Obituaries

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...

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...