OBITUARIES

Jul 13, 2015

Donald O. Anderson 82, a lifelong resident of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away Monday July 13, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.  He was born in Poughkeepsie, NY on December 22, 1932 to the late Brack and Hattie Anderson.  Donald was educated in Poughkeepsie Schools, received his High School Diploma, was a United States Marine and served in the Korean...

Jul 11, 2015

Eleanor J. Quick- Formerly of Poughkeepsie and Ulster Park died July 11 th 2015, at Ferncliff Nursing Center. Just five days short of her 98 th birthday. Eleanor was born on July 16 1917 in Port Ewen, the daughter of Daniel and Ellen Harriet (Sherwood) Stokes. Her mother passed away when she was only 1 year old. She was...

Jul 7, 2015

Shawne Eato Roberson, 49, of Poughkeepsie and previously of Ellenville, passed away on July 7, 2015 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center. She was born in NYC on March 9, 1966 to the late Wayne and Brenda Eato.  Shawne was a homemaker, of the Christian faith, loved people, enjoyed cooking, and adored her pets. On July...

Jul 5, 2015

Nancy Elizabeth Knapp, 66 of Poughkeepsie, NY; formerly of Red Hook and Livingston, NY, passed away on July 5, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.  Born in Poughkeepsie, NY on August 30, 1948 she was the daughter of Antoinette Louise DeBello and John Guy Knapp.  Attending "Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Elementary School", she was a participant in the...

Jul 1, 2015

Vernell Clyde McClinton, 72 entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, July 1, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. He was born August 27, 1942 in Raleigh NC to Mary Lee Smith and Will McClinton.

He was educated in the Poughkeepsie School System.  Vernell proudly served in the United States Air Force (Military Police) for 4 years, where...

Jun 26, 2015

Frieda Gattine-Salvato, born July 6, 1942, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Wayne Nutt and Judith Clark died at age 72 at Vassar Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY, on Friday, June 26, 2015. She was surrounded in her peaceful passing by her loving son and daughter, and family and friends. Frieda was a vice president at Marine Midland Bank at...

Jun 12, 2015

Willis C. White, Sr. passed away on Friday, June 12 th , 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center.  He was born in Culpeper, VA on April 22, 1919 to the late Violet Lambert and John A. White.  He attended school in Culpeper and later moved to Dutchess County.  In 1940, he married Earnestine Mayfield and from this union came...

Jun 3, 2015

Michael Joseph Mizell, 57 years of Peekskill, New York, died Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at James VA Medical Center, Bronx, New York.

Mr. Mizell was born at Vassar Brothers Hospital on January 23, 1958.  He was the second child of Sylvia Mizell Watkins, Mamaroneck, and the late Samuel Mizell.  He attended Poughkeepsie High School and Yonkers High...

May 28, 2015

Linda J. Decker, 66, a resident of Dover Plains, NY passed away Thursday, May 28, 2015 at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital of Westchester Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY. Linda was born on October 13, 1948 in Rhinebeck. NY. She was the daughter of the late Leonard and Ruth (Cronk) Bowman. She attended Poughkeepsie City Schools.  Linda worked at the...

May 13, 2015

Virginia Kathrynn Traver, a resident of the town of Poughkeepsie, passed away on May 13, 2015. She was born in Kingston, NY, Ulster County in 1917.  She was the daughter of John Droffin Post Lasher and Kathrynn-Kate Walton Lasher and was educated in the Poughkeepsie School District. She worked at IBM during the Second World War and in later...

May 12, 2015

Catherine 'Barbara' Simmons, a long time resident of Pine Plains, entered into eternal peace on Tuesday, May 12, 2015 at the age of 84 while surrounded by her loving family and friends.  Barbara was born on June 6, 1930 and is now reunited with her late parents Floyd W. and Frances M. (Dwyer) Christy, her precious son Thomas Wolven...

May 2, 2015

Cynthia M. Curry Green, 59, passed away on May 2, 2015 at home after courageously battling a long sickness. She was born on May 10, 1955 in Kingston, NY to the late George "chicken" Green and Mildred B. Green. Cynthia received her education in the city of Poughkeepsie school district. She was last employed at Hutton Nursing Home in...

Apr 30, 2015

Tina Hobson, aka "Dorothy Douglas", 80, of Poughkeepsie and previously of Hyde Park passed away on April 30, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was born on July 26, 1934 in Highland Falls, NY to the late Henry Hartwell Goldsby and Eleanor Goldsby. Tina graduated from Newburgh Free Academy high school in 1953 and was employed at Hospital...

Apr 28, 2015

Carol Ann McCall, 65, of Poughkeepsie passed away on April 28, 2015 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center. She was born on June 16, 1949 in Newburgh, NY to the late Giles Greenfield and Susie Williams. Carol graduated from Poughkeepsie High School and was a CNA at the Hyde Park Nursing Home.

She was a great woman of...

Apr 8, 2015

Anthony Bocchino, 85 of Poughkeepsie, NY passed away on Wednesday April 8, 2015 at River Valley Care Center.  Born on April 11, 1929 in Poughkeepsie, NY he was the son of the late Antonio Bocchino Sr. and Grace Robinson.  He was employed by Morgan Oil Company and Pride Bakery retiring in April of 1962.  In 1949 at Mt. Carmel...

Mar 22, 2015

Angela T. LaRizza, 80 of Hyde Park, NY passed away peacefully March 22, 2015 at home with her family by her side.  Born in Harlem, NY on January 20, 1935 she was the daughter of the late Anthony Ferrari and Lucy Diana.  On December 12, 1954 in Bronx, NY she married the late Joseph LaRizza.  She was a communicant...

Mar 18, 2015

Marguerite (Mellady) Morello, a native of Poughkeepsie, NY died peacefully March 18, 2015 at the Somers Manor Nursing Home in Somers, Westchester County, NY.  Mrs. Morello, who celebrated her 95 th birthday on February 26, was the daughter of prominent Poughkeepsie undertaker John Mellady and Florence (Manning) Mellady.  Her husband, Joseph J. Morello, who predeceased her in 1987, was...

Mar 17, 2015

Jerusha Lisa Christie entered into eternal rest on March 17, 2015 in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was born on May 18, 1987 to Norma Mitchell-Christie and the late Clarence Albert Christie in Jamaica W.I. She was 27 years old.

She relocated to Poughkeepsie, NY in 1996 at the age of 9. She attended school and received her G.E.D....

Mar 5, 2015

Michael J. Lucas, 73, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away on Thursday, March 5, 2015. He was born on January 13, 1942 in Poughkeepsie, NY.

Mike was employed as a Psychiatric Aide at Hudson River Psychiatric Center for 30 years prior to relocating to Florida when he retired in 1998. He became a Certified Nursing Assistant and...

Mar 4, 2015

Michael J. Daniels, 56, of Wappinger's, NY passed away at home on March 4, 2015. He was born on March 28, 1958 in Poughkeepsie, NY. to Bonnie and Anna Lawrence Daniels.

Mike was employed as emergency mgt for the Castle Point VA Hospital. He was educated in the City of Poughkeepsie school district and was an avid...