Obituaries

Barbara Garofalo

Barbara Garofalo

May 4, 2023

Barbara Marie Garofalo, nee Marshall, 91, died May 4, 2023 at home. Born on January 16, 1932, she was the daughter of Alice Marie (Glover) Marshall and Harold O. Marshall. She graduated from AB Davis High School in Mt.Vernon, NY and spent many summers in Wurtsboro, NY. Barbara worked as a secretary at Union Carbide in Manhattan until her marriage...

Joseph  Yedinak Sr

Joseph Yedinak Sr

May 4, 2023

Joseph F. Yedinak, Sr., 80, of Fishkill, New York, died peacefully at home on May 4th, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Joe was born in Swoyersville, Pennsylvania on March 24, 1943 to parents Andrew and Margaret (Remetz) Yedinak. Growing up, Joe was involved in the Boy Scouts; making it to the rank of Life Scout. He was active in...

Scott Wisor

Scott Wisor

May 4, 2023

The legendary Scott Wisor (59) went home to be with our Lord and Savior on May 4, 2023. At the time of his death, he was surrounded by his beloved family and friends at the New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital located in Cortlandt Manor, NY. Scott was born on July 9, 1963, in Baltimore, MD. He is predeceased by...

Marie Rutigliano

Marie Rutigliano

May 4, 2023

Marie A. Rutigliano, a resident of Fishkill since 2013, originally from The Bronx, died on May 4, 2023, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was 86. Daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Donaghy, she was born in The Bronx on January 19, 1937. She attended Fishkill Baptist Church. Marie retired from the Rockland County Health Complex in Pomona, NY,...

Patricia Warnken

Patricia Warnken

May 3, 2023

Hopewell Junction – Patricia Warnken, an area resident since 1971, peacefully passed after a courageous battle with Acute Myloid Leukemia at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie on Wednesday May 3, 2023. She was 77. Daughter of the late Pasquale and Anna (Cannella) Bonaventura, she was born in the Bronx on July 6, 1945. She joined her sister, Carol Logue,...

Robert Chambers

Robert Chambers

May 1, 2023

Robert N. Chambers, 91 years old formerly of Fishkill, New York, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, May 1 at his home in Naples, Florida. He was born in New York City on May 26, 1931 to (Leah) Lillian Schops and Nicholas Chambers. He was the second born of two children, whose sister (Vivian Lillian Chambers) died of pneumonia...

Harold Williams

Harold Williams

May 1, 2023

Harold Robert Williams, 81, died at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on May 1, 2023 after a battle with cancer. He was a retired school bus driver for Wappingers Central School District and former member of the East Fishkill Fire District. Harold was a devoted husband to Theodora Williams who predeceased him in 2019 after 52 years of marriage. Harold was...

John Fuentes Jr

John Fuentes Jr

May 1, 2023

John Raefel Fuentes, Jr., 65, a resident of the Town of Poughkeepsie since 1999 and formerly of the Bronx, died suddenly on May 1, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on July 3, 1957 in Brooklyn, he was the son of John R. Fuentes, Sr. and Angela Villanueva. John had been employed as a bus operator for NYC Transit...

Linda Rohling

Linda Rohling

Apr 30, 2023

She was born in Poughkeepsie on January 25, 1961. Linda was a Registered Nurse who started her career at Ellis Hospital in Schnectady, NY. then Vassar Brothers Medical Center for several years. She then went to private practice before her employment at Downstate Correctional Facility in Fishkill for 30 years until her retirement. Linda was an avid reader. She enjoyed...

Pietro Fragola

Pietro Fragola

Apr 29, 2023

Pietro Fragola, age 89, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his loving family on April 29, 2023. He was born in Castello del Matese on November 24, 1933 to parents Michele and Filomena (Grillo) Fragola. On October 3, 1965 he married his beloved wife Vittoria (Simoniello) Fragola in Castello del Matese, Italy. Vittoria predeceased him in 1997. In 1965,...

Joan Bei

Joan Bei

Apr 29, 2023

Joan M. (Cook) Bei met Her Lord and Savior on April 29, 2023, she was 88 years old. She is survived by her son Robert A. Bei, MD of CA, her sister Loretta (Cook) Marinchak of FL, nephew Edward Marinchak, Jr. of NJ, niece Lisa (Marinchak) Poole of FL, second cousin Michael Kurimchak of NY, four grand nieces and nephews...

Andrew Bologna

Andrew Bologna

Apr 26, 2023

Beacon – Andrew Joseph Bologna, a local area resident, passed away on April 26, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was 67. Son of the late Joseph and Louise (Cascardi) Bologna, he was born on December 21, 1955, in Hewlett, NY. Andrew was a free spirit and loved making people laugh. With his booming personality and wonderful sense of...

Ruth Frazier

Ruth Frazier

Apr 26, 2023

Ruth M. Frazier, age 87, a Town of Poughkeepsie resident, went home to be with her beloved husband, Benjamin H. Frazier Jr. on April 26, 2023. Born on December 5, 1935, in Hughsonville, NY, she was the daughter of Curtis W. Palmatier, Sr. and Emma (Wilklow) Palmatier. Ruth was a 1955 graduate of Wappingers Central High School. She was a...

Izedin Capollari

Izedin Capollari

Apr 26, 2023

Izedin Capollari, a Town of Newburgh, NY resident since 1982, formerly of Beacon and Poughkeepsie, passed away at Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, while surrounded by family. He was 79. Son of the late Ramadan and Behije (Fasho) Capollari, he was born in Pogradec, Albania on October 17, 1943. Izedin emigrated to the...

Robert Flandina

Robert Flandina

Apr 26, 2023

Robert M. Flandina, a resident of Beacon, NY, formerly of Cornwall, NY, Southfields, NY, and Waldwick, NJ, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY. He was 86. Son of the late Frank and Lillian (DeLuca) Flandina, he was born in Manhattan on February 20, 1937. Bob was raised in the...

William Habekost

William Habekost

Apr 26, 2023

William Habekost, age 70, passed away on April 26, 2023. He was born on January 26, 1953 to parents Wilbur and Florence (Scheifele) Habekost in Queens, NY. William loved superheroes and comic books, and loved going to either McDonald's or White Castle for some delicious hamburgers. He loved all different types of foods, from roast beef sandwiches to chocolate. He...

Katherine Gruber

Katherine Gruber

Apr 26, 2023

Katherine Gruber, age 93, passed away on April 26, 2023 at Norwalk Hospital. She was born in Krndija, Yugoslavia(now Croatia) on February 7, 1930 to parents Josef and Katharina (Hermann) Beinhardt. On July 2, 1949 she married Anton Gruber in Koflach, Austria; they were married for 61 years before Anton's passing in 2010. In 1951 she emigrated to the United...

James Borland

James Borland

Apr 25, 2023

James Francis Borland passed away peacefully at home in Poughquag, New York April 25, 2023 surrounded in prayer and song by his wife, children and grandchildren. Born July 30, 1929 to James and Marie (ne McGovern) Borland he was 93 years old. He was the second oldest of sixteen; born in Philadelphia he was raised in Queens , New York....

Barbara Sadowski

Barbara Sadowski

Apr 24, 2023

WAPPINGERS FALLS - Barbara Sharon Sadowski, 72, an area resident since 1974, passed away at home on April 24, 2023. She previously lived in Yonkers. Born in the Bronx on February 8, 1951, Barbara was the daughter of the late Theodore and Lillian (Goldberg) Lichtman. In 2015, she retired as senior accountant from Cessna Citation in Newburgh after 40 years...

Victor Laquadra

Victor Laquadra

Apr 24, 2023

STORMVILLE – Victor H. LaQuadra, 97, a resident of Stormville for nearly 30 years, passed away peacefully at home on April 24, 2023. He previously lived in Yonkers. Born on April 3, 1926 in the Bronx, Victor was the son of the late Homer and Kathleen (Quigley) LaQuadra. He proudly served in the US Marines during WWII. Victor was employed...