All Obituaries

Vincent G. Basso, a life-long Hudson Valley resident, passed away on January 25, 2023 at his home in Fishkill, NY; he was 79 years old. Vincent was born in Cold Spring, NY on September 26, 1943, son of the late Vincent Carmelo Basso & ‘Margaret’ Domenica Pisacreta Basso. Vincent attended Beacon City Schools, and graduated from Beacon High School, class of 1962. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and served during the Vietnam Era from...

Richard H. Gedney Jr., 74, of Philipstown, passed away January 14, 2023 after a long battle with pneumonia. Rick was born December 19, 1948, in Port Chester, New York, the son of Richard H. and Sarah (Abrams) Gedney. He grew up in Rye and graduated from Rye High School, where he played football and baseball and was a member of a band, The Lonely Souls. He went on to graduate from Franklin College in Indiana with a degree in art. There he met his first wife, Barbara Myers (deceased). They...

Michael T. Postolan, a resident of Armonk, NY passed away peacefully on January 4, 2023 at the Putnam Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Holmes, NY; at the age of 84. He was born in Psary, Poland on February 7, 1938, son of the late Theodore & Marie Postolan. Upon graduating High School, he enlisted in the United States Navy, serving from 1955 to 1974. He retired from the U.S. Navy after a military career, as a Chief Petty Officer in 1974. On December 17, 1960 at St. Mary Protectress...

Raquel Regina Amador Diaz, formerly of the Bronx, NY and recently a resident of the Wingate at Dutchess Nursing Facility in Fishkill, NY, passed away peacefully on December 29, 2022; at the age of 89. She was born in Loíza Aldea, Puerto Rico on December 4, 1933, daughter of the late Jesus Amador and Filomena Falu. Raquel enjoyed crocheting, tending plants, and cooking her native Puerto Rican food; she particular enjoyed and loved her children and family, especially her...

Christopher Clay, 58, of Brooklyn, beloved son, father and friend, unexpectedly passed away on Sunday December 25, 2022 at his home in Brooklyn, N.Y.  Christopher was born on September 15,1964 in Mount Kisco, N.Y. to Edward and Katherine Clay. Christopher graduated from Pratt Institute with a Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1989, making the Dean’s List every semester of the 5-year program and receiving the Matthew Del Guido award for design excellence. Whatever Christopher did...

Raymond W. Pavone, a resident of Beacon for 13-years, formerly of Cold Spring, NY, passed away on December 22, 2022 at the Montefiore St. Luke’s-Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh; at the age of 72. He was born in Peekskill, NY on August 8, 1950, son of the late Rudolph ‘Rudy’ & Anne (Bolthem) Pavone. Raymond graduate from Hendrick Hudson High School in Buchanan, NY. On September 25, 1976 at the St. Columbanus Church in Cortlandt Manor, he married Patricia A. Kruse, who...