Bryan Abraham

Bryan Lee Abraham, 46, of Beacon, died Aug. 20, 2017.

William Bates (1945-2017)

William John Bates, 72, of Beacon died Sept. 6, 2017, at his home.

Born July 21, 1945, he is survived by his sisters, Margaret Rose Bates and Leola Specht.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 1 to 3:30 p.m. at Clinton Funeral Home, 21 Parrott St., in Cold Spring, followed by a funeral service. Interment with military honors will take place at 11 a.m. on Sept. 13 at Cold Spring Cemetery.

Frank Copit Jr.

Frank Copit Jr. (1974-2017)

Frank S. Copit Jr., 43, of Wappingers Falls, died Sept. 2, 2017, at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie.

Born Mar. 18, 1974, in Peekskill, Frank was the son of Frank S. and Linda (Botscheller) Copit. He was a 1993 graduate of John Jay High School and attended Marist College. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1993 to 1997 and had been employed by Metro-North Railroad in White Plains as a track foreman for 18 years.

On Nov. 16, 2012, in Wappingers Falls, he married Paola Temoche, who survives at home. He is also survived by mother, who lives in Beacon; his father, who lives in Cold Spring; and his daughters, Kara Danielle Copit and Kaley Morgan Copit.

A funeral service was held on Sept. 6 at the McHoul Funeral Home in Fishkill, followed by interment with military honors at Wappingers Rural Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to an education fund for his children and mailed to Paola Copit, c/o McHoul Funeral Home, 1089 Main St., Fishkill, NY 12524.

David Fuller

David Fuller (1967-2017)

David Scott Fuller, 49, who had lived in Beacon for 30 years, died unexpectedly in Fishkill on Aug. 30, 2017.

Born Oct. 21, 1967, in Port Chester, he was the son of Morris and Jean Fuller.

David worked as a sanitation worker at Royal Carting in Hopewell Junction for many years. He was an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoyed fishing and camping. He loved animals and wildlife.

He is survived by his partner of 20 years, Paula Greene; his daughter, Crystal Fuller of Beacon; his mother, Jean Fuller, of Punta Gorda, Florida; his stepchildren, Malinda Butler (Drew) of Syracuse and David Greene of Beacon; his granddaughter, Serenity Greene; and his brother, Steven Fuller of Maine.

A memorial celebration took place on Sept. 3 at the Beacon’s Long Dock.

Tony Iannarelli

Tony Iannarelli (1933-2017)

Antonio Iannarelli, 84, of Tarrytown, died on Sept. 6, 2017, surrounded by his family. Among his survivors is a son, Peter Iannarelli, of Beacon.

Born May 27, 1933, in Barisciano, Italy, he was the son of Vincenzo and Teresa Iannarelli. He came at age 21 to New York City, where he met Domenica Scipioni, who would become his wife of more than 60 years.

After 25 years of working as a foreman who specialized in acoustical ceilings, Tony established his own company, Tony Iannarelli and Sons Construction. He was also an avid outdoorsman he enjoyed hunting and telling stories of long ago (and not so long ago) on the back porch overlooking the mountains. He loved the Catskills because it was reminiscent of growing up in the Apennine Mountains of the Abruzzo region of Italy.

Besides his son Peter, Tony is survived by his sons Vincent Iannarelli of Tarrytown, Anthony Iannarelli (Laura) of Sleepy Hollow and Danny Iannarelli (Dia) of Pound Ridge; his daughter Theresa (Scott) of Briarcliff Manor; his grandchildren Emily, Jon, Ava, Ashley, and Jennifer Parente (Peter); his great grandchildren, Peter Parente Jr. and Amelia Parente; and his brother, Luciano Iannarelli (Anna) of Italy.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Sept. 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Church of the Magdalene, 525 Bedford Road, in Tarrytown.

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