Obituaries

May 10, 2011

May 9, 2011

Liebert J. “Chip” Masterjoseph, 75, a 10 year resident of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Yonkers, died on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Yonkers on July 25, 1935, he was the son of Rocco P. and Claire B. Flower Masterjoseph. Chip served in the US Navy as a Reservist and was employed as a...

May 9, 2011

Fernando Santos Cardoso, 68, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 8 years and formerly of Lake Carmel, died on Monday, May 9, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Lisbon, Portugal on March 27, 1943, he was the son of Valerio and Filomena Cardoso. He was the owner and operator of F.C. Machinery, LLC in Milford, CT. Fernando was...

May 4, 2011

Madeline F. Cannella, 88, a resident of Millbrook for 17 years and previously of the Bronx, died on Wednesday, May 4, 2011. Born in Manhattan on March 18, 1923, she was the daughter of Louis and Filomena Pirozzi Morelli. She had been employed as a secretary for Columbia Presbyterian Hospital and was a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Church in Millbrook....

May 4, 2011

May 3, 2011

Marie J. Tuthill, 74, a resident of Dutchess County for 52 years, died on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. Born in Maspeth on May 7, 1936, she was the daughter of Walter and Catherine Mary Mikus Lewandowski. She grew up in Maspeth and had a country home in Farmingville. She attended St. Stanislaus Elementary School and graduated from Grover Cleveland High...

Apr 30, 2011

Bernard R. Pasqua, 89, of Lake Worth, FL for 25 years and formerly of Yonkers, NY, died on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at the Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Miami, FL. Born in Yonkers on October 28, 1921, he was the son of Gaetano and Domenica Spano Pasqua. He served in the US Air Force...

Apr 30, 2011

Edmund Thomas McHugh, Sr., 65, a 30 year resident of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Brooklyn, died on Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Westchester Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn on March 12, 1946, Tom was the son of Denis J. and Margaret Lynch McHugh. He was presently employed as the Building Inspector for the Town of Beekman and previously worked...

Apr 28, 2011

Apr 28, 2011

Robert B. Schaedler, 69, a five year resident of the Town of East Fishkill, formerly of Westchester County, died suddenly and unexpectedly at home on Thursday, April 28, 2011. He retired as a consultant three years ago, and formerly served as Executive Vice President for Standard Brands in Manhattan. Prior to this position, he had managed several plants for Nestle,...

Apr 27, 2011

James L. Jones, 75, an area resident for 12 years and formerly of Westchester County, died on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at his home. Born in New York City on June 13, 1935, he was the son of James Jones and Elizabeth Branch. He served in the US Navy as an Electrician and was the owner and operator of J...

Apr 26, 2011

Apr 25, 2011

Apr 25, 2011

Lois Carol Gensler, 81, a two year resident of Wappingers Falls, NY and formerly of Roxbury, CT, Barnstable, MA, Westfield, MA and Simsbury, CT, died on Monday, April 25, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Born in Waterbury, CT on March 13, 1930, she was the daughter of George Edward and Katherine Scott Leaman. She was employed...

Apr 23, 2011

Richard A. Carnes, a lifelong local area resident, died in Wappingers Falls on Saturday, April 23, 2011. He was 63. Born in Poughkeepsie on March 20, 1948, he was son of the late Lewis and Beatrice McKeown Carnes. Richard attended local schools and graduated from Arlington High School & Dutchess Community College. In his youth he was a member of...

Apr 23, 2011

Kate Lanni Moore, 32, a lifelong resident of Fishkill, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 23, 2011 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Poughkeepsie on September 11, 1978, she was the daughter of Richard and BJ Lanni of Fishkill. Kate was employed as a Special Education Teacher at the Vassar Road Elementary School for the last three years where she...

Apr 21, 2011

FISHKILL - Lucille Pragana, 81, a five year Fishkill resident, formerly of Yonkers, died at home on Thursday, April 21, 2011. She was born in Yonkers on June 9, 1929. On August 27, 1960 in Ossining, Lucille married Manuel C. Pragana, who predeceased her on Septermber 21, 2008. Throughout the late 1970s, she worked as a school crossing guard for...

Apr 21, 2011

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Joseph "Spoinky" Palazzo, 79, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1967, formerly of the Bronx, died at home on Thursday, April 21, 2011. Joseph retired 15 years ago from the State of New York where he worked in the Highway Maintenance Department. One of Joseph's favorite pastimes was attending the horse races at Saratoga Racetrack. Born in...

Apr 18, 2011

Marie E. Fetzer was granted her angel wings on Monday, April 18, 2011. Her final days were spent surrounded by her loving husband, Frank, and other family members, friends, and caregivers. She was born in Jamaica, NY on May 3, 1934 to the late Angelo and Elvira Masciarelli. Marie led a very active life and participated in school as a...

Apr 16, 2011

Marino Ritondo, 68, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 8 years, formerly of Cedarhurst, Long Island, died at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, April 16, 2011. He was a dedicated employee for the Village of Lawrence for over 20 years until his retirement in 1994. Marino was an animal lover. Most of all, he enjoyed spending time with...