Obituaries
Rose Conneely
Jan 11, 2023
FISHKILL – Rose M. Conneely, 85, an area resident since 2000, passed away on January 11, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Manchester, United Kingdom on February 20, 1937, Rose was the daughter of the late James and Margaret (Fee) Meegan. She was raised in County Monaghan in Northern Ireland and then immigrated to New York, United States,...
John Sargis
Jan 10, 2023
John Sargis, a resident of Wappingers Falls of 4 years, and previously of North Carolina, Yorktown Heights, and Yonkers, died on January 10, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was 84. John was born in Yonkers on February 3, 1939, to the late John and June (Zackett) Sargis. On May 28, 1960, John married the love of his life,...
Henry Raiche Jr
Jan 10, 2023
FISHKILL – Henry Louis Raiche, Jr., a lifelong resident of Dutchess County, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie following a 16-year battle with A.L.S. He was 89. Son of the late Henry L. and Dorothy (Battaglia) Raiche, he was born in White Plains on July 6, 1933 and was raised in Fishkill....
Raymond Cote
Jan 10, 2023
Raymond P. Cote, 77, died on January 10, 2023 at his home following a long illness. Born in Danielson, CT on April 8, 1945, he was the son of Joan Caputo and Lawrence Cote. Ray was raised by his mother and stepfather, George Payne Jr. in Yonkers where he lived until moving to Wappingers Falls in 1987. He attended St....
Gale Fondonella
Jan 10, 2023
POUGHKEEPSIE – Gale Elizabeth Fondonella, 71, an area resident since 2019, died on January 10, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She previously lived in Mount Vernon. Born on February 19, 1951 in Yonkers, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Aldyth (Bonney) Creighton. She was employed by Westchester County for over 23 years until her retirement in...
Barbara Camberato
Jan 10, 2023
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Barbara F. Camberato, 85, an area resident for over 22 years, passed away on January 10, 2023 at the Yorktown Nursing Home. She previously lived in Sleepy Hollow. Born in Mount Vernon on January 18, 1937, Barbara was the daughter of the late James and Matilda (Maselli) Victore. She worked as an operator for New York Telephone...
Robert Oswain
Jan 9, 2023
WAPPINGERS FALLS – Robert V. Oswain, 80, an area resident for 38 years and formerly of Dobbs Ferry, died suddenly on Jan. 9, 2023, at his home. Born in the Bronx on March 9, 1942, the son of Edward and Lillian (Horne) Oswain, Bob went by many nicknames. As "Oz" or "Ozzie," he worked as a correction officer for the...
Raymond Lugo
Jan 9, 2023
HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Raymond Michael Lugo, 78, an area resident since 1997, died on January 9, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He previously lived in the Bronx. Born in Manhattan on January 12, 1944, Raymond was the son of the late Benito and Petra (Vega) Lugo. He proudly served in the US Navy and was stationed on the USS...
Laura Costanzo
Jan 8, 2023
Hopewell Junction- Laura Marie Costanzo, a resident of Hopewell Junction, NY since 1968, passed away on January 8, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was 86. Laura was born in the Bronx, NY on October 13, 1936, the daughter of the late Gaetano and Anna (Vitiello) Mazzella. Her family moved to Staten Island where at the age of 6...
Richard Montaldo
Jan 7, 2023
Richard Francis Montaldo, 75, passed away peacefully on January 7th, 2023. He was born in the Bronx, NY on November 8, 1947 to parents Frank and Louise (Frugoli) Montaldo. On October 1, 1966, he married his loving wife Marguerite (Hamaker) Montaldo at Immaculate Conception Church in the Bronx. Marguerite predeceased him in 2015. Richard worked for many years as a...
Rocco Bianchi
Jan 6, 2023
Rocco Victor Bianchi, age 91, passed away on January 6th, 2023 at Castle Point VA Medical Center. He was born in Yonkers, NY to parents Marino and Asunta (DiRucio) Bianchi. Rocco proudly served our country in the U.S. Army from 1948-1951. For many years he was an Operator at the Water Treatment Plant at the Westchester County Department of Environmental...
Gayle O'Donnell
Jan 5, 2023
HOLMES – Gayle O'Donnell, 75, died peacefully at her home on January 5, 2023. Born in Hastings on April 26, 1947, Gayle was the daughter of the late Anthony and Pauline (Buckes) Landry. She retired as a manager of the White Plains distribution center of the United States Postal Service after 30+ years of service. On November 4, 1967, she...
Laverne Symer
Jan 4, 2023
Beekman – LaVerne Harold Symer, 93, an area resident since 1963 and formerly of Fredonia, died peacefully at his home on January 4, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Depew on June 13, 1929, he was the son of Orten and Florence (Hoffman) Symer. Verne proudly served our country in both the US Army and the US Navy...
John Vaccaro
Jan 4, 2023
POUGHKEEPSIE - John T. Vaccaro, 62, an area resident since 1975 and formerly of Brooklyn, died on January 4, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Brooklyn on November 18, 1960, he was the son of the late John and Renee (Henry) Vaccaro. John had been employed at Stop & Shop for the last 17 years, working in the...
Joseph Zangerle
Jan 4, 2023
Joseph H. Zangerle, 44, of Fishkill passed away unexpectedly on January 4th, 2023 surrounded by his loving family. He was born on September 6, 1978 in Yonkers, NY to parents Jacques and Valerie (Bayer) Zangerle. Joseph achieved his Doctorate in Chemistry. He was a naturopath, who firmly believed in healing the body with herbs and natural remedies. He liked to...
Helen Parsons
Jan 4, 2023
HELEN "HI HI" SUTTON PARSONS RETIRED TELEPHONE OPERATOR Town of Wappinger - Helen "Hi Hi" Sutton Parsons, age 93, a caring and loving lady, and a Town of Wappinger resident, died January 4, 2023 at her home. She was born in Poughkeepsie on April 19, 1929, the daughter of Arthur M. Sutton and Helen (Yeno) Sutton. Helen attended grade school...
Christine Chadwick
Jan 3, 2023
FISHKILL – Christine Lee Chadwick, a resident of Fishkill since 1998, formerly of Stormville and Yonkers, passed away following a courageous battle with cancer on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. She was 46. She was born in the Bronx on June 28, 1976 and graduated from Carmel High School in 1994. For 22 years, Christine worked for the NYS Unified Court...
Sharon Selesky
Jan 2, 2023
STORMVILLE – Sharon Selesky, a local area resident since 1976, formerly of the Bronx, NY, died January 2, 2023. She was 72. DAUGHTER of the late John Heinrich and Shirley (Lawrence), she was born in the Bronx on January 5, 1950. A parishioner of St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction, Sharon was a devoted Catholic. Survivors include her daughter Robin...
Clementina Cantarini
Jan 2, 2023
WAPPINGERS FALLS - Clementina Mary Cantarini, 91, an area resident since 2006, died on January 2, 2023. Born on November 23, 1931 in New York City, she was the daughter of Settimio and Marianna (Marina) Donofrio. On April 15, 1950 at the Church of the Most Precious Blood, Dina married Adolfo Cantarini who predeceased her on July 5, 2006. Dina...
Rita Appel
Jan 2, 2023
HOPEWELL JUNCTION – Rita Evelyn Appel, 85, an area resident for four years and formerly of the Bronx, died on January 2, 2023 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in New York City on August 22, 1937, she was the daughter of Michael and Ruth (Reiner) Rothstein. Rita had been employed as a complaint's investigator for the Taxi and Limousine...
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