Obituaries

Dec 5, 2022

"Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord; And let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen" Rita Ann Muller (nee Fitzgerald) passed away peacefully at her home in Ocala Florida on Dec 5th 2022 after a good ride of 84 times around the sun. She enjoyed retirement as a resident of Ocala, Florida since 2004 and...

Dec 5, 2022

Florence "Florie" Bryant, 82, a resident of Stormville since 2017 and formerly of Liberty and Monticello, died unexpectedly on December 5, 2022 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born in Manhattan on August 5, 1940, she was the daughter of David and Sylvia (Seigel) Leider. Florie enjoyed reading, knitting, sitting on her porch enjoying the quiet outdoors, and spending time with...

Dec 4, 2022

FISHKILL – J. William Murray, a local area resident for over 50 years, passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, December 4, 2022. He was 94. Son of the late John and Veronica (Furst) Murray, he was born in Staten Island on July 25, 1928. Bill was raised in Manhattan and graduated from Cardinal Hayes High School, later attending New...

Dec 3, 2022

Kathleen M. Brownell, a lifelong local area resident, passed away following a brief illness on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla. She was 67. Daughter of the late John and Genevieve (Schulte) Malloy, she was born in White Plains on September 7, 1955. Kathy attended local schools and graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School...

Dec 3, 2022

Hopewell Junction – Anna Borsody (Panna), age 88 passed away at home surrounded by her loving family on December 3, 2022. She was born in Baja, Hungary on November 22, 1934 to parents Miklos Csanko and Terez Simity. On July 1, 1961 she married the love of her life, Istvan Borsody in Yonkers, NY. Anna was a devoted homemaker and...

Dec 3, 2022

EAST FISHKILL -Denise Marie Burlingame,58, and area resident since 1973 and formerly of the Bronx, died on December 3, 2022 at Westchester Medical Center following a long illness. Born in the Bronx on April 1, 1964, she was the daughter of Marie (Perrino) Lettieri and the late Ralph Lettieri. Denise had worked in the cafeteria at Noxon Road Elementary School....

Dec 2, 2022

Wappingers Falls – Frieda Walters, an area resident for more than 50 years and most recently of Leland, NC, died in Bolivia, NC on December 2, 2022. She was 96. Daughter of the late Josef Hirsch and Ida Frise, she was born in Aschaffenburg, Germany on May 3, 1926. Frieda married Francis Walters on July 31, 1949 in the Bronx,...

Dec 1, 2022

Poughquag - Douglas Lee a resident of Poughquag, NY passed away on December 1, 2022, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was 74 years old. Douglas was born on January 4, 1948, in Washington, D.C. the son of On Bow and Nancy (Rios) Lee. During his education he proudly obtained a Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering and two Masters Degrees...

Nov 30, 2022

CHELSEA – Kathleen Turco, a lifelong local area resident, passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, surrounded by her husband and children. She was 72. Daughter of the late John J. and Ada (Weyant) Beahan, she was born in Poughkeepsie on April 8, 1950. Kathy was a graduate of Roy C. Ketcham High School (Class of 1968)...

Nov 30, 2022

POUGHQUAG - Charles A. Zekus, 83, an area resident for 22 years and formerly of Carmel and Tarrytown, died on November 30, 2022 at Putnam Hospital Center. Born in Elmsford on January 2, 1939, he was the son of William and Marion (Lockwood) Zekus. Charles was employed as a heavy equipment operator for the Town of New Castle. He was...

Nov 30, 2022

Nov 29, 2022

FISHKILL- Lorraine Pasquale, a local area resident since 1999, formerly of Yonkers and Scarsdale, died at her home at the Regency at Fishkill on November 30, 2022. She was 83 years old. Daughter of the late Louis and Sophie (Rozycki) Czerwinski, she was born in Yonkers on November 8, 1939. Lorraine graduated from Sacred Heart High School in Yonkers in...

Nov 29, 2022

Ruth Schwartz, age 87, a long time resident of Yonkers, NY and recently of Wappingers Falls, NY, passed away on November 29, 2022 at the Pines at Poughkeepsie. She was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 23, 1935 to parents Louis and Molly (Geller) Lowatsky. On October 16, 1955, she married her loving husband Sherman Schwartz in Farmingdale, Long Island....

Nov 28, 2022

MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Cleon Josiah Sawyer, 93, a resident of Myrtle Beach, SC, died on November 28, 2022. He previously lived in Hopewell Junction, NY. Born on October 4, 1929 in Yonkers, NY, Cleon was the son of the late Harold and Bridget (Tobin) Sawyer. He proudly served in the US Army in Austria during the Korean War. On...

Nov 27, 2022

Walter E Kurkela, Jr., 93, a resident of Poughquag, NY, passed away on November 27th, 2022 at home. Born on November 26, 1929 in Chester, PA, the son of the late Walter E. and Anna B (Pardee). He grew up in New York City and then moved to Ardsley, NY. After graduating Ardsley High School in 1947, Walter attended the...

Nov 27, 2022

Carl M. Hessick, 66, of Lancaster, PA and formerly of Hopewell Junction, NY entered into eternal life peacefully with his family by his side on November 27, 2022. Carl was born on November 26, 1956 to Bruno and Stella Hessick in Detroit, MI. After graduating from Austin Prep High School in 1974, he went on to study English at the...

Nov 26, 2022

LAGRANGE – Ronald Roger D'Souza, 82, died peacefully at his home on November 26, 2022 after several months of illness. Ron was born in Bombay, India on April 27, 1940 to A.J.H. D'Souza and Mary Magdalene Brito D'Souza. He received his engineering bachelors from the Birla Institute of Technology in India and then came to the USA to complete his...

Nov 25, 2022

MAHOPAC – Patricia O. Pagano, 69, a lifelong area resident, died on November 25, 2022 at her home, surrounded by her family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Augusta, Georgia on February 21, 1953, she was the daughter of Charles and Julia (Phillips) Achord. Patty was employed as a bus driver for the Lakeland School District for 16...

Nov 25, 2022

HOPEWELL JUNCTION - Eileen M. Sicina, PhD, 73, passed away at home on November 25, 2022 after a courageous battle with cancer. A resident of Hopewell Junction since 1995, she grew up in Florida, NY and had also lived in Amenia, NY. Born on August 8, 1949 in Florida, NY, Eileen was the daughter of the late Anton and Mary...

Nov 24, 2022

Frederick Grippi, beloved father of the Grippi family, passed away on November 24, 2022, surrounded by his loving family at age 99. He was born Federico Francesco Grippi, son of Ermelinda and Salvatore Grippi, in New York, New York on September 30, 1923. After graduating high school, he worked on an army air corps base as an aircraft mechanic crew...