All Obituaries

Kathleen Frances Foye, a resident of Beacon and Fishkill, formerly of Cambridge, Massachusetts; passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at the Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie, NY at the age of 69. She was born in the Bronx, NY on October 3, 1952, and raised by her parents Richard E. Smith Sr. and Vera T. Smith. Kathleen is survived by her loving companion of 25 years, Barrington St. George Brown, and her daughter Felicia Meyers. She is also survived by a host of other...

Ted J. Wing, 74, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sept. 13 after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease.  He was born in Greenville, Maine in 1948, the third of eight children born to Morris Reynolds Wing and Emily Elaine Johnson Wing.  Ted grew up in Farmington, Maine and graduated from Farmington High School (class of 1967) where he was on the ski team and competed in the Junior Nationals. It was thought at the time that he was talented enough to become a...

Mary L. Pavelock, a life-long Beacon resident, passed away peacefully at her home on September 10, 2022; at the age of 85. She was born in Beacon on April 22, 1937, daughter of the late Dominic & Marion (McCreary) Galletta; her given name was Mary Louise, affectionately known as ‘Mary Lou’. Mary attended and graduated from St. John’s Parochial School in Beacon, where she proudly received all her sacraments at St. John’s Church. She went onto graduate from Beacon...

Robert Michael Migliaccio, a resident of Fishkill and formerly Cortlandt Manor, NY; passed away peacefully on September 8, 2022 at the New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Center in Cortlandt; at the age of 83. Robert was born in the Bronx, NY on October 13, 1938, son of the late Michael & Maria (DeFranesco) Migliaccio. Bob worked for over 10 years as a bus driver for the Liberty Lines of Yonkers, NY, until retirement. Robert is survived by his beloved wife Patricia (Calnan)...

James Brendan McCallen, 73 of Palm Coast, FL, passed away on September 3, 2022 at the Stuart F. Meyer Hospice House in Palm Coast.  Mr. McCallen was born May 21, 1949 in Omagh, County Tyrone, Ireland.  He was the son of James & Agnes (O’Neill) McCallen.  James grew up in Yonkers, New York.  After graduating high school, he enlisted in the United States Army. He served as a Sergeant and was an Artillery Surveyor.  He received the National Defense Service...

Henry “Hank” Milczewski, of Hyde Park, passed away peacefully in his home with his family on September 2, 2022 at the age of 70, after a short battle with mesothelioma. Born on January 6, 1952, he graduated from Roosevelt High School, class of 1970, and made his career and many lifelong friends at Central Hudson, working as a Control Operator in the Danskammer power plant and retiring as an Estimator in 2011. Hank was an avid hunter; he loved spending cool fall days in the...

Leonard G. Haas, formerly of Middletown, Orange County, NY; recent years of Beacon, NY passed away peacefully on Friday, August 26, 2022 at the Fishkill Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing in Beacon; at the age of 80. He was born on June 9, 1942 Leonard was a retired detective in law enforcement, he enjoyed serve & protecting. Unfortunately leaves behind no-family to mourn his loss. Arrangements were entrusted to the professional care of the LIBBY FUNERAL HOME, 55 Teller Avenue,...

John Kenneth Cataldo, a longtime resident of Beacon, NY, passed away peacefully in his sleep at home at the age of 90. He was born on July 19, 1932 in New York, NY, the son of the late Maurice Cataldo of Buchanon, NY and Mildred (Frasse) Cataldo of Cold Spring, NY.  Affectionately known by his family and friends as ‘Sparky’, he was raised in Cold Spring, NY. John served in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1952-1956 and received an honorable discharge...

William Joseph Faiella, a life-long Beacon resident, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on August 17, 2022 at the Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY; at the age of 47. He was born July 9, 1975 in Cold Spring, NY, son of Johnna (Sicilian) Kelly. William graduated from the New York Military Academy in Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY in1993 with highest honors, the Superintendent’s sword and scholarships. Bill was a proud member of his military band at...

Mary Ann Bopp, a longtime Beacon resident, passed away peacefully on August 16, 2022 at the Montefiore St. Luke’s-Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh, NY; at the age of 67. She was born on January 18, 1955 in Hudson, NY, daughter of the late Joseph Barca and Constance (Grabowski) MacGiffert. Mary Ann graduate from Siena College with a Bachelor of Business in Accounting. She also obtained two-Masters’ Degrees, one from Fordham University and the other from Rensselaer Polytechnic...