Obituaries

Mar 26, 2024

WAPPINGERS FALLS –Diann R. Callahan, 79, an area resident since 1973, passed away on March 26, 2024 at home surrounded by her family. Born on October 11, 1944 in Portland, OR, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Rose (Caputo) Salaun.  On June 3, 1967 at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in the Bronx, Diann married Raoul "Skip" Callahan...

Mar 25, 2024

STORMVILLLE – Patricia Cavalluzzi, 75, an area resident since 1976, passed away at Westchester Medical Center on March 25, 2024. She previously lived in Mount Vernon. Born in Mahopac on September 18, 1948, Patricia was the daughter of the late William and Margaret (Wilson) Bridle. She was a 1968 graduate of Mount Vernon High School. Patricia's career spanned over several...

Mar 24, 2024

Wappingers Falls – Diana M. Monaco, 80, an area resident for almost 53 years, passed away at home on March 24, 2024. She previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Manhattan on May 8, 1943, Diana was the daughter of the late Anthony and Lucia (Diana) Ferreri. She was employed as Head Cashier at Sears in the Poughkeepsie Galleria for...

Mar 23, 2024

Nicholas G. Senkbeil, age 49, passed away on March 23, 2024 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center after a long battle with illness. He was born on June 21, 1974 to Frederick G. and Angela (Modugno) Senkbeil. Nicholas was known for his quick wit and sarcasm. He loved to make people laugh. He was artistic, great at building, and could fix...

Mar 22, 2024

Jeannine Bellizzi, 92, a long-time resident of Hopewell Jct., passed into eternal rest on March 22, 2024. Born on May 7, 1931 in NYC to Louis J. and Elsie (Roth) Zappolo, she attended the New York High School of Music and Art where she developed her passion for painting and other artistic endeavors. She married Peter H. Bellizzi on July...

Mar 21, 2024

Mar 19, 2024

Phyllis Jean Vandecar, 84, a Hopewell Junction New York resident since 2018 and previously a long time resident of Leslie and Jackson Michigan died at home with her loving daughter April by her side on March 19, 2024. Daughter of the late William and Irma (Wingeier) Domres, she was born and raised in Bay City Michigan. She is survived by...

Mar 16, 2024

Eileen D. "Tootsie" Bondra, a Dutchess County resident since 2005, formerly of Peekskill and Queens, surrounded by her family, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 16, 2024 at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck, NY. She was 88. One of ten siblings, she was born in Queens, NY on June 19, 1935, daughter of the late John and Rose (Mallon) Makarius....

Mar 15, 2024

Noreen Isabella Lindner Barney mother, grandmother, inspirational educator, trailblazing musician, Cable access TV pioneer and creator passed away on March 15, 2024 at age 81. Noreen was born February 6, 1943 to Adolf H.G. "Al" Lindner and Edina Spiers Lindner. She spent her early years in Stamford and had many fond memories of the Queen Anne Victorian house with the...

Mar 15, 2024

Dennis Tang, a resident of Beekman, NY since 1977 and formerly of Wingdale, Schenectady, New York City, and China, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was 84. Son of the late T.C. and Bertha Elizabeth (Tom-wye) Tang, he was born In Chunking, China on October 19, 1939. When Dennis was...

Mar 13, 2024

Mar 13, 2024

Wappingers Falls (formerly of Rockville, MD)– Elaine George Mustakas, an extraordinary woman whose unwavering love and resilience touched the lives of all who had the privilege of knowing her, passed away peacefully at her home on March 13, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at the age of 94. Born in Wilmington, DE on April 22, 1929, Elaine was the...

Mar 11, 2024

HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Henry Steven Kaps, 85, an area resident since 1973 and previously of Brooklyn and the Bronx, passed away on March 11, 2024. Born in the Bronx on March 8, 1939, Henry was the son of the late Henry and Marie (Markey) Kaps. He proudly served in the US Navy. Henry was employed as an electrician by Local...

Mar 9, 2024

Marget Cochrane Smith, a long-time resident of Hopewell Junction, died peacefully on March 9, 2024, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was 93. Marget was born on August 5, 1930 in Yonkers, New York to the late John and Elizabeth (Hunter) Cochrane. Marget was the only member of her family born in the USA, after her family emigrated from Scotland...

Mar 8, 2024

David C. Creese, 66, a longtime resident of Wingdale, passed away on March 8, 2024 at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Dave was born on January 10, 1958, in Butler, Pennsylvania to the late Kenneth and Katherine (Reno) Creese. Dave studied at Surge Technical School in Illinois. On April 26, 1980, Dave married the love...

Mar 7, 2024

Carmen Blanchard, 90, an area resident for two years and formerly of the Bronx, died on March 7, 2024 at her daughter's home in Hopewell Junction. Born in St. Kitts on October 12, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Clive Blanchard and Estelle Goodall. Carmen had worked as an office manager for Love Stores in Manhattan. Carmen was...

Mar 6, 2024

BEEKMAN – Joan F. Strieder, 87, an area resident since 1972 and formerly of Ossining, died on March 6, 2024 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Tarrytown on December 26, 1936, Joan was the daughter of the late John and Margaret (Donohue) Denman. She retired in 1992 from IBM in East Fishkill after 18 years of service in quality...

Mar 5, 2024

LAGRANGE – Clarence E. LaBarge, 90, an area resident since 1971 and formerly of Yonkers, died peacefully at his home on March 5, 2024. Born in Yonkers on September 2, 1933, he was the son of Clarence and Mae (Brancard) LaBarge. Brud proudly served our country in the US Army. He had been employed as a Teamster with Local #456...

Mar 5, 2024

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Joan Hinderer, 85, an area resident for over 58 years, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on March 5, 2024. Born in the Bronx on January 30, 1939, Joan was the daughter of the late Richard and Margaret (Mrsich) Robben. On June 1, 1963, at St. Raymond's Church in the Bronx, Joan married Joseph...

Mar 3, 2024

LAGRANGEVILLE – Manfred Karl Schunzel, 96, an area resident since the 1950's, passed away on March 3, 2024 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Lake Secor, NY. Born in the Bronx on January 31, 1928, Fred was the son of the late George and Gertrude (Geyer) Schunzel. He proudly served in the US Army as Security Detail...