OBITUARIES

Oct 9, 2016

John McCoullough, born October 12, 1938 in Philadelphia, PA passed away on October 9, 2016. John, known by most as Pop, married Monica on May 30, 1983 in Saratoga, NY. He worked at Price Chopper for many years, retiring in 2012. His true passion in life was being a DJ for over 40 years.

He enjoyed bringing...

Sep 21, 2016

Geraldine "Geri" Cuomo, 82, a lifetime Poughkeepsie resident, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on July 5, 1934 with her twin brother Gerald (pre-deceased 2008) to James Hawley and Lydia May Crusious.

Geri worked in public service throughout her life and waited on many...

Sep 20, 2016

Christine Cooper- Arias "LOLA", 92, of Poughkeepsie NY, passed away at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on September 20, 2016. She was a devoted Catholic who was called to Heaven, as they were in need of an Angel.

Christine was employed as a cook at The Radisson Hotel and was currently a crossing guard for The City of...

Sep 16, 2016

Tercero Stafford, 62, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Sept. 16, 2016 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was born on June 5, 1954 in Poughkeepsie to the late Roosevelt Stafford and Mary Alice McClinton.  He attended Poughkeepsie City Schools and worked various jobs in Poughkeepsie.

He is survived by aunts; Sarah Hill, Annie Birks, and Marie...

Sep 12, 2016

Mildred Savage, 84, a 51 year City of Poughkeepsie resident passed away Monday, September 12, 2016 at The Pines at Poughkeepsie Nursing Home. She was a member of Beulah Baptist Church, in the city of Poughkeepsie.

Born on June 3, 1932 in Lily, GA, Mildred was the daughter of Will and Lillie (Hillary) Stafford. She received her...

Sep 6, 2016

Robert I. Scileppi, DDS, MD aged 89 passed away at home on Monday, September 6, 2016. He was born in Brooklyn, New York on July 23, 1927. He was the son of Myron M. Scileppi, DDS and Genevieve C. Scileppi. He grew up in Rockville Centre, NY. He showed great interest in the study of science, and in college...

Sep 1, 2016

Anna Mae Johnson, 85, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away at Vassar Brothers Medical Center on September 1, 2016.   She was born in Amenia, NY to the late Walter Johnson and Charlotte Caesar on November 30, 1930. Anna attended high school, was employed with the Hudson River Psych Center and IBM for 28 years. She loved bingo and was a...

Aug 9, 2016

Kevin Granado Morris, also known as Shines, Marthy or Black Boy, was born on October 21, 1973 in Prospect, St. Thomas, Jamaica, West Indies to proud parents Vivienne Montaque and Barrington Morris Sr.

His formal education started at Prospect Basic, McCarthy Basic and Lyssons Primary. While at Lyssons Primary, he developed the love for dancing. He would...

Aug 9, 2016

Howard Lee Stout, Jr. "Dicky", age 49, of Poughkeepsie, NY, entered into peaceful rest on August 9, 2016 at Vassar. He was born June 21, 1967 to Howard Lee Stout Sr. and Johanna A. McKinney.

Dickey attended Holy Trinity during his elementary school years and graduated from Our Lady of Lourdes High School. He was employed by...

Jul 10, 2016

Fannie R. Veach, 90, of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away at home on July 10, 2016 with her family by her side.   She was born in North East, NY to the late Stewart VanTassell and Annie Proper on June 17, 1926. Fannie graduated high school, on December 1957 in Poughkeepsie she married Joseph E Veach, lasting 56 years of marriage...

Jul 8, 2016

Patrick Anthony "Nutsy" Campbell, 45 of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away on July 8, 2016 at The Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital in Poughkeepsie, NY, after suffering a long illness. Patrick was born on December 10, 1970, in Saint Thomas, Jamaica; son of Egbert Campbell and Bertilla Stewart. Patrick attended Yallahs High School, in Jamaica. Patrick loved traveling, cooking, being with his...

Jun 7, 2016

Lance Kessell, 77 of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Tuesday June 7, 2016 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital.  Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on September 9, 1938 he was the son of the late James Blank Kessell and Geraldine Armstrong.  Lance was a resident and attended programs at Abilities First in Poughkeepsie, NY.  He loved arts and crafts, reading the...

May 21, 2016

Cora Mae Overby, 64, of Poughkeepsie, NY was called home peacefully by the Lord on May 21, 2016 at St. Joseph's Hospital. She was born on February 2, 1952 in Newark, NJ to the late Rena Smith (birth mother) and her loving parents that took care of her; James and Lorraine Patterson. She attended and graduated from Dumbar High...

May 17, 2016

Assunta Susan Rider, 97, of Highland NY, passed away on May 17, 2016 at the Hudson Valley Rehabilitation and Extended Care Center in Highland, NY.  Susan was a resident of Hudson Valley since November 2010.   Susan was born on August 15, 1918 to William Minnetto and Antoinette Longo.  She was educated from St. Mary's Catholic School in Wappingers Falls,...

May 14, 2016

Pawel Pawliszyn, 39, of Brooklyn, NY and previously of Staten Island, NY passed away in Poughkeepsie, NY on May 14, 2016. He was born on July 4, 1976 in Slubice, Poland to Wlodzimierz and Halina Pawliszyn. Pawel attended Poughkeepsie High School, was a truck driver, and worked in construction. He is survived by his 3 children; Nicole, Daniel, and...

May 13, 2016

David H. Hutches, of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed on Friday, May 13, 2016. Born on August 23, 1962 in Bad Axe, MI to Richard and Joan Hutches. After high school in South Dakota, David enlisted in the US Navy. Upon leaving, he worked construction in Dallas, TX. He was relocated to Poughkeepsie in the late 1980's where he was self...

May 9, 2016

Leonard O. Kistner, 76, of Walton, NY, passed away at home on May 9, 2016. He was born January 14, 1940 in Poughkeepsie, NY to the late Otto S. Kistner Jr. and the late Dorothy E. Dimick. He graduated from Arlington High School and served in the US Army receiving an honorable discharge. He was the proprietor of L...

May 4, 2016

Anthony "Tony" Lawrence, 58, of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away at NY Presbyterian Hospital on May 4, 2016. He was born April 16, 1959 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Vernell McClinton and Mary Whitaker. He graduated Poughkeepsie High School and attended Dutchess Community College, then went on to be the Assistant Manager of KFC in Fishkill, NY.

He was...

May 1, 2016

Samuel (Sammy) Whitted, 78, of Poughkeepsie, NY, passed away at Mid-Hudson Regional Hospital of WMC on Sunday, May 1, 2016.  He was born on July 11, 1937 in Fayetteville, NC to the late Matthew (Mack) and Lorene (Avery) Whitted.  In 1953, at the age of 16, Sammy moved to Poughkeepsie, NY.  He married Geraldine (Nicholas) Whitted, who predeceased him...

Apr 30, 2016

Mary Ann Williams, 71, of Poughkeepsie, died peacefully at home surrounded by loving family members on Saturday, April 30. Born in Manhattan on January 23, 1945, she delighted in sharing that her birth date is 12345. She was the first child of the late John and Helen (Begley) Duane. She moved to Dutchess County in 1970, and relocated to...