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Henderson B. Coleman, 88, Wappingers Falls Resident
WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. – Henderson B. Coleman, who most recently resided at Castle Point VA Hospital in Wappingers Falls, died Tuesday, March 8. He was 87.
Called “Henny” by family and friends, he was born on March 15, 1928, to Harry and Almeta Coleman, in the hamlet of Salt Point, N.Y.
He attended FDR High School where he excelled in sports and received many accolades, including an induction into the FDR Hall of Fame in June of 1999, and received commendation from U.S. Sen. Danie Patrick Moynihan and U.S. Rep. Sue Kelley. He excelled in football, baseball and basketball. He attended North …
Virginia Rogers, 89, Stamford Resident
STAMFORD, Conn. – Virginia Kramer Rogers of Stamford died Thursday, March 3. She was 89.
She was born March 24, 1926, in Stamford, the daughter of Charles and Anna (Swan) Kramer. She was the wife of the late Arthur Rogers.
She is survived by her daughters, Janice Frassetto and Louise Rogers Carpenter; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and her brother, Charles Kramer.
She was predeceased by two sons, Richard Rogers and Robert "Wilt" Rogers; and three sisters, Anna May Warnke, Elizabeth Muzzio and Anita Anderson.
There are no calling hours or services, and the burial w…
Florence DiVasto, 90, Stamford Resident
STAMFORD, Conn. – Florence T. DiVasto, wife of the late Joseph Paul DiVasto, of Stamford, died Wednesday, March 9 at Norwalk Hospital. She was 90.
She was born March 5, 1926, in Greenwich. She was the daughter of the late Philomenia and Patsy Figliola.
She attended Greenwich High School and moved to Stamford when she got married. She was a very active mother and grandmother. She worked later on in her life as a caretaker for young children, including her granddaughter.
She is survived by daughters, JoAnne Fisher of Wilton and Lynda DiVasto of Guilford; one granddaughter, Lyndsay Coppola…
Joan M. Drake, 85, Peekskill Native
PEEKSKILL, N.Y. – Joan Marie Drake, a Peekskill native, died Sunday, Feb. 28. She was 85.
She retired from MetLife, where she was employed as a secretary. She was a member of Shrub Oak United Methodist Church, where she attended for many years and had a special love for her church friends. She also loved to be with her family and friends, and she enjoyed reading and playing cards.
She is survived by two sons, Richard Alan Drake and Jim Drake (Joanne); a daughter, Julie Adams; and three grandchildren, Alexis and Zachary Drake, and Taylor Adams.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ant…
Marilyn J. McDowell, 72, Millbrook Resident
MILLBROOK, N.Y. – Marilyn J. McDowell, of Millbrook, died Monday, March 7. She was 72.
She was born at Vassar Brothers Hospital on Feb. 8, 1944, to George and Eleanor McLain.
She graduated from Staatsburg Union School in Hyde Park and was later employed by Feldman Jacobson Abstract for 42 years.
In 1966, she married Ronald McDowell in Staatsburg.
She is survived by her children, Steven McDowell and his wife, Leanne, of Dunn Loring, Virginia, and her daughter, Meaghan Williamson and her husband, Thomas Williamson, of Millbrook; grandchildren Aidan and Evan McDowell and Hunter Williamson;…
