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Arthur Michael Chiusano Jr., 65, Beacon Resident
BEACON, N.Y. – Arthur "Art" Michael Chiusano Jr., of Beacon, died Sunday, June 19 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh. He was 65.He was born Aug. 19, 1950, in Newburgh,to Arthur M. and Gloria J. Forster Chiusano. He was a self-employed contractor and a QVC entrepreneur. He was involved in the restoration of Bannerman's Island.
Survivors include three children, Cameron Michael Chiusano of Montgomery, Olivia Brynne Chiusano of Beacon, and Arthur Michael Chiusano III of Beacon; and two brothers, Gary John Chiusano of Port Ewen and Gregory James Chiusano of Hopewell Junction.
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Franklin Troiso, 73, Former Wappingers Falls Resident
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – Franklin Troiso, a resident of Rutland, Mass., since 2013, and formerly of Wappingers Falls, died Monday, June 20. He was 73.
Born in Brooklyn on June 11, 1943, he was the son of Frank and Grace Troiso. He served in the U.S. Navy. He was employed as a communications manager for Solomon Brothers in Manhattan for 25 years and then by the U.S. Postal Service for 20 years, retiring in 2011. He was a parishioner of St. Patrick’s Church in Rutland and St. Columba Church in Hopewell Junction. He enjoyed gardening and watching the Mets.
On Nov. 24, 1968, he married Debbie…
Fred Helmut Otte, 91, Poughkeepsie Resident
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Fred Helmut Otte, of Poughkeepsie, died Friday, June 17 after a nine-year battle with cancer. He was 91.
He was born Ernst Friedrich Folke Helmut Otte on Jan. 21, 1925 in Norrköping, Sweden, to Carlheinz and Erna (Mireau) Otte. He was 6 when his father died, and his family moved to live with maternal grandparents in Vienna, Austria, where he grew up. He obtained bachelor’s degree in business from the University of Vienna. He immigrated to the United States on Labor Day, 1949.
In 1950, he married Dorothy Hill. Working at various jobs in Reading, Pa., he continued his ed…
Gary Joseph Arquilla, 61, Beacon Resident
BEACON, N.Y. – Gary Joseph Arquilla, of Beacon, died Friday, June 17 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital, Newburgh. He was 61.
Born April 7, 1955, in Beacon, he was the son of the late Augustine J. and Marion E. Pomarico Arquilla. He was retired from New York State Department of Transportation and was a life member of Tompkins Hose, Chandler's Drum and Bugle Corp. and St. Joachim's Church.
He is survived by his companion, Michelle Brickley, of Beacon; a daughter, Arika Arquilla, of Pine Bush; aunts, Gerry Arquilla, Deanna Arquilla, Jean Arquilla and Rosalie Pomarico, all of Beacon; cousins, V…
Peter R. Wilson Sr., 80, Pleasant Valley Resident
PLEASANT VALLEY, N.Y. – Peter R. Wilson, Sr., of Pleasant Valley, died Sunday, June 19. He was 80.
He was born April 1, 1936, at home in the south Bronx, to the late John Lincoln Wilson and Frances Eleanor Marshall Wilson. He was very proud of his Celtic heritage.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in the early 1950s. He took great pride in the fact his father and four brothers all volunteered for the military, and served from World War I through Vietnam. In the mid-1970s, he served as the coordinator for the Veterans Outreach Program at Dutchess Community College.
In 1976, he was hired by Co…
Jamie Donald Barnard, 50, Poughquag Resident
POUGHQUAG, N.Y. – Jamie Donald Barnard, of Poughquag, died Sunday, June 19. He was 50.
Born April 15, 1966, in Poughkeepsie, to Albert and Jeanine (Belanger) Barnard, he was a professional carpenter, woodworker and craftsman. He enjoyed hunting, Pink Floyd and David Gilmore. He was an avid Oakland Raiders and New York Rangers fan and played ice hockey himself.
He is survived by his parents, Albert and Jeanine, of Poughkeepsie; his son, Jamie II and daughter, Kayla Jean, both of Holmes; his wife, Laurette, also of Holmes; two brothers, Daniel (Karen) of Newburgh and Alan of Poughkeepsie; tw…
