Arlington High School Class of 1956: In Memory

In Memory of...

Harry Brown, Jr.
Robert Elmendorf
Alfred Emery, Jr.
Irene Farinacci
Dale Fisher
Robert Gage
Joan Hart
Leonard “Butch” Heybruck
Dorothy Horton
Nancy Howell
Judy Keebler
Fred Kilmer

Joyce Lichtenhan
Aileen McLaughlin
Stuart “Doc” MacKenzie
Barbara Marshall
Virginia Mills
Harold “Hal” Robinson
Jean Senior
Joan Senior
Michael Sachter
John Wisseman
Mildred Woodin

Barbara Marshall — 1989
Barbara Joan Sandison, 51, a Town of Poughkeepsie resident, died Thursday at St. Francis Hospital, Poughkeepsie. She was an administrative assistant at the Dutchess County BOCES.

Born July 23, 1938, in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of Jack and Madeline Clum Marshall. She married Richard Sandison.

Leonard T. Heybruck — 1991
Leonard T. “Butch” Heybruck, 52, a former teacher in the Arlington Central School District, died Sunday at Hudson River Psychiatric Center in the Town of Poughkeepsie. He taught in the Arlington schools until is retirement in 1973.

He was a former member of the Red Oaks Mill Fire Company and the Mid-County Rod and Gun Club. He was a member of St. Martin de Porres Roman Catholic Church in the Town of Poughkeepsie and was active in men’s slow-pitch softball leagues.

He was born in Poughkeepsie on Jan. 30, 1939, the son of Edward T. Heybruck and the former Mary Wright. He graduated from Arlington High School and received bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the State University of New York College at Albany.

In November of 1967 in Pougkeepsie, he married the former Bonnie Reiner.

Joan Hart — 1994
Joan M. Ferrari, 55, a Town of Hyde Park resident, died Saturday at Northern Dutchess Hospital in Rhinebeck.

A lifelong area resident, Mrs. Ferrari was a teacher’s assistant for the Board of Cooperative Educational Services in Poughkeepsie.

She was a past member of the Roosevelt Rescue Squad, Engine Co. 3, in Hyde Park. She was a member of Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church in Poughkeepsie.

Born Feb. 11, 1939, in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of the late James Henry Hart, who died in 1956, and Mary Ilene Ballo Hart of Poughkeepsie. She was a 1956 graduate of Arlington High School.

In 1959, at Holy Trinity Church, she married Dominic Ferrari.

Aileen C. McLaughlin — 1994
Aileen C. McLaughlin, 55, a Poughkeepsie resident since 1948, died Wednesday at her home.

Miss McLaughlin was a manager of the secretarial service center at IBM in Poughkeepsie. She retired in 1993 after 36 years.

She was a member of the IBM Quarter Century Club and of the Catholic faith.

Born Nov. 1, 1938, in Brooklyn, she was the daughter of Joseph and Dorothy Wilcox.

Nancy Howell — 1996
Nancy R. Howell-Sanford, 57, a lifelong LaGrange resident, died Saturday at home.

She was a corrections officer at Green Haven Correctional Facility for 13 years and retired in 1983.

Mrs. Howell-Sanford was a coach for the Expos team in the East Fishkill Little League. She was a member of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church in Hopewell Junction.

Born on Aug. 21, 1938, in Poughkeepsie, she was the daughter of the late Agustas Howell and Helen Reiley Howell. She was a graduate of Arlington High School.

On July 9, 1961, she married Raymond Sanford at Holy Trinity Church in Poughkeepsie.

Joyce Lichtenhan — 1996
Joyce Mae Lichtenhan Mills Santosky, 58, of Kingston, a former Hyattsville, Md., and LaGrangeville resident, died Saturday at Benedictine Hospital.

Mrs. Santosky worked for First Hudson Valley Bank in Kingston until her death.

Born on May 3, 1938, in Washington , D.C., she was a daughter of Mary T. Tilyou-Lichtenhan and Ralph C. Lichtenhan.

Mrs. Santosky graduated from Arlington High School in 1956. On April 14, 1990, she married Richard Santosky.

Robert E. Gage — 1997
Dr. Robert E. Gage, 59, a dentist and longtime resident of Pleasant Valley, died Monday at home. Dr. Gage was a dentist in Marshfield, Mass., for 12 years. He was a member of the Millbrook Lions Club.

He served as captain in the U.S. Army Medical Corps and also in the Yankee Division of the Massachusetts National Guard.

He was a graduate of Pennsylvania Military Academy and Tufts University, Med, Mass.

Born in Poughkeepsie on April 21, 1938, he was the son of Robert and Genevieve Davies Gage.

On June 6, 1981, he married Dudlea Heady in Millbrook.

Stuart MacKenzie — 1998
Stuart “Doc” MacKenzie, 59, died Wednesday at home.

He was a truck driver for Dutchess Quarry for 17 years before retiring in 1997. Mr. MacKenzie was a member of Teamsters Local 445.

Born May 26, 1938, in Poughkeepsie, he was a son of Gilbert and Gladys Hall MacKenzie.

He married Betty Sutton on April 12, 1975, in Pleasant Valley.

John C. Wisseman — 1999
John C. Wisseman, 60, a lifetime resident of LaGrangeville, died Monday, Aug. 2, 1999 at Vassar Brothers Hospital, Poughkeepsie.

Mr. Wisseman was employed with Milton Alley Agway of LaGrangeville fo 35 years, retiring in 1996.

He was a lifetime member of Mid County Rod and Gun Club, LaGrangeville, a former member of the Town of Union Vale Recreation Committee, and a member of the Dutchess County Softball Umpires Association.

Born in Union Vale on Aug. 31, 1938, he was the son of Carl and Kathryn Vail Wisseman.

He was a graduate of Arlington High School and Cobleskill Agricultural & Technical Institute.

He married Carol A. Ryan on Aug. 13, 1960 at Holy Trinity Church, Poughkeepsie. Mrs. Wisseman died June 19, 1998.

Robert J. Elmendorf — 2000
Robert J. Elmendorf, 62, of Highland, died Friday, Mar. 3, 2000 at Benedictine Hospital, Kingston. Mr. Elmendorf was a City of Poughkeepsie Retired Firefighter.

He was a 28-year Highland resident, formerly of Poughkeepsie. He was a lifetime member of the Poughkeepsie YMCA and a parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

Born Nov. 1, 1937 in Poughkeepsie, he was the son of the late Harry Elmendorf and Madeline Elmendorf. He married Sharyn Real, Apr. 8, 1962, in St. Peters Church.

Dorothy Horton — 2000
Dorothy Lester, 61, a lifelong resident of Poughkeepsie, died Saturday, June 10, 2000 at Wingate at Dutchess.

Mrs. Lester was a manager at IBM Poughkeepsie. She was a member of the Arlington Reformed Church.

Born in Poughkeepsie on Sept. 18, 1938, she was the daughter of Robert and Ruth Bradshaw Horton.

She married James R. Lester on Oct. 10, 1959 in Millbrook.

Harold “Hal” Robinson — 2006
Harold "Hal" Robinson, 68, a lifelong resident of Poughkeepsie, died Wednesday, March 1, 2006 at Eden Park Health Care Center in Poughkeepsie.

Mr. Robinson worked at the Grand Union in Highland and was a member of A.A.

Born in Poughkeepsie on Jan. 25, 1938, he was a son of Otis Robinson and Luella Barret. He graduated from Arlington Schools.

Mildred Woodin — 2006
Mildred Woodin Bishop, formerly of Pleasant Valley, NY died suddenly May 11, 2006 at Flagler Hospital in St. Augustine, FL. Mrs. Bishop was a resident of Coquina Crossing in Elkton, FL for the past two years.

She was born December 30, 1937 in Poughkeepsie, NY to Mildred Halstead Woodin and William James Woodin, Sr.

Mrs. Bishop was a homemaker for many years and then was employed by the Arlington Central School District for 21 years in the cafeterias of area schools. She graduated from the Hudson Valley School of Beauty and Culture in Newburgh, NY.

She married Charles Bishop in 1957 in Poughkeepsie.

Alfred Emery, Jr. — 2006
Alfred Hamilton Emery, Jr., 68, a lifelong area resident died Sunday, May 28, 2006 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Poughkeepsie on May 11, 1938, he was the son of Alfred Hamilton Emery, Sr. and Violet Conner.

Mr. Emery was a graduate of Arlington High School in 1956 and earned his A.A.S in Mechanical Technology in 1958 from Westchester Community College

On April 3, 1966 Al married the love of his life, Barbara Ann Stoll.

He began his career with Pitney Bowes in 1959 as a Mechanical Technician. His next position was with IBM starting in 1963 and when he left the company in 1992 after 28 years was a Senior Associate Engineer. Al also owned and operated Emery Instrument Co. from 1962-1969 and from 1977-1985 he was the proprietor of Valley Hardware Store in Pleasant Valley. He currently was employed by Home Depot as a greeter.

Obituary information courtesy of the Poughkeepsie Journal.

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