Funerals

Celebration of the Life of James Walter Oppenheimer 14 September 2024  10:30 am St. James Church 4526 Albany Post Road (U.S. Route 9) Hyde Park, New York The Celebration of the Life of James Walter Oppenheimer/ Memorial Service will include choral performances by a massed choir of members of Capella Festiva, the Christ Church (Poughkeepsie) […]

Philip “Phil” Salvatore LaMonica, 66, passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on March 9, 2025, in Oneonta, NY. He was born on April 1, 1958, in Poughkeepsie, NY, to the late Philip LaMonica and Gertrude Kallenback. A proud veteran of the U.S. National Guard, Phil lived a life of dedication—to his family, his community, and […]

Richard Kenneth Wager, 86, longtime publisher of the Poughkeepsie Journal and a prominent civic leader in the Mid-Hudson Valley, died peacefully at home on December 22, 2025, with his family by his side. Read his full obituary here.  Calling hours will be from 4 to 7 PM, Monday December 29th at Sweet’s Funeral Home, Rte. […]