Obituaries
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Lara Acampora
Apr 24, 2023
Lara Ann Acampora, a Poughkeepsie resident since 2019, formerly of Beacon, Carmel, and Brooklyn, passed away suddenly on Monday, April 24, 2023. She was 54. Daughter of the late Erwin and Mary (Hawksby) Strassberg, she was born in Brooklyn on January 23, 1969. On October 15, 1995, she married Pasquale Acampora in Tarrytown, NY. Lara was predeceased by Pasquale on...
William Weiss
Apr 23, 2023
BEACON – William Lawrence Weiss, 86, a resident of Hopewell Junction since 1993 and previously of Venice, FL and the Bronx, died on April 23, 2023 at home. Born on May 15, 1936 in New York City, he was the son of the late William Weiss and grandson of the late Caroline Weiss. On June 20, 1964 in the Bronx,...
Steven Paveglio
Apr 23, 2023
Our beloved Steven John Paveglio passed away peacefully at Greenwich Hospital on April 23, 2023, surrounded by his loving family following a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 62 years old. Steven was born on September 5, 1960, in New Rochelle, New York. In his early years, Steven was a US Marine. He retired from NYPD as Captain after...
Shirley Gurina-Feldman
Apr 23, 2023
Beacon- Shirley Gurina Feldman a long-time resident of Beacon, NY passed away at home on April 23, 2023. She was 92 years old. Shirley was born in Valhalla, NY on January 10, 1931, the daughter of Theodore and Hazel (Engelberg) Talbot. For many years, Shirley worked as a telephone operator at Phelps Memorial Hospital in Sleepy Hollow, NY. Her pride...
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