Obituaries

Nov 1, 2009

Marie Genevieve Kravic, 66, a resident of Stormville for 32 years and formerly of Schenectady, died on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at the Wingate at Dutchess.

Marie was born in Amsterdam, NY on March 12, 1943.  She was one of the founders and the treasurer of the Southern Dutchess Horse & Pony Association.

On August...

Nov 1, 2009

Josephine Elisa Cecere DiPietro, 76, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 30 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Sunday, November 1, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.

Born in Manhattan on October 27, 1933, she was the daughter of Joseph and Genoveffa Grieco Cecere.  She was currently employed as a bookkeeper for Lee Myles Transmissions...

Oct 31, 2009

Angelina Pagano, 80, a resident of Dutchess County since 1985, formerly of the Bronx and Sicily, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Saturday, October 31, 2009. In addition to being a homemaker, she was a member of Holy Trinity Church and attended the Senior Citizens Center in Poughkeepsie. Born in Caggi, Sicily on January 5, 1929,...

Oct 29, 2009

Margaret DeSa, 56, a resident of LaGrangeville since 1981 and formerly of Jamaica, Queens, died on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born in Frosinone, Italy on May 22, 1953, she was the daughter of Arcangelo and Piacentina Nardozi Taglienti.  She was employed as the Assistant Manager of...

Oct 29, 2009

Ruth S. Erickson, 69, a resident of the Town of East Fishkill for 40 years, died on Thursday, October 29, 2009 at the Wingate at Beacon after a long illness.

Born in Mount Vernon on October 22, 1940, she was the daughter of Herbert and Ruth Stenson Siewertson.  She grew up in Yonkers and received her Bachelors...

Oct 28, 2009

Silvio L. Mauro, 85, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 2002 and formerly of Kent, died on Wednesday, October 28, 2009 at the Putnam Ridge Health Care Facility in Brewster.

Born in New York City on September 8, 1924, he was the son of Joseph and Concetta D'Alessandro Mauro.  He served in the US Army during World...

Oct 28, 2009

Mary Winifred Stein, 89, a resident of Wappingers Falls since 1968 and formerly of Adams, MA, died peacefully at her home on Wednesday, October 28, 2009.

Born in New York City on June 15, 1920, she was one of the five children of John and Margaret O'Reilly Glennon.  She was a graduate of St. Joseph's College and...

Oct 24, 2009

John J. Donohue, 95, a local resident for 38 years and formerly of the Bronx, died on Saturday, October 24, 2009 at the Benedictine Hospital in Kingston.

Born in New York City on April 17, 1914, he was the son of William and Julia Desposito Donohue. He was employed as a security guard at Golden Hill Health...

Oct 22, 2009

Ellen M. Lifgren, 59, a resident of Carmel for six years and formerly of Mount Vernon, died on Thursday, October 22, 2009 at Northern Westchester Hospital following a short battle with cancer. Born in Bronxville on July 10, 1950, she was the daughter of Martin W. and Florence Premuto Lifgren. She was presently employed as a manager for IBM...

Oct 22, 2009

Marion W. "Bill" Brooks, 82, of Union Vale, and formerly of Florida and Alaska, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 22, 2009.

Born in Evergreen, AL in October 1927, he was the son of James and Myrtle Brooks. A veteran of the Korean War, Bill had deep love...

Oct 20, 2009

Ruth G. McDonald, 91, a resident of Wappingers Falls for 29 years and formerly of Queens, died surrounded by her family on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.

Born in Queens on January 19, 1918, she was the daughter of Frank and Esther Hobley Giorgio.  She received her Bachelor's Degree from St....

Oct 17, 2009

Services will be private.

Oct 16, 2009

William Frederick Seitz, Sr., 88, passed away Friday, October 16, 2009 in Cumming, GA.  Born in New Rochelle on September 8, 1921, he was a longtime resident of East Fishkill.  He served in World War II with the United States Air Force in the Pacific.  In 1986, he retired as Superintendent of the Fresh Air Fund Camp complex in...

Oct 14, 2009

Helen Mary Carmody, 90, a resident of Croton-on-Hudson, passed away peacefully on October 14, 2009 at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center.

Born in New York City on September 21, 1919, she was the beloved wife of the late Martin J. Carmody; the devoted daughter of the late William and Harriet Fogarty; the loving sister of Florence and...

Oct 14, 2009

Thomas Lee Smith, 69, a resident of Hopewell Junction and formerly of Alabama, died on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at his home.

Born in Haleyville, AL on October 12, 1940, he was the son of Truman Orso and Purnie Caroline Guthrie Smith.  He was employed as a crew foreman for the Alabama Power Company for 36 years...

Oct 14, 2009

Robert Gerhard Krauss, 90, of Hopewell Junction, died early Wednesday morning, October 14, 2009. He was born September 13, 1919, in Hamburg, Germany, the son of Johannes and Maria Krauss. Robert married Ursula Michalzik in 1944 in Germany. After the war due to difficult economic times in Germany they immigrated to the USA, with the help of his older...

Oct 12, 2009

Anne H. Leone, 87, a resident of the Town of Beekman since 1964, died peacefully at home on Monday, October 12, 2009.

Born in Jersey City, NJ on November 10, 1921, she was the daughter of John and Julia Maurer Tomaiko. Anne was a parishioner of St. Denis Church in Hopewell Junction. She was a loving wife,...

Oct 11, 2009

Joan A. Sourenian Daly, 59, a resident of the Town of Union Vale since 2008 and formerly a long-time resident of Fishkill and Yorktown Heights, died on Sunday, October 11, 2009 at her home following a courageous battle with cancer.

Born on April 24, 1950 in Bronxville, she was the daughter of the late George Calcagnini and...

Oct 9, 2009

Girish Hatwal, 74, of Mount Kisco died on October 9, 2009 at the Westchester Medical Center. Born in India, he was employed by the Raytheon Company in Philadelphia, PA.

Services will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2009 beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the McHoul Funeral Home, Inc., 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction.  The funeral procession will...

Oct 8, 2009

Catherine Barbara Forman, 77, a resident of the Town of Newburgh for 24 years and formerly of Plattekill and Cortlandt Manor, died on Thursday, October 8, 2009 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.

Born in the Town of Cortlandt on March 13, 1932, she was the daughter of Leonard and Clara Seaboldt Lippert.  She enjoyed gardening,...