Obituary of Kathleen Dispensa

Kathleen Dispensa, aka Red, a resident of Wappingers Falls, entered into rest at Vassar Brothers Medical Center in Poughkeepsie. She was 80.

Daughter of the late Thomas and Evelyn Brooks DeBow, she was born January 16, 1944 in New York City.

Kathy retired as Senior Vice President from Marine Midland Bank. She continued working as a bookkeeper after retirement.

Kathy was active with many local organizations including Coterie, Chamber of Commerce, Chairperson of the Supervisory Committee at Hudson Valley Credit Union, and CLS at Marist College.  She was a Score leader and enjoyed playing mahjong, taking Zumba classes and line dancing. She and her husband could always be found at Perkins where she liked her bacon extra crispy and her syrup sugar free.

Survivors include her husband of fifty years, Frank Dispensa; her son, Dean Michael and his wife, Susan of Clinton Corners; her daughter, Stacey Parrella and her husband Mark of Wappingers Falls; her sister, Joan DeLuca; her brother, Thomas DeBow, II; her grandchildren, Christopher, Deanna-Marie, Matthew, Michael, Taylor and her fiancé, Vlad, and Daniel; her great-grandchildren, Christopher, Ryann, and Charlee Kate; as well as several nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will gather from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Straub, Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main Street in Wappingers Falls.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, October 7 at Zion Episcopal Church, 12 Satterlee Place in Wappingers Falls. Entombment will follow at Fishkill Rural Cemetery, Route 9 in Fishkill.

To send the family a personal condolence, please visit our website at www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com.