Obituaries

Jun 7, 2011

MOORESVILLE, NC - Jane Lown Cronin, 77, of Mooresville, North Carolina and a former resident of Hopewell Junction, passed away on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at the Serenity House in Mooresville. She was born on August 10, 1933, in Sharon, Connecticut to the late George and Mary Partington Lown. She was a member of St. Therese Catholic Church in Mooresville....

Jun 7, 2011

Nancy Maria Taravella, 58, of Hopewell Junction since 1996 and formerly of Bensonhurst, Brooklyn and Woodhaven, Queens, died on Tuesday, June 7, 2011. She was at home surrounded by her family following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Brooklyn on May 19, 1953, she was the daughter of Lucia Montella and the late Nicola Montella. She had been employed...

Jun 6, 2011

Jun 6, 2011

As the sun rose on Monday June 6th, surrounded by those who loved her, Maureen T. Munisteri passed on to a better place following a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Maureen was born October 25, 1966 in Freeport to Christopher H. Munisteri and Maureen V. Hammel. In 1980, she moved to Millbrook. She was a graduate of Millbrook High...

Jun 6, 2011

Jun 6, 2011

Gregory Apuzzo, 51, a lifelong area resident, died on Monday, June 6, 2011 at Westchester Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Poughkeepsie on September 18, 1959, he was the son of Thomas and Eleanor Apuzzo. Gregory is survived by his brother, Thomas Apuzzo of Marlboro; his sister, Eleanor Apuzzo of Florida; his niece, Jennifer Conklin; his...

Jun 5, 2011

Dorothy "Dottie" Lennon, 77, a Poughquag resident for 56 years, formerly of Yonkers, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on Sunday, June 05, 2011. After more than 20 years of service, she retired from the New York State Department of Corrections as administrative assistant to the superintendent of Fishkill Correctional Facility. Dottie enjoyed gardening, butterflies and crocheting, and she often...

Jun 4, 2011

William T. Cross, 79, of Hatfield, PA and formerly of Raleigh, NC and LaGrangeville, NY, died on Sunday, June 5, 2011. Born in LaGrangeville, NY on March 30, 1932, he was the son of Theodore and Anna Cross. He was a graduate of Delhi University and served in the US Air Force during the Korean War. He was employed as...

Jun 1, 2011

Roger W. Pine, a lifelong area resident, died on Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at his home, surrounded by his loving family, after a courageous battle with Interstitial Lung Disease. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. on July 2, 1937, he was the son of Walter C. and Catherine A. Schade Pine. He graduated from New York University and served in the US...

May 31, 2011

Helen Borowitz, 91, a resident of Fishkill and formerly of Yonkers, died on Tuesday, May 31, 2011 at her home. Born in Yonkers on August 29, 1919, she was the daughter of Michael and Anna Kimetz Vancak. She was employed by Gimbels Department Store in Yonkers until her retirement. On September 18, 1940, Helen married Michael Borowitz who died in...

May 31, 2011

Beacon - Gregory E. Cotter, 42, a longtime resident of Beacon, died on May 31, 2011 in Beacon. Born on February 26, 1969, he was the son of Gerard Cotter and Esther Breedveld Cotter. He resided in the South Shore of Mass. until the age of 19. He settled down in Beacon, NY where he lived with his wife and...

May 29, 2011

Mike J. Zedda, 89, of Fishkill, passed on May 29, 2011 after a short illness. Born April 17, 1922 in Pierce, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Gioacchino and Donatella DiBacco Zedda. He grew up in Ossining and was a proud Army Veteran of World War II serving in Company A, 551st Engineer Heavy Pontoon Battalion. Retiring...

May 28, 2011

Elizabeth Mary Smith, 64, of New Fairfield, CT, died on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at her home. Born in Queens on July 24, 1946, she was the daughter of Francis Michael and Mary Ann McAfee Smith. She was a 1964 graduate of Herricks High School in New Hyde Park; a 1967 graduate of Bellevue School of Nursing; a 1974 graduate...

May 28, 2011

Alma M. McCaffery, 101, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1955 and formerly of Peekskill, died peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at her home. Born in the Bronx on July 24, 1909, she was the daughter of Laurence and Mary Dowling Hildebrandt. Alma was employed as a telephone operator for AT&T in Peekskill. She was a member of the...

May 28, 2011

Valerie A. Fletcher, 90, died peacefully on Saturday, May 28, 2011 at her home. Known lovingly as Honey by her family, she was born in Edgbaston, England on June 13, 1920, the daughter of Harry and Amelia Williams. As a young woman she loved tennis and amateur theater. She had a short career as a high fashion model (a natural...

May 27, 2011

Josephine Muro, 83, of Stormville and formerly of the Bronx, died on May 27, 2011 at the Kaplan Family Hospice Residence. Born in Easton, PA on July 1, 1927, she was the daughter of James and Beatrice Bocia Causa. Josephine was the beloved wife of James Muro; mother of Christina Minieri, Marie Federico, Jamie Cummings, Patricia Muro and the late...

May 26, 2011

Mary V. Brady, 90, formerly of Brooklyn, died on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Brooklyn on April 24, 1921, she was the daughter of James and Susan McKeon Brady. Mary was employed as a clerk for Winthrop, Stimpson, Putnam and Roberts in Manhattan. She was a devout Roman Catholic who served as the Sacristan...

May 26, 2011

John W. Neubauer, 84, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1952 and formerly of the Bronx, died peacefully at his home on Thursday, May 26, 2011. Born in the Bronx on September 14, 1926, he was the son of Joseph Steven and Catherine Dunn Neubauer. He was a graduate of Mohawk College and proudly served our country aboard the USS...

May 24, 2011

Guerino "Gerry" DiLoreto, Jr., 77, a 40 year resident of Dutchess County and formerly of Ossining, died on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at the Pines at Poughkeepsie. Born in Ossining on January 20, 1934, he was the son of Guerino and Anna Batista DiLoreto. Gerry was a graduate of St. Bonaventure University. He was employed by the New York State...

May 20, 2011