Obituaries

Thomas Hourican Jr

Thomas Hourican Jr

Jul 6, 2010

Thomas Joseph Hourican, Jr., 78, an area resident since 1982 and formerly of Mahopac and Yonkers, died on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie. Born on December 8, 1931 in Mount Vernon, he was the son of the late Thomas Joseph Hourican, Sr. and Mildred Junion Bellion. He proudly served our country in the US Navy...

Ralph Calvano Jr

Ralph Calvano Jr

Jul 6, 2010

Ralph Anthony Calvano, Jr., 59, an area resident for 32 years and formerly of Westchester County, died suddenly on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on May 13, 1951 in Mount Vernon, he was the son of Ralph Anthony Calvano, Sr. and Rose Lorusso Calvano. He was employed as a Systems Analyst for IBM in Poughkeepsie...

Vera Matushak

Vera Matushak

Jul 5, 2010

Vera Matushak, 90, a former resident of Bridgewater, NJ for 35 years, died on Monday, July 5, 2010 at the Wingate at Dutchess in Fishkill. Born on January 1, 1920 in Plainfield, NJ, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Hydock Hirchak. She enjoyed gardening, entertaining and spending time with her grandchildren. On August 30, 1938 in...

Gertrude Houlihan

Gertrude Houlihan

Jul 3, 2010

Gertrude Mary Houlihan, a Dutchess County resident since 1986, formerly of Queens, Brooklyn, and Canada, died at home on her 90th birthday, Saturday, July 3, 2010. She was a member of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction. Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada on July 3, 1920, she was daughter of the late Patrick and Mary Anne Sullivan O'Leary. On...

Angelina Boneri

Angelina Boneri

Jul 2, 2010

Angelina "Gladys" Boneri, 83, a former resident of Wappingers Falls, died on Friday, July 2, 2010 at Palm Bay Community Hospital. Born on October 24, 1926 in New York City, she was the daughter of the late John and Magdalena Javacino Cody. A resident of Florida for the last several years, she had previously resided in Brooklyn, the Bronx and...

Joseph Stabile Sr

Joseph Stabile Sr

Jun 28, 2010

Joseph Edward Stabile, Sr., 72, a lifelong area resident, died peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Monday, June 28, 2010 after a year-long battle with illness. He was an avid golfer and spent a lot of time at Dogwood Knolls Golf Club with many supportive friends. In 1997, Joseph retired from the Local 19 Carpenters Union after 35...

Richard Deleo Sr

Richard Deleo Sr

Jun 27, 2010

Richard J. DeLeo, Sr. 79, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus on Sunday, June 27, 2010 after a long battle with cancer. An area resident since 1960, he was born on 11/7/30 in the Bronx to Ricciotti and Mary Rosa DeLeo. He graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School in the Bronx in 1948 and proudly served our...

Dorothy Lattin

Dorothy Lattin

Jun 26, 2010

On June 26, 2010 after a long, emotional battle with osteosarcoma, Dorothy M. "Dotty" Lattin let Jesus take the wheel and drive her home to His mansion in the sky. Born April 28, 1939 in Manhattan, she was the daughter of the late Salvatore Charles Mauro and Amelia "Marie" (Gallo) Mauro. Dotty grew up in the Bronx until age 14...

George Sotiro Jr

George Sotiro Jr

Jun 22, 2010

George M. Sotiro, Jr., 60, a long-time area resident, died on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at his home. Born on December 13, 1949 in the Bronx, he was the son of the late George M. and Kathleen Meegan Sotiro. He served in the US Marine Corps and was currently employed as a truck driver for BTM in Poughkeepsie for the...

John Lynn

John Lynn

Jun 20, 2010

John "Garry" Lynn, 65, an area resident for 25 years and formerly of Westchester County, died on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at Castle Point VAMC. Born on September 28, 1944 in Yonkers, he was the son of the late James Joseph Lynn, Sr. and Jessica Sagar Lynn. He proudly served our country in the US Navy as a member of...

Patrick Donnolly

Patrick Donnolly

Jun 20, 2010

Patrick Thomas Donnolly, 83, an area resident since 1963 and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, June 20, 2010 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on January 21, 1927 in New York City, he was the son of the late Thomas Patrick and Catherine McCahill Donnolly. He served in the US Navy during World War II and worked in...

Lewis Wright Sr

Lewis Wright Sr

Jun 16, 2010

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Lewis Warren Wright, Sr., 74, a lifelong resident of Dutchess County, died Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. In 1988, he retired as a software engineer for IBM in Poughkeepsie, where he had worked for 35 years. Lewis was a member of Trinity United Methodist Church in LaGrangeville, the Mid County Rod...

Reno Bo

Reno Bo

Jun 15, 2010

Reno V. Bo, 87, an area resident for 45 years and formerly of New York City, died on Tuesday, June 15, 2010 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Riva Trigoso, Genoa, Italy on October 20, 1922, he was the son of the late Vincent and Diana Noceti Bo. He proudly served our country in the US Army during World...

Fahed Hattar

Fahed Hattar

Jun 10, 2010

Fahed Ayed Hattar, 81, a Town of LaGrange resident since 1993, died at St. Francis Hospital in Poughkeepsie with his family by his side, on Thursday, June 10, 2010 following a two year battle with lymphoma. Born in Jordan on February 24, 1929, he was son of the late Ayed and Fadieh Nassar Hattar. For many years, Fahed taught along...

Dennis Brooks

Dennis Brooks

Jun 8, 2010

Dennis Franz Brooks, 74, a resident of the Town of East Fishkill for eight years, formerly of Yorktown Heights and Yonkers, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Tuesday, June 8, 2010. For over 35 years, he worked for I.B.M. in various locations and retired from the Human Resources Department in Somers. Dennis was a member of St....