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Douglas Bachem
March 03, 1929 - - October 07, 2022
Douglas Finlay “Tony” Bachem, 93, passed away on October 7, 2022 at the Maplewood at Danbury. He spent most of his adult life living in Manhasset, Long Island. Born in Manhattan on March 3, 1929, Tony was the son of the late John and Louise (Hastings) Bachem. He proudly served in the US Navy during the Korean War. He owned and operated The Travel Center of Manhasset for ov ...
Benedict Boettcher
January 16, 1932 - - January 24, 2019
FISHKILL – Benedict Andrew Boettcher, a Fishkill resident since 1963, died on Thursday, January 24, 2019 at the Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing. He was 87. Ben was born in Jersey City, NJ on January 16, 1932. In 1951, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served throughout the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged as Sergeant in 1955. He worked for I. ...
John Barrett
June 26, 1927 - - February 11, 2018
John P. Barrett, 90, a resident of Queensbury and formerly of Sylvan Lake, died on February 11, 2018 at his son’s home in Fort Mill, SC. Born in Brooklyn on June 26, 1927, he was the son of John and Sarah (Walsh) Barrett. John proudly served our country in the US Marine Corps during the Korean War. He had retired from Conservative Gas in Wyandanch and then worked for the Wa ...
Raymond Baumann
March 20, 1942 - - December 31, 2017
NEWBURGH – Raymond Baumann, a local area resident for 44 years, formerly of Flushing, Queens, died suddenly on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh. He was 75. Son of the late Harold J. and Ethel (Jamison) Baumann, he was born in Flushing on March 20, 1942. In 1960, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force immediately after graduating from High S ...
Thomas Brooks, Sr.
February 27, 1925 - - November 28, 2017
FISHKILL – Thomas E. Brooks, Sr., a Fishkill resident since 1954, died on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at the Lutheran Care Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 92. Son of the late Lowell and Sarah (Noyack) Brooks, he was born in Ansonia, CT on February 27, 1925. In 1943, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served during World War II. He was the recipient of several recognitions, i ...
William Brown Sr
December 11, 1933 - - June 27, 2017
FISHKILL - William J. Brown, Sr., a local area resident since 1961, died on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. He was 83. Son of the late Joseph and Elizabeth (Hogan) Brown, he was born in Yonkers on December 11, 1933. In 1954, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country for several years until he was honorably discharged in 196 ...
Charles Boisselle
October 17, 1927 - - October 03, 2016
Charles Edward Boisselle of New York City and Palm Beach, Florida passed away on Monday, October 3, 2016. Charles was born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 17, 1927, and remained an active businessman in the Ridgewood/Bushwick community until he became ill earlier this year. Charlie was a US Navy Veteran serving in both World War II and the Korean Conflict. After the war h ...
Lawrence Boes
March 12, 1937 - - July 11, 2016
Lawrence “Larry” Boes, 79, a resident of Hopewell Junction for 51 years, died peacefully on July 11, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Larry was born on March 12, 1937 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Francis and Carolyn (McFeeters) Boes. He graduated from Defiance High School in 1955. On September 15, 1962 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Newburgh, he married the ...
Donald Byrne
February 18, 1918 - - April 06, 2016
Donald Francis Byrne, 98, a 20-year resident of Poughquag and formerly of Jamaica, Queens, died on April 6, 2016 at the NYS Veterans Home in Montrose. Born in Queens on February 18, 1918, Donald was the son of James and Annie O’Neill Byrne. Donald proudly served our country as a U.S. Army Sgt. in the Pacific during World War II and completed a 22-year career in law enforceme ...
Robert Burdick
July 30, 1935 - - February 02, 2016
Robert D. Burdick, 80, of Poughkeepsie, passed away on February 2, 2016 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Born on July 30, 1935 in McKean County, PA, he was the son of the late Arthur and Alice Burdick. He served in the US Air Force and was an advisory engineer at IBM for 28 years. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church. He was also a life member at Green ...
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