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a 7 MID OBITUARIES SATURDAY: NOVEMBER 10, 2007 POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL Pact: Officers give up meals Continued from 1B Under the agreement the new food service operation would no longer provide meals to the 287 union members. "The corrections officers agreed to give up meals," Bruno said. This will permit inmates to be involved in the food service operation, said John Lantos, deputy, personnel commissioner. Of the 20 county food service positions, three are' vacant. The 17 current.

employees are being offered other jobs in county government. One has already accepted a job as a correction officer and two are taking jobs at Dutchess Community College, Lantos said. Severance pay offered The county food service workers are also being offered severance pay. This includes a $3,500 lump sum and nine months paid coverage for medical, dental and vision insurance. are eligible to retire." Lantos, said.

"Whether they choose to Petire is their decision." Reach John Davis at jpdavis or 845-437-4807 Mid-Hudson holds Veterans Day events The following is list of Veterans Day ceremonies and activities. TODAY From 10:30 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:30 p.m., there will be guided tours of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor at the New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site, 374 Temple Hill Road (Route 300), New Windsor. Free. 845-561-1765 or visit www.thepurpleheart.com. SUNDAY A tribute to America's veterans, including performances of patriotic music by local school ensembles at 1 p.m.

Followed by weaponry demonstrations and costumed' "veterans" of different wars and eras to speak on military history. New Windsor Cantonment State Historic Site. 845-561-1765. Red Hook VFW No. 7765 will host a 11 a.m.

at Red Hook Memorial Park, North Broadway, Red Hook. 845- 758-6212. Millbrook VFW Post 9008 will host a brief ceremony at 11 a.m. The Veterans Green, across from the Millbrook Fire Department on Front Street. Marc Molinaro and members of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars honor all U.S.

veterans in a public ceremony at 11 a.m. Highlight is Cub Scout Pack 29, Den 6's demonstration of the proper way to raise a flag and review the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance. Fountain Square, intersection of Route and Route 2 22, Amenia. 834-373-9550. Legion Post 37 in Poughkeepsie will have a Veterans Day ceremony at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Fountain, Eastman Park, Poughkeepsie, at 2 p.m.

Veterans Day ceremony at 6 p.m. at The Manor at Woodside, 168 Academy Pough- Bernice Clare Modugno EAST FISHKILL Bernice Clare Modugno, 83, entered Heaven on November 9, 2007. Formerly of the Bronx, she has been a resident of Hopewell Junction for the last 25 years. Born on September 28, 1924 to Paul and Blanche Peyonak, her first years were spent in Seattle, Washington until the family eventually settled in New York City. She worked at Gayhead Elementary School in the Wap pingers Central School District for many years and enjoyed her time working with her co-workers and students.

She is survived by her husband, Stephen Modugno. They were married on June 30, 1946 at St. Luke's in the Bronx. Their family includes her daughter, Jeanne Modugno Betti, her husband, John, and their six children: Stephanie and her husband Richard Jackob, John and his wife Laura Lee Betti, Paul, Daniel, Christine and, her fiance Michael Bunt, and Laura Jeanne. She spent many happy times and Sunday dinners with her great grandchildren, Timothy, Evan and Luke Jackob.

She is also survived by her sister, Audrey Schultz off the Bronx along with many nieces and nephews. She. was predeceased by her brothers, Paul and Richard, and her sister, Patricia Schindler. Calling hours will be from'2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Sunday at the McHoul Funeral Home, 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction.

The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at at St. Columba Church, 835 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. Burial will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bernice's memory to the American Cancer Society or American Lung Association. For driving directions or to send Modugno family an online condolence, please visit www.mchoulfuneralhorne.com.

Venezuelan ex-president dies at 82 CARACAS, Venezuela Former President Luis Herrera Campins, part of a generation of political leaders who helped end a decade of dictatorship and usher in democracy in 1950s Venezuela, died Friday. He was 82. Herrera, who underwent surgery two years ago for an abdominal aneurism that led to a kidney infection and other complications, "finally lost his battle for life," Eduardo Fernandez, former president of the Christian Democrat Party COPEI, said. A lawyer and a journalist, Herrera was jailed for four months in 1952 for pro-democracy political activism during the dictatorship of Gen. Marcos Perez Jimenez, and then expelled from the country.

From exile in Spain, he and other Christian Democrat leaders founded the newspaper Tiela, which was distributed secretly in Venezuela. He returned after the dictatorship fell in 1958 and went on to serve several terms as a lawmaker and as president from 1979 to 1984. The Associated Press Prominent AIDS and gay rights activist dies at 49 of colon cancer Linda D. Lyder Linda D. Lyder, 61.

a lifelong resident of Dutchess County, died on Thursday, November 8. 2007 at Vassar Brothers Medical Center following a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Pawting on September 24. 1946, she was the daughter of Richard and Myrtle Davis Donohue. She was employed as a supervi sor of correspondence at Greenhaven Correctional Facility.

She was an avid' ice hockey fan especially the New York Rangers and she enjoyed gambling, in particular ly slot machines. Linda is survived by her sons, Matthew Lyder of Verbank and Gre-. gory Lyder of Hopewell Junction; her brothers, Richard Donohue of FL; Gary Donohue and his wife, Sue of Whaley Lake, Jeffrey Donohue and his wife, LuAnn of OH and Bryan Donohue of Wappingers Falls, her sisters, Cynthia Donohue of Wappingers Falls, Laura McLean and her husband. Mark of Gardiner, Kelly Patton and her husband. Robbie of Wappingers Falls and Julie Armstrong of Wappingers Falls; and many nieces and nephews.

She was predeceased by her sisters, Bette Lou Tayntor and Holli Vaccaro. Calling hours will be held from 9 to 11 a.m. on Monday at the McHoul Funeral Home, 895 Route 82, Hopewell Junction. The funeral service will be held on Monday at 11:00 a.m. at the funeral home with Rev.

James Wickstead officiating. Interment will follow in Beekman Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, 45 Reade Place, Poughkeepsie, NY A 12601. For driving directions or to send the Lyder family an online condolence, please visit www.mchoulfuneralhome.com. Giuseppe Zappia STAMFORD, CT Giuseppe Zap pia, 98, died on Friday, November 9, 2007 at Stamford Hospital.

Born December 19, 1908 in Cirella, Italy, Provincia Di Reggio Calabria, he was the son of the late Carlo and Maria Mantegna Zappia. Giuseppe was a retired employee of Bunker Remo. He is survived by two sons, Rocco Zappia and his wife, Maria of Stamford, and Carlo Zappia and his wife, of Pawling, NY, and a daughter, Maria Zappia-DiMarzio of Montreal, Canada. Two sisters, ten grandchildren, and nine great children also survive. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his wife, Maria Rosa Caruso Zappia; two brothers, and a sister.

Friends may call at the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Sunday, November 11, 2007 from 2:00 5:00 PM. A funeral procession will be leaving the funeral home at 8:40 AM on Monday, November 12, 2007 and proceed to Sacred Heart RC Church, Schuyler Avenue, Stamford, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 AM. Interment will be held at Cirella Cemetery in Cirella, Italy. www.cognetta.com.

More 'obituaries 3B PoughkeepsieJournal.com It all connects. FUN FOR ALL AGES HILL Exotic Animals FARMS FEED Pony SEE Produce, THE Rides OPEN BABY BUTTERFLIES Mushroom lessons, LAMB logs WWW.PEACOCKHILLFARMS.COM Thursday Monday 337 Presser Road 10am -5pm Wallkill NY 12589 Have Your Birthday Party on the Farm 845-564-0010 IN THE TOWN OF NEWBURGH, AMILES FROM THE NEWBURGH DEA The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Dr. R. Scott Hitt, an AIDS specialist and the first openly gay person to head a presidential advisory board, has died. He was 49.

Hitt died Thursday of colon cancer at his home in West Hollywood, according to John Duran, the city's mayor and a longtime friend. Hitt was chairman of the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV and during President Clinton's administration in the 1990s. "I think Scott's legacy was. drawing AIDS to the attention of the president. He was uncompromising," Duran said.

"He was not afraid of challenging the president about would make good public policy." When Clinton released a set of goals in December 1996 that called for cure, a vaccine and a guarantee of quality care for AIDS patients, Hitt pressed for more measures to stem the rapid spread of the disease among intravenous drug users. He is survived by his companion of 27 years, Alex Koleszar, and 'his sisters Alana Hoffman and Heather Martin. keepsie. 1-914-471-6536. The Town of Wappinger.

will present its Veterans Day program, which will feature a guest speaker and music, along with traditional invocation and welcoming speech, at 1 p.m. All are welcome to attend. Schlathaus Park, corner of Myers Corners and All Angels Hill roads, Wappingers Falls. 845-. 297-0720.

MONDAY The Dutchess County War Memorial committee will hold its annual Veterans Day program, including a tribute by the Arlington Middle School students, vocal performance by Andrea Hammerling and an address by Sakima Brown, commander of the Dutchess County Veterans of Foreign Wars, at 10 a.m. American Legion Post 1302 will have a rededication ceremony following the memorial ceremony. All 'are welcome to attend. John K. Rinaldi Memorial Park, corner of Main Street and Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie.

845-471-4641. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Regional News Network will partner with the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor and the Veterans History Project of the Library of Congress to con-, duct video interviews with veterans. 845-561-1765. The Town of Fishkill and Fishkill VFW Post 1286 will host at 11 a.m.

a Veterans Day ceremony featuring guest speaker Paula Zwilliger from the Semper Fi Parents. A dedication of the town's new War Memorial Park will take place. Refreshments will follow. War Memorial Park, 801 Route 52, Fishkill. 845-831-7800, Millbrook VFW Post will host a flag retirement ceremony at noon.

The public is invited and encouraged to bring any American flag that needs to be retired. 845-677-0001. Mount Alvernia ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BAZAAR November 10, 2007 9am 4pm 158 DELAVERGNE AVENUE WAPPINGERS FALLS, NY Crafts Raffles Foods Baked Sale Golden Treasures Boutique Our Outstanding Baked Featuring Fresh Baked Cinnamon Buns (yum!) Pies, Cakes, Cookies and Cheese Cake and Much More! Delicious Come join us for lunch! Exciting Must see to believe! and a Variety Of Quality Vendors! Join Us For A Fun-Filled 0000661013 Christmas Fair Weather Report Get the latest information and commuter contacts at www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/weather AccuWeather.com® Forecast Today Five-Day Forecast for Mid-Hudson Valley Precipitation National Forecast Today Temperatures Temperature RealFeel Temperature Today Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Showers Chance of precipitation Seattle 1008 Relative humidity (4 p.m.) Wind chill (4 p.m.) T-storms 908 Billings Wind (4 p.m.) at mph WINDY 808 Barometric pressure (4 p.m.) 30.09" WET York Visibility (4 p.m.) 10 miles Mostly cloudy and Mostly sunny Plenty of sunshine Mostly cloudy Rather cloudy' with 708 Rain Minneapolis RealFeel is the exclusive Detroit AccuWeather composite index of effective tem- chilly rain possible San Francisco Chicago 608 BREEZY perature based on eight weather -factors Flurries Denver 508 Almanac Kansas City TODAY Snow 400 Sun and Moon rise set Regional and State Forecast Today Los Angeles Atlanta 308 Sun 6:38 a.m. 4:40 p.m, Ice (WARM) El Paso Moon 7:30 a.m. Fronts 208 first second.

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