All Obituaries

Linda M. Pagels, a longtime Beacon resident, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on June 1, 2023 at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie; at the age of 73. She was born in New York, NY on May 6, 1950, daughter of the late Armand & Mary (Pedretti) Martinelli.  On February 15, 1975 at St. Brigid Church in Brooklyn, NY, she married Donald E. Pagels, who survives her at home. Linda worked as a childcare worker at the Children’s Home in Poughkeepsie,...

Dennis Joseph Bush, a resident of the Hedgewood Home in Beacon for the last five-years, formerly from the VA Hospital in Montrose, NY; he passed away peacefully on May 26, 2023 at the Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY; at the age of 77. Dennis was born in Hackensack, New Jersey on April 16, 1946, son of the late Joseph & Catherine (Szluka) Bush. On November 2, 1968, he enlisted in the United States Navy, and proudly served his country until receiving an...

Elenor J. Plumer, a longtime Hopewell Junction resident, formerly of Carmel, NY, passed away peacefully on May 25, 2023, at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY; at the age of 79 years old. She was born in Yonkers, NY on August 19, 1943, daughter of the late John & Aileen (Sutherland) Hagland. Elenor was preceded in death by her husband George, also by her two sisters, Virginia Hagland, and Phyllis Swidorski.   Elenor is survived by her two children and...

Saneteru “Terry” Hirose of Beacon, New York passed away on May 17, 2023 at 87 years old, after a brief battle with cancer.  Terry was born on April 25,1936 in Tokyo, Japan to Sanehide and Aki Hirose. He was the oldest of four sons and was preceded in death by his brothers Masayoshi in 2022 and Tsuneo who died in childhood. As an infant, Terry and his parents came to New York City by steamship so that his father could work for the family business which already had...

Audrey V. O’Donnell, a longtime resident of New Windsor and formerly of the Bronx, NY, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2023 at the Montefiore Hospital in New Rochelle, NY; she was 87- years old. She was born in New York, NY on December 26, 1935, daughter of the late Charlie & Mary (Mulvey) Malzard. She raised her family in the Bronx. Audrey graduated with a Bachelor’s degree from Fordham University, and was valedictorian of her class. She continued onto Long Island...