Obituaries

Oct 18, 2011

Romano A. Capparelli, 59, a resident of East Fishkill since 1983 and formerly of New Rochelle, died on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Altomonte, Calabria, Italy on May 9, 1952, he was the son of Vincenzo and Rosa Regina Capparelli. He was a driver for DNR Oil Company in Wappingers Falls. On June 14,...

Oct 16, 2011

Vernell Brown, 85, a resident of the Town of Beekman for 17 years and formerly of Queens, died on Sunday, October 16, 2011 at her home surrounded by her family. Born in Philadelphia, PA on September 4, 1926, she was the daughter of Leslie and Anna Washington Scott. Vernell was a member of the Beekman Baptist Church and was a...

Oct 15, 2011

Lorenzo G. "Larry" Calvi, 65, a resident of the Town of Union Vale since 1992 and formerly of Lewisboro and Yonkers, died on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at the Montrose VAMC following a long illness. Born in Marina Di Gioiosa Ionica, Italy on June 21, 1946, he was the son of George and Carmela Panetta Calvi. He proudly served our...

Oct 15, 2011

William C. "Bill" Duffy, 91, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on October 15th, 2011. A resident of Cornwall for two years, he was formerly of South Carolina, New Rochelle, and Wheeling, IL. Born on June 10, 1920 in Walton, IL, he was the son of the late Edward and Margaret Loan Duffy. After graduating high school, Bill attended...

Oct 13, 2011

Oct 12, 2011

Oct 10, 2011

Charles J. Reilly, 80, a lifelong area resident, died on Monday, October 10, 2011, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Islip on April 10, 1931, he was the son of the late Charles Patrick and Katherine McDonald Reilly. He was educated in the Millbrook Schools. On July 4, 1954, he married Marlene Kniffin at St. Denis Church in Hopewell...

Oct 10, 2011

Oct 9, 2011

.Alice Q. Robertin, 86, a Wappingers Falls resident for 21 years, formerly of Somers and New York City, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Puerto Rico on February 1, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Jenny Quiñones. Alice worked for New York Life Insurance Company for 26 years...

Oct 8, 2011

Howard George Slyer, 68, an area resident for 40 years and formerly of Westchester County, died on Saturday, October 8, 2011 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Yonkers on December 7, 1942, he was the son of William Charles Slyer, Sr. and Ruth Shelley Slyer. He was a self-employed Artisan who created leatherwork, blown glass and doll houses. He...

Oct 5, 2011

Ethel M. Brogan, 85, a resident of Fishkill since 1950, died at home on October 5, 2011. Born in the City of Armagh, Northern Ireland on January 25, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Winifred Mathews. In 1946, she emigrated to the United States and lived in NYC and immediately joined the New York Gaelic Society,...

Oct 4, 2011

EAST FISHKILL –Stephen Anthony Kowalski, 85, a lifelong resident of East Fishkill, died on Tuesday, October 4, 2011, at home. Born on January 11, 1926, he was the son of the late Adolph and Frances Lewandowski Kowalski. In 1969, he married Angela Cannizzaro in Hopewell Junction. Mrs. Kowalski survives at home. Stephen served as a Seabee in the US Navy...

Oct 4, 2011

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Kevin Thomas Scanlon, 48, died Monday, October 4, 2011 at home. A resident of Hopewell Junction since 1972, Kevin owned and operated the Wiccopee General Store with his brother, Brian. Born in the Bronx on January 14, 1963, he was the loving son of Thomas and Mary Scanlon. He attended St. Columba Church and graduated from John...

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Oct 2, 2011

MILLBROOK – Keith V. Wintenburg, Sr., 91, a resident of Millbrook and formerly of LaGrange, died on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at home. Born on December 12, 1919, he was the son of the late Harry and Edith Webster Wintenburg. On December 26, 1968 in Waverly, Keith married Helen J. Budnick Sadowski. Mrs. Wintenburg survives at home. Keith retired in...

Oct 1, 2011

FISHKILL – Lorraine Elizabeth Fanzo, 77, a resident of Fishkill and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, October 1, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in the Bronx on April 7, 1934, she was daughter of the late John and Marion Bortfeld Wynne. On May 5, 1951, she married John J. Fanzo, her loving husband for...

Sep 30, 2011

Edward A. Henstebeck, 67, a lifelong area resident, died on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on August 18, 1944 in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of Anna Bayen Henstebeck of FL and the late Edward D. Henstebeck. He was employed as a Senior Systems Analyst for IBM for 31 years until his retirement in 1993....

Sep 30, 2011

Linda Ann Winters, 60, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1988 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn on June 12, 1951, she was the daughter of Martin Johnsen of Bradenton, FL and the late Gloria Dunn Johnsen. Linda had been employed as...

Sep 30, 2011

Ivan J. Yizar, 53, a resident of Wappingers Falls for the past 13 years, previously of Port Chester, died on Friday, September 30, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on January 6, 1958, he was the son of James and Romona Morris Yizar. On February 21, 1987, Ivan married Albertree Ledbetter in Port Chester. Mrs. Yizar survives at home....