OBITUARIES
Local Obituaries - Dutchess County and Surrounding Areas
John Atkins
Jul 7, 2021
John "Hank" Atkins, 82 of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Wednesday July 7, 2021, at home. John was born on October 30, 1938, in Poughkeepsie, NY to the late Lonnie Lawrence and Leola Atkins. "Hank" was the owner of Hanks Market on Main Street in Poughkeepsie right up until his death. He loved playing chess and would challenge anyone...
Albert R. Cline, Sr.
Jun 28, 2021
Albert R. Cline Sr, 66 of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Monday June 28, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on November 4, 1954, in Winter Haven, Florida, he was the son of the late Ralph B. Cline Sr. and Violet Cline. Albert was a self-employed laborer, performing landscaping and painting.  Albert enjoyed sports especially basketball and baseball,...
Rupert Dyer
Jun 24, 2021
Rupert Dyer, 74 passed away on Thursday, June 24, 2021, at his home in Poughkeepsie, New York.  Born in 1946 in Leicesterfield, Clarendon in Jamaica, he was the beloved son of the late Ernestine Smith and James Dyer. Rupert enjoyed farming and could be found in his garden across the river during the summertime. He loved helping others and...
Christopher M Carlon
Jun 10, 2021
Christopher M. Carlon, 59 of Red Hook, NY, previous of Poughkeepsie, passed away on June 10, 2021. He was born on February 19, 1962, to James and Mary Jo DeGroat Carlon in Poughkeepsie, NY.
He was a graduate of Saint Mary's Catholic School; Poughkeepsie High School and Dutchess Community College. He retired from the New York State...
Joyce L Braxton
Jun 4, 2021
Joyce L. Braxton, 87 of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on June 4, 2021. She was born on September 30, 1933, to the late Ivory B. Hannah Sr, and Lavinia Bradford. Joyce was a graduate of Poughkeepsie High School.  She was employed at Vassar Brothers Hospital, Hudson River Psychiatric Center and retired after 20 years from IBM in Poughkeepsie. She...
Sherry L Burnett
Jun 3, 2021
Sherry L. Burnett, 54 a lifelong resident of Hyde Park, NY passed away on Thursday June 03, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. Born on March 26, 1967, she was the daughter of Gary Burnett Sr and Agnes Cuomo. Sherry attended Red Hook Schools and enjoyed spending time with the grandkids. She was a loving caring person for anyone...
Arthur W Johnson
Jun 2, 2021
Arthur W. Johnson,86, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on June 2, 2021, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was born on April 5, 1935, to Clara I. Nicholas and Thomas Malcolm (Mack) Johnson in Poughkeepsie NY. Art attended City Poughkeepsie School District, was self-employed as a carpenter and mason. He received an Honorable Discharge from the US Army in...
Marion Johnson-Stanton
May 30, 2021
Marion Elizabeth Johnson-Stanton passed on to her eternal life peacefully at home with family and friends Sunday, May 30, 2021. Born September 14, 1927, Marion was the second child of eighteen, born to Clara I. and Thomas Malcolm (Mack) Johnson in Poughkeepsie NY.
She was a devoted, loving, and caring wife and mother and a member of...
Marlyn Bauer
May 16, 2021
Marlyn Walsh Bauer, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother and friend, passed away on May 16, 2021 at age 94.
Marlyn was born on Dec. 28, 1926 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Paul and Mary (Dwyer) Walsh. She attended Nativity School and graduated from Poughkeepsie High School in 1944. She enlisted in the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps and graduated...
Christopher Kearse
May 11, 2021
Christopher George Tyrone Kearse was born on April 19th, 1983 in Brooklyn, New York. He departed from this life on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, New York. Â Chris attended high school at East New York Transit Tech High School in Brooklyn, NY; graduating in 2002. Chris graduated from the State University of New...
Norma Ann Cox
May 9, 2021
Norma Ann Cox, 71 of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Sunday May 9, 2021 at home. Born on March 15, 1950 in Jamaica she was the daughter of the late George Cox and Eileen Wilson. She finished her High School Education in Jamaica and came to Poughkeepsie, NY to go to College for a couple of years for nursing. ...
Michael Selin
May 3, 2021
Michael Carl Selin passed away at his home on Monday May 3rd, 2021 at the age of 70.He lived in the house that he grew up in, in Poughkeepsie, NY with his wife and soul mate of almost 50 years, Jane Selin (Galas) and his cats and dogs. Michael was born February 10, 1951 at Vassar Hospital in Poughkeepsie....
Nadine Joyce
Apr 25, 2021
Nadine Marie Joyce, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Sunday, April 25, 2021 at home at the age of 61. God sent his angels from Heaven to bring Nadine back home without a whisper said. Nadine was one of 10 siblings and was born on November 2, 1959 to the union of
Herbert and Marie Allen Joyce...
Phillip Alexander Payne
Apr 23, 2021
Phillip Alexander Payne Jr. entered eternal rest Friday, April23, 2021 at Vassar Brothers Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY. He was 64 years old. Phillip was born October 31, 1956. He was
the son of the late Phillip Payne Sr. and Maria Esther Payne. Phillip received his education in the Poughkeepsie City School District. He later attended Oswego University....
Mary Lynn Mcneil
Apr 19, 2021
Mary Lynn McNeil,73, of Hyde Park, NY passed away on April 19, 2021 at home. She was born on October 10, 1947 in Altamont, NY to the late Delbert McNeil and Mary Czys. Mary graduated Roosevelt High School in 1966. On December 1, 1967 at IBM, she worked in professional business controls before retiring on September 30, 2014. Mary...
Christina Morgan
Apr 18, 2021
Christina Morgan,94, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on April 18, 2021 at Fishkill Health Center. She was born on August 10, 1926 in Salisbury CT. to the late Wilson Johnson and Isabelle Treadway. She married William Morgan on December 23, 1945 in Amenia, NY. He predeceased her on July 6, 2011. She worked in Rye Brook, NY as a...
Helen Hill
Apr 15, 2021
Helen M. Hill, 82 a lifelong Poughkeepsie resident, departed this life on             April 15,2021 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was born in Sharon, CT on January 6, 1939 to the late Faybelle Cornelius Elem and Harold T. Elem, Sr. Helen worked at Western Publishing Company for 19 years until its closing. She then was employed at Hudson River...
George Gordon Liddy
Mar 30, 2021
George Gordon Liddy, husband of the late Frances Purcell Liddy, entered eternal life on March 30, 2021. He was predeceased by Frances, his father Sylvester J. Liddy, R.V.O., K.N.O., his mother Maria Abbaticchio Liddy of West Caldwell, NJ. He is survived his sister Margaret McDermott of Short Hills, NJ, his five children Alexandra Liddy Bourne of Alexandria, VA, Grace...
Ruth J. Mesuda
Mar 22, 2021
Ruth J. Mesuda 85, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Monday March 22, 2021 in Saugerties, NY. Born on January 24, 1936 in Poughkeepsie, NY she was the daughter of the late Hans Redl and Laura Quick Redl. She was a graduate of Arlington High School. Ruth was a Real Estate Broker with Plum Realty in Hyde Park, NY. ...
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