Obituaries

Feb 25, 2011

Donald M. Moruzzi, 76, a resident of the Town of Wappinger for approximately 50 years, died on Friday, February 25, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on November 1, 1934 in Manhattan, he was the son of Mario and Josephine (Masciale) Moruzzi. He served in the US Navy from 1952 to 1955 aboard the USS Siboney CVE-112 as a...

Feb 18, 2011

Veli H. Kanninen, 85, an area resident since 1955, died on Friday, February 18, 2011 at his home. Born in Heinavesi, Finland on December 15, 1925, he was the son of Eino and Martta Poutiainen Kanninen. He served in the Finnish Army during World War II and then in the US Army. A self-employed contractor, he owned and operated Wakava...

Feb 18, 2011

EAST FISHKILL – Sven A. Nordlund, 90, a resident of East Fishkill since 1952 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Friday, February 18, 2011 at the Wingate at Dutchess. Born in Aland, Finland on August 21, 1920, he was the son of Ragnar A. and Agda Mansen Nordlund. He served in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant during...

Feb 18, 2011

Feb 15, 2011

Feb 13, 2011

Robert J. Lasek, 61, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2000 and formerly of Long Island, died suddenly on Sunday, February 13, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Jersey City, NJ on March 28, 1950, he was the son of Henry and Josephine Lasek. He was currently employed as a custodial engineer for the Department of Education in...

Feb 10, 2011

Otto F. Wiesler, 86, formerly of Prattsville and Ridgewood, Queens, died on Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Germany on January 21, 1925, he was the son of Karl and Grete Wiesler. He was employed as a tool and die maker for Frisby in Freeport and was a member of the German Engineers Club. Otto...

Feb 10, 2011

Feb 7, 2011

Theresa Marie LaQuadra, 80, a resident of Dutchess County since 1989 and formerly of Yonkers, died on Monday, February 7, 2011. Born on May 17, 1930 in Hoboken, NJ and raised in the Bronx, she was the daughter of John and Molly Downes Dunn. She was a devout Catholic who was devoted to St. Therese and a parishioner of St....

Feb 7, 2011

LAGRANGEVILLE – Robert A. Moreau, 84, a resident of the Town of LaGrange since 1969, formerly of Illinois, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Monday, February 7, 2011. In 1990, he retired as a Senior Analyst for I.B.M., where he had been employed at the locations in East Fishkill, Poughkeepsie and Armonk for over 30 years. Robert...

Feb 6, 2011

HOPEWEL JUNCTION –Donald Allyn Way, 80 years old, a native and lifetime resident of Hopewell Junction, passed away with his family by his side at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on February 6, 2011. Don was born in Poughkeepsie on January 29, 1931. He was the only child of Allyn and Ethel Way. He went to school at the...

Feb 4, 2011

Elizabeth T. Torchetti, 86, a resident of Stormville since 2000 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Friday, February 4, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in the Bronx on June 17, 1924, she was the daughter of Pasquale and Stella Paccione Cuono. Elizabeth was employed as a salesperson for Dizzy Jeans in the Bronx and was a member...

Feb 4, 2011

Feb 3, 2011

Millie J. Straub, 81, wife of Frank G. Straub for 53 years, left for her journey to be with her God on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at the NYS Veterans' Home at Montrose after a long illness. Born in Plains, Kansas on January 23, 1930 and raised in Utica, she was the daughter of Donald C. Cooley and Ethel Casler...

Feb 2, 2011

Thomas H. Deppert, 81, a resident of Fishkill since 1993 and formerly of Ohio and Queens, died on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Sky View Rehabilitation and Health in Croton-on-Hudson. Born in Manhattan on March 21, 1929, he was the son of Thomas H. and Adele Roge Deppert. He was employed as a sales manager for Borden Inc., Columbus, OH...

Feb 1, 2011

David LaForge Jr., 63, a lifelong area resident, died on Thursday, February 3, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 15, 1947, he was the son of the late David Sr. and Edith Chase LaForge. David was employed by Jay Schaffer Construction in Pleasant Valley until his retirement in 2000. On March 27, 1973 at the...

Jan 30, 2011

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Michael Maturo, Jr., 82, a Dutchess County resident since 1974, formerly of Hamden, CT, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Sunday, January 30th, 2011. He worked as a heavy equipment salesman for Newquip in Newburgh, where he was employed for 15 years until retiring in 1988. Michael was currently working in the sales department...

Jan 29, 2011

John J. Carroll, 80, an area resident since 1995 and formerly of Mahopac and New Rochelle, died on Saturday, January 29, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New Rochelle on April 2, 1930, he was the son of Bernard and Lottie Zinck Carroll. He served in the US Army and had been employed by 7UP Bottling Company in...

Jan 28, 2011

Kimberly Ann Gallagher was born on February 12, 1975 in Mount Kisco. Unfortunately at the age of 35, she was challenged with a disease of throat cancer. As with any other obstacle she had to face, she fought strong to the end. Friday, January 28, 2011 was when all of her pain and suffering was over forever - "No more...

Jan 27, 2011

HOPEWEL JUNCTION –Marion L. Roake, 87, a resident of Hopewell Junction sine 1974 and formerly of Peekskill, died on Thursday, January 27, 2011 at home. Born in Annsville on September 28, 1923, she was the daughter of Frederick and Carrie Naylor Beiser. On October 28, 1944 at Chester Crest, Katonah, Marion married William R. Roake, who predeceased her in 2006....