for Key Food on Casino Blvd. in Flushing for many years. Lucy was a parishioner...

Aug 8, 2011

Aug 8, 2011

Pauline Rizzo, 83, a resident of Dutchess County since 1992 and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on Monday, August 08, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on November 19, 1927, she was the daughter of Michael and Anna Simkof Czaus. In 1952, Pauline married John Rizzo, currently of Poughkeepsie. She is survived by her sons and...

Aug 5, 2011

BEACON – S. Gurmukh Singh of Beacon, NY a respected member of the community, passed away at Westchester Medical Center on August 5, 2011. He was born in Pakistan and grew up in Punjab, India. He later immigrated to the United States in 1974. He is survived by his wife, Inderjit Kaur; son, Ridepreet (Prince) Singh; daughter, Amarjot (Poonam) Kaur;...

Aug 4, 2011

CORTLANDT MANOR – Stephen J. Bondra, Jr., 64, of Cortlandt Manor and formerly of Peekskill and Wappingers Falls, died on Thursday, August 4, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Peekskill on February 10, 1947, he was the son of Stephen and Pauline Gallucci Bondra, Sr. Stephen retired in 1996 after working for 30 years for General Motors in...

Aug 2, 2011

Lois Emma Graf, 79, a lifelong resident of Queens, died on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Born in Astoria on June 20, 1932, she was the daughter of John W. and Emma Charlotte Wirth Zittel. Lois was employed as a nursery school teacher for Phipps Houses Inc. in Queens for 23 years. At the age...

Aug 1, 2011

Matthew Thomas Ivers, 38, of Somerville, MA passed away unexpectedly on August 1, 2011 in Orlando, Florida. Matthew was born in Cold Spring, NY on March 4, 1973. He is the son of Charles E. Ivers, Jr. and Patricia A. Ivers. He was a graduate of John Jay High School and the State University of NY at Purchase. During his...

Aug 1, 2011

Aug 1, 2011

Jul 30, 2011

Rita M. McGinness, 85, a resident of the McClellan Home for Adults, died on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. An area resident since 2004, she formerly resided in New Rochelle. Born in New York City on February 6, 1926, she was the daughter of Raymond and Florence Koster McGuire. She was employed as a clerk for...