Obituaries
Laura Herrmann
Mar 21, 2023
Laura Lorraine Herrmann, 70, passed away at home in Wappingers Falls, NY on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, following a courageous battle with peritoneal cancer. A local area resident for nearly 40 years, she previously resided in Westchester County, Long Island, and Florida. Daughter of the late Catherine (Diachenko) and Joseph Frischmann, she was born in Yonkers on September 8, 1952....
Kenneth Roden
Mar 20, 2023
PUTNAM VALLEY – Kenneth J. Roden, 69, a lifelong resident of Putnam County, passed away peacefully at home on March 20, 2023. Born on July 7, 1953 in Mahopac, he was the son of the late Kenneth F. and Loretta (Oahs) Roden. Ken graduated from Kennedy Catholic High School and then SUNY Oneonta. He earned his Juris Doctorate from New...
Antonino Morfea
Mar 20, 2023
Antonino "Tony" Morfea, at the age 83, a resident of Hopewell Junction, and formerly of Mahopac and Italy, passed away on March 20, 2023. Tony was born on December 20, 1939 in Solano, Province of Reggio Calabria, Italy. At the age of 18 he came to the United State of America to start a new life. Tony married Caterina Morfea...
Richard Koppel
Mar 20, 2023
HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Richard Henry Koppel, 73, passed away unexpectedly on March 19, 2023. Born on May 30, 1949 in New York City, NY, Rick was the son of the late Herbert L. and Florence (Pasternak) Koppel. He had been employed by Advantage Solutions in Newburgh for over 40 years until his retirement in 2020. He returned to part-time employment...
Mary Bailey
Mar 19, 2023
I cried when you passed away. I still cry today. Although I loved you dearly, I could not make you stay. A golden heart stopped beating, hardworking hands at rest. God broke my heart to prove to me He only takes the best. ~ Sister Linda and Brother Duke The blessing of Mary Bailey transitioned on March 19, 2023 at...
Judith Rose
Mar 18, 2023
With great sadness, we announce the loss of Judith Evelyn (Haught) Rose, 81, of Beekman, NY on March 18, 2023 in Raleigh, NC. Judy was born to Grace Kennedy Haught on February 26, 1942 in Bronx, NY. She attended West Babylon High School from 1956 to 1960. After high school, Judy worked for New York Telephone as an operator for...
Denise Semenovich
Mar 16, 2023
Denise Semenovich, 91, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother Hopewell Junction - Denise Elisabeth Semenovich, 91, of 45 Brookmeade Drive died on March 16th. She was surrounded by her loved ones. Denise was born to Joseph and Josephine Merg on August 19, 1931 in the town of Cernay in Alsace, France. At the start of WWII, the family fled...
Timothy Hockler
Mar 15, 2023
FISHKILL – Timothy Nicholas Hockler of Fishkill, NY passed away peacefully on March 15, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was 58 years old. Timothy was born in Cold Spring, NY on February 15, 1965 to William Hockler and Virginia Harris (Lake). In 1983, he graduated from John Jay High School. He was employed by...
Richard Malvey
Mar 14, 2023
Richard "Rick" James Malvey, age 39, passed away unexpectedly at home on March 14, 2023. He was born in Bergenfield, NJ on September 8, 1983 to parents Richard Allen Malvey and Jean Foley-Malvey. He worked as a Recovery Coach for the Dutchess County Department of Community and Family Services. In his free time, Rick loved to act, and to watch...
Elizabeth Daniberg
Mar 13, 2023
POUGHKEEPSIE – Elizabeth Patricia Daniberg, 28, who was pregnant with her unborn son, died unexpectedly on March 13, 2023 at her home. Born in Columbus, Ohio on November 19, 1994, she was the daughter of Frank Daniberg and Carmela Ravi. Lizzy enjoyed doing crafts and using computers. She loved everything about nature including water, trees and waterfalls. Lizzy loved animals...
Margaret Hesselgrave
Mar 11, 2023
Fishkill- Margaret Hesselgrave a resident of Fishkill, NY passed away on March 11, 2023, surrounded by her family. She was 75 years old. Margaret was born on August 17, 1947 in Ossining, NY the daughter of Harold and Francine (Warren) Hesselgrave. For many years, she worked as a Nurse, last working at Putnam Nursing & Rehabilitation in Holmes, NY, where...
Marita Pelletier
Mar 11, 2023
Poughkeepsie, NY - Marita Rosaire Pelletier (nee Fallon) of Wappingers Falls entered into eternal rest on March 11, 2023 surrounded by her children. Marita was married to Henry Pelletier for 56 years before he predeceased her in 2020. Marita graduated from Saint Mary's High School in Manhasset then went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree and teaching certificate in Homemaking...
Elizabeth Disomma
Mar 9, 2023
Elizabeth Vaughan DiSomma, formerly of Fishkill, died on March 9, 2023 at the Lutheran Care Center. She was 94 years old. "Betsy" was born in Chicago in 1928, the second child of Laura (Harwood) and Harold Fullerton Vaughan of Western Springs, IL. She grew up in Western Springs and Oak Park and graduated from Oak Park High School in 1946....
Francesco Tommarello
Mar 9, 2023
Francesco (Frank) Tommarello, 92, of Baldwinsville passed away Thursday, March 9, after a courageous battle with cancer. Francesco was born May25, t930, in the Bronx, New York, the son of Pasquale and Serafina Tommarello. He enlisted in the army at an early age, serving from May 1947 to October 1948. After leaving the Army, Francesco purchased and ran a General...
Donald Di Giacomo
Mar 9, 2023
Donald Di Giacomo, age 82, a resident of Fishkill, and formerly of the Bronx and Milan Italy, passed away on March 9, 2023, at the Grand Rehabilitation and Nursing in Pawling. He was born on January 29th, 1941, in the Bronx to parents Frank and Antonina (Oliveiro) Di Giacomo. On September 25th, 1993, he married Catherine (Dowling) Di Giacomo. Catherine...
Judy Degiorgio
Mar 8, 2023
Wappingers Falls- Judy Laine LeBlanc DeGiorgio an area resident since 1972 previously of Brooklyn, NY and Abbeville, LA passed away on March 9, 2023 at the Grand of River Valley in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was 75 years old. Judy was born on April 25, 1947, in Abbeville, LA the daughter of the late Berney and Frances (Viatore) LeBlanc. Despite battling...
John Migliore
Mar 8, 2023
*********DUE TO THE ANTICIPATED SNOWSTORM, THE FAMILY OF JOHN MIGLIORE HAS RESCHEDULED THE FUNERAL MASS TO WEDNESDAY MARCH 15. 2023 AT 11:30 AM, ST. COLUMBA CHURCH, HOPEWELL JUNCTION WAPPINGERS FALLS – John Nunzio Migliore, 82, an area resident since 1970, passed away on March 8, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in Dobbs Ferry. Born in Dobbs...
Margaret Cannella
Mar 7, 2023
FISHKILL – Margaret Mary "Peggy" Cannella, 73, an area resident since 1974 and formerly of the Bronx, died on March 7, 2023, at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital, surrounded by her family, following a long illness. Born in Manhattan on July 12, 1949, she was the daughter of Richard and Margaret (Fraser) DeMelio. Peggy had been an LPN working in the...
Alice Anderson
Mar 7, 2023
Alice M. Anderson, a longtime resident of Wappingers Falls, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. She was 92. Daughter of the late Paul and Agnes (Sullivan) Medick, she was born in Jersey City, NJ on October 10, 1930. She graduated from Wappingers Central High School in 1949. Alice then enrolled in the nursing program at the...
Gregory Lane
Mar 7, 2023
Gregory Allen Lane, age 61, passed away on March 7, 2023 surrounded by his family. He was born on December 8, 1961 in Rochester, NY. On August 28, 1999, he married his beloved wife Jennifer, who survives at home. Gregory worked first at Westchester Medical Center, and then at Vassar Brothers Medical Center as a Respiratory Therapist, retiring in 2016....


