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8A TUESDAY, June 24, 2014 poughkeepsiejournal.com Additional Obituaries, A7 OBITUARIES OBITUARIES OBITUARIES Robert "Bob" Fischetti OBITUARIES Maureen Quinn McCoy Cuomo: All residents must join in heroin fight Governor signs new legislation mandating stricter penalties UPCOMING On Sunday and Monday, the Journal will look at the Faces of Overdose, those who have been lost. PREVIOUS COVERAGE In this series, the Poughkeepsie Journal explores the roots of the prescription drug and heroin epidemic, from the role of doctors and drug companies to roadblocks to care. The most recent article, published June 22, analyzes prescribing data locally and statewide to show the prevalence of painkiller use. To read that article, go to http:pojonews.co1jHyAGp. For more on heroin coverage, including videos, photos and articles, go to http:pojonews.coNYheroin.

MARLBORO -Maureen Quinn McCoy, age 50, of Marlboro died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital of Newburgh, NY. Maureen was born August 13, 1963 in Newburgh, NY. She is the daughter of the late Thomas James and the late Vera Lucille Quinn Phelan. She married Thomas McCoy.

Maureen lost a long courageous battle with her illness related to her kidneys, but true to her fighting spirit she held on until she was ready to go on her own terms. On Sunday, June 22, 2014 she passed on to be with her Mom and Dad, infant daughter Jenny, Aunts and Uncles, and the multitude of friends who left before her. There is no doubt they will be welcoming her with open arms. Maureen's spirit lives on in all who knew her. Her quick wit and sense of humor, her straightforward approach to making her point, and her love of her own children as well as everyone else's were admirable traits we should all aspire to.

She loved all her friends, many of whom she has known since high school. Laughter filled our house whenever Maureen had a visitor and there were many. Maureen was a Clerk in the Human Resource Department of Kempreen Chemical of Beacon, NY for many years as well as a home maker. She was a lifelong member of St. Mary's Church, Marlboro.

She is survived by her husband: Thomas McCoy at home, her son Thomas William McCoy at home and her daughter Quinn Casey McCoy at home, 2 brothers Michael Phelan and wife Mary Ann of Milton and James Phelan and wife Lisa of Marlboro and several nieces and nephews. Calling hours will be held on Wednesday from at the DiDonato Funeral Home, 1290 Route 9W, Marlboro A Mass of Christian burial will be offered on Thursday morning at 11am at St. Mary's Church, 1209 Route 9W, Marlboro Life goes on Maureen knew that, she also knew the importance firsthand of being an Organ Donor. She would be pleased if we all considered that a way to pay forward what life gave us. Family suggests if desired, donations be made to the National Kidney Foundation.

To make a memorial gift you can go to www.kidney.orgsupport The family can't thank her doctors and nurses enough, most especially the Albany Transplant Team led by Dr. Conti, her nephrologists Dr. Aziz, Hossain and Wen, and the staff, doctors and nurses of St. Luke's, the Peritoneal Dialysis team, especially Claire Bergen who became like a sister to Maureen instead of a nurse. Funeral arrangements were entrusted to Carl J.

DiDonato, Jr. of the DiDonato Funeral Service, Inc. (845) 236-4300, To make a Charitable PI Harry Wolf POUGHKEEPSIE Wolf, Harrv nf Pnneh- keepie, formerly of Mountain- dale, NY, and Estero, entered into rest Sunday, June 22, 2014 at Mid Hudson Regional Medical Center, Poughkeepsie. He was 100. Born June 20, 1914 in Poland, he was the son of the late Mendel and Gussie Glan-zman Wolf.

He was the widower of the late Dorothy Bruskin Wolf and Sylvia Kaplowitz Wolf. Harry was a retired NYC Court Clerk as well as an Comptroller for the Brickman Hotel, Fallsburg, NY. He attended Beacon Hebrew Alliance and he also enjoyed doing the Jumbles in the morning news and loved watching Golf and the New York Mets. Survivors include two daughters, Alyce L. Aspler of and Valerie W.

Grop-per and her husband Robert of Poughkeepsie, two sons, Allan J. Wexler and his wife Sara of Rochester, NY, and Marty L. Wexler and his wife Sui of Tarzana, a sister, Dorothy Lindenthal of Floral Park, NY, six grandchildren, Rachel Gropper, Sam Grop-per, Orren Wexler, Ron Wexler, Jason Wexler, and Nicole Wexler, one great-grandson Joshua Wexler, as well as several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Jenny Wolf. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at 11:00 am at Beacon Hebrew Alliance 331 Verplank Ave.

Beacon, NY. Rabbi Brent Spodek will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Hebron Cemetery, Flushing, NY. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Beacon Hebrew Alliance 331 Verplank Ave. Beacon, NY 12508 Arrangements are under the direction of Jarett D.

Quick, at Libby Funeral Home, Inc. 55 Teller Ave. Beacon, NY 12508 (845) 831-0179 For directions or to leave an online condolence please visit libbyfuneralhome.com Mary Lou Wood Cobleskill-Mary Lou Wood, 68, of Hill Road, died Sunday, June 22, 2014 at her residence following a long illness. Born August 11, 1945 in Wappingers Falls, NY, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Thelma (Mack) Van Allen. Mary Lou moved to Cobleskill in 2002 and was a receptionist for Dr.

Bruce Russell in Cobleskill. Survivors include her three sons: Daniel Owen of Castleton, LeRoy Wood, of Dalton, NY, and James Wood of Peachtree City, GA; five grandchildren; and her dear friend: Joan Foster of Cobleskill. A funeral service will be held at 7PM on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 at Mereness-Putnam Funeral Home, 171 Elm Cobleskill. Officiating will be Rev. Pamela Mikel-Hayes of the Cobleskill United Methodist Church.

Family and friends are also invited to a period of visitation to be held at the funeral home prior to the service from 6-7PM. A committal service will be held at on Thursday, June 26, 2014 Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Forgotten Friends Pet Rescue, 6930 State Route 10, Sharon Springs, NY, 13459, Safe at Last Animal Rescue, PO Box 36, Fultonham, NY, 12071, or Animal Shelter of Schoharie Valley, PO Box 40, Howes Cave, NY, 12092. For further information and the provision for online condolences, please visit www.merenessputnamfuner alhome.com to 1 HYDE PARK Robert "Bob" Fischetti, a loving spouse, son, father, grandfather and great-grandf ather entered into rest Saturday, June 21, 2014. He was born June 7, 1926 in Brooklyn, New York.

He was the son of Joseph and Mary Fischetti. He is survived by his sister Grace Ragusa and brother Frank Fischetti. He was predeceased by his sisters Phyllis Gagliano, Lucille O'Gorman and Veronica Megonnell. He married Rachel "Rae" A. Rabideau on August 26, 1950 and had a very happy 58 years of marital bliss.

Bob volunteered for the U.S. Navy during WWII. He attended Middlebury College in Vermont as a V-6 candidate on March 1, 1944. He was eventually assigned to Attack Personnel Destroyer 108 as a Radioman 3C and was discharged on June 15, 1946. Bob was employed by IBM on January 2, 1952 as a Customer Engineer and nine years later transferred from Long Island to Poughkeep-sie.

In 1969 he was awarded IBM's "Outstanding Achievement" award. After 35 years, he retired on February 1, 1987 as a Staff Engineer. He attended Champlain College and Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute in New York. He was a lifelong member of Wapping-ers Falls Elk Lodge 2609. He enjoyed many hobbies stained glass, carpentry, leather craft, and wine making, which he passed on to his children, their spouses and his grandchildren.

He was a vigorous participant in many sports dancing, golf, bowling, tennis, handball (Watson Trophy), Ships Boxing Team and more. He received his amateur radio licenses in May of 1998. He also loved to play bridge, pinochle and many other card games. Robert is predeceased by his wife, Rachel and daughter, Lisa. He is survived by his children, Robin Hauptman and spouse, Bill, Bruce Fischetti, Robert Fischetti, Kevin Fischetti and spouse, Felicia, and Kimberly Diamond.

He is also survived by 14 grandchildren, Christopher Famelette, Will Hauptman, Andrew Hauptman, Alexis Berry, Rachel Fischetti, Kristin Fischetti, Sandy Ricketts, Jennifer Chianelli, Robert Fischetti, III, Brock Fischetti, Nicole Stabell, Joseph Fischetti, Harry Diamond and Jessie Diamond, as well as 15 great-grandchildren, Enzo Famelette, Colin, Lillian, Sophia and Asher Berry, Isaya Jones, Brianna, Natalie and Ava Ricketts, Annabelle Chianelli, Ptolemy Fischetti, Maysin Stabell, Lillian Fischetti, Julia Shackelford, and Damian Tapley. The family would like to thank Mary Michaels for the companionship, love, care and support of Bob. Family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Straub, Catalano Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m.

on Thursday, June 26 at Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Route 9, Fishkill. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Dyson Center, co The Foundation for Vassar Brothers Medical Center, 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601. For directions or to send a personal condolence, please visit our website at www. StraubCatalanoHalvey.com. If you ever come across a smiling face, pause for a moment, I may be sending you a message to "Have a great Bob Ona.

Timothy and Sean Doyle know how important it is to preserve your values and wishes. They can handle any of your questions and concerns regarding the Legal, Financial and Emotional aspects with making Pre Arrangements or At-Need Arrangements. If Frank E. Staples HYDE PARK ia Frank Earl Staples, a longtime resident of Hyde Park and recent resident ley Senior Resi dence in Kingston, passed away Saturday morning, June 21, 2014, at the Health Alliance Broadway Hospital, Kingston. Frank was born on May 30, 1916 Newburgh, NY, son of Earl and Lottie Staples.

Frank is a decorated, purple-heart veteran of World War II and married the former Gladys Longlaw of Newburgh one day before Pearl Harbor. Their close and loving relationship survived the war years, and Gladys was first and foremost in Frank's heart throughout the years of building a family, enjoying retirement and managing the demands of aging. Although Frank loved making clocks, he was employed at IBM most of his life. At age 98, he had lived long enough to have more years as a retiree than as an employee. Frank and Gladys were founding members of the Hyde Park Baptist Church.

Frank will be deeply missed and be remembered for his strong and loving heart, his positive and determined outlook, and enthusiastic enjoyment of his family, grandchildren and friends. Frank is predeceased by Gladys who died on October 1, 2011, his sister, Estelle German, of New Windsor, and brother, Carl Staples, of Newburgh. Frank is survived by his son, Peter L. Staples, and wife, Linda, of Saugerties; and his daughter, Susan Staples, and husband, Mac White, of Stone Ridge. Survivors also include his grandchildren, Anna White of Brooklyn, Jay White of Stone Ridge, and Todd Liardo of Catskill; as well as niece, Bonnie More-head, of Newburgh; nephew, Rev.

Peter Pendell, of Basking Ridge, NJ; and niece and close friend, Georgie Bossley, of New Windsor. A period of visitation will take place from 10 to 11 am, Thursday, June 26th at the Hyde Park Baptist Church, 10 Romans Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538. Funeral services will follow at 11 am at the church. Rev. Peter Pendell will officiate.

Burial with military honors will follow in the family plot in Union Cemetery of Hyde Park. In lieu of flowers or other gifts, donations in Frank's name may be made to the Hyde Park Baptist Church, 10 Romans Hyde Park, NY 12538. Arrangements are by Sweets Funeral Home, Rte. 9, Hyde Park. To send a personal condolence or for directions please visit www.

sweetsfuneralhome.com. Donation PoughkeepsieJournal.com powered by the 'Poughkeepsie Journal To Send Flowers, a Sympathy Card or a Gift to the family online, please visit poughkeepsiejoumal.comobits and follow the prompts. PoughkeepsieJournal.com powered by the Poushheepsit Journal By Megan Brockett Press Sun-Bulletin VESTAL Following a bill signing at Bingham-ton University on Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the recent surge of heroin abuse in New York a problem that will require action by community members to slow. Cuomo, a Democrat, praised the state Legislature for approving a package of 11 heroin-related bills last week focused on increasing access to treatment, strengthening efforts by law enforcement officials and improving public awareness of the drug and its risk.

"New York state has a terrible problem with heroin," Cuomo said. "And it's not just a national problem it's New York specific." From behind a podium bearing the words, "Combating the Heroin Epidemic," Cuomo said the problem sweeping the state is much different from the one faced by the nation in the 1960s and 1970s. The drug is more potent and less expensive than ever before, Cuomo said, and it's reaching areas of the community left largely untouched in the past. "It's a problem that is all throughout the state, more so in affluent suburbs with white teenagers from affluent middle class families," Cuomo said. "And it is spreading like fire through dry grass we've been watching it for years, and it has just continued to grow exponentially." New York has seen heroin-related deaths more than double from 2008 to 2012.

In the past 10 years, the number of people seeking treatment for heroin or opiate abuse has grown by 40 percent, according to public health officials. The number of people seeking treatment for heroin or opiate abuse has risen by 40 percent over the past decade, state Health Department data show. In 2013, there were 89,269 admissions to state-certified heroin and opiate treatment programs. Drug-related deaths jumped from 940 in 2004 to 2,044 in 2012, when 59 percent of those deaths happened outside of New York City, the data show. The number of people seeking treatment for heroin and opiate addiction has doubled in many parts of upstate since 2004, records show.

Dutchess County residents seeking treatment at state-certified facilities jumped from 602 in 2004 to 2,055 last year. In Ulster County, the number rose from 344 to 836. In Dutchess, 25 of the county's 79 drug-overdose deaths in 2013 resulted from heroin use or multiple drugs, according to Journal archives. The number was up from 11 fatal heroin overdoses in 2011, records show. The new legislation features harsher penalties for the illegal distribution of opioids, and funding for a pilot program geared at heroin users who don't require inpatient care.

The package also in- eludes a measure mandating that major health plans cover rehabilitation and treatment programs for heroin and opiate abuse. As part of the legislation's public safety angle, 100 state troopers will receive heroin-specific training and will join the state's narcotics task force, doubling its size, Cuomo said. The state will also launch a public education campaign and plans to work closely with SUNY schools around the state to educate young people about the risks associated with heroin use. Cuomo called the package the "most comprehensive response" the state could take at this point, and praised the bipartisan effort that pushed it through the legislature. But he also warned that action by the government, state police and officials in the SUNY system will fall short without action by the community.

"The government will be doing everything that we can do in terms of resources, laws, he said. "But that's not going to be enough, because government doesn't really solve problems like this. "These problems get solved when everyone takes responsibility for the issue. This problem gets solved when neighbors and brothers and sisters and aunts and uncle really recognize their responsibility, and the entire community takes responsibility for this situation." Cuomo urged residents who know someone suffering from heroin addiction to step in and help the person get treatment. "If you know something, do something," he said.

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo, D-Endwell, Sen. Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton, and BU President Harvey Sten-ger were among those in attendance at Monday's bill signing. Lupardo said lawmakers had been weighing what to do about the state's heroin problem for some time. "I think many of us didn't realize how bad it had become," she said. "If you just open the obituaries anymore you see an enormously large number of young people dying unexpectedly." She said the package represents "a very important collaborative effort" that really came together when Cuomo became involved near the end of the session.

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